Looking for practical Dinka to Kazakh phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Dinka phrase first, then the Kazakh translation (Kazakh) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Kazakh.
Tip: focus on one section per day (travel Monday, dining Tuesday, and so on) if you are preparing for a Kazakh-speaking trip in a few weeks.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Yaaŋ
Сәлем(yaaŋ)
Ajak
Рахмет(ajak)
Bäny äyö
Қайырлы таң(bäny äyö)
Bäny kɛ̈l
Қайырлы күн(bäny kɛ̈l)
Bäny nyin
Қайырлы кеш(bäny nyin)
Bäny kɛ̈l
Қайырлы түн(bäny kɛ̈l)
Yin kɛ̈l
Кейін кездесеміз(yin kɛ̈l)
Yin kɛ̈l
Сау бол(yin kɛ̈l)
Nin kɛ̈l yïn?
Сіздің атыңыз кім?(nin kɛ̈l yïn?)
Nin yïn John
Менің атым Джон(nin yïn John)
Kɛ̈l yïn?
Сіз қалайсыз?(kɛ̈l yïn?)
Bäny kɛ̈l yïn
Сізбен танысқаныма қуаныштымын(bäny kɛ̈l yïn)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Nyaac ke wic ku English?
Сіз ағылшын тілінде сөйлейсіз бе?(Siz aghylshyn tilinde soyleysiz be?)
Aye nyin wic Hindi kɔc.
Мен хинди тілінде жақсы сөйлей алмаймын(Men khindi tilinde zhaksy soyley almaymyn)
Aye nyin kɔc.
Мен түсінбеймін(Men tusinbeimin)
Yin kɔc ke nyin.
Өтінемін, баяу сөйлеңіз(Otinemin, bayausoylengiz)
Yin wic ke nyin?
Сіз оны қайта айта аласыз ба?(Siz ony qayta aita alasyz ba?)
Cɔl kɛ thon?
Әжетхана қайда?(Azhyethana qaida?)
Nyaac kɛ jɛt ke cɛl?
Мен қала орталығына қалай барамын?(Men qala ortalyghyna qalai baramyn?)
Yin tɛŋ ke thok.
Солға бұрыңыз(Solgha burynyz)
Yin tɛŋ ke kɛl.
Оңға бұрыңыз(Ongha burynyz)
Yin tɛŋ ke cɛl.
Түзу жүріңіз(Tuzu zhuryngiz)
Cɔl kɛ thon?
Жол ақысы қанша?(Zhol aqysy qansha?)
Kɛl thok, yin.
Бір билет, өтінемін(Bir bilet, otinemin)
Cɔl kɛ jɔk ke cɛl?
Бұл жерден алыс па?(Bul zherden alyspa?)
Aye nyin thok.
Мен жоғалып кеттім(Men zhoğalyp kettim)
Cɔl kɛ jɛt ke SIM?
SIM картасын қайдан сатып аламын?(SIM kartasyn qaidan satyp alamyn?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.