Useful Uzbek phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Uzbek, a Turkic language spoken mainly in Uzbekistan.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, v = very

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English	O'zbek tili / Ўзбек тили (Uzbek)
Welcome	Xush kelibsiz
Hello (General greeting)	Assalomu Alaykum (frm) Salom (inf)
Hello (on phone)	Labbay!
How are you?	Ishlaringiz yaxshimi? Ahvolingiz qalay?
Reply to 'How are you?'	Rahmat, yaxshi
Long time no see	Anchadan beri ko'rishmadik! (frm) Ko'rinmay ketdingiz? (inf) Nega yo'q bo'lib ketding? (v-inf)
What's your name?	Sizning ismingiz nima? Sening isming nima? Isming nima?
My name is ...	Mening ismim ...
Where are you from?	Siz qay yerdansiz?
I'm from ...	Men ...
Pleased to meet you	Tanishganimdan hursandman
Good morning (Morning greeting)	Hayirli tong
Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting)	Hayirli kun
Good evening (Evening greeting)	Hayirli kech
Good night	Hayirli tun
Goodbye (Parting phrases)	Hayir Salomat bo'ling (frm)
Good luck!	Omad yor bo'lsin!
Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking)	Oldik! Sog'liq uchun!
Have a nice day	Yahshi ishlang!
Bon appetit / Have a nice meal	Yoqimli ishtaha!
Bon voyage / Have a good journey	Oq yo'l! (Happy journey) Safaringiz behatar bo'lsin! (Have a nice trip)
Yes	Ha
No	Yo'q
Maybe	Balki
I don't know	Bilmayman
I understand	Men sizni tushunayapman
I don't understand	Men tushunmayapman (frm) Tushunmayapman (inf)
Please speak more slowly	Iltimos, sekinroq gapiring (frm)
Please write it down	Iltimos, yozib ko'rsating Yozib bering
Do you speak English?	Siz Inglizcha gaplashasizmi?
Do you speak Uzbek?	O'zbek tilida gapirasizmi?
Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?')	Ha, bir oz
How do you say ... in Uzbek?	... O'zbek tilida qanday aytilad?
Excuse me	Uzr Kechirasiz
How much is this?	Necha pul turadi? Buning narhi qancha?
Sorry	Afu eting
Thank you	Rahmat Katta rahmat
Reply to thank you	Arzimajdi Marhamat
Where's the toilet / bathroom?	Hojathona qay yerda?
This gentleman will pay for everything	Bu odam hammasi uchun to'laydi
Would you like to dance with me?	Men bilan raqsga tushmaysizmi?
Agar tez-tez bu erga kelib chi?	Agar tez-tez bu erga kelib chi?
I love you	Men seni sevaman
Get well soon	Tezda sog'ayib keting
Leave me alone!	Meni tinch qo'ying! (frm)
Help!	Yordam bering!
Fire!	Yong'in!
Stop!	To'htang!
Call the police!	Mirshabni chaqiring! Policiyaga qo'ng'iroq qiling!
Christmas greetings	Rojdestvo bayramingiz qutlug bolsin! (Рождество байрамингиз қутлуғ бўлсин!)
New Year greetings	Yangi yilingiz bilan (Янги йилингиз билан) Yangi yilingiz qutlug bolsin (Янги йлингиз қутлуғ бўлсин)
Birthday greetings	Tug'ilgan kuningiz bilan! (Тугилган кунингиз билан!)
Congratulations!	Tabriklaymiz!
One language is never enough	Bir til aslo yetarli emas Bir til bilish kamlik qiladi
My hovercraft is full of eels	Mening havo yostiqli kemam ilonbalig'i bilan to'lgan

Uzbek phrases and soundfiles provided by Jonruh Mirzaahmedov. Corrections by Saidmirza Saydumarov.

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Information about Uzbek | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Books about Uzbek on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]

Links

Collections of Uzbek phrases
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Uzbek_phrasebook
https://mylanguages.org/uzbek_phrases.php
https://www.pinhok.com/kb/uzbek/1111/20-uzbek-phrases-you-can-use-immediately/

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