Ways to say it
| Uzbek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mening ismim Anna. | me-NING is-MIM AN-na | My name is Anna. | Complete and neutral. |
| Ismim Anna. | is-MIM AN-na | My name's Anna. | Shorter; the -im ending already says “my”. |
| Men Annaman. | men an-na-MAN | I'm Anna. | Casual. |
| Ismingiz nima? | is-min-GIZ ni-MA | What is your name? | Polite question. |
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.
What it literally means
Of-me name-my Anna. Uzbek marks possession on the thing owned.
What people say back
Tanishganimdan xursandman (ta-nish-ga-nim-DAN xur-sand-MAN): “Nice to meet you”. The standard follow-up.
In a real exchange
- Colleague: Ismingiz nima?
What is your name? - You: Mening ismim Tom. Sizniki-chi?
My name is Tom. And yours? - Colleague: Ismim Dilshod. Tanishganimdan xursandman.
My name is Dilshod. Nice to meet you.
Good to know
- Ism is “name”; -im is “my”; mening is an optional extra “my”. Ismim alone is complete.
- Ismingiz uses -ingiz, the polite “your”. To a child you would say Isming nima?
- People are addressed by first name plus aka (older brother) or opa (older sister): Dilshod aka, Nodira opa.
Common mistakes
- Saying Mening ism without the ending. The -im is what means “my”.
This phrase is part of My name is… in Uzbek: introducing yourself in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.