I can order food and tea at a choyxona (a teahouse): Menga osh bering, Yana choy bering, ask Mumkinmi?, and ask for the check.
At the choyxona: how to order
At the choyxona: how to order
Why: to order food and tea, ask for more, and pay.
To order: to whom + what + bering (see the table). “Bring” is the set phrase olib keling (from olib kelmoq — to bring).
To ask whether a dish is available: … bormi? — Ha, bor. / Yoʻq, yoʻq.
Yana — “more, another”: it goes before what you want more of.
To ask permission, use one set phrase: Mumkinmi? — may I? Name what you ask for before it: Suv mumkinmi? — may I have some water? The answers: Mumkin or Boʻladi — yes, you may; Boʻlmaydi — no, you may not.
At the end: Hisob, iltimos — the check, please. To someone eating, say Yoqimli ishtaha! — the reply is Rahmat.
Traps:
• green tea is koʻk choy: koʻk is blue, but of tea and grass it means green;
• osh is plov and also food in general (oshxona, oshpaz);
• soup is “drunk” in Uzbek: shoʻrva ichaman.
Common mistakes:
• NOT “yashil choy” → koʻk choy.
• NOT “Men osh bering” → Menga osh bering.
• NOT “Bering yana choy” → Yana choy bering: the request word comes last, unlike English “give me”.
What to say at a choyxona
| What you need | How to say it |
|---|---|
| to order | Menga bitta lagʻmon va salat bering. |
| to ask them to bring something | Iltimos, suv olib keling. |
| to ask if they have a dish | Kabob bormi? |
| to ask for more | Yana non bering. |
| to ask “may I?” | Mumkinmi? — Mumkin. / Boʻladi. / Boʻlmaydi. |
| to ask for the check | Hisob, iltimos. |
| to say “enjoy your meal” | Yoqimli ishtaha! |
Dishes on the menu
| Dish | What it is |
|---|---|
| osh | plov: rice, meat, carrots |
| shoʻrva | soup |
| lagʻmon | long noodles with meat and vegetables |
| manti | manti, steamed dumplings |
| somsa | a baked pastry with meat |
| kabob | kebab |
Lesson notes
At the choyxona: how to order
Why: to order food and tea, ask for more, and pay.
To order: to whom + what + bering (see the table). “Bring” is the set phrase olib keling (from olib kelmoq — to bring).
To ask whether a dish is available: … bormi? — Ha, bor. / Yoʻq, yoʻq.
Yana — “more, another”: it goes before what you want more of.
To ask permission, use one set phrase: Mumkinmi? — may I? Name what you ask for before it: Suv mumkinmi? — may I have some water? The answers: Mumkin or Boʻladi — yes, you may; Boʻlmaydi — no, you may not.
At the end: Hisob, iltimos — the check, please. To someone eating, say Yoqimli ishtaha! — the reply is Rahmat.
Traps:
• green tea is koʻk choy: koʻk is blue, but of tea and grass it means green;
• osh is plov and also food in general (oshxona, oshpaz);
• soup is “drunk” in Uzbek: shoʻrva ichaman.
Common mistakes:
• NOT “yashil choy” → koʻk choy.
• NOT “Men osh bering” → Menga osh bering.
• NOT “Bering yana choy” → Yana choy bering: the request word comes last, unlike English “give me”.