Қазір сағат неше?
Qazir saghat neshe?
What time is it now?
Usage
Asking the current time
Grammar Note
"Сағат неше?" asks the current time ("неше" = how many). Adding the locative "-де" ("нешеде") gives "at what time"
Бүгін қандай күн?
Bügin qanday kün?
What day is today?
Usage
Asking what day of the week it is
Grammar Note
"қандай" is the interrogative "what kind of"
Бүгін айдың нешесі?
Bügin aydyng neshesi?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for today's full date
Grammar Note
"айдың нешесі?" is the standard way to ask the date ("which day of the month"). Answer e.g. "Бүгін айдың бірі" (today is the 1st)
Ертең кездесейік
Erten kezdeseyik
Let's meet tomorrow
Usage
Making plans to meet tomorrow
Grammar Note
"-ейік" is the cohortative "let's..."
Кеше не болды?
Keshe ne boldy?
What happened yesterday?
Usage
Asking about yesterday's events
Grammar Note
"болды" is the past tense of "болу" (to be / happen)
Дүйсенбі / Сейсенбі / Сәрсенбі / Бейсенбі / Жұма / Сенбі / Жексенбі
Düysenbi / Seysenbi / Särsenbi / Beysenbi / Juma / Senbi / Jeksenbi
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday
Usage
Expressing days of the week
Grammar Note
Kazakh day names are largely of Persian/Arabic origin
Қаңтар / Ақпан / Наурыз / Сәуір / Мамыр / Маусым
Qantar / Aqpan / Nawryz / Säuir / Mamyr / Mawsym
January / February / March / April / May / June
Usage
Expressing month names (January–June)
Grammar Note
"Наурыз" also refers to the Persian New Year celebration
Шілде / Тамыз / Қыркүйек / Қазан / Қараша / Желтоқсан
Shilde / Tamyz / Qyrküyek / Qazan / Qarasha / Jeltoqsan
July / August / September / October / November / December
Usage
Expressing month names (July–December)
Grammar Note
Kazakh month names have nature/agricultural etymology
Сағат бестен бес минут кем
Saghat besten bes minut kem
It's five minutes to five
Usage
Telling the time with minutes to the hour
Grammar Note
"кем" means "less / before" used in time expressions
Таңертең / Күндізі / Кешке / Түнде
Tangerteng / Kündizi / Keshke / Tünde
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night
Usage
Expressing times of day
Grammar Note
"Кешке" is dative "in the evening"; "Түнде" is locative "at night"
Мен бір аптадан кейін кетемін
Men bir aptadan keyin ketemin
I'm leaving in one week
Usage
Telling someone when you're leaving
Grammar Note
"кейін" is the postposition "after"
Ол былтыр болды
Ol byltyr boldy
That happened last year
Usage
Referring to something that happened last year
Grammar Note
"былтыр" is the adverb for "last year"; "өткен жылы" is also used
Дәл қазір
Däl qazir
Right now / at this moment
Usage
Emphasizing urgency or immediacy
Grammar Note
"дәл" is an emphatic adverb "exactly"
Жасыңыз қанша?
Jasyñyz qansha?
How old are you?
Usage
Asking someone's age
Grammar Note
"Jas" means age. Asking the listener's age takes the polite second-person possessive -ıñız: "jasıñız". The third-person "jasy" would ask about someone else's age.
Мерекеңізбен құттықтаймын!
Merekengizben quttyqtaymyn!
Congratulations on your celebration!
Usage
Congratulating someone on a holiday or anniversary
Grammar Note
"құттықтаймын" is the 1st person singular of "to congratulate"
Бір күн
Bir kün
One day
Usage
Basic vocabulary for stating a duration.
Жарты күн
Jarty kün
Half a day
Usage
Use to indicate a half-day duration.
Бір апта
Bir apta
One week
Usage
Use to state a one-week duration, e.g. length of stay.
Бір ай
Bir ay
One month
Usage
Use to state a one-month duration.
Бір жыл
Bir jyl
One year
Usage
Use to state a one-year duration.
Дүйсенбі
Düysenbi
Monday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Monday.
Сейсенбі
Seysenbi
Tuesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Tuesday.
Сәрсенбі
Särsenbi
Wednesday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Wednesday.
Бейсенбі
Beysenbi
Thursday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Thursday.
Жұма
Juma
Friday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Friday.
Сенбі
Senbi
Saturday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Saturday.
Жексенбі
Jeksenbi
Sunday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day Sunday.
Бүгін
Bügin
Today
Usage
Use to point to or state today.
Ертең
Erten
Tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state tomorrow.
Кеше
Keshe
Yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state yesterday.
Бүрсігүні
Bürsigüni
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Use to point to or state the day after tomorrow.
Арғы күні
Arghy küni
The day before yesterday
Usage
Use to point to or state the day before yesterday.
Қазір
Qazir
Now
Usage
Use to point to or state the present moment.
Кейінірек
Keyinirek
Later
Usage
Use to point to or state a later time.
Бір сағат
Bir sağat
One hour
Usage
Use to state a duration of one hour.
Екі сағат
Eki sağat
Two hours
Usage
Use to state a duration of two hours.
Отыз минут
Otyz minut
Thirty minutes
Usage
Use to state a duration of thirty minutes.
Таңертең
Tangerteng
Morning
Usage
Use to point to or state the morning.
Түс
Tüs
Midday
Usage
Use to point to or state midday.
Кеш
Kesh
Evening
Usage
Use to point to or state the evening.
Түн
Tün
Night
Usage
Use to point to or state the night.
Терең түн
Tereñ tün
Late night
Usage
Use to point to or state late at night.
Күнде
Künde
Every day
Usage
Use to state that something happens every day.
Аптасайын
Aptasayyn
Every week
Usage
Use to state that something happens every week.
Айсайын
Aysayyn
Every month
Usage
Use to state that something happens every month.
Осы апта
Osy apta
This week
Usage
Use to point to or state this week.
Келесі апта
Kelesi apta
Next week
Usage
Use to point to or state next week.
Өткен апта
Ötken apta
Last week
Usage
Use to point to or state last week.
Демалыс күндері
Demalys künderi
Weekend
Usage
Use to point to or state the weekend.
Қаңтар
Qañ-tar
January
Usage
Point at the month on a date; paperwork may also use Russian "yanvar"
Ақпан
Aq-pan
February
Usage
Point at the month on a date
Наурыз
Nau-ryz
March
Usage
The same word names the spring festival around 21 March, when shops close for the holiday
Сәуір
Sä-uir
April
Usage
Point at the month on a date
Мамыр
Ma-myr
May
Usage
Point at the month on a date; early May has a run of public holidays
Маусым
Mau-sym
June
Usage
The same word also means "season", so use it in a date context
Шілде
Shil-de
July
Usage
The same word also names the hottest stretch of midsummer
Тамыз
Ta-myz
August
Usage
Point at the month on a date
Қыркүйек
Qyr-kü-yek
September
Usage
Point at the month on a date
Қазан
Qa-zan
October
Usage
The same word also means the large cooking cauldron, so use it in a date context
Қараша
Qa-ra-sha
November
Usage
Point at the month on a date
Желтоқсан
Jel-toq-san
December
Usage
Point at the month on a date; 16 December is Independence Day
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