Café & Drinks

1. Bir piyola choy bering

   Bir pi-yo-la choy be-ring

   Give me a cup of tea, please

   Usage

   Basic phrase for requesting tea at a café or home

   Grammar Note

   "Piyola" is a traditional Uzbek handleless tea cup. Culturally important in hospitality

2. Qimiz tatib ko'rsam bo'ladimi?

   Qi-miz ta-tib ko'r-sam bo'-la-di-mi?

   May I taste kumiss?

   Usage

   Used to ask to try kumiss, the traditional fermented mare's milk drink

   Grammar Note

   "-ib ko'rmoq" = "to try doing". Compound expressing experiential attempt

3. Suv bering, iltimos

   Suv be-ring, il-ti-mos

   Water, please

   Usage

   Basic phrase for requesting drinking water

   Grammar Note

   "Iltimos" comes from Persian (التماس) meaning "please/request". A polite phrase

4. Ayron bormi?

   Ay-ron bor-mi?

   Do you have ayran (yogurt drink)?

   Usage

   Used to ask for ayran, a traditional fermented dairy drink

   Grammar Note

   "Bormi" = "bor" (there is) + "mi" (question). Equivalent to Kazakh "bar ma?"

5. Sog'lig'ingizga

   Sog'-li-g'in-giz-ga

   To your health (cheers)

   Usage

   Used as a toast during meals or celebrations

   Grammar Note

   "Sog'lig'ingizga" = "to your health". Polite possessive + dative case for toasting

6. Qaysi ichimlikni maslahat berasiz?

   Qay-si i-chim-lik-ni mas-la-hat be-ra-siz?

   Which drink do you recommend?

   Usage

   Used at bars or restaurants to ask for drink recommendations

   Grammar Note

   "Maslahat bermoq" = "to give advice/recommendation". Compound verb

7. Alkogol ichmayman

   Al-ko-gol ich-may-man

   I don't drink alcohol

   Usage

   Used to decline alcoholic beverages

   Grammar Note

   "Ich-" (drink) + "-may" (negative) + "-man" (1st person) = "I don't drink"

8. Yangi meva sharbati bormi?

   Yan-gi me-va shar-ba-ti bor-mi?

   Do you have fresh fruit juice?

   Usage

   Used to ask for freshly squeezed fruit juice

   Grammar Note

   "Sharbat" comes from Arabic/Persian, meaning "sweet drink/syrup". Origin of "sherbet/syrup"

9. Qovun sharbati bormi?

   Qo-vun shar-ba-ti bor-mi?

   Do you have melon juice?

   Usage

   Used when looking for melon juice, a specialty of Uzbekistan

   Grammar Note

   Uzbek melons ("qovun") are renowned as among the finest in Central Asia

10. Isitilgan vino bormi?

    I-si-til-gan vi-no bor-mi?

    Do you have mulled wine?

    Usage

    Used when looking for mulled wine in cold weather

    Grammar Note

    "Isitilgan" is passive past participle of "isitmoq" (to heat). "Heated/warmed" modifier

11. Mineral suv

    Mineral water

    Usage

    For ordering bottled water; tap water is best avoided, and shops will ask brand and still-or-sparkling first

12. Gazsiz suv

    Still water

    Usage

    For specifying no bubbles; sparkling water is often the default here

13. Gazli suv

    Sparkling water

    Usage

    For specifying carbonated water; many local mineral waters are strongly salty

14. Muz

    Ice

    Usage

    For asking for ice; many places serve drinks without it even in summer unless you ask

15. Muzsiz

    No ice

    Usage

    For asking them to leave the ice out, e.g. when unsure of the water it was made from

16. Issiq suv

    Hot water

    Usage

    For asking for hot water — to drink, or for powdered medicine and instant noodles; tea houses will bring a pot

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