Uzbek phrases you'll use on day one.
Every phrase in the official Latin script, with a plain-English pronunciation guide, the meaning, and the one grammar note that makes the whole set make sense. Uzbekcha's lessons go far beyond this; the phrasebook is where to start.
Living in Uzbekistan
The Uzbek for everyday life in Tashkent: neighbours, kindergarten, deliveries, weddings. The guide for relocants and families puts them in order.
How to address people in Uzbek: aka, opa, -jon, siz and sen
How to address people in Uzbek: aka, opa, uka, singil, domla, ustoz, the warm -jon, and when to say siz or sen (Qalaysiz? or Qalaysan?), with pronunciation.
Uzbek for couriers and deliveries: giving your address
Give your address, meet a courier and pay in Uzbek: kuryer, podyezd, qavat, xonadon and Hozir tushaman, with pronunciation and the location ending -da.
First Uzbek words for children: family, food and play
Family words, food, colours, counting and play in Uzbek for parents learning with kids, with pronunciation and the plural -lar in bolalar and oʻyinchoqlar.
Uzbek for kindergarten and school: teachers, pick-up and sick days
Talk to a tarbiyachi or oʻqituvchi in Uzbek about pick-up, homework, a sick child and the ota-onalar majlisi, with pronunciation and -ni in bolani olib ketaman.
Uzbek for neighbours and the mahalla
Introduce yourself to neighbours in Tashkent, ask for help, raise noise politely and find the mahalla office in Uzbek, with pronunciation and -imiz in uyimiz.
Uzbek phrases for renting an apartment
Ask about rooms, monthly rent, the deposit and utilities in Uzbek and check for internet or hot water, with pronunciation and the questions bormi and yoʻqmi.
Uzbek for repairs at home: the plumber, electricity and internet
Tell a plumber, electrician or usta in Uzbek what is broken: santexnik, svet, Kran oqyapti, Internet ishlamayapti, with the -ma-yap-ti pattern.
Being a guest in an Uzbek home: tea, bread and what to say
Arrive, accept tea and bread, praise the food and say goodbye in Uzbek: marhamat, oʻtiring, oling and Juda mazali, with pronunciation and the polite -ing.
Uzbek for weddings (toʻy) and holidays: what to say
Say Toʻyingiz muborak, Bayramingiz muborak and Tugʻilgan kuningiz bilan in Uzbek: toʻy, Navroʻz and Hayit phrases with pronunciation and the word bilan.
Uzbek phrases for the office: colleagues, meetings and help
Greet colleagues, say you're busy, ask about a meeting and promise to send it, in polite Uzbek, with pronunciation and the -yap- ending in ishlayapman.
Uzbek phrases for the doctor and the pharmacy
Tell a doctor or pharmacist in Uzbek what hurts and since when, name allergies and call an ambulance, with pronunciation and the -im in boshim ogʻriyapti.
Studying in Uzbekistan
The Uzbek an international or medical student needs: the patient, the ward, medicines, the dean’s office and the hostel. The guide for medical students puts them in order.
Uzbek at the university: the dean's office, timetable and exams
Uzbek for university: ask at the dekanat for a ma’lumotnoma, read the dars jadvali, prepare for an imtihon, with pronunciation and -moqchiman.
Body parts in Uzbek, and how to say where it hurts
Body parts in Uzbek from bosh to oyoq, and how to say where it hurts: boshim ogʻriyapti, qornim ogʻriyapti, with pronunciation and the -im ending.
Examining a patient in Uzbek: breathe in, lie down, open your mouth
Medical Uzbek for the examination: nafas oling, yoting, ogʻzingizni oching, qimirlamang. Polite commands with -ing, the negative -mang and pronunciation.
Medicines and doses in Uzbek: three times a day, after meals
Medicine in Uzbek: dori, tabletka, ukol, sirop and malham, and how to say kuniga uch mahal, ovqatdan keyin and suv bilan ichasiz, with pronunciation.
On the ward in Uzbek: staff, rounds and shifts
Hospital in Uzbek: shifoxona, palata, hamshira, shifokor and navbatchilik, plus Boʻlim mudiri qayerda? and Kuzatsam boʻladimi? (may I observe?).
Uzbek for the student hostel: roommates, the warden and the kitchen
Uzbek for the yotoqxona: talk to the komendant and your xonadosh, ask about the kalit and issiq suv, with pronunciation and -sangiz boʻladimi.
Taking a patient history in Uzbek: the doctor's questions
Medical Uzbek for taking a patient history: Nima bezovta qilyapti? Qayeringiz ogʻriyapti? Qachondan beri? Questions on fever, cough, allergies and pain.
Uzbek and Hindi: the words you already know
Uzbek and Hindi share Persian and Arabic words: kitob, shahar, doʻst, dars, savol. See 29 of them, five false friends, and endings like -lar and -im.
Basics, travel and the bazaar
Uzbek phrases for restaurants: menu, tea and the bill
Ask for the menu, water, tea and the bill in Uzbek, order without meat and pay by card, with pronunciation and the polite -ing ending behind every request.
Uzbek phrases for the bazaar
How to ask prices, name weights, bargain politely and buy fruit, bread and meat at an Uzbek bazaar, with pronunciation and the comparative -roq suffix that makes bargaining work.
Hello, hi and goodbye in Uzbek: greetings with pronunciation
How to say hello, good morning, how are you, and goodbye in Uzbek, in the Latin script, with a plain-English pronunciation guide and the one suffix that makes questions work.
My name is… in Uzbek: introducing yourself
My name is in Uzbek: Mening ismim and your name, plus I'm from, I'm a student and I'm learning Uzbek, with pronunciation and the -man suffix that means "I am".
Uzbek numbers 1 to 10 (and how to count to a million)
Bir, ikki, uch and the rest of the Uzbek numbers with pronunciation, plus tens, hundreds, thousands, the counting word -ta, and how to say prices in som.
Uzbek phrases for taxis and directions
Left, right, straight ahead, stop here, and how to name your destination in an Uzbek taxi, with pronunciation and the -ga suffix that means "to".
Thank you in Uzbek (rahmat), please and sorry, with pronunciation
Rahmat, iltimos, kechirasiz and the rest of the Uzbek politeness kit, with pronunciation, when to use each, and the difference between marhamat and arzimaydi.
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