Today we continue studying conversational Uzbek and learn how to make small talk in a restaurant or café. You will learn how to ask whether seats are available, explain where you are from, and keep a short dialogue with new acquaintances. The lesson is especially useful for tourists, as well as for those who live or work in Uzbekistan and want to feel confident in informal settings. In the dialogue, you will encounter the use of personal pronouns and verbless sentences in the present tense — in affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms.
Conversation in a restaurant in Uzbek
Exercise 1. a) Listen to and read the conversation. Then answer the questions.
Alla Sizlar Turkiyaning qayeridansiz?
Zabir Biz bu yerdanmiz, Istanbuldanmiz.
Sardor Istanbul chiroyli shahar!
Fotima Ha, bu chiroyli shahar. Ta’tildamisiz?
Sardor Yo’q, biz ta’tilda emasmiz. Biz komandirovkadamiz. Ammo bugun bo’sh kun.
Alla Ha, biz bugun sayyohlarmiz! Oh. U nima?
Sardor Oh… Ular sizlarning itlaringizmi?
Fotima Ha, ular bizning itlarimiz. O’tiring, o’tiring!
Alla Ular juda yoqimli. Lekin men itlar bilan uncha yaxshi munosabatda emasman.
Sardor Qarang — bo’sh stol. Anavi yerda.
Alla Sizlar bilan tanishganimdan xursandman. Salomat bo’ling!
Zabir Rahmat. Men ham tanishganimdan xursandman.
Fotima Xayr. Yaxshi itlar, yaxshi itlar.
bu yerdan — from here
it — dog
uncha — so, that much
yaxshi munosabatda — on good terms
anavi — that one over there
ammo — but
lekin — but
salomat bo’ling — be well
Exercises to consolidate the material
b) 1 Zabir va Fotima BAAdanmi?
Yo’q,
2 Alla va Sardor komandirovkadami?
3 Alla va Sardor uchun bugun bo’sh kunmi?
4 Alla itlar bilan yaxshi munosabatdami?
Exercise 2. Listen to 6 phrases. Fill in the missing parts.
1 Kechirasiz. Ular __________mi?
2 _________damisiz?
3 Biz _________damiz.
4 _____________nima?
5 _____________bo’ling!
6 Men ____________ tanishganimdan xursandman.
Exercise 3. Learn and act out two dialogues — from this lesson and Lesson 22.
Exercise 4. a) Form questions using the given words.
1 O’zbekistondanmi, ular
Ular O’zbekistondanmi?
2 nemismisiz, sizlar
3 BAAdami, Abu Dabi
4 sinfdami, ular, birinchi
5 sizlarnikimi, ular
b) Write the numbers of the questions that correspond to the answers given below.
a ___Ha, nemismiz.
b ___Yo’q, ular ikkinchi sinfda.
d 1 Ha, ular Toshkentdan.
e ___Ha, u BAAda.
f ___Yo’q, ular bizning itlarimiz emas.
Exercise 5. Write about yourself and about the class in which you study.
1 Siz o’zbekmisiz?
2 Siz qayerdansiz?
3 Siz qaysi xonadasiz?
In this lesson, you became familiar with important phrases for informal communication at a café or restaurant table. You learned how to ask where a person is from, whether they have free time, and how to express sympathy or say goodbye politely. Such dialogues will help you feel more confident in real-life communication situations in Uzbek. Review the material, listen to the audio, and complete the exercises to better закрепить vocabulary and grammar. In the next lesson, you will learn how to talk about your profession and ask questions about other people’s occupations.
- Previous lesson: Lesson 23. Uzbek verbless sentences — continuation
- Next lesson: Lesson 25. Useful words and phrases for communication in Uzbek
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Answers to exercises
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Exercise 1. b) 1 Yo’q, ular Turkiyadan. 2 Ha, ular komandirovkada. 3 Ha, ular uchun bugun bo’sh kun.
4 Yo’q, u itlar bilan yaxshi munosabatda emas.
Exercise 2. 1 bo’sh 2 Ta’til 3 komandirovka 4 U 5 Salomat 6 ham
Exercise 4. a) 2 Sizlar nemismisiz? 3 Abu Dabi BAAdami? 4 Ular birinchi sinfdami? 5 Ular sizlarnikimi?
b) a 2 b 4 e 3 f 5
Exercise 5. Sample answers: 1 Yo’q, (men) o’zbek emasman. 2 (Men) AQShdanman. 3 (Biz) uchinchi xonadamiz.