Ways to say it
| Uzbek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men Amerikadanman. | men a-me-ri-ka-dan-MAN | I'm from America. | |
| Men Angliyadanman. | men an-gli-ya-dan-MAN | I'm from England. | |
| Men Hindistondanman. | men hin-dis-ton-dan-MAN | I'm from India. | |
| Men Koreyadanman. | men ko-re-ya-dan-MAN | I'm from Korea. | |
| Qayerdansiz? | qa-yer-dan-SIZ | Where are you from? | The polite question you will hear daily. |
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.
What it literally means
I Germany-from-am.
In a real exchange
- Taxi driver: Qayerdansiz?
Where are you from? - You: Men Germaniyadanman.
I'm from Germany. - Taxi driver: Oʻ, zoʻr! Oʻzbekistonda yoqdimi?
Oh, great! Do you like it in Uzbekistan? - You: Ha, juda yoqdi.
Yes, very much.
Good to know
- Two suffixes stack on the country: -dan (from) and -man (I am). Koreya-dan-man.
- The same pattern with -da (in) gives “I am in …”: Men Toshkentdaman.
- Every taxi driver asks this. It is friendly curiosity, and a good first conversation.
Common mistakes
- Adding a separate word for “am”. The -man ending is the “am”.
This phrase is part of My name is… in Uzbek: introducing yourself in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.