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“universitet” — university in Uzbek. Noun, level A1, topic — buildings and premises. An international word, sounding almost the same. The oldest one is in Tashkent, and studying there is a family's pride. In a live sentence: “Universitet katta.” — The university is big. One of 26 words in the set “buildings and premises” in the Uzbek course.
In short
| Written in Uzbek | universitet |
| Translation | university |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | A1 |
Why it looks that way
An international word, sounding almost the same. The oldest one is in Tashkent, and studying there is a family's pride.
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Universitet katta.The university is big.
Nearby words: buildings and premises
Where to go and what is done there. These words are read off a sign more often than they are spoken.
- OʻzbekistonUzbekistanthe first vowel is a rounded oʻ
- ToshkentTashkentThe capital: the metro, new blocks and the old town by Chorsu side by side. The spoken standard this course follows comes from here.
- oshxonacanteenLiterally "house of food": an oshxona is a canteen and an inexpensive eatery. A dearer place is called restoran.
- maydonsquareSquare and field at once: one word. The Registon in Samarkand is the country's most famous maydon.
- doʻkonshopa rounded oʻ inside
- bozorbazaarThe very bazaar: Chorsu in Tashkent is a city within the city — domes, rows, bowls of tea.
- dorixonapharmacyLiterally "house of medicines": dori — medicine. A pharmacy here is also the neighborhood's reference desk.
- bankbankAn international word, spelled the same. Money exchange is the bazaar's neighboring row.
- vokzalstationThe center of every journey: trains, long-distance taxis, tea.
- belanchukcounterThe word came from everyday trade and settled for good: it names both a bazaar stall counter and a shop display.
Test yourself
Five questions from the same set — “buildings and premises”. Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than knowing a familiar word on sight, and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “university” in Uzbek?
An international word, sounding almost the same. The oldest one is in Tashkent, and studying there is a family's pride.
- How do you say “pharmacy” in Uzbek?
Literally "house of medicines": dori — medicine. A pharmacy here is also the neighborhood's reference desk.
- How do you say “canteen” in Uzbek?
Literally "house of food": an oshxona is a canteen and an inexpensive eatery. A dearer place is called restoran.
- How do you say “counter” in Uzbek?
The word came from everyday trade and settled for good: it names both a bazaar stall counter and a shop display.
- How do you say “bazaar” in Uzbek?
The very bazaar: Chorsu in Tashkent is a city within the city — domes, rows, bowls of tea.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “university” in Uzbek?
«universitet». In a live sentence: “Universitet katta.” — The university is big. Noun, level A1, from the set “buildings and premises”.
Why does this word look the way it does?
An international word, sounding almost the same. The oldest one is in Tashkent, and studying there is a family's pride. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.