How do you say “enjoy your meal” in Uzbek?

Yoqimli ishtaha!, pronounced yo-qim-LI ish-ta-HA. Say it as people start eating. At the end of a meal the phrase you will hear is Osh boʻlsin.

Enjoy your meal in Uzbek: pronunciation and how to reply

Uzbek	Pronunciation	Meaning	When
Yoqimli ishtaha!	yo-qim-LI ish-ta-HA	Bon appétit!	Before or during the meal.
Osh boʻlsin!	OSH boʻl-SIN	May it nourish you	Said to someone who has eaten, often in reply to thanks.
Oling, oling	o-LING, o-LING	Take some, take some	What a host says, repeatedly, to make you eat.
Dasturxonga marhamat	das-tur-xon-GA mar-ha-MAT	Please, come to the table	The invitation to sit down and eat.

Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.

Pleasant appetite.

Host: Dasturxonga marhamat! Oling, oling.
Please come to the table! Help yourself.
You: Rahmat. Yoqimli ishtaha!
Thank you. Enjoy your meal!
You (later): Juda mazali boʻldi, rahmat!
It was delicious, thank you!
Host: Osh boʻlsin!
May it nourish you!

Dasturxon is the tablecloth and, by extension, the whole spread. Being invited to it is a real honour.
Bread is broken by hand by the host, never placed face down, and never thrown away.
An empty plate is refilled. To stop, leave a little and say Rahmat, toʻydim, “thanks, I'm full”.

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