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Lesson 2 of 10

Order anything by pointing in Uzbek

I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu. 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.

An Afrosiyob train at Samarkand station, Uzbekistan
Order anything by pointing
11 words · 20 seconds each · 9 of 11 to pass
What it meansHow to say it
Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All 11 Uzbek phrases in this lesson

Men... xohlaymanmen khoh-LAI-man
I would like...
Shushoo
This one
Bu qancha turadi?boo KAN-cha too-RA-dee
How much is it?

Qancha means "how much", turadi means "costs" or "stands". Turadi is the present tense; many prices are written down anyway.

Hisob, iltimoshee-SOB, il-ti-MOS
The bill, please

Hisob means bill or account. In casual cafes you often pay when you order; in restaurants, ask for the bill and they bring it. Tipping is appreciated but not obligatory.

Karta bilanKAR-ta bi-LAN
By card
Naqd pul bilannaqd pool bi-LAN
In cash
Suvsoov
Water

Tap water quality varies; bottled water is widely available and inexpensive. Hot water is also commonly drunk, plain or with tea.

Qahvaqah-VA
Coffee
Choychoi
Tea
PivoPEE-voh
Beer
...sizsiz
Without...

Attach this ending to the thing you want left out.

Where Uzbek is spoken

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