'''Uzbek''' is the main language of Uzbekistan. It is also largely mutually intelligible with Uighur, which is spoken in China.

Pronunciation guide

Uzbek pronunciation is very regular and simple. If you pronounce all of the words as they are spelled, you will be readily understood.

Vowels

Consonants

Q- hard 'k'.

KH- guttural 'h' like in the Scottish 'loch'

Common diphthongs

Phrase list

Basics

; Hello. : As-salomu alaykum ; Hello. (''informal'') : Salom ; How are you? : Qalay siz? ; Fine, thank you. : . Yakshi, rakhmat ; What is your name? : Sizning ismingiz nima? ; My name is ______ . : Mening ismim...

; Nice to meet you. : Tanishganimdan khursandman ; Please. : Markhamat ; Thank you. : Rakhmat ; You're welcome. : Arzimaydi ; Yes. : Ha ; No. : Yok ; Excuse me. : Kechirasiz ; I'm sorry. : Kechirasiz ; Goodbye : Hayeer ; I can't speak Uzbek [well]. : Men Uzbekcha (yakshi) gaplashmayman. ; Do you speak English? : Siz inglizcha gaplashasizmi? ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Inglizcha gapiradiganlar bormi? ; Help! : Yordam! ; Look out! : Ehtiyot boling ; I don't understand. : Tushunmadim ; Where is the toilet? : Hojat'hona qayerda?

Problems

; Hospital : kasalhona

; Sick : kasal

; Doctor : tabib

Numbers

Cardinal Numbers

; one : bir

; two : ikki

; three : uch

; four : to'rt

; five : besh

; six : olti

; seven : yetti

; eight : sakkiz

; nine : to'qqiz

; ten : o'n

; fifteen : o'n besh

; twenty : yigirma

; thirty : o'ttiz

; forty : qirq

; fifty ; ellik

; sixty : oltmish

; seventy : yetmish

; eighty : sakson

; ninety : to'qson

; one hundred : yuz

; five hundred : besh yuz

; one thousand : ming

; one million : million

Ordinal Numbers

; 1st : birinchi

; 2nd : ikkinchi

; 3rd : uchinchi

; 4th : to'rtinchi

; 5th : beshinchi

; 10th : o'ninchi

; 15th : o'n beshinchi

; 20th : yigirmanchi

; 100th : yuzinchi

; 1,000th : minginchi

Time

Clock time

hour(s): soat(lar)

Duration

Days

Months

Writing time and date

Colors

; black : qora

; white : oq

; red : qizil

; blue : kuk

; yellow : sariq

Transportation

; Airport : tayyorgokh

Bus and train

; Bus : autobus

; Bus station : autobiket

; Train station : temir yul vogzali

; Ticket : bilet

Directions

; Where is...? : ...qayerda?

; Left : chap

; Right : ong

Taxi

Please take me too... : ...'ga oboring, marhamat

Lodging

; Hotel : meymonkhona

; Room : khona

; House : uy

; Do you have any rooms? : Sizga khona bormi?

Money

; bank : bank

; money : pul

; cash : naqd pul

Eating

; bread : non

; meat : gosht

; rice : guruch

; fruit : meva

; vegetable : sabzavot

; tea : choi

;(boiled) water : (qainatilgan) suv

Shopping

;Outdoor market : bozor

;Store : dukan

;How much? : Qancha?

;Cheap : arzon

;Expenisve : qimmat

Driving

;street : kuchasi

Authority

;police : militsiya

;sir : janob

;madam : honym