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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Q - hard 'k'.

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

    Common diphthongs

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    Phrase list

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    Basics

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    Common signs


    OPEN
    Ochiq
    CLOSED
    Yopiq
    ENTRANCE
    Kirish
    EXIT
    Chiqish
    PUSH
    Itarish
    PULL
    Tortish
    TOILET
    Hojatxona
    MEN
    Erkak
    WOMEN
    Ayol
    FORBIDDEN
    Man etilgan (Taqiqlangan)
    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

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    Hospital
    kasalxona
    Sick
    kasal
    Doctor
    tabib (shifokor)

    Numbers

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    Cardinal Numbers

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    hour(s)
    soat(lar)
    minute
    daqiqa
    ... o'clock
    soat ...
    half past ...
    ... yarim soat o'tdi

    Duration

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    Days

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    Monday
    dushanba
    Tuesday
    seshanba
    Wednesday
    chorshanba
    Thursday
    payshanba
    Friday
    juma
    Saturday
    shanba
    Sunday
    yakshanba

    Months

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    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

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    Colors

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    black
    qora
    blue
    ko'k
    brown
    jigar rang
    green
    yashil
    orange
    qovoq rang
    red
    qizil
    white
    oq
    yellow
    sariq

    Transportation

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    Airport
    aeroport, tayyoragoh

    Bus and train

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    Bus
    avtobus
    Bus station
    avtobekat
    Train station
    temir yo'l vokzali
    Ticket
    bilet

    Directions

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    Where is...?
    ...qayerda?
    Left
    chap
    Right
    o'ng

    Taxi

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

    Lodging

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    Hotel
    mehmonxona
    Room
    xona
    House
    uy
    Do you have any rooms?
    Sizga xona bormi?

    Money

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    bank
    bank
    money
    pul
    cash
    naqd pul

    Eating

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    bread
    non
    meat
    go'sht
    rice
    guruch
    fruit
    meva
    vegetable
    sabzavot
    tea
    choy
    (boiled) water
    (qaynatilgan) suv

    Shopping

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    Outdoor market
    bozor
    store
    do'kon
    How much?
    Qancha?
    cheap
    arzon
    expensive
    qimmat

    Driving

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    street
    ko'cha

    Authority

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    police
    militsiya
    sir
    janob
    madam
    xonim


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