Texts in Uzbek
Short texts in Uzbek with a translation alongside and comprehension questions, levels A1–B1. The first ones need two or three hundred everyday words; the B1 texts need about three thousand. The translation stands next to it whole, not word by word: stopping at every other word tears the sentence apart.
All texts
- 📖Davron's dayA1 · Hello! My name is Davron. I live in Tashkent. In the morning I drink tea, we eat…
- 📖Morning at the bazaarA2 · Today we are going to the bazaar. The bazaar is close, and there is a bus too. Apples and…
- 📖A grocery runA2 · Today is Saturday. We are going to the grocery store. The store is close; we take a…
- 📖The new flatA2 · Our new flat is on the third floor. The flat has two rooms, a kitchen and a big balcony.…
- 📖A visit to the doctorA2 · For three days my head has hurt, and there are fever and a cough. I bought medicine at…
- 📖The four seasonsA2 · In Tashkent the summer is very hot. In winter there is little snow, but the evenings are…
- 📖My working dayA2 · I work at an office. The working day is long: from eight to five. Our manager is a good…
- 📖The train to SamarkandA2 · Tomorrow my friend and I are going to Samarkand. I bought the ticket today: a round-trip…
- 📖A day at CharvakA2 · In summer we went to the shore with friends. That day there were no waves, so we swam a…
- 📖The new coatA2 · In autumn I bought a new coat. First I tried on a black one, but it was too narrow for…
- 📖A quarrel and reconciliationA2 · Last week I quarreled with my friend. He promised me — "I will come tomorrow" — but did…
- 📖Dinner at the teahouseA2 · On Sunday evening we went to the teahouse with the whole family. The pilaf here is very…
- 📖Seven missed callsA2 · Yesterday I received seven calls on my phone. One call was from mom, six calls from a…
- 📖An hour at the barber'sA2 · The barbershop is close to home; I walk there. A haircut is needed — tomorrow there is…
- 📖A concert in the parkA2 · Tonight there is a concert in the park. We are going to the park: me, my friend, my…
- 📖Sunday at grandma'sA2 · Grandma and grandpa live in the village. Every weekend we go to them. Grandma makes…
- 📖A house with a yardA2 · This house has a yard: a gate, a fence, a mailbox. The roof is good, but the basement is…
- 📖The first semesterA2 · This year Dilnoza entered the university. She studies at the history faculty. The…
- 📖The family budgetB1 · At the start of every month our family counts the budget. First the rent and the…
- 📖A week in the hospitalB1 · Uncle injured his leg, and an ambulance took him to the hospital. The fracture was…
- 📖The new contractB1 · After three interviews Jasur was hired. The employment contract was concluded for a year.…
- 📖Furnishing the flatA2 · We moved into the new flat; the house was empty. First we bought a sofa and a table, then…
- 📖By car out of townA2 · First we rented a car; the insurance was included in the price. On the road the speed…
- 📖The sister and social mediaB1 · My elder sister is very popular on a social network. Every day she posts a new photo and…
- 📖A statement at the police stationB1 · One evening my bicycle disappeared. I went to the police. The police first asked for the…
- 📖To move or notB1 · A job offer came to me from another city. On the one hand, the job is good; on the other…
- 📖Everything in orderA2 · First I filed the documents for a visa. Then I waited a month. After that the answer…
- 📖The gray-haired neighborA2 · Our old man is gray-haired and of medium height. There are wrinkles on his face. He is a…
- 📖Fifteen years of friendshipB1 · With my friend our friendship lasted a long time. After one misunderstanding we stopped…
- 📖A family dinnerA2 · Today we are making a big dish. First we peel the vegetables. We boil the water and salt…
- 📖A bag with a defectB1 · We went to the mall and saw a pretty bag in the display. The bag is of genuine leather…
- 📖Noise from the bathroomB1 · The washing machine is noisy. First I checked the wires and the switch. I read the…
- 📖A storm over the bazaarA2 · In the morning the weather was sunny and the bazaar opened big. Toward evening there was…
- 📖The first week at the wheelB1 · On the first day my car had its technical inspection. On the road there was rush hour…
- 📖A year of the languageB1 · I signed up for language courses as a beginner. After the first lessons I learned new…
- 📖Grandpa's childhoodA2 · My grandpa was born in a small village; there was one shop there. In childhood he worked…
- 📖A talk in the corridorB1 · At work one colleague came close to me and asked whether I had a minute. He spoke about…
- 📖The first year of one's own businessB1 · A year ago I became an entrepreneur. The first clients came through friends. The…
- 📖An order over the internetA2 · I ordered shoes at an online shop. The delivery time was five days, and the price was…
- 📖Our mahallaA2 · About five hundred people live in our mahalla; the majority are elderly. Last year we…
- 📖An evening at the theaterB1 · For my birthday I was given a season pass for five performances. The first was a comedy…
- 📖The first marathonB1 · A year ago I did no sport and quickly ran out of breath. First I began with a warm-up and…
- 📖Measurements for the wardrobeA2 · Before buying the wardrobe we measured the wall in the bedroom. The length of the wall is…
- 📖A week without cigarettesB1 · I smoked for fifteen years and began every morning with tea and a cigarette. Last year…
- 📖A wedding in the villageA2 · The sister's wedding was in the village, where my grandpa and grandma live. In the…
- 📖The neighbors' meetingB1 · At the residents' meeting the building manager proposed replacing the old windows. By his…
- 📖The exam passed first timeB1 · I took my driving exam at twenty-nine, much later than my friends. The instructor advised…
- 📖Grandma's chestA2 · In grandma's yard an old chest is kept. The wood is rough; the color has faded in the…
- 📖Straight across the fieldB1 · My friend and I went to the settlement; the road bent twice. To shorten the way, we went…
- 📖How much water goes outB1 · At school we measured the water for a week. The total amount came out large: a third went…
- 📖The repair dragged onB1 · The house repair was planned for two weeks but stretched to two months. First a fault…
- 📖An experiment in classA2 · In class we did an experiment with water. Each group took its own sample and measured it…
- 📖The village over fifty yearsB1 · Grandpa was born in the village; in those years two hundred people lived there. From time…
- 📖The river by the factoryB1 · For a decade the factory's waste water flowed into the river. The fish died out, and soot…
- 📖The first day in the shop floorA2 · I started work at the new factory; there are ten workers in the shop floor. First they…
- 📖The delayed trainB1 · Once I was waiting at the station for a train running forty minutes late. Just at that…
- 📖The neighbor who keeps his wordB1 · Our neighbor is reserved; he does not talk much. At first we thought he was vain, but he…
- 📖The family treeA1 · I live with my kin in one city. My elder brother lives with his spouse nearby; they have…
- 📖A suit for the weddingA1 · My brother is going to have his wedding at the end of the month. He bought a new suit: a…
- 📖A letter to an old friendA2 · Dear friend! I have not seen you since last year. I moved from the city to a far village…
- 📖The thermometer under the armA1 · Yesterday evening my little sister fell ill. Mom took the thermometer and measured her…
- 📖Puppets on the stageA1 · Today at the kindergarten there was a puppet show. My little brother was frightened by…
How to read a text in a language you barely know
First pass — all the way through, without peeking at the translation. The goal is not to understand but to catch familiar words: there will be more of them than you expect, and that feeling matters more than any rule.
Second pass — with the translation beside you. Now it becomes clear what exactly was in the way: an unknown word, a construction you did not get, or just reading speed.
Third pass — all the way through again. The second pass brings noticeably more, and this step is what makes reading useful: it turns analysis into recognition.
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read texts in Uzbek?
A1–B1. For the first texts the letters and two or three hundred everyday words are enough; the B1 texts need about three thousand. The translation sits next to it, so an unknown word does not stop the reading.
How many times should you reread the text?
Three times: without the translation, with it, and without it again. The third pass is what all of this is for — the second time you recognize noticeably more.