# Uzbek phrasebook

Uzbek (oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча / اوزبیک تیلی - written in the Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic scripts) is the main language of Uzbekistan, and also spoken by the ethnic Uzbeks in China and Afghanistan. It is also largely mutually intelligible with Uyghur.
Whether or not travellers need to learn Uzbek is debatable, as most locals in Uzbekistan are also able to speak Russian, while ethnic Uzbeks in China are usually also able to speak Mandarin and/or Uyghur. Nevertheless, attempting to communicate in Uzbek is sure to impress your hosts, if they speak the language.

## 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. Uzbek is written using the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets in Uzbekistan, and the Arabic script in China.

### Vowels
#### a

    "a" as in "cat"

#### ye, e

    "ye" as in "yet" (at the beginning of a word), "e" as in "let"

#### i

    "i" as in "pin"

#### o

    "o" as in "pot"

#### u

    "oo" as in "cool"

#### yu

    "yu" as in "yoou"

#### ya

    "ya" as in "yak"

#### o'

    "u" as in "put", sometimes similar to "au" as in "caught"

### Consonants

Q - hard 'k'.
X - guttural 'h' like in the Scottish 'loch'

### Common diphthongs
## Phrase list
### Basics
#### Hello.

    Assalomu alaykum

#### Hello. (informal)

    Salom

#### Good morning

    Hayirli tong

#### Good morning (answer)

    Tinch bo'ling

#### How are you?

    Qalaysiz?

#### Fine, thank you.

    Yaxshi, rahmat

#### What is your name?

    Sizning ismingiz nima?

#### My name is ______.

    Mening ismim ...

#### Nice to meet you.

    Tanishganimdan hursandman

#### Please.

    Marhamat

#### Thank you.

    Rahmat

#### You're welcome.

    Arzimaydi

#### Yes.

    Ha

#### No.

    Yo'q

#### Excuse me.

    Kechirasiz

#### I'm sorry.

    Uzr

#### Goodbye

    Hayr

#### I can't speak Uzbek [well].

    Men o'zbekcha (yaxshi) gaplashmayman.

#### Do you speak English?

    Siz inglizcha gaplashasizmi?

#### Is there someone here who speaks English?

    Inglizcha gapiradiganlar bormi?

#### Help!

    Yordam!

#### Look out!

    Ehtiyot bo'ling!

#### I don't understand.

    Tushunmadim

#### Where is the toilet?

    Hojatxona qayerda?

### Problems
#### Hospital

    kasalxona

#### Sick

    kasal

#### Doctor

    tabib (shifokor)

## Numbers
#### Cardinal Numbers
##### half

    yarim

##### zero

    nol

##### one

    bir

##### two

    ikki

##### three

    uch

##### four

    to'rt

##### five

    besh

##### six

    olti

##### seven

    yetti

##### eight

    sakkiz

##### nine

    to'qqiz

##### ten

    o'n

##### fifteen

    o'n besh

##### twenty

    yigirma

##### thirty

    o'ttiz

##### forty

    qirq

##### fifty

    ellik

##### sixty

    oltmish

##### seventy

    yetmish

##### eighty

    sakson

##### ninety

    to'qson

##### one hundred

    yuz

##### five hundred

    besh yuz

##### one thousand

    ming

##### one million

    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
### When?

    qachon?

### What time is it?

    Soat necha bo'ldi?

### At what time?

    Soat nechada?

### morning

    ertalab

### noon

    o'n ikki

### in the afternoon

    tushlikdan so'ng

### evening

    kech, oqshom

### midnight

    yarim kecha

### today

    bugun

### tonight

    bugungi oqshom

### yesterday

    kecha

### tomorrow

    ertaga

### this week

    bu hafta

### last week

    o'tgan hafta

### next week

    kelasi hafta

### this month

    shu oy

### last month

    o'tgan oy

### next month

    keyingi oy

#### Clock time
##### hour(s)

    soat(lar)

##### minute

    daqiqa

##### ... o'clock

    soat ...

##### half past ...

    ... yarim soat o'tdi

#### Days
##### Monday

    dushanba

##### Tuesday

    seshanba

##### Wednesday

    chorshanba

##### Thursday

    payshanba

##### Friday

    juma

##### Saturday

    shanba

##### Sunday

    yakshanba

#### Months
##### January

    yanvar

##### February

    fevral

##### March

    mart

##### April

    aprel

##### May

    may

##### June

    iyun

##### July

    iyul

##### August

    avgust

##### September

    sentyabr

##### October

    oktyabr

##### November

    noyabr

##### December

    dekabr

#### Writing time and date
## Colors
### black

    qora

### blue

    ko'k

### brown

    jigar rang

### green

    yashil

### orange

    qovoq rang

### red

    qizil

### white

    oq

### yellow

    sariq

### Transportation
#### Airport

    aeroport, tayyoragoh

#### Bus and train
##### Bus

    avtobus

##### Bus station

    avtobekat

##### Train station

    temir yo'l vokzali

##### Ticket

    bilet

#### Directions
##### Where is...?

    ...qayerda?

##### Left

    chap

##### Right

    o'ng

#### Taxi

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

### Lodging
#### Hotel

    mehmonxona

#### Room

    xona

#### House

    uy

#### Do you have any rooms?

    Sizga xona bormi?

### Money
#### bank

    bank

#### money

    pul

#### cash

    naqd pul

### Eating
#### bread

    non

#### meat

    go'sht

#### rice

    guruch

#### fruit

    meva

#### vegetable

    sabzavot

#### tea

    choy

#### (boiled) water

    (qaynatilgan) suv

### Shopping
#### Outdoor market

    bozor

#### store

    do'kon

#### How much?

    Qancha?

#### cheap

    arzon

#### expensive

    qimmat

### Driving
#### street

    ko'cha

### Authority
#### police

    militsiya

#### sir

    janob

#### madam

    xonim