Ways to say it
| Uzbek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| yurak | yu-RAK | heart (organ) | The medical and everyday word. |
| Yuragim ogʻriyapti | yu-ra-GIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI | My heart hurts | To a doctor; ogʻriyapti means “is hurting”. |
| Yuragim tez uryapti | yu-ra-GIM TEZ ur-yap-TI | My heart is beating fast | Describes a racing pulse. |
| koʻngil | koʻn-GIL | heart, mood, feeling | Feelings and mood, in set phrases such as koʻngli ochiq, “open-hearted”. |
| dil | DIL | heart (poetic) | Literary; common in songs and poetry. |
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.
What it literally means
Heart. Yurak is the organ; yuragim is “my heart”.
In a real exchange
- Doctor: Sizni nima bezovta qilyapti?
What is bothering you? - You: Yuragim ogʻriyapti.
My heart hurts. - Doctor: Qachondan beri?
Since when? - You: Kecha kechqurundan.
Since yesterday evening.
Good to know
- Yurak → yuragim: a final k becomes g before -im, as in koʻkrak → koʻkragim.
- Yurak is the body word; dil and koʻngil carry the feelings sense and appear in set phrases.
- Say Yuragim ogʻriyapti only for a real pain; it is serious wording at the clinic.
Common mistakes
- Writing yuragim with k (yurakim). The k becomes g.
This phrase is part of Body parts in Uzbek, and how to say where it hurts in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.