Uzbek phrasebook

Table of Contents

Pronunciation guide / Vowels / Consonants / Common diphthongs / Phrase list / Basics / Problems / Numbers / Time / Clock time / Duration / Days / Months / Writing time and date / Colors / Transportation / Bus and train / Directions / Taxi / Lodging / Money / Eating / Uzbek phrasebook nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Shopping / Driving / Authority

Uzbek is the main language of Uzbekistan. It is also largely mutually intelligible with Uighur, which is spoken in China.

Pronunciation guide

Uzbek pronunciation is very regular and simple. If you pronounce all of the words as they are spelled, you will be readily understood.

Vowels

Consonants

Q- hard 'k'.

KH- guttural 'h' like in the Scottish 'loch'

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Basics

Hello.: As-salomu alaykum
Hello. (informal): Salom
How are you?: Qalay siz?
Fine, thank you.: . Yakshi, rakhmat
What is your name?: Sizning ismingiz nima?
My name is ______ .: Mening ismim...

Nice to meet you.: Tanishganimdan khursandman
Please.: Markhamat
Thank you.: Rakhmat
You're welcome.: Arzimaydi
Yes.: Ha
No.: Yok
Excuse me.: Kechirasiz
I'm sorry.: Kechirasiz
Goodbye: Hayeer
I can't speak Uzbek [well].: Men Uzbekcha (yakshi) gaplashmayman.
Do you speak English?: Siz inglizcha gaplashasizmi?
Is there someone here who speaks English?: Inglizcha gapiradiganlar bormi?
Help!: Yordam!
Look out!: Ehtiyot boling
I don't understand.: Tushunmadim
Where is the toilet?: Hojat'hona qayerda?

Problems

Hospital- kasalhona

Sick- kasal

Doctor- tabib

Numbers

Cardinal Numbers

one-bir

two-ikki

three-uch

four-to'rt

five-besh

six-olti

seven-yetti

eight-sakkiz

nine-to'qqiz

ten-o'n

15-o'n besh

20-yigirma

30-o'ttiz

40-qirq

50-ellik

60-oltmish

70-yetmish

80-sakson

90-to'qson

100-yuz

500-besh yuz

1,000-ming

1,000,000-million

Ordinal Numbers

1st-birinchi

2nd-ikkinchi

3rd-uchinchi

4th-to'rtinchi

5th-beshinchi

10th-o'ninchi

15th-o'n beshinchi

20th-yigirmanchi

100th-yuzinchi

1,000th-minginchi

Time

Clock time

hour(s)- soat(lar)

Duration

Days

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

black- qora

white- oq

red- qizil

blue- kuk

yellow- sariq

Transportation

Airport- tayyorgokh

Bus and train

Bus- autobus

Bus station- autobiket

Train station- temir yul vogzali

Ticket- bilet

Directions

Where is...?- ...qayerda?

Left- chap

Right- ong

Taxi

Please take me too...- ...'ga oboring, marhamat

Lodging

Hotel- meymonkhona

Room- khona

House- uy

Do you have any rooms?- Sizga khona bormi?

Money

bank- bank

money- pul

cash- naqd pul

Eating

bread- non

meat- gosht

rice- guruch

fruit- meva

vegetable- sabzavot

tea- choi

(boiled) water- (qainatilgan) suv