How do you say “how much is it” in Uzbek?

Bu qancha turadi?, pronounced bu qan-CHA tu-ra-DI. At a market you can simply point and say Qancha? Narxi qancha? (“what's the price?”) is just as common.

How do you ask for a discount in Uzbek?

Arzonroq boʻladimi? means “could it be cheaper?”. Chegirma bormi? means “is there a discount?”. Both are polite.

How to say “how much is it” in Uzbek

Ways to say it

Uzbek	Pronunciation	Meaning	When
Bu qancha turadi?	bu qan-CHA tu-ra-DI	How much does this cost?	Complete and polite.
Narxi qancha?	nar-XI qan-CHA	What's the price?	Very common.
Qancha?	qan-CHA	How much?	Pointing at the thing.
Qancha boʻladi?	qan-CHA boh-la-DI	How much will it be?	For a taxi ride or a total.
Arzonroq boʻladimi?	ar-zon-ROQ boh-la-di-MI	Could it be cheaper?	The polite way to bargain.

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

What it literally means

This how-much stands? The verb turmoq, to stand, is what Uzbek uses for “to cost”.

In a real exchange

You: Olma qancha turadi?
How much are the apples?
Seller: Kilosi oʻn besh ming.
Fifteen thousand a kilo.
You: Arzonroq boʻladimi?
Could it be cheaper?
Seller: Mayli, oʻn uch ming.
All right, thirteen thousand.

Good to know

Prices are in soʻm and said in thousands: oʻn besh ming is 15,000.
Bargaining is normal at bazaars and with street taxis, and not done in shops with price tags.
Narxi is narx (price) + -i (its): “its price”.

Common mistakes

Hearing “oʻn besh” and paying 15 soʻm or 15 dollars. The word ming (thousand) is often dropped in speech; the unit is thousands of soʻm.

This phrase is part of Uzbek phrases for the bazaar in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.

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