In this lesson, we learn to talk about the city, school, studies, and teachers in Uzbek. You will hear how to say where you are, what your level is, how many students are in the class, and who your teacher is. We will also learn how to describe a school building and a dormitory. The text is accompanied by audio from a native Uzbek speaker so that you can hear real, living speech.
Exercise 1. Listen to the audio. Answer the question: Bu maktab yaxshimi?
Words from the audio that you may not yet know, with translation
o’ng — right
sohil — shore
chegara — border
yaqin — close, nearby
islomolimi — Islamic
muhaddis — theologian engaged in collecting, classifying, and interpreting hadiths
maqbara — mausoleum
boshlang’ich — elementary
faqat — only
samimiy — responsive, sincere
o’rta — middle
daraja — level
iltifotli — attentive, courteous
jiddiy — seriously
bo’lmasa — if not
mavjud — there is, available
kabi — like
jonlantiruvchi — invigorating
xursand — cheerful (quvnoq — cheerful)
Exercise 2. Listen again. Circle the correct answer.
1 Bugun Fotima Termizda/ Buxoroda.
2 U ta’tilda/ ta’tilda emas.
3 Peter va Alla o’quvchilar/ o’qituvchilar.
4 Peter 22/ 26 yoshda.
5 Uning o’qituvchisi Anvar/ Lola.
6 Alla ukrainalik/ rus.
7 Anvar yaxshi o’quvchi/ o’qituvchi.
8 Talaba uyi maktabga yaqin joylashgan/ joylashmagan.
Exercise 3. Listen to several excerpts from the audio story. Fill in the correct words from the list in the sentences.
yotoq, katta, oshxona, kompyuter xonasi, bog’, oshxona, kichik, janub
1 Termiz O’zbekistonning ______________ida joylashgan.
2 Bu 305 o’quvchiga ega bo’lgan ______________maktab.
3 Uning sinfi _______________, faqat olti o’quvchi bor.
4 … ular ____________da … yoki shu joyda, ____________da.
5 Bu olti ______li katta uy, _________ va ____________i mavjud.
Now you know how to say in Uzbek where you study, who teaches you, and how a school or dormitory is organized. In the next lesson, you will learn how to talk about small things — for example, a wallet, a bag, and keys. Listen, repeat, and your Uzbek will become more and more confident.
- Previous lesson: Lesson 34. Uzbek phrases for greetings and meetings
- Next lesson: Lesson 36. Wallet and other small items in Uzbek
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Answers to exercises
Show answers
Exercise 2. 1 Termizda 2 ta’tilda emas 3 o’quvchilar 4 22 5 Lola 6 ukrainalik 7 o’qituvchi 8 joylashgan
Exercise 3. 1 janub 2 katta 3 kichik 4 kompyuter xonasi, oshxona 5 yotoq, oshxona, bog’
Audio transcript
Salom, men Fotimaman. Bugun men Termiz shahridaman.
Termiz O‘zbekistonning janubida joylashgan. U Amudaryoning o‘ng sohilida, Afg‘oniston chegarasiga yaqin joylashgan. Bu ajoyib shahar. Termizda islom olimi, muhaddis at-Termiziy maqbarasi bor.
Lekin men ta’tilda emasman. Men o‘zbek tili maktabini ko‘rib kelmoqchiman. Bu maktab — 305 nafar o‘quvchiga ega katta maktab.
Peter va Alla maktabda o‘quvchilar.
Peter yigirma ikki yoshda. U Germaniyadan. U boshlang‘ich o‘quvchi. Uning sinfi kichik, faqat olti o‘quvchi bor.
Uning o‘qituvchisi Lola. U o‘zbek. U samimiy va juda yaxshi o‘qituvchi.
Alla o‘n to‘qqiz yoshda. U Ukrainadan. U o‘rta darajadagi o‘quvchi. Uning sinfi katta, o‘n o‘quvchi bor.
Uning o‘qituvchisi Anvar. U o‘zbek. U jiddiy, iltifotli, juda yaxshi o‘qituvchi.
Peter va Alla darsda bo‘lmasa, ular kompyuter xonasida yoki shu joyda — oshxonada bo‘ladi. Kechqurun ular uyda.
Peter va Alla talaba uyida yashaydi. U maktabga yaqin joylashgan.
Bu olti yotoqli katta uy, oshxona va bog‘i mavjud.
Termiz Peter va Alla kabi talabalar uchun juda ajoyib. Odamlar samimiy, shahar esa jonlantiruvchi va quvnoq!
Audio translation
Hi, I am Fatima. Today I am in Termez.
Termez is located in the south of Uzbekistan. It is situated on the right bank of the Amu Darya, not far from the border with Afghanistan. In Termez there is the mausoleum of Muhaddis At-Termezi, an Islamic scholar.
But I am not on vacation. I want to visit a school of the Uzbek language. This is a school. It is a large school with 305 students.
Peter and Alla study at the school.
Peter is twenty-two years old. He is from Germany. He is a beginner-level student. His class is small, only six students.
His teacher is Lola. She is Uzbek. She is very friendly and a very good teacher.
Alla is nineteen years old. She is from Ukraine. She studies at the intermediate level, and her class is large, with ten students.
Her teacher is Anvar. He is Uzbek. He is truly attentive, and he is also a very good teacher.
When Peter and Alla are not in class, they are in the computer room… or in this place, in the cafeteria. They are at home in the evening.
Peter and Alla live in a student house. It is located not far from the school.
It is a large house with six bedrooms, a kitchen, and a garden.
Termez is well suited for students like Peter and Alla. The people are friendly, and the city is lively and cheerful.