This textbook was created on the basis of many years of experience of the author in teaching the Kazakh language to Russian-speaking, English-speaking, Kazakh-speaking students, as well as scientific research of the grammatical, phonetic and lexical structure of Kazakh and other Turkic languages, translation practice. Along with centuries of proven traditions, scientific and practical innovations in the world practice of compiling textbooks have been taken into account. It was tested at the historical, philological and socio-economic departments of ISAA Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. Those wishing to study the Kazakh language using this textbook can study both with a teacher and independently.