How do you say “where is the toilet” in Uzbek?

Hojatxona qayerda?, pronounced ho-jat-xo-NA qa-yer-DA. Name the place, then say qayerda. The same pattern finds anything: Metro qayerda? Bank qayerda?

How to say “where is the toilet” in Uzbek

Ways to say it

Uzbek	Pronunciation	Meaning	When
Hojatxona qayerda?	ho-jat-xo-NA qa-yer-DA	Where is the toilet?	The standard word.
Tualet qayerda?	tu-a-LET qa-yer-DA	Where is the toilet?	The Russian loan; understood everywhere.
… qayerda?	qa-yer-DA	Where is …?	Put any place first.
Bu yerda	BU yer-DA	Here
U yerda	U yer-DA	Over there

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

What it literally means

Toilet where-at?

In a real exchange

You: Kechirasiz, hojatxona qayerda?
Excuse me, where is the toilet?
Waiter: Toʻgʻriga, keyin oʻngga.
Straight on, then to the right.
You: Rahmat.
Thank you.

Good to know

Qayerda is qayer (which place) + -da (at). The thing you are looking for comes first, the question word last.
Signs read Erkaklar (men) and Ayollar (women).
Public toilets at bazaars and stations usually charge a small fee in cash.

Common mistakes

Putting the question word first, English-style. It goes at the end.

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

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