LingoflyTransport in Kazakh
21 words in Kazakh on the topic “transport”: Автобус (Avtobus) — bus, Такси (Taksi) — taxi, Бекет (Beket) — station, Билет (Bilet) — ticket. 21 words can be played from recordings.
21 words on the topic
- АвтобусAvtobusbusA loanword that came by way of Russian. The stress is heard both ways: on the last syllable by the Kazakh rule, av-to-BUS, and as in the source, av-TO-bus.
- ТаксиTaksitaxiDoes not change for number, but takes cases as its own: "taksimen" is "by taxi", "taksige" is "into the taxi".
- БекетBeketstationOne word for the station and the stop alike: "avtobus beketi" is a bus stop, "temir zhol beketi" is a railway station.
- БилетBiletticketA loanword Kazakh took in whole and does not give back; the native phrase appears only in the carrier's rules.
- ҰшақŪshaqairplaneu is a short "u" with tense lips: u-SHAQ
- ҚайықQaiyqboatq at the start and the end: qa-YIQ
- ВелосипедVelosipedbicycleThe dictionaries carry an old jesting name — "the devil's cart"; it is a real historical name. In the city only the borrowed word is said.
- Автобус аялдамасыAvtobus ayaldamasybus stop signThe word for "stop" comes from "to linger". The sign on the pole in Almaty is labeled exactly with this phrase.
- Жол жүру картасыZhol zhüru kartasytransit passu rounded: zu-RU
- БағытBağytroutegh voiced throaty: ba-GHYT
- КөлікKölikcarrounded o, short i: ko-LIK
- аялдамаayaldamabus stopThe long "bus stop of the bus" is the full form; the bare word suits any stop.
- жолаушыzholaushypassenger"Road" plus the doer tail: the one on the way. Fits a bus and a plane alike.
- отыратын орынotyratyn orynseatThe other word, "otyrgysh", is the street bench; this participle gives the seat inside.
- ұстағышūstağyshhandrail"To hold" plus the device tail: the thing people hold onto.
- бақылаушыbaqylaushyticket inspector"To watch, to check" plus the person tail. The same root as in "passport control".
- жол ақысыzhol aqysyfare"Payment for labor or service" is the root; the chain demands "-sy" on the second word.
- лық толыlyq tolypackedThe booster lives only next to "full"; on its own it is never used.
- бос орынbos orynfree seatThe word means both "empty" and "free". With a tail the narrow vowel drops.
- билет автоматыbilet avtomatyticket machineA chain with a borrowed second word: "machine" takes the "-y" all the same.
- кідірісkidirisdelay"Being late" belongs to a person; the delay of a flight or a bus goes by this word.
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
Автобус (Avtobus) — bus. A loanword that came by way of Russian. The stress is heard both ways: on the last syllable by the Kazakh rule, av-to-BUS, and as in the source, av-TO-bus.
Такси (Taksi) — taxi. Does not change for number, but takes cases as its own: "taksimen" is "by taxi", "taksige" is "into the taxi".
Бекет (Beket) — station. One word for the station and the stop alike: "avtobus beketi" is a bus stop, "temir zhol beketi" is a railway station.
Билет (Bilet) — ticket. A loanword Kazakh took in whole and does not give back; the native phrase appears only in the carrier's rules.
Test yourself
First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.
Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “bus” in Kazakh?
A loanword that came by way of Russian. The stress is heard both ways: on the last syllable by the Kazakh rule, av-to-BUS, and as in the source, av-TO-bus.
- How do you say “boat” in Kazakh?
A small boat. The ship is a different word and a different size.
- How do you say “car” in Kazakh?
wider than a car: any transport, as in public transport; in living speech about your own car people say kolik and the Russian mashina alike — the second even more often — but documents and signs keep kolik
- How do you say “ticket inspector” in Kazakh?
"To watch, to check" plus the person tail. The same root as in "passport control".
- How do you say “delay” in Kazakh?
"Being late" belongs to a person; the delay of a flight or a bus goes by this word.
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Bus, metro, taxi, stop, station. These are words you need to recognize in writing — off a departure board and off a sign.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “bus” in Kazakh?
«Автобус» (Avtobus), read “Avtobus”. A loanword that came by way of Russian. The stress is heard both ways: on the last syllable by the Kazakh rule, av-to-BUS, and as in the source, av-TO-bus. It is one of 21 words in the set “transport” — the rest are in the table above.
How many transport words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 21 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.
Is there audio?
Yes, 21 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.