food

Meals & dishes

Names for meals and a few iconic Kazakh dishes. Бесбармақ (lit. "five fingers") is the national dish — boiled meat and pasta, eaten by hand. Бауырсақ are fried dough balls served with tea.

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Words (16)

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тамақ

food / meal
таңғы ас

breakfast

lit. "morning food"
түскі ас

lunch

lit. "noon food"
кешкі ас

dinner

lit. "evening food"
дәм

taste / snack
дәмді

tasty / delicious
бесбармақ

beshbarmak

national dish — meat with pasta
бауырсақ

bauyrsak

fried dough balls, served with tea
ет

meat
нан

bread
сорпа

soup / broth
салат

salad
палау

pilaf
тұз

salt
бұрыш

pepper
қант

sugar

Sentences (3)

Таңғы асқа сүт пен нан жеймін.

For breakfast I eat milk and bread.
Бесбармақ өте дәмді.

Beshbarmak is very tasty.
Сорпаға тұз қос.

Add salt to the soup.