LingoflyNumbers and counting in Uzbek
59 words in Uzbek on the topic “numbers and counting”: bir — one, ikki — two, uch — three, toʻrt — four.
59 words on the topic
- bironeThe number goes before the word: bir choy — one tea. The noun after a number never takes the plural.
- ikkitwoThe doubled kk holds the syllable long. After the number the word stays singular: ikki non — two flatbreads.
- uchthreeu is the oo of put, not "yoo"
- toʻrtfoura rounded oʻ inside the first syllable
- qancha?how many?the q is made deep in the throat
- soʻmsoʻm (currency)a rounded oʻ inside
- oltisixThe short numbers 6–9 run like a drumroll: olti, yetti, sakkiz, toʻqqiz — they differ at the start.
- yettiseveny as in yes
- sakkizeightThe doubled kk holds the syllable long. The numbers 6–8 differ only in their first syllable.
- toʻqqiznineoʻ and q together in one word
- oʻntena rounded oʻ, the syllable short
- oʻn birelevenoʻ in the first word
- oʻn ikkitwelveLiterally "ten two". The whole row up to nineteen is built the same way: "oʻn" plus the number.
- oʻn uchthirteenLiterally "ten three". Numbers do not change for gender or case at all — there is nothing to change.
- oʻn toʻrtfourteentwo oʻ in one phrase
- oʻn oltisixteenLiterally "ten six". The row to nineteen is a simple constructor: memorize the ten — and the rest assembles.
- oʻn sakkizeighteenLiterally "ten eight". At eighteen one gets a passport and the vote here, as elsewhere.
- oʻn toʻqqiznineteenoʻ and q twice over
- oʻttizthirtyoʻ in the first syllable, a doubled tt
- qirqfortythe deep q twice in the word
- oltmishsixtyFrom "olti" — six: the same root, a different tail. The tens are counted from the units and memorized in families.
- saksoneightyThe only ten where "eight" is not heard at all: learn it as it is. No neighboring word will prompt it.
- toʻqsonninetyoʻ and q together in one word
- mingthousandthe nasal ng at the end
- birinchifirstFrom "bir" — one: the ordinal on -inchi. "Birinchi marta" — for the first time: a constructor used every day.
- ikki yuztwo hundredy in the second word is like yes
- uch yuzthree hundredThe 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 yuzfour hundreda rounded oʻ in toʻrt, lips rounded
- besh yuzfive hundredAfter 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 yuzsix hundredThe short row 6-8 differs only by the first word: olti, yetti, sakkiz — and the hundred is one and the same.
- yetti yuzseven hundredy as in yes
- sakkiz yuzeight hundredThe double "kk" of the first word holds the syllable long, as in simple "sakkiz" — the hundred is appended after.
- toʻqqiz yuznine hundreda rounded oʻ and a deep throat q in one word
- toʻrtinchifourtha rounded oʻ in the first syllable
- beshinchififthThe tail -inchi sticks to the number and does not change: birinchi, ikkinchi, beshinchi — the row is built one way.
- yettinchiseventhy as in yes
- sakkizinchieighthThe date of the month is also ordinal: "sakkizinchi sana" — the eighth. So they speak of dates in papers too.
- toʻqqizinchinintha rounded oʻ and a deep throat q in the first syllable
- oʻninchitentha rounded oʻ with the split mark inside
- yuzinchihundredthy as in yes
- raqamnumberthe deep throat q at the end
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
bir — one. The number goes before the word: bir choy — one tea. The noun after a number never takes the plural.
ikki — two. The doubled kk holds the syllable long. After the number the word stays singular: ikki non — two flatbreads.
uch — three. One syllable. From it comes "uchinchi" — third.
toʻrt — four. The first number with ʻ: lips in a tube on the first syllable. The row goes on evenly: besh, olti, yetti.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “one” in Uzbek?
The number goes before the word: bir choy — one tea. The noun after a number never takes the plural.
- How do you say “six” in Uzbek?
The short numbers 6–9 run like a drumroll: olti, yetti, sakkiz, toʻqqiz — they differ at the start.
- How do you say “thirteen” in Uzbek?
Literally "ten three". Numbers do not change for gender or case at all — there is nothing to change.
- How do you say “twenty” in Uzbek?
The second ten is a second word: "yigirma bir" — twenty-one, plain addition. The word after it stays singular again.
- How do you say “ninety” in Uzbek?
The last ten of the row: "toʻq" — thick plus "son" — number. Next come the hundreds, and those are simpler.
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
A price, the change, a house number, the time you agreed on, the floor. Numbers are the first thing you have to catch by ear — and the first thing people say fast.
A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.
- 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.
- Study spread over days wins not only in experiments but in ordinary classrooms, with real students.checked many timesMawson & Kang, 2025, Behavioral Sciences 15(6):771 · 22 studies, d = 0.54 (confidence interval 0.31–0.77). The authors warn that individual studies disagree widely.
Frequently asked
How do you say “one” in Uzbek?
«bir». The number goes before the word: bir choy — one tea. The noun after a number never takes the plural. It is one of 59 words in the set “numbers and counting” — the rest are in the table above.
How many numbers do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 59 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.