Learning Kazakh in 31 days

[@rockyjourneys]

Interested in more about Kazakhstan? Watch this playlist of my travels in Kazakhstan! kzbin.info/aero/PLVd3nSbsIJmOfhvczZ9LpA5seykI0B6WY

[@sirfermainclancharlie1018]

You are so good looking. Looking forward to meeting you.

[@berikumbetaliyev3935]

Hi Raquel! I'm a Kazakh guy. I want to help you. So if you are interested in, please let me know.

[@АсхатСалимов-г8ц]

Мен сені жақсы көремін

[@zxcvbnm2021]

Please let me know if you need someone to practice your Kazakh

[@elkudos6262]

6:37 [films herself covering the writings] 6:38 [forgets that "pause" feature existed since forever]

[@ЖанболатЖандаркеев]

A person from US who stays in Kazakhstan and learns Kazakh by choice.Mindblowing.Good luck,btw

[@rockyjourneys]

Thank you!

[@siratshi455]

@@marcobianchi1605 boring

[@mtebid5658]

@@marcobianchi1605 Its kazakhstan you see. KAZAKH. Stop speaking russian.

[@bure8898]

@@marcobianchi1605 of course Russian is easier, because it’s indo-European language, it’s close to English and German than Kazakh, because Kazakh is Altaic language, for example Turkish or Tatar will learn Kazakh much faster and easier than Europeans or Americans. And Kazakh is more local language than international like Russian or English, with Kazakh u will understand only Whole Central Asia and some parts of Russia(Tatarstan, bashkiria, astrakhan, orenburg)

[@narman5488]

Hey Rocky. How's it going! Please get in touch with me. I'll be more than happy to help you out. I live in Almaty. I'm Yernar

[@daiana1377]

Your Kazakh is not so bad. I'm proud of u 🤗 жарайсың!

[@daiana1377]

@@tok200v6 иә

[@junior8734]

@TOffeeLOlz uwu Жарайсың. Very good!

[@iliyaskongyrbay5790]

TOffeeLOlz uwu yes I’m from KZ

[@daiana1377]

@TOffeeLOlz uwu yeah, I am. Sorry for replying too late. Idk why but I didn't notice. How is ur learning process going?

[@Zang2989]

Щщс

[@elmasgun4313]

I'm Turkish and I am learning Kazakh language too, to understand Dimash Kudaibergen's Kazakh songs. Some letters in the Kazakh alphabet are similar to the local dialects in our country, so it is easier for me to speak Kazakh language. Good luck!

[@teddymax_]

Hello, Turkey! You will easy learn kazakh, because we are the same turk languages, many words are similar

[@justinking5182]

Merhaba. Bana da Türkçe öğrenmek çok kolaydır.

[@elmasgun4313]

@@teddymax_ Absolutely

[@elmasgun4313]

@@justinking5182 What is your Nationality?

[@justinking5182]

@@elmasgun4313 Kazakh

[@adinagalimova4050]

Actuality I’m so amazed of how many people want to learn my native language. I wish you all the best🤟🏻🤟🏻

[@mohamed-2711]

Can you understand Turkish btw? I am learning Turkish btw.

[@feliciapicasso1585]

Блин ты такая красивая честно 😍 Тфу тфу, коз тимесин!

[@juldyzjukaa]

auirmash 😂

[@yeltayyesbolat7566]

Adina Galimova I don’t think u can speak Ur mother tongue so well.

[@jknvorneb]

@@yeltayyesbolat7566 why?

[@aza3538]

Меня больше всего удивило не то, как она хорошо говорит по-казахски, а то что у нее появилось желание изучить казахский

[@kamiergali9554]

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[@nightyonetwothree]

ну звучит хорошо, я бы тоже попробовал! (но у меня еще есть пара других языков на очереди "попробовать пару месяцев")

[@gbk_youtube5448]

@@nightyonetwothree У тебя есть время одуматься

[@OgrisSh]

Он не где кроме Казахстана не пригодится

[@TurboGamasek228]

у меня отец казах, а сам я ни слова не знаю на казахском

[@kassymovtrtmmmmmm]

the phrase "Men Tekhastan BOLAMYN" - melted my heart, because it is sooooo correct version of "Men Tekhastanmyn". it is like "Does not vs. Doesn't"

[@rockyjourneys]

It's what the textbook taught me!

[@_Geronimo_]

oooh she is from Shymkent

[@kinokor2014]

Ote ote very good

[@eratm6266]

That's so cute

[@sunflower7884]

some people really do prefer doesn't and Men Tekhastanmyn. Me, for example :D

[@bumblerakim1383]

I'm learning Kazakh at the moment because at first I decided to learn Russian but it was really hard for me. After watching your video, you actually inspire me to keep learning Kazakh (almost giving up again) Thank you! Рахмет!

[@rockyjourneys]

Good luck with your language learning journey!

[@Нұрасыл-ъ2з]

You can practice with me) I'm learning English

[@zhainazhh5125]

heeeey,u can practice your Kazakh w me,I’m learning English!can I have ur ig?

[@Picla_Peremohy]

I had the pleasure of participating in an intensive Russian language program back in the late 70s. Yes, I’m ancient. After the second week, only Russian was allowed to be spoken in class (except for cultural lectures). Our text books were published in Moscow and all in Russian. We learned not only the typical Cyrillic block characters but script as well along with Russian grammar and colloquialisms. We also had to be able to discern different dialects and regional accents. After a solid morning of language training and Russian history taught by a native speaker, it was not unusual for me to go through lunch and other classes with a slight Russian (Moscow) accent. Really had people confused hearing English (well Texan) with the hint of Russian accents. It’s been at least 40 years since I’ve been active with the Russian language. However, I’m still enamored with the beauty of the language. All the best to you in your study of Kazakh. Always remember, there’s so much more to a language than just the spoken word. осы тамаша саяхатта жақсы тілектер наилучшие пожелания в этом чудесном путешествии Best wishes on this wonderful journey

[@Mipac13]

It's interesting that because of the accent, when an English speaker tries to speak Kazakh it sounds very Turkish

[@ALTAI38]

İt may be because of turkey was the only turkic country which was NOT under soviet controll. Their language was already in latin alphabet, whilst kazakh used russian alphabet. So no russian influence means turkish pronounciation.

[@Mipac13]

@@ALTAI38 not sure if I understood you - Cyrillic alphabet did not have any influence on native kazakh pronounciation

[@michaelrosenberg3107]

@@ALTAI38 alfabenin telaffuz ile ne alakasi var, salak, ahahahah

[@denizeroglupetrova1298]

@@Mipac13 He is Turkish dont mind him

[@ALTAI38]

@@denizeroglupetrova1298 i am not entirely turkish. İ am half kazakh, half turkish. Though turkish was my first language.

[@purpleheart4496]

I love Dimash and came in here to have hope in learning his native language 😍😍😍

[@MegaBatorka]

lol dears are everywhere

[@eturnerx]

Songs are great because many songs have translations.

[@speakkz358]

Hey, there! If you want to learn Kazakh, you are welcome to my channel! I teach Kazakh there

[@estera4176]

@@speakkz358 Hey, I'm interested in the Kazakh language and culture. I want to be able to read a bit and understand basic conversational language, at least. Will definitely check your channel.

[@estera4176]

I discovered this channel while searching things about the Pink Lake. I'm a dear too.

[@siratshi455]

Thank you so much. I really enjoyed the video. It's so nice to me to see that someone is learning my language. Kazakh is really beautiful language, but at the same time a little bit hard. But I appreciate what you do, because some Kazakhs not only don't know this language, but also don't even try, it's such a shame. Wish you luck! Ülken rakmet sagan!

[@amire2019]

Күшті! Мотивацияны жоғалтпай, тек алға бас! Өте жаксы сөйлейсің, базар жоқ!!!

[@kozhambetov]

Жарайсың Ракел, ана тілімді үйреніп жатқаныңа ризамын

[@НурсатЕлемесов-у2к]

Қазақша білмейтін қазақ мәңгүрттерге сабақ болады деген ойдамын! Өз ана тілін білмейтіндер мына қыздан үлге алыңдар! Ха-ха)))

[@бумага-к9й]

Авандағы шыбынды көріп ала алмай ұра жаздадымғо🤣

[@tamerlannuraq5958]

I'm so glad I found somebody learning my language. You've done a great job, especially considering that Kazakh is not an easy language to learn, not even telling that it's completely different from English. Keep going and good luck! P. S. Your accent is so cute. Love it :)

[@rockyjourneys]

Thank you! 😃

[@marileiadesouza6995]

TAMERLAN -BRAZIL - My intention was to start learning Kazakh, but I was told I should learn Russian, because knowing Russian would help me learn the Kazakh language easier. Is true or no ??? On the internet (KZbin) it is difficult to find material to learn the Kazakh language, I always look for it. But I am interested in learning.

[@tamerlannuraq5958]

@@marileiadesouza6995 oh wow Well, Mariléia, @MARILÉIA DE SOUZA oh, wow To be honest, I don't think learning one language with the intention of learning another one is expedient in the first place. Plus, Russian is considered difficult as hell, let alone the fact that it's completely different from Kazakh (they're not from the same group, not even from the same family). So, I'd say yes, learning Russian is only meaningful in terms of finding resources as there's a plethora of Russian speaking people in Kazakhstan who are struggling to learn Kazakh. Unfortunately, that's everything I can tell you😬 U decide what you do. What I can recommend is finding yourself a Kazakh tutor with a decent level of English (or maybe even Brazilian Portuguese, who knows 😄). I believe there's a lot of Kazakh guys tutoring their mother-tongue today. There're some apps like Hablo and iTalki where you can connect with people who want to learn the language you speak and speak your target language themselves. So basically, you teach each other. Anyways, I wish you best of luck and strongly encourage you to visit our glorious country one day! Btw, if you'll ever need some practice of Kazakh, I'd be glad to help with that :)

[@Ash_tommo]

I’m from Uzbekistan and I understand Kazakh 100/100 🇰🇿🇺🇿

[@dianacampbell6336]

Do you really? I am Kazakh and I used to understand Uzbek like only 50-60% :) After learning Turkish though, I now understand about 80%.

[@Ash_tommo]

@@dianacampbell6336 I understand all the Turkic languages It’s really easy! It’s just dialects

[@dianacampbell6336]

@@Ash_tommo I wouldn't say dialects. They are completely different languages with lots of similarities.

[@Ash_tommo]

@@dianacampbell6336 Nah! It’s basically the same language U said u understand 50-60/100 of Uzbek and u call that a different language?

[@dianacampbell6336]

@@Ash_tommo If they were the same language, why would they have different names?

[@arwenlcw]

I'm from Malaysia and I started to self-learn Kazakh language a few years ago...So that I could just read my favorite songs' original lyrics in Kazakh language. Currently I have no issues in pronunciation if I look at Kazakh texts (= hurray I can read and sing by looking at lyrics in Kazakh language), but my vocabulary size and grammar are both almost non-existent... 🤣 Күніңіз сәтті болсын! 😁

[@ҮмітАльмуханова]

Жарайсың алда тек сәттілік тілеймін 😊

[@arwenlcw]

@@ҮмітАльмуханова үлкен рахмет😊🙏🏻

[@muhammaddarrenputra6389]

Saye ni indo nak belajar kazakh juga, mohon tanya, awak pakai application ape tuk belajar?

[@arwenlcw]

@@muhammaddarrenputra6389 Salam sejahtera, sy gune Google translate + Instagram (chat) Dan Smule (nyanyi dgn liriks) --- Tp sy mmg belajar dan hafal sukukata huruf Cyrillic dulu sbg asas...ambil masa agak 6 Bulan dari 0 let boleh nampak teks dan baca. Lepas tu, chat + nyanyi , boleh sambil belajar lebih byk lagi... Harap sharing ni blh bantu saudara.

[@qarangy5781]

😊👍

[@МиналгазыЖолбан-ч2п]

😘 Thank you for your contribution to the development of the Kazakh language much success

[@НурканатНаргелов]

I am impressed! Never give up. I think watching popular kazakh TV shows, movies and kazakh songs could be more effective along with grammar. You can find kazakh speaking people in NU community easily. There are plenty of people speaks kazakh along with russian. If you ask people in kazakh, they usually try to respond in kazakh. Good luck!

[@youtubeaccount6625]

I wanna learn kazakh too just so I can understand the music playing on gakku

[@minabissa]

And what nationality are you? 😂

[@speakkz358]

Hey, there! I teach Kazakh on my channel!

[@marileiadesouza6995]

@@speakkz358 BRAZIL - I don't speak English, but I want to learn Kazakh and Russian. I learned many letters of the Kazakh alphabet, I can read some words, I get confused with the Russian alphabet, but the pronunciation, the sound of the words seem more difficult. I will subscribe to your channel and try to follow, but without speaking English it will be complicated. I tried to buy the Kazakh-Portuguese dictionary, but I couldn't find it. I found on Amazon a vocabulary book 9,000 thousand Kazakh-Portuguese words to buy.I signed up for the Khabar Show channel to be able to practice understanding a little, listening to dialogues, music ... but I still can't because I need to learn the whole alphabet, learn to write sentences, learn to speak words, learn the meaning of accents, when to accentuate. ... many doubts ... A Russian told me that, to learn Kazakh, I must first learn the Russian language, because it will be easier. That's true???

[@aba7662]

@@marileiadesouza6995 Yes, because there are more oppotunities to learn russian independenty than kazakh. When you master russian, it will be easier to learn kazakh

[@kapiat6893]

@@marileiadesouza6995 no, Russian is not at all like Kazakh. By the way, if you learn Kazakh, you can easily learn other Kipchak languages ​​or Turkic languages. Kyrgyz, Tatar, Nogai, Uyghur, Bashkir. well, in addition, you can Azerbaijani and Turkish with Uzbek. these languages ​​are almost the same

[@eldesconocido5734]

Personally, kazakh, uzbek and turkish are the most beautiful turkic languages ❤

[@johnabraham8502]

True

[@nurbolatissatayev1584]

Well done! You did a great job. Especially your pronunciation is very good.

[@rockyjourneys]

Thank you!

[@pvenoob]

You rock, girl! The fact that you're learning my mother tongue while it's being belittled and despised by so many, some of which are even Kazakhs themselves, is just sweeeet. You are part of what is good about the the world in my opinion. Can't help falling in love with you🥰. Bet you'll find tons of people willing to help you learn Kazakh. I'd be willing to pitch in free lessons in daily Kazakh if you ever stop by in Almaty. Rock on, good girl!

[@dilnazazhigereyeva5783]

I’m from Kazakhstan and i tryna learn English😂 I trying to don’t use translator, buuuuuuut, there’s words that i can’t translate without it)))). Good luck, i love u sm❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@rockyjourneys]

Good luck learning English!

[@dilnazazhigereyeva5783]

Rocky Journeys thnx❤️

[@engeng3419]

@@dilnazazhigereyeva5783 I tryyy too

[@khalelamangaleyev826]

Алға бас

[@farizababyrova4977]

@@sanity3524 if you need any help, you can ask what you want.

[@farabishazhliev7811]

Great job done by you!!! So proud to see that someone attempting to learn Kazakh language ✊

[@mariadakila]

I learned only three kazahk words in two weeks time, watching Ninety One videos: salem, sau and raqmet! Gosh😁

[@speakkz358]

Don't give up

[@Basharovazet]

IT'S SO COOL! KEEP LEARNING!😊👍

[@ayantaken437]

Sau what is that mean?

[@safety2311]

@@ayantaken437 sau bol

[@Picla_Peremohy]

Meilleurs voeux pour ce merveilleux voyage

[@janeeire4393]

I ran into your channel couple weeks ago, but im already into it) I hope that Kazakh will gain more validation and prominence in the future, and i wish the best for those learning my language. Thank you!

[@yvonneparker5383]

Since im a Turk, Kazakh is easy peasy for me. Good luck on your studies!!! Dont give up you precious baby💓💓💓💓🥺✌🏻

[@checkthemovie]

Good on you! Well done 👏. I saw your other videos 📹 and they are open and true. This is what ppl look for on KZbin.

[@SereVie]

You're so lucky! Lucky to be immersed in the culture and with native speakers. I need a year to pronounce the alphabet kinda properly. BTW Colloquial Kazakh is good book! Expensive but good.

[@speakkz358]

Good luck in your studies

[@freenomad4164]

Go ahead! You are helping me to improve my English!

[@BROZet]

Come to the southern capital of Kazakhstan! You will learn fast there xD )))))))))))))

[@kassymovtrtmmmmmm]

is southern capital Shymkent or Almaty. If Almaty u r wrong about the speed

[@clinteastwood3064]

Щщщс

[@жансерикшакенов-д7ш]

@@marcobianchi1605 come to Almaty, I show you all my relatives which uses kazakh almost always.

[@abylaikhan004]

@@marcobianchi1605 Marco Bianchi that's why? I can speak in Kazakh, but it's not mean about im poor or stupid person. I know Russian, Kazakh, English, German and now learning Chinese. And one language is note better than other, they're just different, no more. If u think about Kazakh language is for only poor, stupid persons, i can say about u just ass in lion's skin. Pls, don't be like that.

[@d.d.5846]

@@marcobianchi1605 are you dumb?

[@ansazhaksylykova6425]

I am from Kazakhstan😊 Good luck!🧡 You are so beautiful and clever girl😊🧡 I believe you🌼

[@gulfairuzadilkhan2713]

I'm currently learning English and as you may know it feels weird to talk with accent. However, after watching your video i understood there is nothing bad to speak any foreign language with accent. Matter is that you learning it, and trying your best. So now, i am inspired by you to learn 4 language. By the way, i am kazakh, and im honestly telling, that your pronunciation is not bad and you are doing very well 🌸❤️

[@rockyjourneys]

It's nearly impossible to loose accents, so don't be discouraged by having an accent. I have an accent in all the languages I speak (except English hehe)

[@natatara3845]

Nice. You have inspired me... I agree to learn as much of the language of the country you are visiting, shows respect to the people. Thanks for the engaging video.

[@akathoratyress7914]

Your speaking is not cringy! It's OK, you're just starting. And you've done and learnt so much in just 31 days! I'm proud of you! P. S, sorry, don't mind me, just a very happy local

[@user-xz7jm8jx1r]

I like your attitude and interest to Kazakh , thank you a lot for your popularization of my native language and motivation another people to learn Kazakh! Good luck 🥰 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@rockyjourneys]

Thank you!

[@kkuwura]

As many small nations out there (in population, that is), Kazakhstan doesn’t have a persistent, strong cultural presence in global media, so our people are very proud and are ready to share the intricacies of their identity to anyone interested. So seeing a foreigner learn Kazakh out of curiosity and for the pure reason of getting closer to our culture, just like an anime or a Kpop fan might learn Japanese or Korean, really warms my heart. I thank you and wish you all the best! ^_^

[@Default654]

Girl, I’m so proud of you!!! Well done !! I love your Kazakh and your determination 😍

[@png7725]

I love your determination!!💕 I want to learn Kazakh so much. So I am starting off with an easier Turc language (which a lot of people suggested).....So I have been religiously learning Turkish for a month now. And I can understand a few Kazakh words.

[@rockyjourneys]

There are quite a few similarities between Turkish and Kazakh

[@speakkz358]

👍

[@monicabarberri8946]

@@rockyjourneys Not few. Almost total grammar system is similar. But kazakh has more complicated additions and forms of endings. And more letters than Turkish itself.

[@ГульнурЕркебаева-к2р]

Thank you very much Rokky...I think every people in Kz appreciate it. Cuz we love our country..And it's not sceary speakin with accent, like we also doing some mistakes in english..And i'm too trying to do my best to speak clear...I wish you luck in learning Kz😊😊😊

[@aishaissengali8799]

Wow! It's great that you want to learn Kazakh language!😊 I am a Kazakh,but actually in our country a lot of people who are Kazakh,but they cannot speak Kazakh. And of course learning a language is not easy, so I would like to wish you GOOD LUCK!!! P.S. I think it is a sign for me to continue learning Korean language.😁

[@EVOLVEMINDSET55]

How do I travel to Kazakhstan from Nigeria?

[@pearlmet]

Hi Rocky 👋🏻 you’ve nailed it! 🎉 The way you asked the question about caffein is amazing 👏🏻 And, most importantly, you gave us a beautiful example of how the learning process unfolds 👍🏻⭐️ You are being a real role model for all of us learners-and we are all learners in life 😉

[@fanofthelinkinpark]

Miss Raqueeeel 😍😍 You are a great fellow 💫 and a role model for all of your students 💫 Please keep going, wish you all Good lucks!!! What you are doing is really deserving praise!! Please don't hesitate to ask for help from your students who would gladly help to yooou :)

[@rockyjourneys]

Thank you!

[@titoman2024]

Don't cry Raquel! You're so beautiful! It's hard to see your crying! You're a strong one 'n must know this!!! Good luck!

[@yaxshibala]

And at the and you will even understand a bit of turkish 👌🏼👍🏼

[@whitenight7329]

GIRLLLLL, I love it!!!!! Your pronunciation is really good for an American person. And I have also read the little essay you wrote about you day. Damn the grammar is like a good WOW. Let me give you a lifehack: if you wanna practice the language then you better talk to the staff at uni like women at coffee shops, cleaning ladies, security guards and etc. Or to Kazakh professors who are 35+. Hope you will continue this journey, cause I think that your results are mindblowing and if you study for a bit more you will be able to both kinda understand what people are talking about and actually speak the language.

[@Smartmoona_]

Wow I'm from Kyrgyzstan and I never learn Kazakh but I can speak and understand all things ;) Coz our languages are similar) Good luck) Actually Kazakh language not so hard to learn ) Kazakh language one of the beautiful language (I think so) I'm learning English now ) I think you can do all things if you really want it ;))

[@silentwaters4751]

It was a challenge for you but I find it very interesting. A month is too short to master anything, we need more time but starting learning is necessary. Thank you for your video.

[@Dimash1975]

You did very well indeed👍 At least I could understand you with ease 😉 Keep it up!

[@danadzhubanova3688]

I am learning english with your videos💕 And I'm from Kazakhstan🇰🇿 Honestly your kazakh accent is good😍

[@lisamisa91]

This video made me really happy! Not many can speak kazakh and there are even a lot of native kazakhs that don't want to speak/learn kazakh which makes me so sad because I'm scared that in the future the language will go extinct which would mean that a part of the culture will be lost too😢

[@Zharas94]

I'm Kazakh, and all my friends speak kazakh and my family don't speak Russian at all. My parents don't even let my niece to watch Russian cartoons. Only in Kazakh or in English.

[@CrystalWters]

@@Zharas94 I support that!!!Yes go kazakhs!!!

[@beyneqor350]

@@Zharas94 Same

[@marcobianchi1605]

@@Zharas94 The president of Kazakhstan speaks only Russian in the speechs. The 40% of the abitants of Kazakhstan has Russian origin.

[@eratm6266]

@@marcobianchi1605 20%*

[@modernenglishonline9106]

Your are just awesome. You can't imagine how pleasure for Kazakh people to watch how you are trying to learn Kazakh language in spite of difficulties. Wish you all the best and much patience . You need more practice, If you come to Almaty ,I with my family will be glad to help you with your practice in speaking. You are welcome!

[@cringepepegaa]

Omg I appreciate your motivation! I can’t even pronounce my girlfriend’s name in Russian lol

[@speakkz358]

👍

[@aslanb3588]

OMG. My greetings. You are such wonderful person. Please keep going and make an example for everyone else.

[@erikssongl9897]

it's a shame you didn't have a proper kazakh tutor. People don't treat anything seriously in Kazakhstan and that's sad

[@IllStill]

Rocky Journeys, I am native Kazakh speaker, I am very grateful that you started learning Kazakh, literally Kazakh language is not easiest one, but this language is rich for its aphorisms, proverbs or «yryms - ырымдар», hence it has some mind educational effect. If you start to reading Kazakh literature, such as Abay Kunanbayuly, your Kazakh would be much better, but it’s would be much harder) I hope you didn’t stop learning Kazakh and wish you the best! Сәттілік тілеймін!

[@CyberBytePro]

5:25 face of foreign woman struggling with kazakh in a russian speaking circle, circa 1936 (colorized) About the language, I think we have more ignorant citizens than ignorant foreigner though. :) "There are 14 students in my class" - менің *сыныбымда* (class) or *тобымда* (group) 14 студент бар. Also you can use the word "оқытушы" instead of "мұғалім", same meaning but it's way easier to pronounce, especially for foreigners imo. Well as a kazakh myself who learnt English by watching various KZbin videos I suggest you to not engulf in grammar and try to learn as many words as you can, build up your vocabulary. You will acquire your "proper grammar" after some time naturally.

[@theowlhouseseason3213]

wow that's insane, I'm a kazakh learning English and I can't imagine how hard it is to you, there are plenty of English books/ videos and classes but not so many in Kazakh language wish you some good patience and motivation

[@shyngysbayankul5436]

oh my god, in the moment when you cried i felt so bad for you. How you doing now after one year? If you need extra help with speaking or grammar, I am ready to help👊🏻👊🏻

[@rockyjourneys]

I just came out with a new video about learning Kazakh. I haven't improved much though...

[@DilyaraTektigul]

A very motivating video! Best of luck!

[@onetwothree7502]

And as a fan of boxing congratulations with Errol Spence's Jr. wins WBC title, he's fighting from Dallas, Texas.

[@Global_citizen03]

I think you did a great job! And pronunciation is not bad as it can seem to you, it is very clear

[@inspiretw]

Wow a foreigner that lives in Kazakhstan and wants to learn its language to blend into a community. A lot of “locals” could take a page from your book.

[@BG.921]

I am very glad that you are learning in our language. You are doing great! Бәрекелді!

[@jellyfishumbrella]

"Not ripped in the Kazakh language" LOL

[@SteppeWest]

This is beaut, Rocky. I found it very encouraging, both for my current venture of learning dombra, & for learning Qazaq when I come to Qazaqstan to marry my zhanym.

[@Luna_2109]

Маған сіздің талпынысыз ұнады.Сіз жақсы қазақша сөйлейсіз❤️❤️❤️

[@akathoratyress7914]

Omg! You are so awesome! I like your Kazakh! Keep learning, locals love when people speak our native tongue. You are cool, I believe in you

[@виолакызылкотенова]

так странно лицезреть то, как иностранцы изучают казахский язык. удачи!!

[@manapov]

Ракель салем!!! Познакомился с Вашим каналом сегодня. Все понравилось. Хотя английский не понимаю но очень приятно увидеть нашу страну и людей Вашим взглядом. Вашему видео уже год, какие успехи в изучении казахского языка, что было сложнее учить и какие вещи давались легко. Удачи Вам! Ждем новых выпусков.

[@hichamchahboune21]

Are there any Dimash dears here??

[@speakkz358]

Hey, there🙋‍♀️

[@estera4176]

Hello

[@carmensandoval1561]

Me too, from Chile! In fact I'm a teacher of English , the same as Rachel, having Kazakh lessons online just because of Dimash. I'm doing my best but it's being very hard for me. 😅😅😅

[@estera4176]

@@carmensandoval1561 I started learning Kazakh too a few days ago. I'm sill learning how to read with this alphabet and how to pronounce some basic phrases. It's difficult indeed, there aren't many online resources. So far, some vowels confuse me, they're very similar. I plan on seeing him next year, so I'll have to at least be able to sing all his Kazakh songs and understand basic phrases.

[@carmensandoval1561]

@@estera4176 Wowww! 😍😍😍You still have a couple of months ahead to keep on practising before his next concert and as for the lyrics, the more you listen to his songs the more you'll learn them. 😉😍😍😍

[@Baby_Salimchik]

You are so beautiful 💐😍I am so happy that you decided to learn this language

[@1946jjschmidt]

More people in Nur-Sultan And Almaty speak Russian than Kazakh. In other regions Kazakh is more predominantly spoken.

[@laptemstuknutyiRysskii]

Bullshit, many Kazakhs can speak both the Kazakh language and russian in Almaty or wheresoever, not only russian...

[@takibaysultan]

@@laptemstuknutyiRysskii agree

[@safety2311]

I don't agree with you, i am from Almaty i was born in Almaty. All my friends speak mostly in Kazakh. By the word friends i mean huge amount of people who is from University, school, neighbors.

[@msToshKaz]

Not true , I am from Oskemen , predominantly Russian city . I use to feel like I live in Russia 😂 but Almaty and Astana predominantly Kazakh , I use to feel more comfortable there , like not out of place kinda feeling . In my city I felt like I was in the wrong city , had to literally tip toe around . My degree was teacher of English and translator in Kazakh, but college provided us zero Kazakh professors 😂 loved it . This is how much predominantly Russian I am talking about . 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@1946jjschmidt]

@@msToshKaz Thank you for your comments. My experiences were based on my time in Kazakhstan from 1992 to 2010. I lived and worked in Western Kazakhstan. I did note the last 5-6 years when the government moved to Kazakh language as the primary business language, things started to change with the younger population. I expect your experience is more recent than mine. I owned and managed a Language School. We focused mainly on English for Oil, Gas and Business and University level students interested in IELTS exam prep.

[@kkm401]

You’re doing good so far. So nice of you to learn the language. Good luck. 👍

[@azekeprofit]

Since you're fluent in Korean, some of the concepts and sounds might be familiar to you. Polite form (which is usually are a big hurdle for people who grew up in more "democratic" language environments without politeness baked into the language), SOV sentence order, agglutinative grammar (where you just add particles to the end to conjugate the word), "helper verbs" (for example the verb "to see" is used exactly the same way how it's used in Korean: "먹어봐" would be "жеп көр", but i think Kazakh has more [?] helper words to describe the context of action). I might be biased but i think Kazakh definitely has the simplest grammar of all languages i know -- it has little to no exceptions. Russian grammar is a complete monster by comparison. So good luck to you in your studies!

[@rockyjourneys]

I agree that the 'no exceptions' part of Kazakh is helpful. And, yes, some of the aspects are similar to Korean, but not everything. Kazakh is way more agglutinative than Korean with more ending options, and I think that's what is the most difficult: remembering which ending depending on the end consonant and vowel.

[@heideggerdasein7900]

Kazakh is Turkic, which is not related to Korean. It has more in common with Turkish and other Turkic languages.

[@rockyjourneys]

@@heideggerdasein7900 very true! That's why it's difficult for me; I don't know any languages in the Turkic language family. But the word order is similar to Korean, so at least that part helps.

[@wangboya]

@@heideggerdasein7900 It's not that easy to, Turkic languages and Korean MIGHT both be part of the Altaic language family, so they indeed might be related, although time and place had different influences on these languages. :)

[@dzhamilyakasymanova8266]

what exactly do you mean by “democratic” language? French has a pronoun “vous” does it make French language not democratic?

[@meir6838]

your videos are really inspiring, cute and funny:) good luck on learning, it's the tough one.

[@onetwothree7502]

Salemetsiz be! Qalynyz qalai? Aman ba?

[@rockyjourneys]

Salemetsiz be! Jaqsy. Aman-esenmin :)

[@zhakeff2638]

Сәлеметсіз бе,жақсымын өзіңіз

[@beshbarmaq8505]

AmanSYZ* ba?

[@moimire]

Салем! қалайсың?

[@yellowbee4702]

I'm so proud of you! it's so interesting because I'm learning your native language at the same time as you learn mine!

[@bakdakal]

Thank you for this video. Unfortunately many Kazakhs especially from the north speak only Russian in their daily life.

[@aigerim1808]

Thank u for learning Kazakh this video motivated me learn English harder

[@magzhanamrekulov4241]

As a person who speaks 5 languages , I can say that Turkic languages are the easiest to learn

[@ALTAI38]

İts an ancient language which is not very modern, unlike dutch or spanish. But out of all the turkic languages, turkish must be the hardest one to learn. Mainly because its just so modernized

[@estera4176]

It also depends on your native language.

[@tazazhurek]

You are doing great Rocky.

[@nurislamkuanyshpek9777]

Cool I am Kazakh and I know Kazakh Russian and some English language. Kazakh language is more easier than russian.

[@gutech6830]

Kazakh is like Turkish. I understand it

[@nurislamkuanyshpek9777]

@@gutech6830 yes

[@zh.akzhuldyz8372]

Keep going! We all support you!😃🙌

[@makenaimani3874]

More conversation more practice and you will best))

[@lemon2588]

Watching and understanding a video about a person from US tryna learn Kazakh in 31 days is the main reason why I was learning English for 6+ years😍

[@kassymovtrtmmmmmm]

4:14 - in my mind "Rakeldin kuyrigi bar"

[@qylmystar]

😊😊😊😊👍👍👍

[@heymina7810]

loool same😂😂😂

[@tarikkirim]

Uzun kuyrigi bar...

[@alfAiLa]

Neko girl :)

[@tatil8992]

I’m a russian speaking russian/ Kazakh, and I dedicated many months to learn the Arabic language, but for a few months I haven’t learned anything and my knowledge is starting to slip because I had to focus on school. I want to learn kazakh, but I will probably try to get stronger in Arabic first. I want to first learn Arabic because it will be more relevant to my life as there are many Arabs where I live. Kazakh is such a beautiful language.

[@yerkhanagzam888]

hi. my respect, good job/ my advice for you speak with somebody, everybody can help you, just speak every day with kazakhs, go ahead/

[@shinkirin47]

I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan (1997-1999). During our training, we had a 2 week intensive Kazakh Monday thru Saturday followed by nearly 2 months of Russian. In my group, only two volunteers continued to study Kazakhs including myself. The Peace Corps had a great language manual I still use to review Kazakh when needed. I still have a digitized copy if you are still interested in learning Kazakh. The south is definitely the place to use Kazakh. Great job by the way. The vast of majority of expats prefer to study Russian.

[@rockyjourneys]

I actually have the peace corps Kazakh book as well. I use it as an aid sometimes :)

[@carmensandoval1561]

Dear Kevin, Would you mind if I asked you to share that book with me? I am from Chile, my native language being Spanish I am a teacher of English the same as Rachel, and I am having Kazakh lessons online once a week along with a group of students from different LatinAmerican countries. I just love the language but its grammar is being very hard for me! 😅😅😅. I just loved this video and Rachel is really inspiring, exactly what I needed in order to go ahead with my study and not to give up! 😉😉🇨🇱

[@hyunniechoi]

@4:16 looks like it’s your tail haha

[@rockyjourneys]

If only my tail was so cute!

[@eratm6266]

You are cute without any tails)

[@Rogue40kCraftsman]

I am glad you said you live there because this would be a total waste of time to do "just because".

[@mas956]

You are so cute, Go on Rocky)) I think that you need to learn Kazakh not in Cyrillic but in Latin. Break a leg.

[@rockyjourneys]

I'm working on learning the Latin form, too! The unfortunate part is that all the textbooks for Kazakh are still in Cyrillic.

[@leonthethird7494]

Cyrillic kazak is more beautiful

[@trupoed10]

@@leonthethird7494 no. its ugly (i'm russin, btw)

[@ALTAI38]

@@leonthethird7494 im native turkish and i normally can read kazakh if its in latin. Cyrillic is fine too, but it feels like i need to 'decrypt' the letters in order to get the word or sentence. İ might have to educate myself to read and write in cyrillic

[@Snestorm564]

@@leonthethird7494 As a Turkish speaker and Kazakh learner, I've started learning Kazakh in Cyrillic (which was no problem for me since I already know a bit of Russian), but soon after I realized that it simply fails to capture/reflect Kazakh sounds properly. That's why Latin Kazakh all the way

[@anarazholdaspayeva2726]

Welldone!! I wish you a great luck!!

[@bamsbeyrek4939]

Orada yaşayan Ruslar sizden örnek alsın,bir Kazakçayi öğrenemediler!

[@mustafaerdem140]

Sen Kurtce ogrendin mi?

[@maxschwez4827]

You're doing good job Raqel! Keep learning kazakh language! Never give up! :)

[@TheAkylB]

God damn Rocky your pronunciation is awesome, good luck !

[@rockyjourneys]

Thank you!

[@rendhard]

You're so kind and incredible person that i met, cause i see nobody english man that learn kazakh and really try to understand, have different emotions. You shouldn't to think about kazakhs that don't speak in kazakh like russian, now for kazakhs it's foreign¿ i don't know, but i hope that u will be able to motivate they to speak, what u prove me. its so perfect!!!

[@batyrkhan6243]

Wow. Really liked this upgrade. I can say, as Kazakh, you‘re doing good!

[@Nurdake.95]

Jaraisin Requel kazakh language is very easy. I wish to you all of the bests. You are great talent. 👏👏👏