How do you ask and answer how old someone is in Uzbek? How do you find out where someone is from and greet properly? In this lesson, we practice dialogues with questions about age and other personal information, learn how to ask for a phone number, introduce people, and do all this in real, spoken …
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has “strongly condemned the attempted attack” on the residence of Vladimir Putin, the press service of the Uzbek president said following a phone call with the Russian president on December 30. “At the beginning of the conversation, the Head of our state strongly condemned the attempted attack on the residence of …
In Uzbekistan, a high-profile trial has concluded in the case of a brutal attack on a third-grade schoolgirl in Ahangaran, an incident that sparked widespread public outrage in the autumn of this year. The trial of Mirjalol Turonov On December 25, the Ahangaran City Criminal Court announced its verdict against 31-year-old Mirjalol Turonov (referred to …
In this Uzbek language lesson, we continue developing conversational skills. You will learn how to ask questions using the particle -mi, talk about countries and nationalities, and answer confidently: affirmatively, negatively, or with clarification. The exercises help reinforce the topic through practice. Exercise 1. Ask questions and answer them. It is best to do this …
The decree “On establishing additional non-working days during the celebration of official dates and shifting weekends in 2026” was signed by the President of Uzbekistan on December 24, 2025. According to the document (full text attached to the Russian and Uzbek versions of the article), the decision was made to create conditions for full rest …
On December 23, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had held two telephone conversations — with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. According to the American leader, the talks were “wonderful” and focused on issues of peace, trade, and expanding cooperation between the countries. “We discussed the importance of …
At the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg on December 21, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev called the EAEU countries “strategic and natural partners” of Uzbekistan, and thanked “respected” Vladimir Putin for his hospitality and for organizing the meeting. “In the context of growing fragmentation of global markets, complications in logistics …
In this lesson, we continue developing conversational skills in the Uzbek language. You will learn to use useful words and phrases that are helpful in everyday conversation—both in a café or on the street, and when meeting people. We analyze expressions without verbs in the present tense: statements, negations, questions, and answers. You will also …
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Rustam Muminov and four Uzbek companies, including the Fergana Chemical Plant, LLC Gelion Business Trade (Tashkent–Jizzakh), LLC JV Chemistry International (Navoiy), and LLC Raw Materials Cellulose (Jizzakh). The sanctions were imposed on 18 December 2025 by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office against “who are or have …
The United States has announced the suspension of the Diversity Visa (green card) lottery following the shooting at Brown University. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated that the suspect in the attack had entered the country through this program. “At President Trump’s direction, I am immediately directing USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services …