Transport in Uzbek
14 words in Uzbek on the topic “transport”: avtobus — bus, poyezd — train, vokzal — station, taksi — taxi, bekat — stop.
14 words on the topic
- avtobusbusAn international word written in the local Latin. The cheapest ride across town.
- poyezdtrainThe word arrived together with the rails. "Afrosiyob" — the express from Tashkent to Samarkand — takes two hours.
- vokzalstationThe center of every journey: trains, long-distance taxis, tea.
- bekatstop"Avtobus bekati" — a bus stop — you know; bare "bekat" — the stop itself, for a train too. The end of the route — "oxirgi bekat".
- yoʻlovchipassengera rounded oʻ with the split mark in the middle
- oʻrindiqseata rounded oʻ with the split mark in the middle
- tutqichhandrailthe deep throat q, deeper than k
- tekshiruvchiinspectorFrom "tekshirmoq" — to check: the one who checks tickets. The word works in the bank and shop too — the checker everywhere is "tekshiruvchi".
- yoʻl haqifarea rounded oʻ, a deep throat q and a light h
- tiqilib ketganovercrowdedLiterally "got jammed": "tiqilib ketmoq" — to pack tight. The tail -ib ketgan makes the result: the bus is not merely full but already without a place.
- boʻsh joyfree seata rounded oʻ in boʻsh
- chipta avtomatiticket machine"Avtomatik" — automatically — you know; without the tail "avtomat" — the machine itself. Whose — the owner-word: "chipta avtomati".
- kechikishdelay"Kechikish" — "being late" — you know; about the bus and train the same word: "avtobusda kechikish bor" — the bus has a delay. A flight delay — "reysning kechikishi".
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What is worth knowing about these words
avtobus — bus. An international word written in the local Latin. The cheapest ride across town.
poyezd — train. The word arrived together with the rails. "Afrosiyob" — the express from Tashkent to Samarkand — takes two hours.
vokzal — station. The center of every journey: trains, long-distance taxis, tea.
taksi — taxi. The price is named before the ride, and haggling is part of the deal: "qancha?" is the first question to the driver.
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “bus” in Uzbek?
An international word written in the local Latin. The cheapest ride across town.
- How do you say “passenger” in Uzbek?
By the same word they call the passerby: "yoʻlovchi" — the one on the road. In the bus and train it is a passenger; context tells.
- How do you say “overcrowded” in Uzbek?
Literally "got jammed": "tiqilib ketmoq" — to pack tight. The tail -ib ketgan makes the result: the bus is not merely full but already without a place.
- How do you say “train” in Uzbek?
The word arrived together with the rails. "Afrosiyob" — the express from Tashkent to Samarkand — takes two hours.
- How do you say “seat” in Uzbek?
A chair — "stul", and a place for sitting in a bus and house — "oʻrindiq": from "oʻrin" — a place. To take a seat — "oʻrinni egallamoq".
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
Bus, metro, taxi, stop, station. These are words you need to recognize in writing — off a departure board and off a sign.
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 “bus” in Uzbek?
«avtobus». An international word written in the local Latin. The cheapest ride across town. It is one of 14 words in the set “transport” — the rest are in the table above.
How many transport words do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 14 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.