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🤗 Kazakh Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi Kazakh learners! 😃
Kazakh or Qazaq is a Turkic language spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs. It is closely related to Nogai, Kyrgyz and Karakalpak. It is the official language of Kazakhstan.
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to Kazakhstan or are trying to learn Kazakh, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
- The Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet is used in Kazakhstan and the Bayan-Ölgiy Province in Mongolia. It is also used by Kazakh populations in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as diasporas in other countries of the former USSR.
- Latin alphabets are also in use to write the Kazakh language. A variant based on the Turkish alphabet is unofficially used by the Kazakh diaspora in Turkey and in Western countries and Kazakhstan.
| English | Latin alphabet | Kazakh Cyrillic alphabet |
|---|---|---|
| general greeting | sälem | Сәлем |
| general greeting | sälemetsiz be | Сәлеметсіз бе |
| polite greeting to a group of people | sälemetsiz derme | Сәлеметсіздерме |
| informal greeting to a group of people | sälemetsin derme | Сәлеметсіңдерме |
| hello | sälem berdik | |
| morning greeting | qayırlı tañ | Қайырлы таң |
| afternoon greeting | qayırlı kün | Қайырлы күн |
| evening greeting | qayırlı jariq | Қайырлы жаріқ |
| nighttime greeting | qayırlı kesh | Қайырлы кеш |
| nighttime greeting | qayırlı tün | Қайырлы түн |
| how are you? | aman ba | Аман ба? |
| how are you? | amansız ba | Амансыз ба? |
| how are you? informal | amansıñ ba | Амансың ба? |
| reply to Амансыз ба and Амансың ба | aman yesen | Аман-есен |
| reply to Амансыз ба and Амансың ба | aman sau | Аман-сау |
| how are you? | khal qalai | Хал қалай? |
| how are you? | qalai jağdai | Қалай жағдай? |
| how are you? | qalai | Қалай? |
| how are you? | qalaisıñ | Қалайсың? |
| how are you? | qalıñız qalai | Қалыңыз қалай? |
| how are you? | qalıñ qalai | Қалың қалай? |
| reply to Қалыңыз қалай and Қалың қалай | qalım jaqsı | Қалым жақсы |
| reply to Хал қалай, Қалай жағдай, Қалай and Қалай жағдай | jaqsı | Жақсы |
| reply to Хал қалай, Қалай жағдай, Қалай and Қалай жағдай | tamasha | Тамаша |
| greeting used by a Muslim man to another man | assalaumağalaikum | Ассалаумағалайкум |
| reply to Ассалаумағалайкум | wağalaikumassalam | Уағалайкумассалам |
| welcome greeting | qoş keldiñiz | Қош келдіңіз |