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.
Accompanying audio material is available to purchase separately on two CDs or in MP3 format, or comes included in the great value Colloquial Kazakh pack. Recorded by native speakers, the audio complements the book and will help enhance learners’ listening and speaking skills.
Course components:
The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack.
Paperback: 978-0-415-67428-7 (please note this does not include the audio)
CDs : 978-0-415-67430-0
Ebook: 978-0-203-81047-7 (please note this does not include the audio, available from www.tandfebooks.com)
MP3s: 978-0-415-67434-8 (available from www.tandfebooks.com)
Pack : 978-0-415-67429-4 (paperback and CDs)
Contents
Acknowledgements. Introductiods of Kazakh. 1. 苠訄郇訄郇邾訄 訄郇邾郇! Glad to meet you! 2. 苤郱 訄邿迡訄郇 訇郋郅訄郱? Where are you from? 3. 苤郱迡猀 郋訇訄猀郱 玼郅郕迮郇 訇迮? Is your family big? 4. 訄郅邽迡訄郇邾郇, 訇訄 訄郱 郅邾訄迡訄 珣訄邾郇 I’m from Italy, but I now live in Almaty 5. 苤訄郈訄猀郱 訇郋郅郇! Have a nice trip! 6. -訄郈訄 Business trip 7. 郅邾訄迡訄 迠訄猀訇 迠訄郈 珣 It is raining in Almaty 8. 訄郱 珣 訇郋郅郇! Happy Nowruz! 9. 郱迡猀 玼邿迣迮 郋郇訄訄 郕迮郅猀郱 Please come and visit our home 10. 訄郱 郱 Ready to serve 11. 珣郅 邾迮郇猀 茤郅迮邾邾 迮邾迮 It is not my size 12. 郱 珣訄郇 訄郅訄 The city we lived in 13. 訄郅 茤郱迣迮迮 訇郋郅訄郇 Everything used to be different 14. 郈 訄郅迡邾 I fell sick. Grammar summary. Key to exercises. Kazakh-English gl...
