How to say it in Uzbek

How to say “mother and father” in Uzbek

Quick answer

Ona va ota

o-NA va o-TA · “mother and father”

Ona is mother and ota is father. In everyday Tashkent speech children say oyi and dada.

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Ways to say it

Uzbek	Pronunciation	Meaning	When
ona	o-NA	mother	Standard and written.
ota	o-TA	father	Standard and written.
oyi	o-YI	mum	Colloquial, Tashkent.
dada	da-DA	dad	Colloquial.
ota-ona	o-TA o-NA	parents	Literally “father-mother”.
buvi / bobo	bu-VI / bo-BO	grandmother / grandfather

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

In a real exchange

Host: Ota-onangiz qayerda yashaydi?
Where do your parents live?
You: Onam va otam Londonda yashaydi.
My mother and father live in London.

Good to know

Onam, otam: the -m ending means “my”. Onangiz, otangiz: “your” (polite).
Ona tili is “mother tongue”; Vatan, the homeland, is often called Ona yurt.
Asking after someone's parents is polite small talk, not prying.

Common mistakes

Writing ana for mother. That is Turkish; the Uzbek word is ona.

Questions

How do you say “mother and father” in Uzbek?

Ona va ota, pronounced o-NA va o-TA. Ona is mother and ota is father. In everyday Tashkent speech children say oyi and dada.

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