Uzbek phrasebook

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.

A patient rarely starts with a diagnosis. They say where it hurts, and they say it with a body part and a short ending. The one grammar idea on this page is that ending: -im (or -m after a vowel) means “my”, and it turns bosh (head) into boshim (my head).

This page is part of Uzbek for medical students, the guide for international and MBBS students in Uzbekistan.

The patient’s side of the same conversation, with the pharmacy and the ambulance number, is on Uzbek phrases for the doctor and the pharmacy.

Head and neck

Uzbek Sounds like Meaning
Bosh BOSH Head
Soch SOCH Hair
Yuz YUZ Face
Koʻz KOʻZ Eye
Quloq qu-LOQ Ear
Burun bu-RUN Nose
Ogʻiz o-GʻIZ Mouth
Tish TISH Tooth
Til TIL Tongue (also “language”)
Tomoq to-MOQ Throat
Boʻyin boʻ-YIN Neck

Chest, belly, arms and legs

Uzbek Sounds like Meaning
Yelka yel-KA Shoulder
Qoʻl QOʻL Arm, hand
Barmoq bar-MOQ Finger (a toe is oyoq barmogʻi)
Koʻkrak koʻk-RAK Chest
Yurak yu-RAK Heart
Oʻpka oʻp-KA Lung
Qorin qo-RIN Belly, stomach
Bel BEL Waist, lower back
Oyoq o-YOQ Leg, foot
Tizza tiz-ZA Knee
Teri te-RI Skin

Where does it hurt?

Uzbek Sounds like Meaning
Qayeringiz ogʻriyapti? qa-ye-rin-GIZ ogʻ-ri-yap-TI Where does it hurt? (what you ask)
Koʻrsating, qayeringiz ogʻriyapti? koʻr-sa-TING, qa-ye-rin-GIZ ogʻ-ri-yap-TI Show me: where does it hurt?
Shu yerim ogʻriyapti. SHU ye-RIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI It hurts here.
Shu yeringiz ogʻriyaptimi? SHU ye-rin-GIZ ogʻ-ri-yap-ti-MI Does it hurt here?
Qattiq ogʻriyapti. qat-TIQ ogʻ-ri-yap-TI It hurts a lot.
Biroz ogʻriyapti. bi-ROZ ogʻ-ri-yap-TI It hurts a little.
Boshim ogʻriyapti. bo-SHIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI My head hurts.
Qornim ogʻriyapti. qor-NIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI My stomach hurts.
Koʻkragim ogʻriyapti. koʻk-ra-GIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI My chest hurts.
Qulogʻim ogʻriyapti. qu-lo-GʻIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI My ear hurts.
Oʻng qoʻlim ogʻriyapti. OʻNG qoʻ-LIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI My right arm hurts.
Chap oyogʻim ogʻriyapti. CHAP o-yo-GʻIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI My left leg hurts.
Tizzam ogʻriyapti. tiz-ZAM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI My knee hurts.
Koʻzlarim ogʻriyapti. koʻz-la-RIM ogʻ-ri-yap-TI My eyes hurt.

My head hurts: body part + -im / -m

Every “my” phrase in the last table is the body part from the first two tables plus an ending. Take boshim ogʻriyapti: bosh (head) + -im (my) + ogʻriyapti (is hurting). The verb stays the same whatever hurts; only the body part changes.

  • After a consonant the ending is -im: bosh → boshim, koʻz → koʻzim, tish → tishim, bel → belim, qoʻl → qoʻlim.
  • After a vowel it is -m: tizza → tizzam, yelka → yelkam, teri → terim.
  • Some words change a sound when the ending arrives. A vowel drops: qorin → qornim, boʻyin → boʻynim, burun → burnim, ogʻiz → ogʻzim. A final q becomes gʻ: quloq → qulogʻim, oyoq → oyogʻim, barmoq → barmogʻim, tomoq → tomogʻim. A final k becomes g: koʻkrak → koʻkragim, yurak → yuragim.
  • For several, add -lar first: koʻzlarim ogʻriyapti (my eyes hurt), barmoqlarim ogʻriyapti (my fingers hurt). For the polite “your”, the ending is -ingiz: qorningiz (your stomach), boshingiz (your head), tomogʻingiz (your throat).

At the bedside

A: Assalomu alaykum. Qayeringiz ogʻriyapti?
Hello. Where does it hurt?

B: Qornim ogʻriyapti.
My stomach hurts.

A: Koʻrsating, qayeringiz?
Show me where.

B: Mana, shu yerim.
Here, this spot.

A: Qattiq ogʻriyaptimi?
Does it hurt a lot?

B: Ha, qattiq ogʻriyapti.
Yes, it hurts a lot.

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Questions

What are the main body parts in Uzbek?

Bosh (head), koʻz (eye), quloq (ear), burun (nose), ogʻiz (mouth), tish (tooth), boʻyin (neck), qoʻl (arm, hand), koʻkrak (chest), qorin (belly), oyoq (leg, foot) and teri (skin). Add the "my" ending to talk about your own: koʻzim (my eye).

How do you say pain in Uzbek?

Pain is ogʻriq, and "it hurts" is ogʻriyapti. Put the body part with the "my" ending in front: boshim ogʻriyapti (my head hurts), qornim ogʻriyapti (my stomach hurts).

How do you ask where it hurts in Uzbek?

Qayeringiz ogʻriyapti? Qayer is "where", -ingiz is "your" and ogʻriyapti is "is hurting". The patient can answer with the body part, Qornim ogʻriyapti, or point and say Shu yerim ogʻriyapti (it hurts here).

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