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Colloquial Kazakh provides a step-by-step course in Kazakh as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Kazakh in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
Key features include:
progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar
an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises
realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios
useful vocabulary lists throughout the text
an overview of the sounds and alphabet of Kazakh
additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues.
Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Kazakh will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and for students taking courses in Kazakh.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
List of contents
Acknowledgements. Introduction. Sounds of Kazakh. 1. Танысқаныма қуаныштымын! Glad to meet you! 2. Сіз қайдан боласыз? Where are you from? 3. Сіздің отбасыңыз үлкен бе? Is your family big? 4. Италияданмын, бірақ қазір Алматыда тұрамын I’m from Italy, but I now live in Almaty 5. Сапарыңыз сәтті болсын! Have a nice trip! 6. Іс-сапар Business trip 7. Алматыда жаңбыр жауып тұр It is raining in Almaty 8. Наурыз құтты болсын! Happy Nowruz! 9. Біздің үйге қонаққа келіңіз Please come and visit our home 10. Қазір әзір Ready to serve 11. Бұл менің өлшемім емес It is not my size 12. Біз тұрған қала The city we lived in 13. Барлығы өзгеше болатын Everything used to be different 14. Ауырып қалдым I fell sick. Grammar summary. Key to exercises. Kazakh-English glossary. English-Kazakh glossary. Index
About the author
Zaure Batayeva
Summary
Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, this easy to use and up to date course provides a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Kazakh with no prior knowledge of the language required.
