Language/Kazakh/Grammar/Give-your-Opinion

Kazakh Grammar - Give your Opinion

Hi Kazakh learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will focus on giving our opinion in Kazakh. This is an intermediate level lesson, so we assume that you already have basic knowledge of Kazakh grammar. We will illustrate the lesson with cultural information and interesting facts. So, let's get started and improve your Kazakh speaking skills!

Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons: Vowels & Imperative Mood.

Giving your opinion

When expressing an opinion in Kazakh, the most common word used is "fikir" (meaning "thought" or "idea"). The structure for giving an opinion is as follows:

Fikirim + (noun/pronoun) + … .

Examples:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English
Фикірім бар	Fikirim bar	I have an opinion
Фикірімді айтуға болады	Fikirimdi aytwga bolady	I can express my opinion
Фикіріңіз не болып табылады?	Fikiriniz ne bolyp tabylady?	What is your opinion?

Let's see an example dialogue:

• Person 1: Бұл кітап үнемі екенін түсіндім. (Bul kitap unemi ekenin tusindim) (I realized that this book is my favorite)
• Person 2: Мен де оны үнемі екенін санаймын. (Men de ony unemi ekenin sanaımen) (I also think that it is my favorite book)

Agreeing in Kazakh

When you want to agree with someone in Kazakh, you can use the following phrases:

- Тура көрсетпесең (Tura kөrsetpesen) - If you don't mind my saying. - Мен де оған көңілділеріммен қатыстым (Men de оgan kөnіldіlerіmmen qatystym) - I agree with him. - Қатыстым (Qatystym) - I'm with you.

Examples:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English
Тура көрсетпесең, Менің де үнім.	Tura körsetpesen, Menim de unim.	If you don't mind my saying, I also think so.
Мен де оның көңілділерімен қатыстым.	Men de оnyn kөnіldіlerіmen qatystym.	I agree with him too.
Қатыстым.	Qatystym.	I'm with you.

Let's see an example dialogue:

• Person 1: Бұл фильм өте қызықты. (Bul film öte qyzikty) (This movie is very interesting)
• Person 2: Әрі студенттер өзін-өзі тыңдауды көрсетіп жүремін. (Äri studentter özіn-özі tyndaudy körsetip jyremіn) (I show it to the students to see for themselves)

Disagreeing in Kazakh

When you want to disagree with someone in Kazakh, you can use the following phrases:

- Оппонентімен келіспеспін (Opponentіmen kelispespіn) - I disagree with the opponent. - Бұған қатыстым жоқ (Buğan qatystym joq) - I'm not with it. - Мен оның не дейдігін білемін. (Men onyn ne deyidigin bilіmen) - I don't know what he is talking about.

Examples:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English
Оппонентімен келіспеспін.	Opponentіmen kelispespіn.	I disagree with the opponent.
Бұған қатыстым жоқ.	Buğan qatystym joq.	I'm not with it.
Мен оның не дейдігін білемін.	Men onyn ne deyidigin bilіmen.	I don't know what he is talking about.

Let's see an example dialogue:

• Person 1: Бұл фильм бұрынғылардан жай тұрады. (Bul film burynğylardan zhai turady) (This movie is different from the previous ones)
• Person 2: Мен басқа деген көзімде болады. (Men basqa degen kozimde bolady) (In my opinion, it is not different)

Conclusion

Now you know how to give your opinion in Kazakh! To improve your Kazakh Grammar, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions! Don't forget to visit the Kazakh Grammar page on Polyglot Club to discover more grammar rules.

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Having concluded this lesson, consider checking out these related pages: Pronouns & Compound Prepositions and Postpositions.

Other Lessons

• Adjectives
• Plurals
• How to Use Be
• Conditional Mood
• How to Use Have
• Pronouns
• Future Tense
• Past Tense (ӨТКЕН ШАҚ)
• Negation
• Consonants

Sources

• A Grammar of Kazakh Zura Dotton, Ph.D John Doyle Wagner
• Kazakh language - Wikipedia
• Gateway Grade 10 for Kazakhstan Student's Book (Science) by ...