Uzbek phrasebook

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

Q- hard 'k'.

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

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] 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?

[edit] Problems

Hospital- kasalhona

Sick- kasal

Doctor- tabib

[edit] 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

[edit] Time

[edit] Clock time

hour(s)- soat(lar)

[edit] Duration

[edit] Days

[edit] Months

[edit] Writing time and date

[edit] Colors

black- qora

white- oq

red- qizil

blue- kuk

yellow- sariq

[edit] Transportation

Airport- tayyorgokh

[edit] Bus and train

Bus- autobus

Bus station- autobiket

Train station- temir yul vogzali

Ticket- bilet

[edit] Directions

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

Left- chap

Right- ong

[edit] Taxi

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

[edit] Lodging

Hotel- meymonkhona

Room- khona

House- uy

Do you have any rooms?- Sizga khona bormi?

[edit] Money

bank- bank

money- pul

cash- naqd pul

[edit] Eating

bread- non

meat- gosht

rice- guruch

fruit- meva

vegetable- sabzavot

tea- choi

(boiled) water- (qainatilgan) suv

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

Outdoor market- bozor

Store- dukan

How much?- Qancha?

Cheap- arzon

Expenisve- qimmat

[edit] Driving

street- kuchasi

[edit] Authority

police- militsiya

sir- janob

madam- honym

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