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📰 Uzbekistan MFA advises citizens against traveling to Israel and Iran after U.S. strikes on Iran

23/06/2025

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan has urged citizens to refrain from traveling to Israel and Iran following U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran. Uzbekistan also expressed deep concern and called on all parties in the region to achieve peace through negotiations. This was reported on Sunday by the MFA spokesperson on his… Read More »

Tamerlane’s Gate and the Il-18 Crash (+many old photos and a picture) – travelling in Uzbekistan

10/04/2025

Tamerlane’s Gate is the most famous gorge in Uzbekistan, or rather its narrowest part, located in the western part of the Pamir-Alay (a mountain system in the southeast of Central Asia). The Sanzar River flows through the gorge, which separates the Malguzar and Nuratau ranges. The gorge is located on the way from Tashkent to… Read More »

Learn Basic Russian Greetings and Phrases for a Coffee Shop Visit

02/02/2025

Learn How to Say “Hello”, “Yes”, and “No” in Russian — with Real-Life Café Dialogues and Audio Would you like to learn how to say hello, yes, and no in Russian? Want to practice short and simple Russian dialogues that you could use in a real café or coffee shop? This lesson is perfect for… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #16 In the classroom in Uzbek, with audio

13/03/2024

What do we say in an Uzbek lesson? What do we say in Uzbek in class? What phrases are most used? What verbs? We’ll build simple dialogues (which will be useful not only in the classroom). In this lesson, as in others, audio is from native Uzbek speakers. As usual, part of the lesson from… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #15 Things in the classroom, with audio

12/03/2024

How in Uzbek to call objects that that we find in almost every classroom? How to ask about these items? We can learn about it from my 15th lesson. The lesson, like others, contains audio from native Uzbek speakers. As usual, part of the lesson from my Uzbek language tutorial is available to everyone, and part is… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #14 The Uzbek alphabet, abbreviations, with audio

10/03/2024

O’zbek alifbosi (or alfaviti) is translated as the Uzbek alphabet. What letters do Uzbeks have? How many letters are there in the Uzbek language? How many of them are vowels? Cyrillic or Latin? How do the letters of the Uzbek Cyrillic and Latin alphabet relate to each other? What do the most popular abbreviations, or… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #13 Listening and speaking, with audio

08/03/2024

In Lesson 13 from my Uzbek language tutorial, we listen and speak in Uzbek a lot. We understand by ear the difference between -dan and -da. We ask questions in Uzbek like “Where is he from?”, “Where is it?”, “Is he from Egypt?” and we also answer them in Uzbek. In the new lesson, as… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #12 The letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю, with audio

05/03/2024

The letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю (Latin and Cyrillic) and words with them are the topic of our lesson today. What Latin letters are used to write я, ё, ю and what Cyrillic letters used to denote u and y. In the new lesson, as in others, there is audio… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #11 “I don’t know” and other useful words and phrases, with audio

01/03/2024

Today we’ll learn eight very useful words and phrases of the Uzbek language, which we have already encountered in one way or another and we’ll use in the exercise. In the new lesson, as in others, there is audio from native Uzbek speakers. As usual, part of the lesson from my Uzbek language tutorial is available to… Read More »

Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #10 Grammar – U, “Where is he/she/it”, «Where is he/she/it from» – ending

29/02/2024

Today we’ll master the pronoun u, affixes -da and -dan and the names of countries in the Uzbek language. Let’s build a lot of affirmative and negative sentences and questions. Let’s act out short dialogues. As usual, part of the lesson from my Uzbek language tutorial is available to everyone, and part is available to site donors.… Read More »