Ways to say it
| Uzbek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| … oʻzbekcha nima boʻladi? | oʻz-bek-CHA ni-MA boh-la-DI | How do you say … in Uzbek? | Say the English word first: Thank you oʻzbekcha nima boʻladi? |
| … oʻzbekcha qanday aytiladi? | oʻz-bek-CHA qan-DAY ay-ti-la-DI | How is … said in Uzbek? | The same question, a little more formal. |
| Bu oʻzbekcha nima boʻladi? | BU oʻz-bek-CHA ni-MA boh-la-DI | What is this in Uzbek? | Point at the thing and ask. |
| Buni oʻzbekcha qanday aytaman? | bu-NI oʻz-bek-CHA qan-DAY ay-ta-MAN | How do I say this in Uzbek? | For when you want to say something yourself. |
| Yana bir marta ayting, iltimos | ya-NA bir mar-TA ay-TING, il-ti-MOS | Please say it once more | Right after the answer, to hear it again. |
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.
What it literally means
Uzbek-in what becomes? Oʻzbekcha is “in Uzbek”, nima is “what” and boʻladi is “becomes, will be”.
In a real exchange
- You: Kechirasiz, “water” oʻzbekcha nima boʻladi?
Excuse me, what is “water” in Uzbek? - Friend: Suv.
Suv. - You: Suv. Rahmat! “Bread”-chi?
Suv. Thanks! And “bread”? - Friend: Non.
Non.
Good to know
- Nima boʻladi? literally “what will it be?”; in this question it simply means “what is it called?”.
- Oʻzbekcha ends in -cha, the ending for a language or a manner: oʻzbekcha “in Uzbek”, inglizcha “in English”.
- Switch the language by changing one word: Inglizcha nima boʻladi? asks “what is it in English?”.
Common mistakes
- Asking Nima oʻzbekcha? with the words in the wrong order. Put the thing first: Suv oʻzbekcha nima boʻladi?
This phrase is part of Question words in Uzbek: what, who, where, when, why, how in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.