Uzbek numbers are regular: learn one to ten and the tens, and every other number is built by putting them side by side, largest first. No irregular teens, no “quatre-vingt-dix”.
This page is step 3 of how to learn Uzbek, the whole path in order.
This page is part of Uzbek for life in Tashkent, the guide for relocants and families.
One to ten
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Number |
|---|---|---|
| bir | BIR | 1 |
| ikki | ik-KI | 2 |
| uch | UCH | 3 |
| toʻrt | TOʻRT | 4 |
| besh | BESH | 5 |
| olti | ol-TI | 6 |
| yetti | yet-TI | 7 |
| sakkiz | sak-KIZ | 8 |
| toʻqqiz | toʻq-QIZ | 9 |
| oʻn | OʻN | 10 |
Tens, hundreds, thousands
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Number |
|---|---|---|
| oʻn | OʻN | 10 |
| yigirma | yi-gir-MA | 20 |
| oʻttiz | oʻt-TIZ | 30 |
| qirq | QIRQ | 40 |
| ellik | el-LIK | 50 |
| oltmish | olt-MISH | 60 |
| yetmish | yet-MISH | 70 |
| sakson | sak-SON | 80 |
| toʻqson | toʻq-SON | 90 |
| yuz | YUZ | 100 |
| ming | MING | 1,000 |
| million | mil-li-ON | 1,000,000 |
Building any number
Say the parts from largest to smallest, with no “and”:
- 11 = oʻn bir (ten one)
- 25 = yigirma besh (twenty five)
- 120 = bir yuz yigirma or just yuz yigirma
- 2,500 = ikki ming besh yuz
- 45,000 = qirq besh ming
Counting things: the -ta suffix
When a number counts objects, it takes the suffix -ta, and the noun stays singular:
- ikkita non = two (flat)breads
- uchta chipta = three tickets
- bitta choy = one tea (bir becomes bitta)
You do not add the plural -lar after a number. Ikki nonlar is wrong; ikkita non is right.
Prices in som
The currency is the soʻm. Prices are quoted in thousands, so the word ming does a lot of work:
- Besh ming soʻm. 5,000 som.
- Yigirma besh ming. 25,000 (the word soʻm is often dropped).
- Bir yarim million. 1.5 million (yarim = half).
Ask Qancha? (how much?) and listen for the number that comes before ming.
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