Common Kazakh idioms and proverbs with their figurative meanings explained, for an upper-level learner. Front: the Kazakh idiom. Back: English meaning and explanation.
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- Ер жігіттің сөзі бір (Er zhigittің sözi bir)
- A real man's word is one (a man keeps his word, does not go back on it)
- Ат үстінде туып, ат үстінде өлген (At üstinde tuyp, at üstinde ölgen)
- Born on horseback, died on horseback (describes a lifelong warrior or nomad)
- Көш жүре түзеледі (Kösh zhüre tüzeledi)
- The caravan corrects itself while moving (things get sorted out along the way)
- Аузынан ақ ит кіріп, көк ит шықты (Auzynan aq it kirip, kök it shyqty)
- A white dog went into his mouth and a blue dog came out (he cursed and swore terribly)
- Жеті атасын білу (Zheti atasyn bilu)
- To know one's seven forefathers (to know one's lineage well, a mark of a well-raised person)
- Тіл тас жарады, тас жармаса, бас жарады (Til tas zharady, tas zharmasa, bas zharady)
- The tongue splits stone, and if not stone, then a head (careless words cause serious harm)
- Ел іші алтын бесік (El ishi altyn besik)
- Home is a golden cradle (there is no place like home)
- Батыр туса ел ырысы (Batyr tusa el yrysy)
- When a hero is born, it is the nation's fortune (a great person's birth benefits everyone)
- Құдай бергенді құдай алады (Qudai bergendi qudai alady)
- What God gives, God takes away (accept fate philosophically)
- Асығыс істің ақыры өкініш (Asyġys istiñ aqyry ökinish)
- A hasty deed ends in regret (haste makes waste)
- Ит арқасы қияда (İt arqasy qiyada)
- The dog's back is on the ridge (a task will be resolved quickly and easily)
- Көзге түсу (Közge tüsu)
- To catch the eye (to stand out, get noticed)
- Тас түйін (Tas tüiin)
- A stone knot (a very difficult, unsolvable problem)
- Бас қатыру (Bas qatyru)
- To harden the head (to rack one's brain over a problem)
- Қолы ashaq (Qoly ashyq)
- Open-handed (a generous person)
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