LingoflyThe city and its places in Uzbek
79 words in Uzbek on the topic “the city and its places”: shahar — city, koʻcha — street, maydon — square, olomon — crowd.
79 words on the topic
- shaharcitythe h is a light breath only
- koʻchastreeta rounded oʻ inside
- maydonsquareSquare and field at once: one word. The Registon in Samarkand is the country's most famous maydon.
- olomoncrowdA crowd without judgment: festive and market alike. From "ol-" — many: the word itself speaks of multitude.
- velosipedbicyclePeople ride "velosipedda" — on the bicycle; the word itself does not mention its two wheels.
- avtobus bekatibus stopbekat — a stop and a station at once: of a bus and of the metro. Whose stop is said by the first word.
- oylik chiptamonthly passLiterally "monthly ticket": oy — month, oylik — monthly. A single ticket is bought for one ride, and the difference shows in the price at once.
- yoʻnalishroutea rounded oʻ between o and yo
- piyoda oʻtish joyicrosswalka rounded oʻ between o and yo
- savattraffic jamThe native word instead of "zator": literally "basket" — the cars stand as if in a basket. The bookish "tirbandlik" is not said aloud.
- parkovkaparkingThe bookish "toʻxtash joyi" — "a stopping place" — hangs on signs; aloud people say parkovka.
- benzin quyish joyigas stationLiterally "the place of pouring gasoline": quyish — to pour. In speech it is cut to "benzin joyi", and everyone understands.
- parkparkTashkent parks are called by name — Anhor, National Garden — and the name in conversation replaces the word itself.
- kutubxonalibraryLiterally "book house": kutub — book, xona — house, room. The same -xona as in oshxona, the canteen; do not confuse with "kitob doʻkoni" — the bookshop.
- muzeymuseumstress on the last syllable
- teatrtheaterThe Tashkent opera house is called "Teatr", and in conversation the name replaces everything else.
- kinoteatrcinemaLiterally "cinema-theater", one word. Simply "kino" — a film; the building with the screen is a kinoteatr.
- cherkovchurchThe Tashkent assumption church is the biggest, and in conversation people call it simply cherkov.
- stadionstadiumstress on the first syllable
- chorrahacrossroadsh as a light breath
- piyodalar yoʻlkasisidewalky as in yes and a rounded oʻ
- shohkoʻchaavenuea rounded oʻ and h as a light breath
- tor koʻchalaneLiterally "a narrow street" — there is no separate word here, the narrowness is said by the adjective. The old city is all such streets.
- daryo sohiliembankmentLiterally "the river's shore": sohil — shore. In the evening the canal embankment is the favorite walking place, and you will hear the word right there.
- koʻprikbridgea rounded oʻ between o and yo
- tunneltunnelSpelled with two n, as on road signs. The mountain roads of the country are full of short tunnels, and their entrance is lit.
- fonarstreet lampA borrowing, like taksi: read straight. The street lamp and the flashlight are one word — context tells.
- skameykabenchA borrowing from everyday life, found on every playground. The wooden platform in the yard is called otherwise — supa.
- axlat idisitrash binx as a breathy h in "hat"
- avtobus haydovchisibus driverh as a light breath and y as in yes
- oxirgi bekatlast stopLiterally "the last stop": oxir — an end, oxirgi — last. In the bus they will announce: Oxirgi bekat, hammasi tushing.
- marshrut raqamiroute numberThe second word in the "whose" form: the number of what — of the route. The route here is called by the borrowing marshrut.
- shoshilinch soatrush hourLiterally "the hurrying hour": shoshilmoq — to hurry. The same root lives in the name of the ambulance — shoshilinch yordam.
- avtobuslar jadvalibus scheduleThe second word in the "whose" form, in the plural: the schedule of what — of the buses. Jadval means both a table and a schedule.
- yoʻl haqini toʻlamoqto pay the farea rounded oʻ twice and a deep throat q
- oʻrinni egallamoqto take a seata rounded oʻ between o and yo
- taksi chaqirmoqto call a taxithe deep throat q at the end
- keyingi bekatda tushmoqto get off at the next stopLiterally "at the next stop to step down": tushmoq — to get off transport. Keyin — then, keyingi — the next.
- tumandistrictThe same sound as "fog": one word for fog and a city district — only context tells. Cities are divided into tumanlar, and no address is written without one.
- shahar markazicity centerThe second word in the "whose" form: the center of what — of the city. Markaz means both a center in general and a headquarters: one word for both senses.
- shahar chekkasioutskirtsLiterally "the edge of the city": chekka — edge, rim. A flat on the outskirts is cheaper, and that is said by the same word.
- qurilishconstruction siteConstruction and the site at once: qurilish maydoni — a building site. From qurmoq — to build, the same root as oila qurmoq — to start a family.
- yoʻl taʼmiriroad repaira rounded oʻ and the ʼ splits taʼmir
- koʻrsatkichsignposta rounded oʻ between o and yo
- umumiy hojatxonapublic toileth as a light breath and j as in jam
- tozacleanOf things, of air and of conscience alike: toza suv, toza havo. Cleaning is named by the same root — tozalamoq.
- iflosdirtyThe pair of toza. Heavy mud on the road after rain is loyqa — a word about the mud, not about the object.
- odam koʻpcrowdeda rounded oʻ in koʻp
- qishloqvillagedeep throat q twice
- poytaxtcapitalx as a breathy h in "hat"
- jamoat transportipublic transportLiterally "the community's transport". Jamoat — a community, everyone together: an assembly is called by the same word.
- bogʻchakindergartena rasped gʻ in the middle of the word
- oʻyin maydonchasiplaygrounda rounded oʻ in oʻyin and y as in yes
- favvorafountainA fountain: water that plays in the middle of the square. The word is European in origin but lives like a local.
- qabristoncemeterythe deep throat q at the start
- yongʻin mashinasifire trucknasal ng and a rasped gʻ
- minoraminaretThe word of Samarkand and Bukhara: slender towers by the mosques. "Masjid" stands for the mosque — the minaret beside it and visible from afar.
- shahar atrofisuburbLiterally "the surroundings of the city": "atrof" — what is around. "Shahar chekkasi" stands for the outskirts; the suburb — already beyond it, but still near.
- shaharchatown-cha makes the small one: a small city — a town. Between the village — "qishloq" — and the city: its own market, its own school.
- yoʻlovchipasserbya rounded oʻ in yoʻlovchi
- piyodapedestrian"Piyoda bormoq" stands for "to go on foot"; the "piyoda" itself — both "on foot" and "a pedestrian". At the crossing — "piyodalar oʻtish joyi" — they are the main ones.
- taxtachasign (shop)From "taxta" — boards: a little board with the shop's name above the door. "Kesish taxtasi" stands for the cutting board — the same "taxta", another business.
- chiqindi qutisitrash binLiterally "the box for trash": "chiqindi" stands for trash, "quti" — for a box. "Axlat idisi" stands for the trash bin — in the street they will say so too.
- koʻcha chirogʻistreet lampa rounded oʻ and a rasped gʻ
- gulzorflowerbedLiterally "a flowery place": "gul" — flower. A flowerbed and a front garden — one word.
- ayvonporchy as in yes, not oo
- uy raqamihouse numberWhose number — the owner-word: "uy raqami" — literally "house number". In the address it stands after the street name.
- koʻcha nomistreet namea rounded oʻ with the split mark in the middle
- ustunpost (pillar)Both the street post and the column of a building. Wires and ads are hung on it, a bicycle is chained to it.
- eski shaharold townLiterally "the old city": so the historic center is called. "Eski" — old — you know; here it is with the city.
- jimliksilenceFrom the familiar "jim" — quiet: "jim boʻlmoq" — to keep silent. Silence — "jimlik", the name of the state with one tail -lik.
- zalhall"Zal" — a big hall for people: concert, station, waiting hall. A room in the flat an Uzbek calls "mehmonxona" — the living room, and "zal" does not fit there.
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
shahar — city. A city as a place in general: katta shahar — a big city. The ancient towns keep names: Samarqand, Buxoro.
koʻcha — street. A narrow street of the old town. The names are honest: Chorsu means "four streams", that is, a crossroads.
maydon — square. Square and field at once: one word. The Registon in Samarkand is the country's most famous maydon.
olomon — crowd. A crowd without judgment: festive and market alike. From "ol-" — many: the word itself speaks of multitude.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “city” in Uzbek?
A city as a place in general: katta shahar — a big city. The ancient towns keep names: Samarqand, Buxoro.
- How do you say “monthly pass” in Uzbek?
Literally "monthly ticket": oy — month, oylik — monthly. A single ticket is bought for one ride, and the difference shows in the price at once.
- How do you say “library” in Uzbek?
Literally "book house": kutub — book, xona — house, room. The same -xona as in oshxona, the canteen; do not confuse with "kitob doʻkoni" — the bookshop.
- How do you say “sidewalk” in Uzbek?
Literally "the road of pedestrians": piyoda — the one who goes on foot. The road sign is written exactly so: PIYODALAR YOʻLKASI.
- How do you say “bench” in Uzbek?
A borrowing from everyday life, found on every playground. The wooden platform in the yard is called otherwise — supa.
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Street, square, pharmacy, bank. An address is built out of these, and an address is something you have to both say and understand.
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 “city” in Uzbek?
«shahar». The h is a light breath only. It is one of 79 words in the set “the city and its places” — the rest are in the table above.
How many street and place words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 79 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.