Dialogues in the Uzbek language for beginners are a great way to quickly learn conversational phrases and expand your vocabulary. In this lesson, Marina Kozlova continues introducing you to the basics through exercises. We build on the knowledge from the first three lessons of my Uzbek self-study course and review elementary Uzbek grammar. Here you …
In this lesson, you will learn how to ask questions and how to answer them in Uzbek. We will build many affirmative, negative sentences and questions. We will go over simple but important phrases that will help you communicate in everyday situations. We will learn how to use personal pronouns in writing and speaking. Listen, …
Abduqodir Mo’minov, the author of the Ko’zgu Youtube channel and the head of the Oynaga qarang company engaged in journalistic investigations, was sentenced on Friday by Tashkent’s Mirabad District Criminal Court to 7 years and 3 months in prison in a penal colony with a ban on journalism within 3 years. This was reported by …
Incumbent president Shavkat Mirziyoyev won Sunday’s presidential election with 87.05% of the vote. The preliminary results of the election (the final ones will not differ much) were announced at a briefing on Monday by the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Zayniddin Nizomxo’jayev. According to Nizomxo’jayev, 13 million 625 thousand 55 people voted for Mirziyoyev. …
An early presidential election is taking place in Uzbekistan this Sunday. It has already been declared valid, with voter turnout reaching about 70 percent by 5 p.m. Few doubt that incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will win. Following recent constitutional changes, he became eligible to seek two additional seven-year terms in office. No opposition candidates have …
Uzbekistan has dropped 2 positions over the year in the Passport Index world ranking of passport power, ranking 71st out of 97. Last year, the country was 69th. When compiling the index, the Canadian consulting company Arton Capital evaluated passports based on how many countries their holders can visit either without a visa or receive …
Cocaine was found in bananas bound for Uzbekistan in the Russian port city of St. Petersburg, the press service of the Russian Federal Customs Service said on Thursday. “Customs officers at the port of St. Petersburg found 50 kg of cocaine among bananas in one of ten refrigerated containers that arrived at the Gavan customs …
Uzbekistan is going to help the Taliban build a canal that will exacerbate the already difficult problem with the availability of water in the republic. The fact that our country will assist in the construction of the Koshtepa canal (water will come there from the Amu Darya River) was told to journalists earlier this week …
Shortly before the motorcade of the Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev passed on Mustakillik Avenue on Friday evening, cyclist Andrey Baryshev was beaten by a man in civilian clothes, presumably a security guard of the head of the state. The incident was reported by Gazeta.uz with reference to the cyclist himself. “He yelled that I was …
The Qur’an Museum in Tashkent is one of the most significant Islamic sites in Uzbekistan. It houses the legendary Qur’an of Uthman, also known as the world’s first Qur’an. This 7th-century manuscript is kept in the Muyi Muborak madrasah, located within the Khast-Imam complex, and attracts thousands of pilgrims and tourists. Many ask where the …