Uzbek/Lesson Ten

__NOTOC__ << Previous Lesson - Index - Next Lesson >> Cultural Notes The Cultural Notes section in the Peace Corps Language Competencies is way outdated. If some one writes a new one that is ok, otherwise this place is going to have to be missing. Dialogues First DialogueDonaldBu qanday anor, ota?NigoraBu - Quvaning nordon anori. Sizga qanday meva kerak?DonaldMenga eng shirin meva kerak. Uzum neche so’m? Nok-chi?NigoraUzumning bir kilosi oʻn soʻm. Nok ham shu narxda. Koʻp olsangiz, arzon narxda beraman.Second DialogueDonaldXola, ikkita doʻppini yuz soʻmga berasizmi?NigoraYoʻq, yuz soʻmga boʻlmaydi. Mayli, siz bir yuz yigirma soʻm bera qoling. Bu doʻppilar qoʻlda tikilgan.DonaldXoʻp. Bir yuz soʻm bersam, rozimisiz?NigoraMaylil, bolam. Mehmon ekansiz. Roziman. Baraka toping!Third DialogueDonaldKoʻylaklar qaysi boʻlimda sotiladi?NigoraMen sizning xizmatingizga tayorman. Sizga nima kerakDonaldMen mana bu koʻylakni koʻrmoqchi edim. Bu koʻylakning oq rangi bormi?NigoraHa, bor. Mana bu paxtadan qilingan.DonaldBu menga mos kelmaydi. Engi juda kalta ekan. Kattarogʻi bormi?NigoraSizga havo rangi yoqadimi?DoanldBir koʻray-chi? Bu rang menga yoqadi. Oʻzi ham menga mos. Men buni olamen. Uni oʻrab bering. Vocabulary anor pomegranates Quva (place name) nordon sour, bittersweet quvaning nordon anori sour pomegranate of Quva eng most eng shirin sweetest, the most sweet uzum grapes nok pears -chi what about? (particle) nok-chi? what about the pears? kilo kilo, kilogram bir kilosi per kilo ham shu the same, also that narxda price (locative) olsangiz if you buy, if you take (conditional) arzon lower, cheap beraman I will sell, I will give xola aunt (form of address) doʻppini cap (accusative) berasizmi? will you sell? yuz soʻmga for 100 som (dative) bir yuz yigirma one hundred-twenty bera qoling you may pay, please pay qoʻldaby hand (locative)tikilgansewnbir yuz oʻnone hundred-tenbersamif I pay (conditional)rozisatisfied, pleasedrozimisiz?do you agree? are you satisfied?bolammy child (form of address)mehmonguestekansizafter all, you arerozimanI agreebarakaabundancetopingfindbaraka toping!good luck!koʻylakshirt, dressqaysiwhich?boʻylimdain a departmentsotiladiit is soldxizmatingizgaat your service (dative)tayorreadykoʻrmoqchi edimI would like to seeoqwhiterangiit's colourpaxtadanof cotton (ablative)qilinganmademos kelmaydiit does not fitengiits sleeveskaltashortkattaroqbiggerkattarogʻihavo rangibluebir koʻray-chi?why don't I give it a try?mosfitting, suitableoʻrab beringwrap it up (for me) Grammar and Vocabulary Explanations For Dialogue 1 The comparative degree of adjectives is formed by adding the suffix -roq to the stem of an adjective: issiq+roq > issiqroq warmer sovuq+roq > sovuqroq colder The superlative degree of adjectives is formed by placing the word eng (most, very) before an adjective. Sometimes, especially in spoken Uzbek, the word juda (very, too) is used instead of eng: juda shirin = eng shirin sweetest juda qimmat = eng qimmat most expensive Another funcion of the particle -chi is to form a question meaning 'what about?' In this meaning the particle may be added to one word noun predicates: nok-chi? what about the pears? kelmasa-chi What if he, she does not come? For Dialogue 2 The words xola and bolam are forms of address. Xola (aunt) is used by younger people to address unknown older woman and the word bolam (my child) is used by older men and women to address younger people: Rozimisiz, xola? Do you agree, aunt? Mayli, bolam. All right, my child When the irregular verb form ekan is used as a component of a noun predicate, it may be translated 'seem,' 'seems,' 'after all,' 'apparently'. The predicative suffixes -man, -san; -miz, -siz, -lar may be added directly to the irregular form ekan. Men sogʻ ekanmanI seem to be healthySen sogʻ ekansanYou seem to be healthy.U sogʻ ekanHe, she, seems to be healthyBiz sogʻ ekanmizWe seem to be healthySiz sogʻ ekansizYou seem to be healthyUlar sogʻ ekanlarThey seem to be healthySiz mehmon ekansizAfter all, you are a guest. Pronunciation Note The compound verb bera qoling consists of the present gerund bera (giving) and the auxiliary verb qoling (to stay). The first verb in the compound carries the primary meaning, while qolmoq adds the meaning of permission or a request. When qolmoq expresses a request, the vowel in the second syllable is pronounced longer: Siz bir yuz yigirma soʻm bera qoling.You may pay 120 som (permission)Menga kitobingizni bera qoling.Please give me your book (request) For Dialogue 3 The construction -moqchi edi expresses desire and may be translated 'would like to': Men mana bu koʻylakni koʻrmoqchi edimI would like to see this shirt In this construction, the predicative suffixes -m, -ng; -k, -ngyz, -lar are added to the irregular verb from of edi: men koʻrmoqchi edim I would like to see sen koʻrmoqchi edingiz you would like to see u koʻrmoqchi edi he, she would like to see biz koʻrmoqchi edik we would like to see siz koʻrmoqchi edingiz you would like to see ular koʻrmoqchi edilar they would like to see To express the idea of 'like to,' the dative suffix -ga is added to personal pronouns before the verb form yoqadi: menga yoqadi I like senga yoqadi you like unga yoqadi he, she likes bizga yoqadi we like sizga yokadi you like ularga yokadi they like The phrase menga mos (it fits me) has the same structure as menga yoqadi. Uzbek Proverb image:Cquote1.svg‎Shirin yolgʻondan achchiq haqiqat yaxshi.image:Cquote2.svg‎Translation: The bitter truth is better than a sweet lie. Recap So, now you know how to shop in Uzbek << Previous Lesson - Index - Next Lesson >>