LingoflyAsking the way in Uzbek
18 words in Uzbek on the topic “asking the way”: qayerda? — where?, bu yerda — here, u yerda — there, oʻng tomonda — to the right.
18 words on the topic
- qayerda?where?the q is made deep in the throat
- bu yerdahereLiterally "in this place". The pair "u yerda" — there: the difference is one first word.
- u yerdathere"In that place" — into the distance. "Here" and "over there" differ by one word: bu against u.
- oʻng tomondato the rightoʻ with the ʻ at the start
- chap tomondato the leftThe partner of "to the right": chap — left. The difference is heard in the first word; the second is the same.
- toʻgʻristraight aheadthe ʻ and the rasped gʻ in one word
- yaqincloseThe answer one loves to hear: "yaqin" — almost next door. Its opposite is uzoq.
- uzoqfarthe deep q at the end
- qanday boramanhow do I get therethe deep throat q, deeper than k
- yetib kelmoqto arrive (here)y as in yes, not oo
- narigi tomondaon the other side"Narigi" — that, the far side; "yoʻl narigi tomonida" — across the road — you know. Without "yoʻl" the phrase works for a river, a yard and a quarter.
- ikki qadamdatwo steps awayLiterally "in two steps": distance is measured in steps, "qadam" — a step. Near is also said "ikki-uch qadamda" — two or three.
- oʻngidato the right ofa rounded oʻ with the split mark in the middle
- oʻrtasidain the middle ofa rounded oʻ with the split mark in the middle
- keyingi burilishthe next turny as in yes
- ketayotgandaon the wayy as in yes
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
qayerda? — where? The question about place. The answer starts with "bu yerda" — here, or "u yerda" — there.
bu yerda — here. Literally "in this place". The pair "u yerda" — there: the difference is one first word.
u yerda — there. "In that place" — into the distance. "Here" and "over there" differ by one word: bu against u.
oʻng tomonda — to the right. Literally "on the right side": oʻng — right, tomon — side. The suffix -da says "at".
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “where?” in Uzbek?
The question about place. The answer starts with "bu yerda" — here, or "u yerda" — there.
- How do you say “far” in Uzbek?
"Far": on foot you will not make it — here comes a taxi or a bus. uzoq from a driver sounds like the start of a haggle.
- How do you say “to the right of” in Uzbek?
The pair of "chapida", the same form with -ning: "kutubxonaning oʻngida" — to the right of the library. The right hand — "oʻng qoʻl".
- How do you say “to the right” in Uzbek?
Literally "on the right side": oʻng — right, tomon — side. The suffix -da says "at".
- How do you say “on the other side” in Uzbek?
"Narigi" — that, the far side; "yoʻl narigi tomonida" — across the road — you know. Without "yoʻl" the phrase works for a river, a yard and a quarter.
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Right, left, straight on, how far. You ask the way rarely — and always at the moment when there is no time to work it out.
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 “where?” in Uzbek?
«qayerda?» The q is made deep in the throat. It is one of 18 words in the set “asking the way” — the rest are in the table above.
How many direction words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 18 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.