Days of the week

The Kazakh weekday names come from Persian numerals (дүй = "two", сей = "three" etc.) — Monday is literally "the second day". Friday (жұма) comes from Arabic; сенбі is from Persian шанбе, ultimately "sabbath".

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Words (12)

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дүйсенбі

Monday

lit. "second day"
сейсенбі

Tuesday

lit. "third day"
сәрсенбі

Wednesday

lit. "fourth day"
бейсенбі

Thursday

lit. "fifth day"
жұма

Friday

from Arabic — also means "gathering"
сенбі

Saturday

from Persian шанбе — ultimately "sabbath"
жексенбі

Sunday

lit. "first day"
апта

week
бүгін

today
ертең

tomorrow
кеше

yesterday
демалыс

weekend / day off

Sentences (3)

Бүгін жұма.

Today is Friday.
Сенбі мен жексенбі — демалыс күндері.

Saturday and Sunday are weekend days.
Дүйсенбіде жұмысқа барамын.

On Monday I go to work.