Learn Kazakh with: Telefon

by Sadraddin

Pleading for a late-night call in both Kazakh and Turkish, this catchy pop track turns phone-induced romantic anxiety into a danceable groove. It serves as proof that staring helplessly at a screen for a ring is a cross-border affliction.

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Interactive Subtitles & Translation

Gözlerindeki yaş, yüreğime dolar

Latin: Gözlerindeki yaş, yüreğime dolar

Literal: The-tear in-your-eyes, to-my-heart fills

English: The tears in your eyes fill my heart

Turkish:

Çiçekler utanır, bakışınla solar

Latin: Çiçekler utanır, bakışınla solar

Literal: Flowers feel-ashamed, with-your-gaze wither

English: Flowers feel ashamed, they wither with your gaze

Turkish:

Aşkım beni ara

Latin: Aşkım beni ara

Literal: My-love me call

English: My love, call me

Turkish:

Sözlerinle sarıl bana

Latin: Sözlerinle sarıl bana

Literal: With-your-words embrace to-me

English: Embrace me with your words

Turkish:

Сен маған түнде телефон соқ та

Latin: Sen mağan tünde telefon soq ta

Literal: You to-me at-night phone strike and

English: Call me on the phone at night, and...

Turkish: Sen bana gece telefon et de

Келістік пе ок па?

Latin: Kelıstık pe ok pa?

Literal: Agreed-we [interrogative] ok [interrogative]?

English: Did we agree, is it ok?

Turkish: Anlaştık mı, OK mi?

Әлде нөмірім жоқ па?

Latin: Älde nömırım joq pa?

Literal: Or my-number absent [interrogative]?

English: Or do you not have my number?

Turkish: Yoksa numaram yok mu?

Хабарлас ашық саған көңілім

Latin: Habarlas aşyq sağan köñılım

Literal: Contact open to-you my-heart

English: Get in touch, my heart is open to you

Turkish: Haberleş, açık sana gönlüm

Абоненттік нөмірім

Latin: Abonenttık nömırım

Literal: Subscriber my-number

English: My subscriber number

Turkish: Abonelik numaram

Нөмір түгілі өмірім

Latin: Nömır tügılı ömırım

Literal: Number let-alone my-life

English: Not just my number, my life

Turkish: Numara değil ömrüm

Мыңнан артық бір өзі

Latin: Myñnan artyq bır özı

Literal: From-thousand more one self

English: She herself is worth more than a thousand

Turkish: Binden üstün (artık) bir kendisi (özü)

Гүл сыйлар ем гүл өзі

Latin: Gül syilar em gül özı

Literal: Flower present-would-do I flower self

English: I would gift flowers, she herself is a flower

Turkish: Çiçek hediye ederdim, çiçek kendisi

Ашық жарқын қабағымен мінезі

Latin: Aşyq jarqyn qabağymen mınezı

Literal: Open bright expression-with character-her

English: With an open, bright expression and character

Turkish: Açık, aydın çehresiyle mizacı

Сағынбауға себеп жоқ

Latin: Sağynbauğa sebep joq

Literal: To-not-miss reason no

English: There is no reason not to miss her

Turkish: Özlememeye sebep yok

Өзге сұлу керек жоқ

Latin: Özge sūlu kerek joq

Literal: Other beauty necessary no

English: No other beauty is needed

Turkish: Başka (özge) güzele gerek yok

Саған лайық әдебиетте теңеу жоқ

Latin: Sağan laiyq ädebiette teñeu joq

Literal: To-you worthy in-literature simile no

English: There is no simile worthy of you in literature

Turkish: Sana layık edebiyatta benzetme (denk) yok

Aşkım beni ara

Latin: Aşkım beni ara

Literal: My-love me call

English: My love, call me

Turkish:

Sözlerinle sarıl bana

Latin: Sözlerinle sarıl bana

Literal: With-your-words embrace to-me

English: Embrace me with your words

Turkish:

Сен маған түнде телефон соқ та

Latin: Sen mağan tünde telefon soq ta

Literal: You to-me at-night phone strike and

English: Call me on the phone at night, and...

Turkish: Sen bana gece telefon et de

Келістік пе ок па?

Latin: Kelıstık pe ok pa?

Literal: Agreed-we [interrogative] ok [interrogative]?

English: Did we agree, is it ok?

Turkish: Anlaştık mı, OK mi?

Әлде нөмірім жоқ па?

Latin: Älde nömırım joq pa?

Literal: Or my-number absent [interrogative]?

English: Or do you not have my number?

Turkish: Yoksa numaram yok mu?

Хабарлас ашық саған көңілім

Latin: Habarlas aşyq sağan köñılım

Literal: Contact open to-you my-heart

English: Get in touch, my heart is open to you

Turkish: Haberleş, açık sana gönlüm

Абоненттік нөмірім

Latin: Abonenttık nömırım

Literal: Subscriber my-number

English: My subscriber number

Turkish: Abonelik numaram

Нөмір түгілі өмірім

Latin: Nömır tügılı ömırım

Literal: Number let-alone my-life

English: Not just my number, my life

Turkish: Numara değil ömrüm

Сен маған түнде телефон соқ та

Latin: Sen mağan tünde telefon soq ta

Literal: You to-me at-night phone strike and

English: Call me on the phone at night, and...

Turkish: Sen bana gece telefon et de

Келістік пе ок па?

Latin: Kelıstık pe ok pa?

Literal: Agreed-we [interrogative] ok [interrogative]?

English: Did we agree, is it ok?

Turkish: Anlaştık mı, OK mi?

Әлде нөмірім жоқ па?

Latin: Älde nömırım joq pa?

Literal: Or my-number absent [interrogative]?

English: Or do you not have my number?

Turkish: Yoksa numaram yok mu?

Хабарлас ашық саған көңілім

Latin: Habarlas aşyq sağan köñılım

Literal: Contact open to-you my-heart

English: Get in touch, my heart is open to you

Turkish: Haberleş, açık sana gönlüm

Абоненттік нөмірім

Latin: Abonenttık nömırım

Literal: Subscriber my-number

English: My subscriber number

Turkish: Abonelik numaram

Нөмір түгілі өмірім

Latin: Nömır tügılı ömırım

Literal: Number let-alone my-life

English: Not just my number, my life

Turkish: Numara değil ömrüm

Сен маған түнде телефон соқ та

Latin: Sen mağan tünde telefon soq ta

Literal: You to-me at-night phone strike and

English: Call me on the phone at night, and...

Turkish: Sen bana gece telefon et de

Келістік пе ок па?

Latin: Kelıstık pe ok pa?

Literal: Agreed-we [interrogative] ok [interrogative]?

English: Did we agree, is it ok?

Turkish: Anlaştık mı, OK mi?

Әлде нөмірім жоқ па?

Latin: Älde nömırım joq pa?

Literal: Or my-number absent [interrogative]?

English: Or do you not have my number?

Turkish: Yoksa numaram yok mu?

Хабарлас ашық саған көңілім

Latin: Habarlas aşyq sağan köñılım

Literal: Contact open to-you my-heart

English: Get in touch, my heart is open to you

Turkish: Haberleş, açık sana gönlüm

Абоненттік нөмірім

Latin: Abonenttık nömırım

Literal: Subscriber my-number

English: My subscriber number

Turkish: Abonelik numaram

Нөмір түгілі өмірім

Latin: Nömır tügılı ömırım

Literal: Number let-alone my-life

English: Not just my number, my life

Turkish: Numara değil ömrüm

Grammar notes, line by line

What each line is doing grammatically: the case and person endings it uses, the tense or mood of its verb, and the fixed expressions a dictionary will not resolve word by word. Lines that repeat in the song are listed once.

Gözlerindeki yaş, yüreğime dolar

The tears in your eyes fill my heart

  • 'Gözlerindeki' uses locative + '-ki' suffix to form an adjectival clause ('in your eyes').
  • 'Dolar' takes dative 'yüreğime' to express filling into a destination.

Çiçekler utanır, bakışınla solar

Flowers feel ashamed, they wither with your gaze

  • 'Bakışınla' attaches instrumental '-la' to 2nd person possessive 'bakışın'.
  • Aorist tense forms ('utanır', 'solar') express poetic, general truths.

Sözlerinle sarıl bana

Embrace me with your words

  • 'Sarılmak' (reflexive/passive of 'sarmak') takes dative 'bana' to mean 'embrace me'.

Sen mağan tünde telefon soq ta

Сен маған түнде телефон соқ та

Call me on the phone at night, and...

  • 'Телефон (Telefon) соғу (soğu)' is a standard Kazakh idiomatic light-verb construction for making a phone call.
  • 'Та (Ta)' acts as an imperative-linked coordinating particle meaning 'and then'.

Kelıstık pe ok pa?

Келістік пе ок па?

Did we agree, is it ok?

  • 'Ок (Ok) па (pa)' attaches the native Kazakh interrogative particle 'па (pa)' directly to English slang.

Habarlas aşyq sağan köñılım

Хабарлас ашық саған көңілім

Get in touch, my heart is open to you

  • Inversion puts imperative verb 'хабарлас (habarlas)' first for emotional emphasis.

Nömır tügılı ömırım

Нөмір түгілі өмірім

Not just my number, my life

  • 'X түгілі (tügılı) Y' is a climax idiom meaning 'let alone X, even Y'.

Myñnan artyq bır özı

Мыңнан артық бір өзі

She herself is worth more than a thousand

  • 'бір (bır) өзі (özı)' literally 'one self' acts as an emphatic expression for 'she herself'.

Gül syilar em gül özı

Гүл сыйлар ем гүл өзі

I would gift flowers, she herself is a flower

  • The future participle + auxiliary 'сыйлар (syilar) ем (em)' constructs a past unreal/hypothetical conditional ('I would gift').

Aşyq jarqyn qabağymen mınezı

Ашық жарқын қабағымен мінезі

With an open, bright expression and character

  • 'Ашық (Aşyq) жарқын (jarqyn)' is a paired hendiadys compound adjective meaning 'cheerful and open-hearted'.

Sağynbauğa sebep joq

Сағынбауға себеп жоқ

There is no reason not to miss her

  • Negative verbal noun 'сағынбауға (sağynbauğa)' + 'себеп (sebep) жоқ (joq)' creates a double negative meaning 'there is every reason to miss her'.

Özge sūlu kerek joq

Өзге сұлу керек жоқ

No other beauty is needed

  • 'Керек (Kerek) жоқ (joq)' negates necessity, functioning idiomatically as 'not needed at all'.

Sağan laiyq ädebiette teñeu joq

Саған лайық әдебиетте теңеу жоқ

There is no simile worthy of you in literature

  • The dative 'саған (sağan)' is governed by 'лайық (laiyq)' to mean 'worthy of you'.

Word study: 53 words with roots and origins

Every distinct word in the song, in the order it is first sung, with the dictionary form to look up, the endings on it, what it means here, and where the word came from. Words that recur are listed once.

WordDictionary formGrammarMeaningOrigin
Gözlerindeki göz n. pl., 2nd pers. poss., loc. with ki in your eyes From Old Turkic kȫz, from Proto-Turkic *⁠kȫŕ, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary · Nişanyan Sözlük
yaş yaş n. sg. nom. tear From Ottoman Turkish yaş ('tear'), from Proto-Turkic *yāĺ ('tear').Wiktionary
yüreğime yürek n. sg., 1st pers. poss., dat. to my heart From Old Turkic yürek, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary · Nişanyan Sözlük
dolar dolmak v., 3rd pers. sg. aorist ind. fills From Proto-Turkic *tōl-, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary
Çiçekler çiçek n. pl. nom. flowers From Old Turkic çeçek, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary · Nişanyan Sözlük
utanır utanmak v., 3rd pers. pl. aorist ind. are ashamed From Ottoman Turkish utanmak, from Proto-Turkic *ubut.Wiktionary
bakışınla bakış n. sg., 2nd pers. poss., instr. with your gaze From Ottoman Turkish bakış, from Proto-Turkic *bakïĺ, from Proto-Turkic *bak-.Wiktionary
solar solmak v., 3rd pers. pl. aorist ind. wither From Ottoman Turkish solmak ('to fade, wither, droop'), from Proto-Turkic *sol- ('to wilt, wither').Wiktionary
Aşkım aşk n. sg., 1st pers. poss. my love From Arabic, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary · TDK
beni ben pron., 1st pers. sg. acc. me From Proto-Turkic *bẹ, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary
ara aramak v., 2nd pers. sg. imp. call From Proto-Turkic *ārka-, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary
Sözlerinle söz n. pl., 2nd pers. poss., instr. with your words From Proto-Turkic sȫz, from Old Turkic *⁠sö-, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary · Nişanyan Sözlük
sarıl sarılmak v., 2nd pers. sg. imp. embrace From Proto-Turkic *saru-, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary
bana ben pron., 1st pers. sg. dat. to me From Proto-Turkic *bẹ, probably from Ottoman Turkish.Wiktionary
SenСен senсен pron., 2nd pers. sg. you From Proto-Common Turkic *sen, from Proto-Turkic *sẹ.Wiktionary
mağanмаған menмен pron., dat. 1st pers. sg. to me From Proto-Common Turkic *ben ('I'), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ ('me').Wiktionary
tündeтүнде tünтүн n., loc. at night From Proto-Turkic *tün.Wiktionary
telefonтелефон telefonтелефон n. telephone From Russian, from French téléphone, from Ancient Greek.Wiktionary
soqсоқ soğuсоғу v., imper. 2nd pers. sg. call / strike From Proto-Turkic *sok-.Wiktionary
taта daда conj. and / then From Proto-Turkic da / de.
KelıstıkКелістік kelısuкелісу v., 1st pers. pl. past ind. we agreed Reciprocal form of келу (kelu) (from Proto-Turkic *kel- to come).Listed in Sözdikqor
peпе maма part. [question mark] From Proto-Turkic *-mi.Wiktionary
okок okок adj. OK From English OK.
paпа maма part. [question mark] From Proto-Turkic *-mi.Wiktionary
ÄldeӘлде äldeәлде conj. or From Arabic.Wiktionary
nömırımнөмірім nömırнөмір n., 1st pers. sg. poss. my number From Russian, from French nombre.Wiktionary
joqжоқ joqжоқ adj. missing / non-existent From Proto-Turkic *yōk.Wiktionary
HabarlasХабарлас habarlasuхабарласу v., imper. 2nd pers. sg. get in touch Formed within Kazakh from хабар (habar) + -ла (la) + -у (u).Wiktionary
aşyqашық aşyqашық adj. open From Proto-Turkic *ač-.Wiktionary
sağanсаған senсен pron., dat. 2nd pers. sg. to you From Proto-Common Turkic *sen, from Proto-Turkic *sẹ.Wiktionary
köñılımкөңілім köñılкөңіл n., 1st pers. sg. poss. my heart From Proto-Turkic *köŋül.Wiktionary
AbonenttıkАбоненттік abonenttıkабоненттік adj. subscriber's From Russian.Wiktionary
NömırНөмір nömırнөмір n. number From Russian, from French nombre.Wiktionary
tügılıтүгілі tügılтүгіл part. let alone From Proto-Turkic *tegül.Wiktionary
ömırımөмірім ömırөмір n., 1st pers. sg. poss. my life From Persian, from Arabic.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
MyñnanМыңнан myñмың num., abl. than a thousand From Proto-Turkic *bïŋ.Wiktionary
artyqартық artyqартық adj. more / superior From Proto-Turkic *artuk.Wiktionary
bırбір bırбір num. one / alone From Proto-Turkic *bīr.Wiktionary
özıөзі özөз pron., 3rd pers. poss. herself From Proto-Common Turkic *ȫz, from Proto-Turkic *ȫŕ.Wiktionary
GülГүл gülгүл n. flower From Persian.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
syilarсыйлар syilauсыйлау v., fut. part. would gift From Proto-Turkic *sɨjŋ.Wiktionary
emем eе v., aux., 1st pers. sg. past I was Defective auxiliary verb from Proto-Turkic *e- (to be).Listed in Wiktionary
jarqynжарқын jarqynжарқын adj. bright Formed within Kazakh from жарқ (jarq) + -іре (ıre).Wiktionary
qabağymenқабағымен qabaqқабақ n., 3rd pers. poss., inst. with her expression From Proto-Turkic *k(i)amak.Wiktionary
mınezıмінезі mınezмінез n., 3rd pers. poss. her character From Arabic minhaj (way/manner) or Turkic origin.Listed in Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
SağynbauğaСағынбауға sağynbauсағынбау v., neg. verbal noun, dat. for not missing Negative verbal noun of сағыну (sağynu) (from Proto-Turkic *saɣɨn- to think/miss).
sebepсебеп sebepсебеп n. reason From Arabic.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
ÖzgeӨзге özgeөзге adj. other From Proto-Turkic *öŕge.Wiktionary
sūluсұлу sūluсұлу adj. beauty, beautiful person From Proto-Turkic *sïylïg (beautiful, graceful).Listed in Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
kerekкерек kerekкерек adj. needed From Proto-Turkic *kẹrgek.Wiktionary
laiyqлайық laiyqлайық adj. worthy, fitting From Persian, from Arabic.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
ädebietteәдебиетте ädebietәдебиет n., loc. in literature From Arabic.Wiktionary · Sözdikqor
teñeuтеңеу teñeuтеңеу n. simile, comparison From Proto-Turkic *teŋ (equal).Listed in Sözdikqor

Linguistic analysis is produced with AI assistance and reviewed by hand before publication. It is designed as an educational aid and may still contain translation or etymological errors.

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