Animals

1. Жылқы

   Jylqy

   Horse

   Usage

   The word for the horse as an animal; a riding horse is ат. Mare's milk (қымыз) and horse meat are central to Kazakh cuisine

2. Түйе

   Tüye

   Camel

   Usage

   Camel milk (шұбат) is sold at markets; the word also comes up on desert tours

3. Қой

   Qoy

   Sheep

   Usage

   Used at markets and pastures; mutton is қой еті, the commonest meat in Kazakh cooking

4. Ешкі

   Eshki

   Goat

   Usage

   Use it while pointing at livestock on a pasture or at a market; it also helps when checking which meat you are being served

5. Сиыр

   Siyr

   Cow

   Usage

   Use it while pointing at livestock on a pasture or at a market; it also helps when checking which meat you are being served

6. Сарлық

   Sarlyq

   Yak

   Usage

   Kept only in the high pastures of the Tian Shan and Altai

7. Есек

   Esek

   Donkey

   Usage

   Use it to name the donkey when you point one out in a village or on a farm

8. Ит

   It

   Dog

   Usage

   Also for saying a dog bit you; guard dogs (төбет) run loose around pastures

9. Мысық

   Mysyq

   Cat

   Usage

   Use it to name a cat or to ask about one, for example in a guesthouse courtyard

10. Тауық

    Tauyq

    Chicken

    Usage

    Use it while pointing at livestock on a pasture or at a market; it also helps when checking which meat you are being served

11. Әтеш

    Ätesh

    Rooster

    Usage

    Use it while pointing at livestock on a pasture or at a market; it also helps when checking which meat you are being served

12. Үйрек

    Üyrek

    Duck

    Usage

    Use it to name ducks on a lake or pond, or to check whether a dish contains duck

13. Қаз

    Qaz

    Goose

    Usage

    Use it while pointing at livestock on a pasture or at a market; it also helps when checking which meat you are being served

14. Шошқа

    Shoshqa

    Pig

    Usage

    In a Muslim-majority country pork is rarely served; use it to ask whether a dish contains pork

15. Құс

    Qūs

    Bird

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see bird

16. Бүркіт

    Bürkit

    Eagle

    Usage

    The golden eagle used by Kazakh eagle hunters (бүркітші) and shown on the national flag; use it to ask to see a demonstration

17. Сұңқар

    Sūñqar

    Falcon

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see falcon

18. Қасқыр

    Qasqyr

    Wolf

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see wolf

19. Түлкі

    Tülki

    Fox

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see fox

20. Аю

    Ayu

    Bear

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see bear

21. Бұғы

    Būğy

    Deer

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see deer

22. Суыр

    Suyr

    Marmot

    Usage

    The rodent that pops out of burrows on the steppe. It can carry plague, so do not touch it

23. Қоян

    Qoyan

    Rabbit

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see rabbit

24. Тышқан

    Tyshqan

    Mouse

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see mouse

25. Жылан

    Jylan

    Snake

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see snake

26. Кесіртке

    Kesirtke

    Lizard

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see lizard

27. Балық

    Balyq

    Fish

    Usage

    Use it when ordering fish at a restaurant or market, checking whether a dish contains fish, or pointing at fish in a lake or river

28. Бақа

    Baqa

    Frog

    Usage

    Use it to confirm a sighting on the steppe or in the mountains, or show it to a guide to ask whether you can see frog

29. Маса

    Masa

    Mosquito

    Usage

    Show it at your lodging or an eatery to report mosquito — also useful when asking for repellent or spray

30. Шыбын

    Shybyn

    Fly

    Usage

    Show it at your lodging or an eatery to report fly — also useful when asking for repellent or spray

31. Құмырсқа

    Qūmyrsqa

    Ant

    Usage

    Show it at your lodging or an eatery to report ant — also useful when asking for repellent or spray

32. Ара

    Ara

    Bee

    Usage

    Use it to warn about bees in a meadow, at an apiary or a honey stall, or when you have been stung

33. Өрмекші

    Örmekshi

    Spider

    Usage

    Show it at your lodging or an eatery to report spider — also useful when asking for repellent or spray

34. Шаян

    Shayan

    Scorpion

    Usage

    Show it at your lodging or an eatery to report scorpion — also useful when asking for repellent or spray

35. Көбелек

    Köbelek

    Butterfly

    Usage

    Use it to name a butterfly you see in a meadow or garden

36. Барыс

    Barys

    Snow leopard

    Usage

    It lives in the Tian Shan and is a national symbol used on Almaty's emblem; actually seeing one is rare

37. Ақбөкен

    Aqböken

    Saiga antelope

    Usage

    The big-nosed antelope that herds across the Kazakh steppe; seen only in reserves

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