Basic Nouns

1. Suv

   Water

   Usage

   The basic word for drinking water; works with pointing

   Grammar Note

   Uzbek has no gender; case is marked by suffix: suv → suvni (accusative), suvda (locative).

2. Ovqat

   Food

   Usage

   The general word when you are looking for something to eat

3. Pul

   Money

   Usage

   Comes up when paying or changing currency

4. Hojatxona

   Toilet

   Usage

   The word alone is enough to ask for directions

5. Salfetka

   Tissue

   Usage

   For asking at a shop or a diner

6. Dori

   Medicine

   Usage

   The core word at a pharmacy, paired with your symptom

7. Yuk

   Luggage

   Usage

   For checking in, picking up, or storing bags

8. Kalit

   Key

   Usage

   For collecting or returning it at hotel reception

9. Chipta

   Ticket

   Usage

   The base word for transport and admission tickets

10. Pasport

    Passport

    Usage

    Comes up at every check-in and border control

11. Telefon

    Phone

    Usage

    Refers to the device and to making a call

12. Zaryadlagich

    Charger

    Usage

    When you want to borrow one at a hotel or café

13. Vokzal

    Station

    Usage

    The easiest landmark to name when asking directions

14. Shifoxona

    Hospital

    Usage

    The first word you need if you fall ill

15. Militsiya

    Police

    Usage

    For theft or accidents; the word alone gets help

    Grammar Note

    "Militsiya" is the Soviet-era term but is still widely understood; the official name is "Ichki ishlar organlari".

16. Do'kon

    Shop

    Usage

    The general word when hunting for somewhere to buy things

17. Xona

    Room

    Usage

    For negotiating a stay or confirming a room number

18. Yo'l

    Road

    Usage

    Used when asking directions, often over a map

19. Oila

    Family

    Usage

    Comes up in small talk about who you are travelling with

20. Ism

    Name

    Usage

    For confirming a booking or introducing yourself

21. Bosh

    Head

    Usage

    Body part for pointing out where it hurts

22. Ko'z

    Eye

    Usage

    Body part for pointing out where it hurts

23. Tish

    Tooth

    Usage

    For reporting toothache; a dentist is "tish shifokori"

24. Tomoq

    Throat

    Usage

    The throat inside; the outer neck is a different word, "bo'yin"

25. Qorin

    Belly / abdomen

    Usage

    The belly as a body part; the stomach organ itself is "oshqozon"

26. Orqa

    Back (of the body)

    Usage

    The back of the body; the same word also means "behind / rear", so point at your own back when using it about the body

27. Bel

    Lower back / waist

    Usage

    The waist and lower back; lower back pain is "bel og'rig'i"

28. Oyoq

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    Uzbek "oyoq" covers both the leg and the foot; the foot alone is "oyoq panjasi", but pointing at the sore spot is enough

29. Qo'l

    Hand / arm

    Usage

    Uzbek "qo'l" covers both the hand and the arm; the forearm alone is "bilak". Point at the sore spot to be precise

30. Ko'krak qafasi

    Chest (ribcage)

    Usage

    For reporting chest pain; "ko'krak" alone can also mean the breast, so keep "qafasi" (ribcage) in a medical setting

31. Mehmonxona

    Hotel

    Usage

    For finding lodging or telling a taxi where to go; signs often read Cyrillic "Меҳмонхона" or Russian "ГОСТИНИЦА"

32. Aeroport

    Airport

    Usage

    For telling a taxi where to go; Cyrillic signage reads "Аэропорт"

33. Avtobus bekati

    Bus stop

    Usage

    For asking where the bus stop is; a long-distance bus terminal is "avtovokzal"

34. Metro

    Metro / subway

    Usage

    The Tashkent metro; a station is "metro bekati". Entrance signs read Cyrillic "Метро"

35. Elchixona

    Embassy

    Usage

    Show this as your destination if you lose your passport or run into trouble

36. Bankomat

    ATM

    Usage

    For finding a cash machine; Cyrillic signage reads "Банкомат"

37. Valyuta ayirboshlash shoxobchasi

    Currency exchange office

    Usage

    For finding an exchange office; signs usually shorten it to "Valyuta ayirboshlash" or read Russian "ОБМЕН ВАЛЮТЫ", and bank counters double as exchange desks

38. Kir yuvish xonasi

    Laundry room

    Usage

    For asking where you can do laundry; coin-operated laundromats barely exist in Uzbekistan — hotels' laundry service or a dry cleaner ("kimyoviy tozalash") is the norm

39. Konsulxona

    Consulate

    Usage

    For finding your own consulate after losing a passport or becoming a victim of crime; it is a state's mission on another state's territory headed by a consul. An embassy is "elchixona"

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