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Basic words in Uzbek

307 words in Uzbek on the topic “basic words”: ha — yes, yoʻq — no, yaxshi — good, yomon — bad, zoʻr — excellent.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

307 words on the topic

  • ha
    yes
    A short agreement. The polite answer adds thanks: "ha, rahmat" — exactly like "yes, thanks".
  • yoʻq
    no
    lips rounded around the oʻ in the middle, not "yok"
  • yaxshi
    good
    the first sound is y as in yes
  • yomon
    bad
    The partner of yaxshi. About business and health people speak carefully: politeness asks for "hammasi yaxshi" — all is well.
  • zoʻr
    excellent
    a rounded vowel between o and yo
  • Hammasi yaxshi.
    I am doing well
    "hammasi" — everything, "yaxshi" — good. The full answer to "how are you": hammasi yaxshi, rahmat.
  • men ham
    me too
    "ham" — "too" — stands after the word: men ham — me too, siz ham — you too. "And you?" is built with the same word.
  • juda
    very
    The booster always stands before the word: juda yaxshi — very good, juda mazali — very tasty.
  • kerak
    needed
    Literally "is needed": who needs it is said by "menga", and the word itself never changes. "Menga choy kerak" — "to me tea is needed".
  • bor
    there is
    "There is" with no linking verb at all: "Suv bor" — "there is water". The question is "Suv bormi?", the answer a short bor.
  • va
    and
    Written separately and standing between words: "choy va non" — tea and flatbread.
  • lekin
    but
    It opens the second half of the sentence: "Osh mazali, lekin uzoq" — the pilaf is tasty, but far.
  • kilogramm
    kilogram
    At the bazaar people say it shorter — "kilo": "ikki kilo olma". The number goes before the word, and -lar after numbers is not used.
  • yarim
    half
    Half a kilo is "yarim kilogramm", and the vendor weighs with a generous hand. "Yarim tunda" — "at midnight", literally "at half of the night".
  • kerak emas
    I don't need it
    "kerak" — needed, "emas" — is-not: the negation stands as a separate word, not inside. The full polite refusal: "Kerak emas, rahmat".
  • yana bir
    one more
    "yana" — again, "bir" — one. From the same pieces "yana bir marta" — "one more time" is built, familiar from the first lessons.
  • yetarli
    enough
    From "yetmoq" — to reach: "it suffices". To decline a second helping one says "Yetarli, rahmat" — and the vendor will not press.
  • hammasi boʻlib
    in total
    Literally "all having become": "hammasi" — all, "boʻlib" — from "boʻlmoq" — to be. At the till they count: "Hammasi boʻlib qancha?"
  • navbat
    line
    A queue and "one's turn" at once: "navbat sizning" — "now it is your turn". Elders are let through first — the custom is alive.
  • oʻlcham
    size
    oʻ with the ʻ at the start, no q here
  • koʻproq
    more
    oʻ and q together in one word
  • kamroq
    less
    The partner of koʻproq, from "kam" — little. "Kamroq shakar" — less sugar: the polite way to decline over-sweet tea.
  • ogʻir
    heavy
    a rasped gʻ, like the French r
  • yengil
    light
    the nasal ng, y as in yes
  • yangi
    new
    the nasal ng, not a plain n
  • eski
    old
    Old about things; "Eski shahar" — the old town, and in Tashkent it is a whole district. About people one says "qariya" or the respectful "keksa".
  • buzilgan
    broken (out of order)
    From "buzilmoq" — to break down: devices, things, even weather. Smashed in two is another word, "sindirilgan".
  • odam
    person
    Person and man at once, told by context. "Odam bormi?" — "is anyone in?" — this is how one asks about people in a house.
  • koʻrmoq
    to see
    oʻ in the first syllable, the deep q at the end
  • eshitmoq
    to hear
    "Eshitaman" — I hear, "eshitmayman" — I do not: the negation inside the word. On the phone one answers "Aloy" and at once "eshityapman".
  • uxlamoq
    to sleep
    "Uxlaydi" — he sleeps. From it comes "yaxshi uxlang" — "sleep well", the familiar good-night wish.
  • koʻtarmoq
    to carry
    oʻ and q together in one word
  • qoʻymoq
    to put
    the deep q with an oʻ beside it
  • sindirmoq
    to break
    To break in two: glass, a plate. A device that stopped working is "buzilgan", a smashed one — "sindirilgan": the words split the misfortune between them.
  • qurmoq
    to build
    the q made deep in the throat
  • koʻp
    many
    oʻ in one syllable
  • kam
    little
    The partner of koʻp. "Vaqt kam" — little time, "pul kam" — little money: the word never changes.
  • hammasi joyida
    everything is fine
    Literally "everything in place": "joy" — place. An answer both to "how are you" and about the house: "Hammasi joyida, rahmat".
  • yumshoq
    soft
    the deep q at the end
  • qattiq
    hard
    the deep q twice in the word
  • hoʻl
    wet
    the word begins with a rounded oʻ
  • quruq
    dry
    the deep q twice in the word
  • ingichka
    thin
    the nasal ng, ch as in chair
  • chuqur
    deep
    ch as in chair, the deep q from the throat
  • dumaloq
    round
    Round about a flatbread and the moon — a word of the same nest as "dum" — tail: the thing that turns. Its pair "yumaloq" is the same, a touch more bookish.
  • qayerga?
    where to
    the deep q from the throat
  • hamma joyda
    everywhere
    Literally "in every place": hamma — every, joyda — in the place. "Hamma joyda choy bor" — and that is barely an exaggeration.
  • hech qayerda
    nowhere
    From "hech" — none plus "qayerda" — where. The negation is double, as in English: "hech qayerda yoʻq" — nowhere to be found.
  • Hammasi yaxshi.
    all is well
    The full answer to "how are you" and about the house: "Hammasi yaxshi, rahmat" — all is well, thanks.
  • oʻn bir
    eleven
    oʻ in the first word
  • oʻn ikki
    twelve
    Literally "ten two". The whole row up to nineteen is built the same way: "oʻn" plus the number.
  • oʻn uch
    thirteen
    Literally "ten three". Numbers do not change for gender or case at all — there is nothing to change.
  • oʻn toʻrt
    fourteen
    two oʻ in one phrase
  • oʻn besh
    fifteen
    Literally "ten five". Time is told by number: "soat oʻn besh" — fifteen hundred, as on a display.
  • oʻn olti
    sixteen
    Literally "ten six". The row to nineteen is a simple constructor: memorize the ten — and the rest assembles.
  • oʻn yetti
    seventeen
    Literally "ten seven". After a number the word does not multiply: "oʻn yetti olma" — seventeen apples, no -lar.
  • oʻn sakkiz
    eighteen
    Literally "ten eight". At eighteen one gets a passport and the vote here, as elsewhere.
  • oʻn toʻqqiz
    nineteen
    oʻ and q twice over
  • yigirma
    twenty
    The second ten is a second word: "yigirma bir" — twenty-one, plain addition. The word after it stays singular again.
  • oʻttiz
    thirty
    oʻ in the first syllable, a doubled tt
  • qirq
    forty
    the deep q twice in the word
  • ellik
    fifty
    In "ellik" the syllable is short and the sound is one. Learn the tens in pairs: "qirq — ellik", "oltmish — yetmish".
  • oltmish
    sixty
    From "olti" — six: the same root, a different tail. The tens are counted from the units and memorized in families.
  • yetmish
    seventy
    From "yetti" — seven. "Yetmish yosh" — seventy years old: age is named directly here, and it is not rude.
  • sakson
    eighty
    The only ten where "eight" is not heard at all: learn it as it is. No neighboring word will prompt it.
  • toʻqson
    ninety
    oʻ and q together in one word
  • yuz
    hundred
    Both the number "hundred" and the face: "yuz" — face. Two hundred is "ikki yuz", just two words in a row.
  • ming
    thousand
    the nasal ng at the end
  • million
    million
    An international word; the doubled "ll" holds the syllable. "Million soʻm" — a million soʻm: the price of a flat or of pilaf for the whole mahalla.
  • nol
    zero
    The same word means "nothing": "Nol bilaman" — "I know nothing" — blunt but clear. A match score is read "nol — nol".
  • birinchi
    first
    From "bir" — one: the ordinal on -inchi. "Birinchi marta" — for the first time: a constructor used every day.
  • ikkinchi
    second
    From "ikki" — two. The ordinal agrees with the word by itself: "ikkinchi piola" — the second bowl.
  • uchinchi
    third
    From "uch" — three. Floors here are counted exactly with these ordinals: "uchinchi qavat" — the third floor.
  • oxirgi
    last
    Both "last" and "final" at once: "oxirgi piola choy" — the last bowl. The partner of "birinchi".
  • nechta?
    how many
    A question about the count of items: "-ta" is a counting morsel. About price one asks "qancha?", about quantity — "nechta?".
  • juft
    pair
    A pair of gloves and a married couple at once. "Juft son" — an even number: evenness has a word of its own too.
  • dona
    piece (counter)
    A counting word: "ikki dona non" — "two pieces of flatbread". Numbers work without it, but at the bazaar "dona" is heard constantly.
  • foiz
    percent
    Percentages are counted seriously here: at the bank, in the shop, in discounts. "Yigirma foiz chegirma" — a discount of twenty percent.
  • har
    every
    It stands before the word and never changes: "har kun" — every day, the familiar base phrase. After it the word stays singular.
  • kim?
    who
    A question about a person; about a thing one asks "nima". "Bu kim?" — who is this: two words that open any conversation.
  • nega?
    why
    The short spoken "why": nega — "because of what". The answer opens with "chunki" — because.
  • nima uchun?
    what for
    Literally "for what": "uchun" — for the sake of. "Nega" asks the cause, "nima uchun" — the purpose, as in English.
  • qanday?
    what kind of
    It asks about a quality: "qanday shahar?" — what kind of city. It never changes for gender or number — there is no agreement.
  • kimning?
    whose
    "kim" plus -ning — "whose": the same possessive suffix as in "Alining doʻsti". The answer is built with the same block.
  • hech kim
    nobody
    "hech" — none plus "kim". The double negation is obligatory: "hech kim yoʻq" — there is nobody.
  • bir narsa
    something
    Literally "one thing": narsa — a thing. "Bir narsa istayman" — I want something: a teahouse phrase.
  • ikkalasi
    both
    From "ikki" — two plus agreement: "both" here is a word of its own. The verb beside it agrees with the two.
  • bilmayman
    I don't know
    From "bilmoq" — to know, with the negation -ma- inside the word. "Bilmayman" covers both "I don't know" and "I can't": one word for both pleas.
  • narsalar
    things
    "Narsa" — a thing, "narsalar" — things: the plural in one block of -lar. Clothes are not among things here; they have their own word.
  • xavf
    risk
    Danger and risk at once: "katta xavf" — a big risk. "Xavfsiz" — safe — is literally "without risk".
  • zaxira reja
    backup plan
    reja — a plan, zaxira — reserve, the same root as the spare wheel. When the plan falls through — "reja oʻzgardi" — the plan changed.
  • noqulaylik
    inconvenience
    the deep qq
  • sabab
    cause
    It lives in the frame "-ning sababi" — the cause of: "kechikishning sababi" — the cause of the delay. Its neighbor sababli — "because of", literally "by the cause".
  • natija
    result
    One word for result, outcome and consequence: "imtihon natijasi" — the exam result. In the end — "natijada" — as a result.
  • shuning uchun
    therefore
    Literally "for that": uchun — "for, for the sake of". It stands at the start of the second half after the comma, like "so", and introduces the consequence, not the cause.
  • chunki
    because
    The conjunction of cause; it stands mid-sentence after the comma and answers "why?". The mirror of "shuning uchun": chunki introduces the cause, shuning uchun — the consequence.
  • shu tufayli
    because of this
    tufayli — "because of, owing to": it sounds a bit more at fault than shuning uchun. It points not to the conclusion but to the culprit of what happened.
  • bogʻliq boʻlmoq
    to depend on
    a rasped gʻ, like the French r
  • sababni tushuntirmoq
    to explain the cause
    tushuntirmoq — to explain, literally "to make understood", from tushunmoq — to understand. The cause takes -ni and stands before the verb.
  • maqsad
    goal
    This is a goal in general — what you are heading to; in the form it already appeared as safar maqsadi. To reach the goal — "maqsadga yetmoq" — to arrive at the goal.
  • maʼno
    meaning
    The ʼ splits the syllables and makes the word another. They ask "-ning maʼnosi" — the meaning of what: "bu soʻzning maʼnosi nima?" — what does this word mean?
  • xulosa
    conclusion
    Both a conclusion and a summary at once: in an essay the last paragraph is called xulosa. "To come to a conclusion" — "xulosa chiqarmoq", literally "to draw out the conclusion".
  • imkon
    opportunity
    This is the opportunity-chance, memorized as a pair: "imkon bor" — there is a chance, "imkon yoʻq" — no chance. The native word — imkoniyat — also means "potential".
  • ehtimol
    possibly
    It stands at the start of the phrase and needs no comma: "ehtimol u keladi". Tell the degrees apart: ehtimol is weaker, aniq — for sure.
  • imkonsiz
    impossible
    -iman plus -siz in one word: "without possibility". It is not said about a person: an unbearable person is another word, boshqacha.
  • zaruriyat
    necessity
    From zarur — necessary. It is negated by the phrase "zaruriyati yoʻq" — no necessity, and that sounds more often than the word itself.
  • albatta
    definitely
    Literally "assuredly": "albatta kelaman" — I will definitely come. This is a word of promise, not of rule: an obligation by law is called majburiy.
  • majbur boʻlaman
    I will have to
    majbur — compelled: literally "I will be compelled". The past complains: "majbur boʻldim" — I had to. The tail changes with the person, like any verb.
  • ruxsat etilgan
    permitted
    A passive tail: "the given permission" — permitted, and who permitted is not named. The plate reads "ruxsat etilgan", its opposite — "taqiqlangan".
  • taqiqlangan
    forbidden
    The passive of taqiqlamoq — to forbid: "the forbidden". A word of plates and signs: "Quvish taqiqlangan" — overtaking forbidden.
  • tanlov
    choice
    From tanlamoq — to choose: a choice is "the chosen". Frames: "tanlov bor" — there is a choice, "tanlov qiyin" — the choice is hard.
  • variant
    option
    An international and colloquial word: "boshqa variant yoʻq" — no other option. Tell it apart from imkon: a variant is what you choose from, imkon is what you might miss.
  • gumon
    doubt
    One word for doubt and suspicion: context tells them apart. "Gumon bor" — there is doubt, and a person under suspicion is gumondor.
  • gumon qilmoq
    to doubt
    The direction is set by -ga: "uning soʻziga gumon qilaman" — I doubt his words. "Unlikely" here is said shorter: "kelishi qiyin".
  • ishonchim komil
    I am sure
    Literally "my trust is complete": ishonch — trust and confidence at once. The continuation goes after the comma: "ishonchim komil, bu rost".
  • kelishi qiyin
    unlikely
    Literally "his coming is hard": qiyin — hard, and "-ishi" turns the verb into a noun. This is how the future is spoken of without a future tense: "kelishi qiyin" — unlikely to come.
  • balki
    probably
    It stands at the start and needs no comma. Tell it apart from ehtimol: balki is "maybe" with hope, ehtimol — probability as it is.
  • aniq
    for sure
    This "for sure" is certainty: "aniq bilmayman" — I do not know for sure. And "exactly" as in precise is another word: aynan.
  • menga koʻrinadi
    it seems to me
    Literally "it is seen to me": koʻrmoq — to see, and the passive tail turns the seeing into "seems". To whom is said by menga; the continuation — after the comma.
  • aslida
    actually
    From asl — the essence, the basis: literally "by essence". It introduces a correction to what was said and stands at the start without a comma.
  • taxmin qilmoq
    to assume
    taxmin — an assumption, a guess: a newspaper and polite word. The colloquial substitute is "deb oʻylayman" — I think that.
  • ishonchim komil emas
    I am not sure
    A ready polite formula of doubt: here one does not say "yoʻq" but "komil emas". A woman says the same: the verb does not change by gender.
  • tajriba
    experience
    Both experience as accumulated and experience as experiment — one word: "tajriba oʻtkazmoq" — to run an experiment. Work experience is ish tajribasi.
  • holat
    case
    One word for case, situation and state: "bu holatda" — in this case, "qiyin holat" — a hard situation. A sudden event is voqea.
  • misol
    example
    This is the example-illustration: "misol keltiring" — give an example. And the example-model, to be imitated, is called otherwise — namuna.
  • masalan
    for example
    Literally "by words": it stands mid-phrase and is set off by commas, like "for example". The abbreviation "msl." occurs in dictionaries.
  • farq
    difference
    It lives in the frame "oʻrtasidagi farq" — the difference between: "narxlar oʻrtasidagi farq" — the difference between the prices. The negation is short: "farq yoʻq" — no difference.
  • taqqoslash
    comparison
    From the same pair q as in the verb taqqoslamoq. "For comparison" — "taqqoslash uchun": uchun here works as "for the sake of".
  • farq qilmoq
    to differ
    Literally "to make a difference": without "katta" and "kichik" it simply means "they differ". The native pair verb is farqlanmoq, which stresses the difference more.
  • oʻxshash
    similar
    a rounded oʻ between o and yo
  • oʻxshashlik
    similarity
    The tail -lik builds a noun from a quality: oʻxshash — similar, oʻxshashlik — similarity. To notice the similarity — "oʻxshashlikni sezmoq".
  • oʻzgarish
    change
    From oʻzgarmoq — to change: a change is "a having-changed". Frames: "narxlarda oʻzgarish" — a change in prices, "oʻzgarishsiz" — unchanged.
  • birinchidan
    firstly
    From birinchi — first: literally "being first". It stands as the very first word, and the comma after it is usual. The row continues with ikkinchidan.
  • ikkinchidan
    secondly
    From ikkinchi — second: built and standing where birinchidan stands. The row goes on without surprises: uchinchidan — thirdly.
  • avvalo
    above all
    From avval — first: literally "first indeed". It speaks of importance, not of queue: the queue in time says avval, importance — avvalo.
  • bundan tashqari
    besides
    Literally "besides this": tashqari — outside, beyond. Said as one link, it adds an argument without arguing with the previous ones.
  • aytgancha
    by the way
    From aytmoq — to say: literally "while saying". It introduces what came up in passing and stands at the start without a comma.
  • umuman olganda
    in general
    Literally "having taken in general": olmoq here "takes" as a whole, not "takes a thing". It sums up what was said; no comma after it.
  • qisqasi
    in short
    From qisqa — short: literally "its shortness". It stands first and closes a long story with one phrase.
  • boshqacha aytganda
    in other words
    Literally "saying otherwise": boshqacha — in another way. It retells the same thing simpler, and needs no comma after itself.
  • eng muhimi
    the main thing
    Literally "the most important": eng — the most, muhim — important. It singles out the chief argument of all and stands at the start of the phrase.
  • oxir-oqibat
    in the end
    oxir — end, oqibat — outcome: the word is written with a hyphen and introduces the last argument, not the last event.
  • garchi
    although
    The conjunction of concession: it opens the clause that is often closed by the word ham — "all the same": "garchi yoʻl uzoq, biz bordik". The comma splits the two halves.
  • buning evaziga
    on the other hand (in exchange)
    evaziga — in exchange: literally "in exchange for this". It stands in the second half after the comma and swaps a minus for a plus: "qimmat, buning evaziga yaqin".
  • aksincha
    on the contrary
    From aks — a reflection, an opposite: literally "opposite". It denies what was said whole and almost always stands first, with a comma.
  • qaramay
    despite
    From qaramoq — to look: literally "without looking at". It glues to the word with -ga: "yomgʻirga qaramay" — despite the rain. One word, but it stands after the noun.
  • biroq
    however
    The bookish "but": lekin — colloquial, biroq — written and serious. The place of both is the same: the second half after the comma.
  • bir tomondan
    on the one hand
    Literally "from one side": tomon — side, -dan — "from". It almost always calls the pair "ikkinchi tomondan", otherwise the phrase sounds cut off.
  • ikkinchi tomondan
    on the other hand
    The pair of "bir tomondan", standing as the first word of the second half. Do not confuse with ikkinchidan — "secondly": there is no tomondan there.
  • shunga qaramay
    nevertheless
    The same "qaramay", but with the pronoun: literally "despite this". It opens the second half after the comma and holds the argument against everything said.
  • buning oʻrniga
    instead
    a rounded oʻ between o and yo
  • baribir
    anyway
    Literally "however it may be": one word for "anyway" and "all the same". "Menga baribir" — I do not care, and this word ends the dispute.
  • tasodifan
    accidentally
    From tasodif — chance: literally "by chance". The antonym is ataylab — on purpose; the pair settles most arguments about intent.
  • ataylab
    on purpose
    From atay — deliberately: it means "on purpose", often with an excuse after it. "Specially for you" is another word here: maxsus.
  • omadsizlik
    bad luck
    From omad — luck: omadsizlik is simply "un-luck". To wish luck — omad tilayman.
  • bosqichma-bosqich
    step by step
    The repetition through -ma makes "step by step": bosqich — a step. So are qadam-baqadam and yoshma-yosh built.
  • ishlar tartibi
    order of steps
    Literally "the order of deeds": tartib — order, the same as in "tidy up". The second word stands in the "whose" form.
  • batafsil
    in detail
    Literally "with an explanation": tafsil — an explanation. The request usually goes: Batafsil tushuntiring — explain in detail.
  • oʻz soʻzlarim bilan
    in my own words
    a rounded oʻ twice
  • soddaroq aytganda
    simply put
    Literally "having said simpler": aytganda — "when said", the simultaneous form. Sodda — simple, -roq — the comparative tail.
  • misol keltir
    give an example
    An example here is brought, not led: keltirmoq — to bring. Misol uchun — "for example" — and it is the same misol opening the phrase.
  • qanday qilishni koʻrsat
    show how it is done
    deep throat q twice and a rounded oʻ
  • Tushunarlimi?
    is it clear?
    From tushunarli — understandable: the question hangs on the tail -mi. The teacher asks short and waits for a short answer: Ha, tushunarli.
  • Endi tushundim
    now I get it
    Literally "now I understood": endi — now. Understanding is said in the past here: understood — and that is it; the future of "now I get it" does not exist.
  • chalkashdim
    I am confused
    From chalkashmoq — to get tangled: tangled in thoughts and on the road alike. A tangled text — chalkash gap.
  • eslamoq
    to recall
    To remember and to recall by one verb: eslay olmayman — I cannot recall. Eslab qoldim — recalled and memorized at once.
  • unutmoq
    to forget
    A short verb without surprises. The negation sits inside the word: unutmayman — I will not forget; no separate "not" is needed.
  • niyat
    intention
    An Arabic word: intention and inner resolve at once. Niyat qilmoq — to make up one's mind, to set out.
  • fikrini oʻzgartirmoq
    to change one's mind
    a rounded oʻ and a deep throat q
  • hammasi rejaga muvofiq
    all according to plan
    a light h and a deep throat q
  • agar chiqsa
    if it works out
    Literally "if it comes out": chiqmoq — to come out, and matters here also "come out". The condition is held by the suffix -sa on the verb.
  • hali qaror qilmadim
    I have not decided yet
    Literally "not yet made a decision": qaror — a decision, qilmoq — to do. Hali — yet, still: the word that stretches time.
  • hammasi oʻzgardi
    everything changed
    a light h and a rounded oʻ
  • yaxshiga qarab
    for the better
    Literally "toward the good": qarab — "looking, toward", from the verb "to look". The pair with yomonga qarab is built the same way.
  • yomonga qarab
    for the worse
    The second half of the pair: yomon — bad, you know it from "how are you". The direction here is literal: things "look" toward.
  • tegishli boʻlmoq
    to belong
    a rounded oʻ in boʻlmoq
  • oʻzga
    someone else's
    a rounded oʻ with the split mark
  • umumiy
    common
    Common: what is on everyone. Umumiy hisob — a common bill, umumiy oshxona — a shared canteen. From umum — everything together.
  • itarmoq
    to push
    To push: eshikni itarmoq — to push the door. Both words are written on doors: itar — push away, tort — pull toward.
  • tortmoq
    to pull
    To pull: arqonni tortmoq — to pull the rope. Careful: it sounds almost like toʻrt — four, but the sense is different.
  • urmoq
    to hit
    To hit: toʻpni urmoq — to hit the ball. Urish — also a fight: the same word speaks of a brawl, so it is used carefully.
  • metr
    meter
    One form for all counts: uch metr, oʻn metr — the word does not change after the number. On signs stands m.
  • santimetr
    centimeter
    The tailor at the fair measures with a centimeter tape — oʻlchov tasmasi. On paper they write sm.
  • kilometr
    kilometer
    On road signs stands km. Speed is counted per hour: soatiga kilometr — "kilometers per hour".
  • litr
    liter
    A measure for milk, oil and water. On the bottle they write 1 l; milk at the bazaar goes on the scales too.
  • gramm
    gram
    Spices at the bazaar are poured in grams. The kilogram is the same root with a prefix: kilogramm.
  • vazn
    weight
    Weight is measured on scales — tarozi; the steelyard at the bazaar is kanton tarozi. The word itself came from Arabic.
  • uzunlik
    length
    The tail -lik turns a quality into a name: uzun — long — gives uzunlik. So are kenglik and balandlik assembled.
  • kenglik
    width
    From keng — wide. A wide road — keng yoʻl, the width of the road — yoʻlning kengligi.
  • balandlik
    height
    From baland — high. A person's height is also balandlik: uning balandligi bir yetmish santimetr.
  • chuqurlik
    depth
    From chuqur — deep. On pools and wells they write chuqurligi … m — and that is already an instruction.
  • taxminan
    approximately
    A number nobody knows exactly: taxminan uch soat — "about three hours". Beside it walks oʻrtacha — "on average".
  • deyarli
    almost
    It stands straight before the word: deyarli hamma — "almost everyone", deyarli tugadi — "almost finished".
  • aynan
    exactly
    An exact measure without rounding: aynan bir kilogramm. Aynan shunday — "exactly so" — a phrase you already had.
  • oʻrtacha
    on average
    From oʻrta — middle. Oʻrtacha boʻyli — "of medium height" — is familiar; oʻrtacha means both "on average" and "so-so".
  • ikki barobar
    twice as much
    Barobar — even, equal. Twice as many — ikki barobar koʻp, twice as cheap — ikki barobar arzon.
  • raqam
    digit
    One word for a digit and a number: telefon raqami — a phone number. A digit on the display is also raqam.
  • chorak
    quarter
    A quarter hour — chorak soat, without -lik: the short form lives in time. A quarter of a watermelon — kavunning choragi.
  • vazn olmoq
    to weigh
    Literally "to take the weight": at the bazaar they say vaznini oling — weigh it. Nothing goes without olmoq here.
  • ortiqcha
    extra
    Ortiqcha pul — extra money, ortiqcha gap — extra words. Ortiqcha ish — a side job — has been; here the speech is about the superfluous.
  • xoli
    empty
    An empty bottle — xoli butilka, free time — xoli vaqt: one word for "vacant" and for "free".
  • qochmoq
    to avoid
    the deep throat q at the start
  • fakt
    fact
    The same word. A fact is separated from opinion: fakt — bu fakt, fikr — bu fikr. Fakt shundaki — "the fact is that".
  • savol
    question
    You asked questions hundreds of times, but the word itself was missing. To ask a question — savol bermoq; to answer — javob bermoq, and javob you have.
  • muhim
    important
    The second hole of the course: "important" you heard in every phrase, and the word was missing. Muhimi — "most important" — so conclusions begin.
  • musbat
    positive
    A word from Arabic. About a review and an analysis alike: musbat javob — a positive answer. Its pair — manfiy.
  • manfiy
    negative
    The pair of musbat. A negative review — manfiy fikr; but "negation" is a separate word, inkar.
  • taqqoslaganda
    compared to
    Taqqoslash — to compare — you know; here it froze into an adverb: "if compared". Cheaper in comparison — arzonroq taqqoslaganda.
  • xuddi shunday
    the same
    Xuddi boosts the likeness: "to the very point". Aynan shunday — "exactly such" — you know: two shades of one "the same".
  • afzallik
    advantage
    Afzal — better: afzal koʻrmoq you know. Afzallik — the very edge: bu ishning afzalligi — "the advantage of this job".
  • kamchilik
    drawback
    Kam — little — you know; kamchilik — "what is under-given". The only one — yagona: "yagona kamchilik" — the phrase of ads.
  • oqibat
    consequences
    Consequences are more often bad: yomon oqibatga olib kelmoq — "to lead to bad consequences", and olib kelmoq is ahead.
  • hisobga olmoq
    to take into account
    Hisob — a count — you know: to account = "to take into the count". "Take into account…" — hisobga oling, and so they write in instructions.
  • koʻp ehtimol
    most likely
    Literally "a big probability": ehtimol — possibly — you know. Koʻp boosts: no longer "maybe" but "most likely".
  • shubhasiz
    no doubt
    Shubha — doubt, shubhasiz — without doubt. It sounds firmer than ehtimol: this word is vouched for.
  • ehtimollik
    probability
    The same ehtimol with the tail -lik: the quality became a name. A small probability — ehtimollik past — "low".
  • taxmin
    assumption
    "Taxmin qilmoq" — to assume — you know; here the name: "my assumption" — mening taxminim. "Taxminan" — approximately — from another lesson, the same root.
  • koʻrinib turibdi
    it is visible that
    Literally "it shows that it stands": koʻrinmoq — to be visible, turmoq boosts. "Menga koʻrinadi" you know; here — about what everyone can see.
  • boʻlsa kerak
    probably
    Literally "if it will be" — so a guess is voiced: uyda boʻlsa kerak — "probably at home". Kerak you know; here it is about a guess, not a need.
  • mumkin emas
    impossible
    Literally "not possible": "mumkin boʻlsa" you know. As an exclamation it is a reply of disbelief: Mumkin emas! — "no way!".
  • kamida
    at least
    Kam — little — you know; kamida — "no less than". The whole English turn fits into one word: kamida besh daqiqa.
  • har qanday holatda
    in any case
    Har — every, qanday — what, holat — state: literally "in what state". Clumsy, yet said in one breath.
  • ehtiyot uchun
    just in case
    Ehtiyot — caution — "ehtiyot boʻling" you heard; uchun — for. "For the sake of caution" — that is how you will translate it to yourself.
  • agar boʻlsa
    if (were)
    Agar puts "if" at the start, boʻlsa — "were" to the matter: agar boʻlsa — "if were". A real condition goes without boʻlsa: agar u kelsa.
  • sharti bilan
    on condition
    Shart — a condition — you know; sharti bilan — "with its condition": "I agree on condition that…".
  • hatto boʻlsa ham
    even if
    Hatto — even; boʻlsa ham — "be it even": a triple seam. "Even if it is expensive" — hatto qimmat boʻlsa ham.
  • bunday holda
    in that case
    Bunday — such, holat — state: literally "in such a state". Shorter they say unday holda — and are understood the same way.
  • aks holda
    otherwise
    Aks — reverse; aksincha — on the contrary — you know: one root. Mid-phrase it is a warning: tezroq keling, aks holda kechikamiz.
  • oʻsha paytda
    then
    Then — at that moment: oʻsha paytda hali yosh edim. But "then" as a conclusion is said unday holda: two different "thens".
  • uchun
    in order to
    The tail stands after the word, not before: "yugurish uchun" — for running. The aim is always after — like everything here.
  • goʻyo
    as if
    a rasped gʻ in goʻyo
  • oʻrniga
    instead of
    Oʻrn — a place, oʻrniga — "onto the place of": buning oʻrniga you know. With a verbal noun — instead of the action: oʻqish oʻrniga — "instead of studying".
  • asosan
    mainly
    Asos — foundation, asosan — mainly. One word closes the English turn: asosan uyda ishlayman.
  • koʻp hollarda
    as a rule
    Literally "in many states": holat you know. "Usually" — odatda — also exists, but koʻp hollarda — about most cases.
  • deyarli hamma
    almost everyone
    Hamma — everyone of people; hammasi — all of things: the subject tells. "Deyarli hamma keldi" — almost everyone came.
  • istisno
    exception
    A word from Arabic. "Istisno yoʻq" — without exceptions — is written on doors too. Except for — undan boshqa, through -dan.
  • hokazo
    and so on
    Literally "and of this kind": from Arabic. Written with the abbreviation h.k.; on lists they say hokazo and wave a hand.
  • farqli oʻlaroq
    unlike
    Farq — difference — "farq qilmoq" you know; farqli oʻlaroq — "differing" — a frozen turn. After it goes -dan: akasidan farqli.
  • tashqari
    except
    The word itself — outside, and with the tail -dan it becomes "except": bir kundan tashqari — "except one day". "Bundan tashqari" — besides — you know: another matter.
  • toʻliq emas
    not quite
    Toʻliq — full, whole: toʻliq bak you know. "Not quite right" — toʻliq toʻgʻri emas — and that is a polite "no" in conversation.
  • koʻp-kam
    more or less
    Literally "many-little": with a hyphen, as a shrug. "Ish koʻp-kam tugadi" — the business is more or less done.
  • qiynalib
    with difficulty
    Qiynalmoq — to struggle, to strain — from qiyin — hard — you know. He walks with difficulty — qiynalib yuradi: one word instead of three.
  • sinab koʻrish arziydi
    worth trying
    Arziydi — it is worth: arzimaydi — "it is nothing" — you know, here the opposite. Sinab koʻrmoq — to try — also from the course.
  • kerak edi
    should have
    Kerak you know; the tail edi takes it into the past: kerak edi — "should have". A reproach after the fact.
  • eng yaxshisi
    best of all
    Eng — the most — anything sticks to it; yaxshisi — "the best of". "Eng yaxshisi, kutib koʻring" — "best of all, wait and see".
  • eng yomoni
    worst of all
    The pair of eng yaxshisi: the same eng, yomon — bad — you know. "Eng yomoni, hech narsa demaslik" — worst of all is to say nothing.
  • imkon qadar tezroq
    as fast as possible
    Imkon — possibility — you know; qadar — within. Literally "within the possibility faster". "Imkon qadar" also suits silence: imkon qadar sokin.
  • beka
    in vain
    Literally "for nothing": beka ish qildi — "worked in vain". Beside it bepul — free of charge — you know: the same piece be- — "without".
  • qob kelmoq
    to cope
    the deep throat q at the start
  • urinish
    attempt
    From urinmoq — to try: the same root as urmoq — to hit, but the senses parted. A first attempt — birinchi urinish.
  • yaʼni
    that is
    the ʼ splits the syllables in yaʼni
  • maʼlum boʻldi
    it turned out
    Literally "it became known": maʼlumki from another lesson — the same root. An ordinary phrase follows: maʼlum boʻldiki, …
  • natijada
    as a result
    Natija — a result — you know; natijada — in the end. In conversation they say it shorter: shunga — "so".
  • olib kelmoq
    to lead to
    Literally "to bring": kelmoq you know, olib — having taken. What it leads to is set by -ga: xatolarga olib keladi.
  • tufayli
    thanks to
    It works for the good and the bad alike: "thanks to" and "because of". "Shu tufayli" — because of this — you met; here — whom one owes it to: tufayli.
  • birinchi urinishda
    on the first try
    Urinish — an attempt — from this same lesson: literally "in the first attempt". "Birinchi marta" — the first time — you know: here the count is by attempts.
  • ikki yuz
    two hundred
    y in the second word is like yes
  • uch yuz
    three hundred
    The same mechanics as two hundred: the number before "yuz", and both words are pronounced in a row. The row up to nine hundred is built alike.
  • toʻrt yuz
    four hundred
    a rounded oʻ in toʻrt, lips rounded
  • besh yuz
    five hundred
    After the number the word does not take the plural: the number has said everything. At the bazaar hundreds are heard more often than tens — and that is a reason to bargain.
  • olti yuz
    six hundred
    The short row 6-8 differs only by the first word: olti, yetti, sakkiz — and the hundred is one and the same.
  • yetti yuz
    seven hundred
    y as in yes
  • sakkiz yuz
    eight hundred
    The double "kk" of the first word holds the syllable long, as in simple "sakkiz" — the hundred is appended after.
  • toʻqqiz yuz
    nine hundred
    a rounded oʻ and a deep throat q in one word
  • toʻrtinchi
    fourth
    a rounded oʻ in the first syllable
  • beshinchi
    fifth
    The tail -inchi sticks to the number and does not change: birinchi, ikkinchi, beshinchi — the row is built one way.
  • oltinchi
    sixth
    A route number is named by the ordinal here: "oltinchi avtobus" — the sixth bus, that is, No. 6.
  • yettinchi
    seventh
    y as in yes
  • sakkizinchi
    eighth
    The date of the month is also ordinal: "sakkizinchi sana" — the eighth. So they speak of dates in papers too.
  • toʻqqizinchi
    ninth
    a rounded oʻ and a deep throat q in the first syllable
  • oʻninchi
    tenth
    a rounded oʻ with the split mark inside
  • yuzinchi
    hundredth
    y as in yes
  • yoki
    or
    y as in yes, not oo
  • ham
    too
    It stands after the word it applies to: "U ham" — "he too". "Ham…ham" joins: "and tea, and flatbread".
  • faqat
    only
    the deep throat q, deeper than k
  • allaqachon
    already
    the deep throat q, deeper than k
  • yana
    again
    y as in yes, not oo
  • ortiqcha
    too (excessively)
    Literally "beyond the measure": the same word means "extra". "Juda" — simply "very"; "ortiqcha" — already over the top.
  • birga
    together
    In speech it stands simply beside the one who is together: "biz birga" — "we together". Over guest tea one sits exactly birga.
  • boʻlmaydi
    not allowed
    a rounded oʻ between o and yo
  • zarur
    necessary
    "Kerak" the course learned as "needed"; "zarur" — of the necessary without choice: "zarur qogʻoz". The one who needs is not named.
  • hayot
    life (way of living)
    h as a light breath
  • soʻz
    word
    a rounded oʻ in soʻz
  • masala
    matter
    Both a matter and a question: what is posed and decided. "Ish" is taken by work, so the matter as a question is masala.
  • usul
    way (method)
    How it is done: a recipe is also usul. "Bunga ikki usul bor" — the usual phrase when a choice of paths is offered.
  • uchun
    in order to
    "Uchun" — "in order to" of the early lessons; here the same word — to: came in order to help. Before the verb the form on -ish goes.
  • agar
    if
    "Agar boʻlsa" — if it were — familiar; "agar" — if: the verb after it takes the tail -sa, and no "would" is here.
  • paytida
    while
    "Paytida" in the course — "while"; here the same word — while: while the tea boils. It is attached to the verb through -ayotgan/-gan.
  • -gan ekan
    since (seeing that)
    "Ekan" — "it turns out"; the form on -gan plus "ekan" — since: since you are going to the bazaar, buy bread.
  • -sa boʻldi
    if only
    The tail -sa — "if", "boʻldi" — "enough"; together — if only: if only to make it, if only to get there.
  • xullas
    so anyway
    "Xullas" — so, in short: by it the thought is rounded off — said and done. A colloquial word, the yard cannot do without it.
  • orasida
    between
    "Ora" — a gap; "orasida" — between: between the house and the shop; "orasidan" — from the middle — also familiar.
  • yaqinida
    near (by)
    "Juda yaqin" — very near — familiar; "yaqinida" — near something: near the house, near the bazaar. The word one speaks of stands beside.
  • oʻrniga
    instead of
    a rounded oʻ in oʻrniga
  • qarshi
    against
    "Qarshi chiqmoq" — to object, and "qarshi boʻlmoq" — to be against — familiar; "qarshi" — against: against the proposal, voted against.
  • -siz
    without
    The tail -siz sticks to the word from inside: "shakarsiz" — without sugar, "goʻshtsiz" — without meat — both familiar; "siz" without the mark — the polite "you", do not mix.
  • uchun
    for
    "Uchun" — "in order to" and "to" — familiar; after a noun it is "for": a book for you, a gift for mother.
  • haqida
    about
    "Haqida" — about: to tell about the new house; the language does not split "about" and "on" — one word.
  • dan keyin
    after
    "Keyin" — after having done — familiar; with the tail -dan "after something" comes out: after work, after dinner. "Ovqatdan keyin" — after eating — also familiar.
  • vaqtida
    during
    "Oʻz vaqtida" — on time — familiar; "vaqtida" — during: during the lesson, during the rain. It is put to the word about time, not to the verb.
  • sababli
    because of
    "Sababli" — because of: because of the rain, because of work; it fits only a cause. "From around the corner" — about a place — will not be said so.
  • atrafida
    around
    "Atra" — the surroundings; "atrafida" — around: around the house, around the village trees grow.
  • orqali
    through (by way of)
    "Orqa" — the back — familiar; "orqali" — through, by way of: through the bridge, learned through a friend.
  • ichidan
    from inside
    "Ichida" — inside — the neighboring lesson; "ichidan" — from inside: a look or action goes from inside out, like a door locked from inside.
  • yaqin joyda
    nearby
    "Yaqin joyda" — nearby, literally "in a near place": there is no pharmacy nearby. "Yaqinda" will not do — that is "soon".
  • muammo
    problem
    "Muammo" — an everyday trouble and a question to be solved; a great misfortune is not called by it. It is dismissed by the negation: "muammo yoʻq" — no problem.
  • yordam
    help (noun)
    y at the start reads as yes, not oo

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ha — yes. A short agreement. The polite answer adds thanks: "ha, rahmat" — exactly like "yes, thanks".

yoʻq — no. A refusal and "there is none" at once. The soft form "yoʻq, rahmat" — no, thank you — is the everyday decline.

yaxshi — good. Both "good" and "well": the word does not change for gender or number. The answer to "how are you" is given willingly here.

yomon — bad. The partner of yaxshi. About business and health people speak carefully: politeness asks for "hammasi yaxshi" — all is well.

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How do you say “yes” in Uzbek?

«ha». A short agreement. The polite answer adds thanks: "ha, rahmat" — exactly like "yes, thanks". It is one of 307 words in the set “basic words” — the rest are in the table above.

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