I can read the signs in town, ask about a stop and a bus, get somewhere by taxi, and say that I've lost something, I'm late, or I'm lost.
Around town: signs, the bus, taxis
Around town: signs, the bus, taxis
The signs are in the table. Kirish and Chiqish come from kirmoq and chiqmoq; the opposite of Ochiq is Yopiq.
A bus is named by an ordinal number: oʻn toʻrtinchi avtobus (English “bus 14”). Where it goes takes -ga: Qaysi avtobus markazga boradi? To get off a bus or a taxi is tushmoq (out of a building — chiqmoq). In a taxi, ask the price first: Qancha boʻladi?
Asking the way. Nearby — shu atrofda. A corner — burchak: burchakda, “on the corner”. Back — orqaga. A mosque is masjid, a bridge koʻprik, “on the other side” narigi tomonda. If you're lost, say: Men adashib qoldim.
What happened goes in the past tense: yoʻqotdim, “I lost”, topdim, “I found”. Being late and making it in time take -ga, where English says “for” or nothing: ishga kechikdim, “I was late for work”, poyezdga ulgurdim, “I made the train”.
On a map: shimol, janub, sharq, gʻarb — north, south, east, west; viloyat — region; tuman — district. Don't mix them up: in a weather forecast, tuman means “fog”.
Common mistakes:
• NOT “oʻn toʻrt avtobus” → oʻn toʻrtinchi avtobus
• NOT “Kalitim topdim” → Kalitimni topdim
• NOT “Bu poyezd Buxoroda boradi” → Bu poyezd Buxoroga boradi
Signs
You see them on the doors of the subway, stores, banks, and museums.
| Sign | What it means |
|---|---|
| Kirish | Entrance |
| Chiqish | Exit |
| Ochiq | Open |
| Yopiq | Closed |
| Bepul | Free of charge |
| Itaring | Push |
| Torting | Pull |
Lesson notes
Around town: signs, the bus, taxis
The signs are in the table. Kirish and Chiqish come from kirmoq and chiqmoq; the opposite of Ochiq is Yopiq.
A bus is named by an ordinal number: oʻn toʻrtinchi avtobus (English “bus 14”). Where it goes takes -ga: Qaysi avtobus markazga boradi? To get off a bus or a taxi is tushmoq (out of a building — chiqmoq). In a taxi, ask the price first: Qancha boʻladi?
Asking the way. Nearby — shu atrofda. A corner — burchak: burchakda, “on the corner”. Back — orqaga. A mosque is masjid, a bridge koʻprik, “on the other side” narigi tomonda. If you're lost, say: Men adashib qoldim.
What happened goes in the past tense: yoʻqotdim, “I lost”, topdim, “I found”. Being late and making it in time take -ga, where English says “for” or nothing: ishga kechikdim, “I was late for work”, poyezdga ulgurdim, “I made the train”.
On a map: shimol, janub, sharq, gʻarb — north, south, east, west; viloyat — region; tuman — district. Don't mix them up: in a weather forecast, tuman means “fog”.
Common mistakes:
• NOT “oʻn toʻrt avtobus” → oʻn toʻrtinchi avtobus
• NOT “Kalitim topdim” → Kalitimni topdim
• NOT “Bu poyezd Buxoroda boradi” → Bu poyezd Buxoroga boradi