LingoflyPhrases that save you in Uzbek
17 words in Uzbek on the topic “phrases that save you”: Tushunmadim. — I did not understand, Yana bir marta, iltimos — again, please, Sekinroq, iltimos. — slower, Inglizcha gapirasizmi? — do you speak English?
17 words on the topic
- Tushunmadim.I did not understanda sh sound in the middle of the word
- Yana bir marta, iltimosagain, pleaseLiterally "one more time": yana — again, marta — time. The request ends with iltimos.
- Sekinroq, iltimos.slower"sekin" — slow, -roq — the comparative: "slower". The second useful word of the first week, right after tushunmadim.
- Inglizcha gapirasizmi?do you speak English?Literally "in-English do you speak?". Languages are spoken about without a preposition: "oʻzbekcha gapiraman" — "I speak Uzbek".
- Men adashdim.I got lostLiterally "I mistook the road": adashmoq — to lose one's way. The polite opening is "kechirasiz".
- ishlamaydidoes not workFrom "ishlamoq" — to work, with the negation -ma- inside. About devices and people alike; only context tells them apart.
- bir daqiqa kutingwait a minutetwo deep q in one word
- ocholmaymanI cannot opench is the ch of chair
- tez yordamambulancey is the y of yes
- Menga shifokor kerak.I need a doctorLiterally "to me a doctor is needed": "menga" — to me, "kerak" — needed. A constructor phrase: swap the word and ask for anything.
- Ehtiyot boʻling!be carefulthe nasal ng
- xavflidangerousthe h is a light breath
- Politsiyani chaqiringcall the policeThe same verb as in "ustani chaqiring": "chaqirmoq" — to call. The object takes -ni, and the polite "you" is in the ending -ing.
- pasportni yoʻqotdimI lost my passportoʻ and q together in one word
- Oʻzimni yomon his qilaman.I feel unwelloʻ in the first syllable
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How it sounds in a sentence
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What is worth knowing about these words
Tushunmadim. — I did not understand. Literally "did not understand": the negation -ma- sits inside the word, not beside it. What follows is the request "sekinroq" — slower.
Yana bir marta, iltimos — again, please. Literally "one more time": yana — again, marta — time. The request ends with iltimos.
Sekinroq, iltimos. — slower. "sekin" — slow, -roq — the comparative: "slower". The second useful word of the first week, right after tushunmadim.
Inglizcha gapirasizmi? — do you speak English? Literally "in-English do you speak?". Languages are spoken about without a preposition: "oʻzbekcha gapiraman" — "I speak Uzbek".
Test yourself
Recalling a spelling from meaning is harder than recognizing a familiar word — and therefore more useful.
- How do you say “I did not understand” in Uzbek?
Literally "did not understand": the negation -ma- sits inside the word, not beside it. What follows is the request "sekinroq" — slower.
- How do you say “wait a minute” in Uzbek?
Literally "one minute wait": "daqiqa" — a minute, "kutmoq" — to wait. Softer and shorter is "bir lahza" — "one moment".
- How do you say “I lost my passport” in Uzbek?
Literally "the passport I lost": the past -dim already says "I". The statement is filed at the precinct, and this phrase is its first line.
- How do you say “help!” in Uzbek?
Help and "help!" at once: "Yordam!" is a cry; "yordam bering" is the polite request. The last syllable is stressed, and the word carries far.
- How do you say “be careful” in Uzbek?
Literally "be prudent": "ehtiyot" — caution. On signs it is written shorter — "Diqqat!" — "attention".
How to learn the set instead of just reading it
“I don't understand”, “say that again”, “slower, please”, “help”. They are learned first for a reason: they bring back a conversation that has already gone wrong.
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 “I did not understand” in Uzbek?
«Tushunmadim.» A sh sound in the middle of the word. It is one of 17 words in the set “phrases that save you” — the rest are in the table above.
How many emergency phrases do you need to start?
The whole set on this page is 17 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.