LingoflyGreetings and goodbyes in Uzbek
9 words in Uzbek on the topic “greetings and goodbyes”: Salom — hello, Assalomu alaykum — hello (formal), xayr — goodbye, Yaxshimisiz? — how are you?
9 words on the topic
- Salomhellostress on the second syllable
- Assalomu alaykumhello (formal)Literally "peace upon you". Said to elders, in town and on a host's doorstep; the answer is "Va alaykum assalom" — "and peace upon you".
- xayrgoodbyethe h is a light breath only
- Yaxshimisiz?how are you?y is the y of yes, not w
- Hammasi yaxshi.I am doing well"hammasi" — everything, "yaxshi" — good. The full answer to "how are you": hammasi yaxshi, rahmat.
- Koʻrishguncha!see youtwo rounded oʻ vowels in one word
- Xayrli tong!good morningLiterally "a blessed morning": xayrli — auspicious, tong — dawn. The answer is the same "xayrli tong" back.
- Xayrli kech!good eveningThe partner of "good morning" in the same frame: kech — evening. Wishes here are assembled from one word per time of day.
- Yaxshi uxlang!good nightLiterally "sleep well": -ng is the polite "you" inside the word. Said as people part late in the evening.
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
Salom — hello. One hello for every occasion — friends and equals, any time of day. The solemn counterpart lives next door and is heard just as often.
Assalomu alaykum — hello (formal). Literally "peace upon you". Said to elders, in town and on a host's doorstep; the answer is "Va alaykum assalom" — "and peace upon you".
xayr — goodbye. A short "bye" and "goodbye" at once. The friendly koʻrishguncha — "until we meet" — lives nearby and is said by the one leaving.
Yaxshimisiz? — how are you? Literally "are you well?" The question hangs on the tail -mi at the end of the word, and there is no separate pronoun in the phrase.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “hello” in Uzbek?
One hello for every occasion — friends and equals, any time of day. The solemn counterpart lives next door and is heard just as often.
- How do you say “good evening” in Uzbek?
The partner of "good morning" in the same frame: kech — evening. Wishes here are assembled from one word per time of day.
- How do you say “see you” in Uzbek?
Literally "until we see each other". Said by the one leaving and the one staying alike.
- How do you say “how are you?” in Uzbek?
Literally "are you well?" The question hangs on the tail -mi at the end of the word, and there is no separate pronoun in the phrase.
- How do you say “hello (formal)” in Uzbek?
Literally "peace upon you". Said to elders, in town and on a host's doorstep; the answer is "Va alaykum assalom" — "and peace upon you".
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Every conversation starts here, and so does every first impression: say hello in the local language and you stop being a stranger in about a second.
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 “hello” in Uzbek?
«Salom». Stress on the second syllable. It is one of 9 words in the set “greetings and goodbyes” — the rest are in the table above.
How many greetings do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 9 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.