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 in others, there is audio from native Uzbek speakers.
Let’s listen and speak in Uzbek
Exercise 1. Listen and hear the difference between -dan and -da. Then practice saying these sentences.
1 a U Misrdanmi?
b U Misrdami?
2 a U Turkiyadan.
b U Turkiyada.
3 a U qayerdan?
b U qayerda?
4 a U yoqimli shahardan.
b U yoqimli shaharda.
5 a U buyuk mamlakatdan.
b U buyuk mamlakatda.
Exercise 2. In Exercise 1, mark only what you hear.
Exercise 3. Listen and write down 6 sentences and questions.
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Exercise 4. Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions. Use phrases like this:
U qayerdan? U AQShdan.
U qayerda? U Turkiyada.
Menimcha, u …da.
Bilmayman.
Also learn: raqqosa – dancer
paxtakor – cotton-grower
Exercise 5. Listen and check.
Exercise 6. Test your partner. Point to a picture and ask him or her a question like this: Ikkinchi nomer. U Yaponiyadanmi? The expected response is something like this: Yo’q, u Yaponiyadan emas. U Xitoydan.
The previous lesson: Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #12 The letters of the Uzbek alphabet u, y, я, ё, ю, with audio
The next lesson: Uzbek lessons (tutorial): #14 The Uzbek alphabet, abbreviations, with audio
Answers to lesson 12
Exercise 3. u – O’zbekiston, y – Ukraina, ya – xayr, yo – yo’q, yu – ayt
Have you learned to understand by ear the difference between -dan and -da in Uzbek? What about asking questions in Uzbek like “Where is he from?”, “Where is it?”, “Is he from Egypt?” and answering them also in Uzbek?