Kazakh Nouns

Welcome to the third Kazakh lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Kazakh to help you practice your daily phrases.

potatoes картоп

tomatoes қызанақ

onions жуа

carrots сәбіз

fruits жеміс-жидек

apples алма

bananas банан

oranges апельсин

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Kazakh
do you have milk? [verb + noun] сізде сүт бар ма?
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] менде сүт пен кофе бар
he has three apples [number + plural noun] оның үш алмасы бар
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] оның тек қана бір алмасы бар
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] біз кішентай үйде тұрамыз
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] маған біздің таңғы асымыз ұнайды

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread нан

milk сүт

butter май

cheese ірімшік

coffee кофе

sandwich сэндвич

meat ет

chicken тауық еті

fish балық еті

breakfast таңғы ас

lunch түскі ас

dinner кешкі ас

Conversation in Kazakh

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Kazakh
Do you speak (English/ Kazakh)? Сіз ағылшынша/қазақша сөйлейсіз бе?
Just a little кішкене ғана
I like Kazakh Мен қазақ тілін ұнатамын
Can I practice with you? Сізбен тіл жаттықтыруға болады ма?
How old are you? Жасыңыз нешеде?
I'm thirty three years old Менің жасым отыз үште
It was nice talking to you Тамаша сұхбат болды

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