Lesson 14. Uzbek alphabet and abbreviations (qisqartmalar), with audio

Uzbek Alphabet and Abbreviations (qisqartmalar) — Latin and Cyrillic

In Lesson 14 of our Uzbek self-study course with native speaker audio, you will learn about the Uzbek alphabet. How many letters are there in the Uzbek language? Latin or Cyrillic? How do the letters of the Uzbek Cyrillic and Latin alphabets correspond to each other? How can you distinguish similar sounds and pronounce the… Read More »

Lesson 12. Uzbek letters u (у), y (й), and combinations ya (я), yo (ё), yu (ю), ye (е), with audio

Uzbek sounds ya (я), yo (ё), yu (ю), ye (е), u (у), y (й) — with example words

How are the sounds previously represented by the Cyrillic letters я, ё, ю, е written in Uzbek Latin script? In this lesson, we’ll study the letters u, y and the combinations ya, yo, yu, ye, with example words like uy, boyqush, yaxta, oyoq, yuqoriga. We’ll practice pronouncing, writing, and distinguishing them by ear. As always,… Read More »