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How many vowel sounds are there in the Kazakh language?
12 (а, ә, о, ө, е, ы, і, ұ, ү, и, э, (у))
How are vowels classified based on tongue position?
Жуан дауыстылар және жіңішке дауыстылар
Which vowels are considered back vowels?
а, о, ы, у
Which vowels are considered front vowels?
ә, ө, і, е, и, э
What happens to the vowels ы, і when the -у suffix is added to a verb?
Оқы + у = оқу (ы түсіп қалады)
Name one special letter in the Kazakh alphabet that does not exist in Russian.
і (or ұ, ғ)
Which script is the Kazakh alphabet based on?
The Cyrillic script
How is the vowel ‘и’ pronounced in the word “қиын” (difficult)?
As a back vowel
Give examples of words with only open vowels.
орман, өлең, әке, әдеп, бақыт.
How is the vowel ‘у’ pronounced in the word “беру” (giving)?
As a front vowel
