Vehicles

1. Машина

   Mashina

   Car

   Usage

   Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a car

2. Автобус

   Avtobus

   City bus

   Usage

   Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a city bus

3. Қалааралық автобус

   Qalaaralyq avtobus

   Intercity coach

   Usage

   Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take an intercity coach

4. Маршрутка

   Marshrutka

   Shared minibus

   Usage

   A shared minibus on a fixed route: flag it down and call out to the driver to stop. Also spelled мәршрутке in Kazakh

5. Метро

   Metro

   Metro

   Usage

   The Almaty metro — a single line, but fast across the city. Almaty is the only Kazakh city with a metro

6. Троллейбус

   Trolleybus

   Trolleybus

   Usage

   Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a trolleybus

7. Пойыз

   Poyyz

   Train

   Usage

   With such distances, night trains are a main way to travel; the fast services are known as Talgo

8. Такси

   Taksi

   Taxi

   Usage

   Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a taxi

9. Мотоцикл

   Mototsikl

   Motorcycle

   Usage

   Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a motorcycle

10. Скутер

    Skuter

    Scooter

    Usage

    Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a scooter

11. Велосипед

    Velosiped

    Bicycle

    Usage

    Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a bicycle

12. Ұшақ

    Ūshaq

    Airplane

    Usage

    Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take an airplane

13. Кеме

    Keme

    Ship

    Usage

    Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a ship

14. Паром

    Parom

    Ferry

    Usage

    The Caspian crossing from Aktau towards Azerbaijan; departures are not fixed, so check locally

15. Жедел жәрдем

    Jedel järdem

    Ambulance

    Usage

    The ambulance; the number is 103. Show this word to have one called

16. Жүк көлігі

    Jük köligi

    Truck

    Usage

    Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a truck

17. Жалдамалы көлік

    Jaldamaly kölik

    Rental car

    Usage

    Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a rental car

18. Ат

    At

    Horse (as transport)

    Usage

    Horse riding on a steppe tour. ат is a riding horse, while the animal in general is жылқы

19. Түйе

    Tüye

    Camel (as transport)

    Usage

    Show it at a stand or to a driver to say you want to take a camel (as transport)

20. Аспалы жол

    Aspaly jol

    Cable car

    Usage

    The gondolas up Kok-Tobe and Shymbulak in Almaty — skiing in winter, views in summer

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