Language/Kazakh/Vocabulary/Geography

Kazakh Vocabulary - Geography

Hi Kazakh learners! 😊
In this lesson, we will learn the most important geographical terms in Kazakh. We will look at the words for countries, cities, rivers, mountains and other geographical features. We will also look at some example sentences to help you understand how to use these words in context.

Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Basic Shopping Vocabulary & Transportation Vocabulary.

Countries

Let's start by looking at the words for countries. Here is a table with the most common countries and their translations in Kazakh:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English Translation
АҚШ	Aqsh	USA
Аустралия	Australiya	Australia
АҚР	Akr	Afghanistan
Алжир	Aljir	Algeria
Аргентина	Argentina	Argentina
Бразилия	Braziliya	Brazil
Бельгия	Belgiya	Belgium
Болгария	Bolgariya	Bulgaria
Канада	Kanada	Canada
Чили	Chili	Chile
Китай	Kitay	China
Франция	Frantsiya	France
Германия	Germaniya	Germany
Индия	Indiya	India
Италия	Italiya	Italy
Япония	Yaponiya	Japan
Мексика	Mekisika	Mexico
Нидерланды	Niderlandy	Netherlands
Польша	Polsha	Poland
Россия	Rossiya	Russia
Саудовская Аравия	Saudovskaya Araviya	Saudi Arabia
Турция	Turtsiya	Turkey
Великобритания	Velikobritaniya	United Kingdom

Example Sentences

Here are some example sentences using the words for countries:

• Мен АҚШ-тан турам. - I'm travelling to the USA.
• Ол Аустралиядан келеді. - He is from Australia.
• Бразилияда бір ай болдым. - I will be in Brazil for one year.
• Алжирде мен бір ай жұмыс істеп жатырмын. - I worked in Algeria for one year.
• Аргентинада мен бір ай жұмыс істедім. - I am working in Argentina for one year.

Cities

Now let's look at the words for cities. Here is a table with the most common cities and their translations in Kazakh:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English Translation
Алматы	Almatı	Almaty
Астана	Astana	Astana
Батыс	Batıs	Bishkek
Душанбе	Dushanbe	Dushanbe
Ташкент	Tashkent	Tashkent
Төркі	Törki	Turku
Уральск	Ural'sk	Ural'sk
Усть-Каменогорск	Ust'-Kamenogorsk	Ust'-Kamenogorsk
Шымкент	Shımkent	Shymkent
Якутск	Yakutsk	Yakutsk

Example Sentences

Here are some example sentences using the words for cities:

• Мен Алматыда жұмыс істеймін. - I'm working in Almaty.
• Ол Астанадан келеді. - He is from Astana.
• Батыске бір ай болдым. - I will be in Bishkek for one year.
• Душанбеде мен бір ай жұмыс істеп жатырмын. - I worked in Dushanbe for one year.
• Ташкентте мен бір ай жұмыс істедім. - I am working in Tashkent for one year.

Rivers

Now let's look at the words for rivers. Here is a table with the most common rivers and their translations in Kazakh:

Kazakh	Pronunciation	English Translation
Амур	Amur	Amur
Иртыш	Irtış	Irtysh
Караман	Karaman	Karaman
Каспий	Kaspiy	Caspian
Обь	Ob'	Ob
Сирдарья	Sirdar'ya	Syrdarya
Тобол	Tobol	Tobol
Урал	Ural	Ural
Усть-Илим	Ust'-Ilim	Ust'-Ilim
Ялта	Yalta	Yalta

Example Sentences

Here are some example sentences using the words for rivers:

• Амур өзені бар. - The Amur river is long.
• Иртыш өзені кем деген? - How long is the Irtysh river?
• Караман өзені кем деген? - How long is the Karaman river?
• Каспий теңізі бар. - The Caspian Sea is deep.
• Обь өзені кем деген? - How long is the Ob river?
• Сирдарья өзені бар. - The Syrdarya river is long.
• Тобол өзені кем деген? - How long is the Tobol river?
• Урал өзені бар. - The Ural river is long.
• Усть-Илим өзені кем деген? - How long is the Ust'-Ilim river?
• Ялта өзені бар. - The Yalta river is long.

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