A marketplace in Uzbekistan. Photo by Renee Stillings.

The Talking Uzbek Phrasebook

Published: September 1, 2018

Below, you will find several useful phrases and words. To the left is the English and to the far right is the Uzbek translation. Uzbek is currently transitioning from the Cyrillic script to Latin. While Cyrillic is common in Uzbekistan, Latin is the official script.

In the center of each row is a play button that will play a recorded file of the English and Uzbek words. (Except in โ€œCounting,โ€ whose audio files have been grouped into three sets.)

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Table of Contents
1. Survival Basics
2. Introductions
3. Directions
4. Shopping
5. Counting

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Survival Basics for Uzbek back to top

Hello!
Assalomu Aleykum!
Yes
Ha
No
Yoโ€™q
Good morning!
Hayirli tong!
Good evening!
Hayirli kech!
Whatโ€™s up?
Salom!
How are you?
Yaxshimisiz?
Good, thanks, and you?
Yaxshi, rahmat, oโ€™zingizchi?
Good bye!
Hayr!
See you later!
Koโ€™rishguncha!
Sorry!
Kechirasiz!
Do you speak English?
Siz Inglizcha gaplashasizmi?
I donโ€™t speak English.
Men Inglizcha gapirmayman.
I only speak a little Uzbek.
Men faqat ozgina Ozbekcha gapiraman.
I understand.
Tushunyapman.
I donโ€™t understand.
Men tushunmayapman.
Thank you!
Rahmat!
Thank you very much!
Katta rahmat!
Very well, thanks!
Juda yaxshi, rahmat!
Good
Yaxshi
Please
Iltimos
Please
Uzr!
Youโ€™re welcome!
Arzimaydi!
Excuse me!
Kechirasiz!
A little
Biroz
Could you speak more slowly?
Sekinroq gapiring iltomos.
Could you write that down?
Yozing, iltomos.
I need a doctor!
Menga shifokor kerak!
Call the police!
Mirshabni chaqiring!

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Introductions in Uzbek back to top

What is your name?
Ismingiz nima?
Pleased to meet you
Tanishganimdan xursandman.
I am __ years old.
I am 20 years old.
Men __ yoshdaman.
Men yigirma yoshdaman.
How old are you?
Yoshing gez nechada?
Where are you from?
Siz qayerdansiz?
I am American.
Men Amerikalikman.
No, I am from Canada.
Yoโ€™q, men Kanadadanman.
She is Australian.
U Avstraliyalik.*
He is Irish.
U Irlandiyalik.*
We are from New Zealand.
Biz Yangi Zelandiyalikmiz.
They are from Wales.
Ular Uelsdan.
How do you like Uzbekistan?
Oโ€™zbekiston sizga yoqdimi?
I like Uzbekistan very much.
Menga Oโ€™zbekiston juda yoqadi.
Have you ever been to Samarkand?
Samarqanda hech boโ€™lganmisez?
I have never been to Samarkand before.
Men oldin Samaraqanda hech boโ€™lmaganman.
This is my second time in Uzbekistan.
Bu safar mening Oโ€™zbekistonda ikkinchi marta boโ€™lishim.
What do you do?
Kim boโ€™lib ishlaysiz?
I am on vacation.
Men taโ€™tildaman.

*Note that the same form is used for both sexes.

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Asking Directions back to top

Where are the toilets?
Hojatxona qayerda?
Men
Erkaklar
Women
Ayyolar
Where is the nearest bank?
Eng yaqin bank qayerda?
Where is the nearest post office?
Eng yaqin pochta qayerda?
Where is the nearest train station?
Eng yaqin vokzal qayerda?
Where is the nearest Internet cafรฉ?
Eng yaqin Internet kafe qayerda?
Where can I get a taxi?
Qayerdan taksi ushlasam boโ€™ladi?
Straight ahead!
Toโ€™gโ€™ri!
Take a right!
Oโ€™ngga!
Take a left!
Chapga!
After the stoplight
Svetofordan keyin
Next
Keyingi
First
Birinchi
Last
Oxirgi

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Shopping back to top

How much does that cost?
Necha pul turadi?
The menu, please!
Menyuni bering, iltimos!
Iโ€™d like a beer, please
Menga pivo, iltimos.
I would like to pay.
Toโ€™lashni xohlayman.
Do you accept credit cards?
Kredit kartochkalarini tolash mumkinmi?

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Counting back to top

0 Nol
1 Bir
2 Ikki
3 Uch
4 Toโ€™rt
5 Besh
6 Olti
7 Yetti
8 Sakkiz
9 Toโ€™qqiz
10
(count 1-10)
Oโ€™n
11 Oโ€™n bir
12 Oโ€™n ikki
13 Oโ€™n uch
14 Oโ€™n toโ€™rt
15 Oโ€™n besh
16 Oโ€™n olti
17 Oโ€™n yetti
18 Oโ€™n sakkiz
19 Oโ€™n toโ€™qqiz
20
(count 11-19)
Yigirma
21 Yigirma bir
22 Yigirma ikki
30 Oโ€™ttiz
40 Qirq
50 Ellik
60 Oltmish
70 Yetmish
80 Sakson
90 Toโ€™qson
100 Yuz
101 Bir yuz bir
125 Bir yuz yigirma besh
200
(count 21-200)
Ikki yuz

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About the author

Rebecca Brown and Nilufar Sayidova

Rebecca Brown created this piece while in Moscow serving an SRAS-arranged internship with an NGO helping at risk groups. Assisting her in the audio files is Nilufar Sayidova, a native Uzbek speaker.

View all posts by: Rebecca Brown and Nilufar Sayidova