Beginner Kazakh Lesson 1 & 297

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Kazakh Alphabet and Pronunciation* The Kazakh alphabet consists of 42 letters, including 33 consonants and 9 vowels.
* The consonants are based on the Russian alphabet, with additional letters to represent unique Kazakh sounds.
* The vowels are pronounced similarly to English vowels, but with some differences in length and quality.
* Here is the Kazakh alphabet: Aa, Әә, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ғғ, Hh, Xx, Ii, Iі, Jj, Ққ, Ll, Mm, Nn, Ңң, Oo, Өө, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Ұұ, Vv, Yy, Үү, Zz, Ƶƶ, Ii, Ээ

Lesson 2: Basic Grammar and VocabularyNouns:
* Kazakh nouns have three genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
* Masculine nouns end in consonants or -ы (y), feminine nouns end in -а (a), and neuter nouns end in -ік (-ik).
* Example: Қыз (gyz) - girl (feminine), Бала (bala) - child (masculine), Мектеп (mektep) - school (neuter)
Verbs:
* Kazakh verbs are conjugated for person and number.
* In present tense, the verb stem is followed by -ым (-ym), -сың (-syn), -ды (-dy), -міз (-miz), -сіз (-siz), and -ды (-dy).
* Example: Мен сөйлеймін (Men söyleymin) - I speak, Сен сөйлейсің (Sen söyleysin) - You speak
Adjectives:
* Kazakh adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case.
* Adjectives are placed after the noun they modify.
* Example: Көк кітап (Kök kitap) - blue book
Pronouns:
* Kazakh pronouns have three persons (first, second, and third) and two numbers (singular and plural).
* The personal pronouns are: Мен (Men) - I, Сен (Sen) - You, Ол (Ol) - He/She/It
Useful Vocabulary:
* Hello - Сәлем (Sälem)
* Thank you - Рақмет (Rakhmet)
* Yes - Иә (Ya)
* No - Жоқ (Yok)
* How are you? - Қал қалайсың? (Kal qalaisyng?)
* I am good - Мен жақсымын (Men jaqsynmyn)