Space and astronomy have always captured the human imagination, and learning how these concepts are expressed in different languages can be particularly fascinating. If you’re an English speaker learning Kazakh, understanding terms related to these fields can enrich your vocabulary and help you engage more deeply with Kazakh culture and media. This article will explore essential space and astronomy terms in Kazakh, complete with phrases to practice.
Basic Terms
Let’s start with some fundamental terms in the realm of space and astronomy.
1. Space โ าะฐััั (ฤarysh)
– าะฐััั ะทะตัััะตัะปะตัั ำฉัะต าัะทัาัั. (Space research is very interesting.)
2. Star โ ะาฑะปะดัะท (Jรบldyz)
– ะัะฟะฐะฝะดะฐ ะบำฉะฟ ะถาฑะปะดัะทะดะฐั ะฑะฐั. (There are many stars in the sky.)
3. Moon โ ะะน (Ay)
– ะขาฏะฝะณั ะฐัะฟะฐะฝะดะฐ ะฐะน ะถะฐัาััะฐะฟ ัาฑั. (The moon is shining in the night sky.)
4. Sun โ ะาฏะฝ (Kรบn)
– ะาฏะฝ ะถัะปัะฝั าฏััะฝ ะถะฐัะฐะฟัั. (The sun is responsible for warming.)
5. Earth โ ะะตั (Jer)
– ะัะทะดัาฃ ะฟะปะฐะฝะตัะฐะผัะท – ะะตั. (Our planet is Earth.)
Astronomical Bodies
Learning the names of different celestial bodies can help you discuss more complex astronomical concepts.
1. Planet โ ะะปะฐะฝะตัะฐ (Planeta)
– ะะตั – ะบาฏะฝ ะถาฏะนะตััะฝะดะตะณั ะฑัั ะฟะปะฐะฝะตัะฐ. (Earth is one of the planets in the solar system.)
2. Galaxy โ ะะฐะปะฐะบัะธะบะฐ (Galaktika)
– ะัะทะดัาฃ ะณะฐะปะฐะบัะธะบะฐะผัะทะดัาฃ ะฐัะฐัั ะะพะปะฑะฐััั ะะพะปั. (Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.)
3. Comet โ ะะพะผะตัะฐ (Kometa)
– ะะพะผะตัะฐ ะฐัะฟะฐะฝะดะฐ ำฉัะต ะถะฐัาัะฝ ะบำฉััะฝะตะดั. (The comet appears very bright in the sky.)
4. Meteor โ ะะตัะตะพั (Meteor)
– ะะตัะตะพั ะถะฐาฃะฑัั ะบะตะทัะฝะดะต ะฐัะฟะฐะฝะดะฐ ะบำฉะฟ ะฑะพะปะฐะดั. (There are many meteors in the sky during a meteor shower.)
5. Asteroid โ ะััะตัะพะธะด (Asteroid)
– ะััะตัะพะธะดัะฐั ะบำฉะฑัะฝะตัะต ะถะตัะณะต าะฐััะฟ ัำฉะฝะดััะผะตะนะดั. (Asteroids usually pose no threat to Earth.)
Observation and Study
When discussing how we observe and study space, these terms will be invaluable.
1. Telescope โ ะขะตะปะตัะบะพะฟ (Teleskop)
– ะขะตะปะตัะบะพะฟ ะฐัาัะปั ะถาฑะปะดัะทะดะฐัะดั ัะฐะผะฐัะฐะปะฐัาะฐ ะฑะพะปะฐะดั. (You can observe stars through a telescope.)
2. Observatory โ ะะฑัะตัะฒะฐัะพัะธั (Observatoriya)
– ะะฑัะตัะฒะฐัะพัะธัะดะฐ าะฐััััั ะทะตัััะตัะณะต ะฐัะฝะฐะปาะฐะฝ ะฐัะฟะฐะฟัะฐั ะฑะฐั. (There are instruments for studying space in the observatory.)
3. Astronaut โ าะฐัััะบะตั (ฤaryshker)
– าะฐัััะบะตั าะฐัััาะฐ าฑััาะฐ ะดะฐะนัะฝะดะฐะปัะดะฐ. (The astronaut is preparing to travel to space.)
4. Space Station โ าะฐััั ััะฐะฝัะฐัั (ฤarysh stansasy)
– ะฅะฐะปัาะฐัะฐะปัา าะฐััั ััะฐะฝัะฐััะฝะดะฐ ำััาฏัะปั ะตะปะดะตัะดัาฃ าะฐัััะบะตัะปะตัั ะถาฑะผัั ัััะตะนะดั. (Astronauts from different countries work on the International Space Station.)
5. Orbit โ ะัะฑะธัะฐ (Orbita)
– ะะฐัะฐะฝะดั ัะตััะบ ะะตัะดัาฃ ะพัะฑะธัะฐััะฝะดะฐ ะฐะนะฝะฐะปะฐะดั. (The satellite orbits around the Earth.)
Advanced Concepts
For those looking to expand further, here are terms for advanced astronomy topics.
1. Black Hole โ าะฐัะฐ ัะตััะบ (Qara tesik)
– าะฐัะฐ ัะตััะบัะตั ำฉัะต ะบาฏััั ะณัะฐะฒะธัะฐัะธัาะฐ ะธะต. (Black holes have very strong gravity.)
2. Supernova โ ะกัะฟะตัะฝะพะฒะฐ (Supernova)
– ะกัะฟะตัะฝะพะฒะฐ – ะถาฑะปะดัะทะดัาฃ ะถะฐััะปัั. (A supernova is a star’s explosion.)
3. Light Year โ ะะฐััา ะถัะปั (Jaryq jyly)
– ะัะทะดัาฃ ะณะฐะปะฐะบัะธะบะฐ ะผะธะปะปะธะฐัะดัะฐาะฐะฝ ะถะฐััา ะถัะปั ะบะตาฃ. (Our galaxy spans billions of light years.)
By familiarizing yourself with these terms and phrases in Kazakh, you’ll not only enhance your vocabulary but also gain the ability to discuss a universally fascinating topic across language barriers. Whether you’re stargazing or reading Kazakh scientific literature, these terms will serve as your guide to the cosmos.