Lesson

Common adjectives

Basic descriptive adjectives. In Kazakh, adjectives go before the noun they describe (like English: "big house" = "үлкен үй") and don't change form for number or case. Note that "old" is split into two words: one for things and one for people.

17 words · 3 sentences

Words 17

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үлкен

big / large
кіші

small / little
жақсы

good
жаман

bad
жаңа

new
ескі

old (for things, not people)
жас

young
қарт

old (for people)
көп

many / much
аз

few / little
ыстық

hot
суық

cold
биік

tall / high
аласа

short / low
әдемі

beautiful / pretty
жылдам

fast / quick
баяу

slow

Sentences 3

Бұл үй өте үлкен.

This house is very big.
Менің атам қарт.

My grandfather is old.
Шай ыстық.

The tea is hot.