Translation of Kazakh word "қала" to English
қала
/qɑlɑ/
Meaning
NounA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
How to use
In Kazakh, қала is a noun used to refer to a city or a town. Follows Kazakh hard-vowel (жуан) vowel harmony in suffixation (plural: -лар/-дар/-тар, case suffixes: -ға/-қа/-да/-тан).
🇬🇧 English
city
Example
Қала өте үлкен.
The city is very big.
Мен үлкен қалада тұрамын.
I live in a big city.
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Common phrases
- қала орталығы— city center
- Қала өте үлкен.— The city is very big.
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The Kazakh word "қала" means "city" in English.
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