This page gives you the seven days, the twelve months, and the small words you need to talk about today, tomorrow and next week. Most of it is a list to learn, but one idea does the grammar work: the suffix -da means “on” a day and “in” a month, and the ending -(i)nchi turns a number into a date.
Need the numbers first? See Uzbek numbers 1 to 10. To ask the time, see telling the time in Uzbek and how to say “what time is it” in Uzbek.
Days of the week
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dushanba | du-shan-BA | Monday |
| seshanba | se-shan-BA | Tuesday |
| chorshanba | chor-shan-BA | Wednesday |
| payshanba | pay-shan-BA | Thursday |
| juma | ju-MA | Friday |
| shanba | shan-BA | Saturday |
| yakshanba | yak-shan-BA | Sunday |
| kun | KUN | day |
Months
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yanvar | yan-VAR | January |
| fevral | fev-RAL | February |
| mart | MART | March |
| aprel | ap-REL | April |
| may | MAY | May |
| iyun | i-YUN | June |
| iyul | i-YUL | July |
| avgust | av-GUST | August |
| sentabr | sen-TABR | September |
| oktabr | ok-TABR | October |
| noyabr | no-YABR | November |
| dekabr | de-KABR | December |
Today, tomorrow, week, month, year
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bugun | bu-GUN | today |
| ertaga | er-ta-GA | tomorrow |
| kecha | ke-CHA | yesterday |
| indinga | in-din-GA | the day after tomorrow |
| hafta | haf-TA | week |
| oʻtgan hafta | oʻt-GAN haf-TA | last week |
| keyingi hafta | ke-yin-GI haf-TA | next week |
| oy | OY | month (also “moon”) |
| yil | YIL | year |
| sana | sa-NA | date |
Saying “on” and “in”: -da
The suffix -da attaches to the day or month and means “on” or “in”:
- dushanbada = on Monday
- yakshanbada = on Sunday
- yanvarda = in January
- dekabrda = in December
Say Dars chorshanbada. for “The class is on Wednesday.” In speech you will hear kun (day) and oy (month) just as often: dushanba kuni (on Monday), yanvar oyida (in January). If you want “from” a day, use -dan: dushanbadan (from Monday).
Saying a date
A date is the day number as an ordinal, then the month. The ordinal ending is -inchi after a consonant and -nchi after a vowel:
- birinchi (1st), ikkinchi (2nd), uchinchi (3rd), toʻrtinchi (4th), beshinchi (5th)
- 12-noyabr is said oʻn ikkinchi noyabr (12 November)
- 1-yanvar is said birinchi yanvar (1 January)
- Add -da for “on”: oʻn ikkinchi noyabrda (on 12 November)
To ask the date, say Bugun nechanchi sana? (what is the date today?).
A short conversation
A: Assalomu alaykum. Bugun nechanchi sana?
Hello. What is the date today?
B: Bugun oʻn ikkinchi noyabr.
Today is 12 November.
A: Rahmat. Dars qachon boshlanadi?
Thank you. When does the class start?
B: Keyingi hafta dushanbada.
Next week, on Monday.
A: Yaxshi. Ertaga ishlaysizmi?
Good. Are you working tomorrow?
B: Yoʻq, ertaga dam olaman.
No, tomorrow I am resting.
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