Foreigners, who speak in Kazakh language

On March 11, 2021, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Mongolia Zhalgas Adilbayev received the Canadian family Craig Portell and Sarah Portell and their two daughters.

Craig Portell first came to the Bayan-Ulgii region of Mongolia in 1998 to teach English to local Kazakhs. Later, the Portell’s family moved to the region, where they stayed for 8 years and opened the “Nova Lingua” Education Center, teaching English to local Kazakhs and Kazakh language to foreign tourists visiting Bayan-Ulgii. They currently work as a teacher in Ulaanbaatar.

During the meeting, the Portell’s family said that it was not difficult to learn the Kazakh language and that their children understood a little Kazakh. In the future, Craig and Sarah plan to move to Kazakhstan and get acquainted with the traditions and customs of our country.

In turn, Ambassador Zh.Adilbayev called them to take an active part in the upcoming events on the eve of Nauryz, and expressed readiness to support people of other nationalities who speak in our native language.

At the end of the meeting, the Kazakh diplomat presented the guests with souvenirs from Kazakhstan in the national style.