kazakhtiliқазақ тілі

Lesson

Food & drink

Everyday Kazakh food and drink, including a few iconic national dishes. Kazakh cuisine is heavily centered on meat (especially horse, lamb, and beef) and dairy products from horses, sheep, and camels — a legacy of nomadic life on the steppe.

15 words · 3 sentences

Words 15

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  • нан
    bread
  • су
    water
  • сүт
    milk
  • шай
    tea
  • кофе
    coffee
  • ет
    meat
  • ас
    food / meal
  • алма
    apple
  • тұз
    salt
  • қант
    sugar
  • бесбармақ
    beshbarmak (national dish — boiled meat with flat noodles)
  • бауырсақ
    baursaq (fried dough, served with tea)
  • қымыз
    kymyz (fermented mare's milk)
  • айран
    ayran (yogurt drink)
  • құрт
    qurt (dried salted cheese balls)

Sentences 3

  • Маған шай беріңіз.
    Give me tea, please.
  • Бұл нан өте дәмді.
    This bread is very delicious.
  • Сіз қымыз ішесіз бе?
    Do you drink kymyz? (formal)