Grammar Reference

Latin letters, read-as-written; specials: o', g', x and the digraphs sh, ch, ng.

I can read Uzbek Latin script including the special letters.

men, sen, u, biz, siz, ular - no gender anywhere.

I can use the six pronouns and the doubled possessive pattern.

No verb 'to be': personal endings attach to the noun. Men talabaman = I am a student.

I can say who I am with -man/-san/-miz and what I have with bor/yo'q.

Stem + -a/-y + personal ending: ichaman, ichasan, ichadi - I/you/(s)he drink(s).

I can conjugate everyday verbs in the present tense.

Subject - Object - Verb: Men choy ichaman (I tea drink).

I can build SOV sentences and ask yes/no questions with -mi.

nima (what), kim (who), qayerda (where), qachon (when), qanday (how), nega (why).

I can ask wh-questions with nima, kim, qayerda, qachon, qanday and nega.

One ending: -lar. kitob → kitoblar. Singular after numerals: ikki kitob.

I can form plurals with -lar and keep nouns singular after numerals.

-da (in/at), -ga (to), -dan (from), -ning (of), -ni (object marker).

I can use -da, -ga, -dan and -ning to talk about places and possession.

bir, ikki, uch, to'rt, besh, olti, yetti, sakkiz, to'qqiz, o'n; 20 yigirma, 100 yuz, 1000 ming.

I can count, build compound numbers and talk about prices in som.

dushanba, seshanba, chorshanba, payshanba, juma, shanba, yakshanba.

I can name the days and say on which day things happen with 'kuni'.