Ways to say it
| Uzbek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| uyda | uy-DA | at home | Place. |
| uyga | uy-GA | home, to the house | Direction. |
| uydan | uy-DAN | from home | Starting point. |
| Uyga ketyapman | uy-GA ket-yap-MAN | I'm going home | Said when leaving. |
| Uydaman | uy-da-MAN | I'm at home | Tells where you are. |
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.
What it literally means
House. Uy is “house, home”; the endings add place: -da “at”, -ga “to”, -dan “from”.
In a real exchange
- Friend: Qayerdasiz?
Where are you? - You: Uydaman. Siz-chi?
I'm at home. And you? - Friend: Ishdaman. Soat beshda uyga ketaman.
I'm at work. I'm going home at five. - You: Yaxshi, koʻrishguncha.
Good, see you.
Good to know
- The same endings work for every place: ishda (at work), bozorda (at the bazaar), uyda (at home).
- Uydaman is uyda + -man, “I am”: no separate word for “am”.
- The plain word uy covers both “house” and “home”; context decides.
Common mistakes
- Saying uyda ketyapman. Direction needs -ga: uyga.
This phrase is part of Being a guest in an Uzbek home: tea, bread and what to say in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.