Lesson 12. The letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю, with audio

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 from native Uzbek speakers.

Note that in the Cyrillic Uzbek alphabet there were 4 iotized letters – е, ё, ю, я. Today, in the Latin alphabet, they are expressed by combinations of letters ye, yo, yu, ya. This is what it looked like before:

й + э = е (ye)
й + о = ё (yo)
й + у = ю (yu)
й + а = я (ya)

We will go over the letters e (ye) and э (e) later.

The letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю

Today we’ll study the letters and combinations of letters u, y, ya, yo, yu, as well as words and sentences with them. Some of these words are uy, boyqush, yaxta, oyoq, yuqoriga.

Exercise 1. Listen and repeat the words and letters.

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uy – house

boyqush – owl

yaxta – yacht

oyoq – leg/ legs

yuqoriga – up

sayyoh – tourist

Exercise 2. Listen and repeat the sentences.

U Ukrainadanmi?
Bilmayman.
U yoqimli shahar.
U Yaponiyadan.
Buyuk Britaniyadanmisiz?

Exercise 3. Circle the word with a different letter. Listen.

ayt – say/ tell

yulduz – star/ celebrity

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Exercise 4. Listen again and repeat the words.

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

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

Answers to lesson 11
Упражнение 2. 1 U yoqimli shahar. 2 Menimcha, u BAAdan. 3 Bilmayman. 4 Kiyev qayerda?

Have you known the letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю (Latin and Cyrillic)?