Getting around in Uzbek
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Uzbek words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Uzbek phrases in this lesson
- Hojatxona qayerda?ho-JAT-kho-na KAI-er-da
- Where is the toilet?
- ...ga qanday borsam boʻladi?ga qan-DAI BOR-sam buh-LA-di
- How do I get to...?
- ChapgaCHAP-ga
- To the left
- OʻnggaUHNG-ga
- To the right
- Toʻgʻrituhgh-RI
- Straight ahead
- Bu yerdaboo YER-da
- Here
- Vokzalvok-ZAL
- Train station
- Avtobusav-to-BOOS
- Bus
- Aeroporta-e-ro-PORT
- Airport
- Bir chipta, iltimosbeer CHIP-ta, il-ti-MOS
- One ticket, please
Hojatxona is the traditional word, though "tualet" (from English/French) is increasingly used in modern settings. Public restrooms may require a small fee.
Yerda means "at this place". Often accompanied by pointing.
Vokzal comes from the English "Vauxhall", exported via Russian. Uzbekistan has a developing rail network; long-distance trains connect major cities.
Avtobus is the term everywhere in the former Soviet sphere. Tashkent has a metro (metropoliten), which is modern and efficient. Shared taxis (marshrutka) also connect neighborhoods.
Chipta means ticket. Metro and bus tickets are inexpensive; passes or cards are available for frequent travelers.