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Money and shopping in Kazakh: prices, paying, shops
Prices, paying by card or QR, shops and the bazaar, bank and salary.
How much is it?
Būl qanşa tūrady? — How much does this cost? Shorter: Bağasy qanşa? The answer is a number + teñge: ekı myñ teñge. The sub-unit tiyn is almost never heard. Expensive is qymbat, cheap is arzan, free is tegın, a discount is jeñıldık.
| Būl qanşa tūrady? | How much does this cost? | |
|---|---|---|
| Bağasy qanşa? | What is the price? | |
| Ekı myñ teñge. | Two thousand tenge. | |
| Myñ bes jüz teñge. | One and a half thousand tenge. | |
| On myñ teñge. | Ten thousand tenge. | |
| Qymbat. | Expensive. | |
| Tym qymbat. | Too expensive. | |
| Arzan. | Cheap. | |
| Tegın. | Free of charge. | |
| Jeñıldık bar ma? | Is there a discount? | |
| On paiyz jeñıldık. | A ten percent discount. |
How much is this coffee?
5,400 tenge.
Is there a cheaper one?
Paying: cash, card, QR
In Kazakhstan people mostly pay by card and QR code, so these phrases come up daily. “Change” is qaitarym.
| Kartamen töleuge bola ma? | Can I pay by card? | |
|---|---|---|
| Qolma-qol aqşamen. | In cash. | |
| QR-kodpen töleimın. | I will pay by QR code. | |
| Audarymmen bola ma? | Can I pay by transfer? | |
| Chek kerek pe? | Do you need a receipt? | |
| Chek berıñızşı. | A receipt, please. | |
| Mıne, qaitarymyñyz. | Here is your change. | |
| Ūsaq aqşa bar ma? | Do you have any small change? | |
| Tölep qoidym. | I have already paid. | |
| Şot äkelıñızşı. | The bill, please. |
Can I pay by card?
Could I have the bill, please?
In a shop and at the bazaar
Bargaining is fine at the bazaar, not in a shop. A kilogram is kelı, half is jarty kelı. The polite “give me” is berıñızşı.
| Mağan mynau kerek. | I need this one. | |
|---|---|---|
| Mynany körsetıñızşı. | Please show me this. | |
| Basqa tüsı bar ma? | Is there another colour? | |
| Basqa ölşemı bar ma? | Is there another size? | |
| Kiıp köruge bola ma? | May I try it on? | |
| Men mūny alamyn. | I will take this. | |
| Bır kelı alma berıñızşı. | A kilo of apples, please. | |
| Jarty kelı. | Half a kilo. | |
| Tağy bar ma? | Is there more? | |
| Joq, raqmet, qarap tūrmyn. | No thanks, just looking. | |
| satuşy | seller | |
| satyp aluşy | buyer |
A kilo of apples, please.
May I try it on?
I will take this, thank you.
Bank, salary and everyday money
Words for talking about money at work and at the bank. Note that tabys means both “income” and “success”.
| aqşa | money | |
|---|---|---|
| bank | bank | |
| bankomat | ATM | |
| şot | account, bill | |
| karta | card | |
| audarym | transfer | |
| aqşa audaru | to transfer money | |
| jalaqy | salary | |
| nesie | loan | |
| qaryz | debt | |
| salyq | tax | |
| tölem | payment | |
| şyğyn | expense | |
| tabys | income | |
| jinaq | savings | |
| bağam | exchange rate |
Which account should I transfer the money to?
The salary is paid once a month.
What is the dollar rate today?