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

Contents 1 Pronunciation guide 1.1 Vowels 1.2 Consonants 1.3 Common diphthongs 2 Phrase list 2.1 Basics 2.2 Problems 2.3 Numbers 2.4 Time 2.4.1 Clock time 2.4.2 Duration 2.4.3 Days 2.4.4 Months 2.4.5 Writing time and date 2.5 Colors 2.6 Transportation 2.6.1 Bus and train 2.6.2 Directions 2.6.3 Taxi 2.7 Lodging 2.8 Money 2.9 Eating 2.10 Bars 2.11 Shopping 2.12 Driving 2.13 Authority

[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