Untranslatable - Аударылмайтын сөздер

It is caressing appeal of a mother to her child, a grandmother to her grandchild, or a sister to her little brother or sister and is used when they want to divulge their love, solicitude and tenderness, or when they want to pass on some advice.

It means that "you are close to me as my own soul", "I appreciate you as my own soul" or "you are my everything". It can be used both by couples and family members. So, you can use it to whomever you feel strong feelings and soul connection.

The word "абырой" is also a complex word with a lot of meanings. In the given example, "абырой" means that she did something very shameful, not acceptable, and perhaps bad, therefore, now she lost her pride and authority in front of others.

In Kazakh there are diffent words for relative relations. So, "нағашы" is used for a relative from your mother's side.

Kazakh language has separate namings for grandchild generation. For the grandchild is "немере", great grandchild is "шөбере", two-times-great-grandchild is "шөпшек", etc.

This word also conveys the "place where your parents come from", etc. So, in the example, the person might have been asked "Where is your village is situated?" or "Where are you from?", "Where do you live?".

"Ошақ" means fire or the place where you settle a fire. In ancient times, all Kazakh houses had an oven in the centre of the house where they gather together to eat or to talk. It was considered as a very valuable and important part of the house.

Kazakh people have many traditional celebrations. One of them is the wedding which is organized from bride's side. It takes place one week prior to the main wedding. Thus, the majority of guests are from bride's side.