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Uzbek Alphabet and Pronunciation
If you're trying to learn the Uzbek Alphabet you will find some useful resources including a course about pronunciation, and sound of all letters... to help you with your Uzbek grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and memorize the sounds. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Uzbek. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Uzbek Alphabet
Learning the Uzbek alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the Uzbek language.
Below is a table showing the Uzbek alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.
| Uzbek Alphabet | English Sound | Pronunciation Example |
|---|---|---|
| a | As in the word army | |
| u | As in the word gun | |
| b | As in the word bath | |
| v | As in the word very | |
| g | As in the word gun | |
| d | As in the word dog | |
| e | As in the word send | |
| s | As in the word pleasure | |
| z | As in the word zoo | |
| i | As in the word bit | |
| y | As in the word youth | |
| k | As in the word kitchen | |
| l | As in the word luck | |
| l | As in the word leaf | |
| m | As in the word meet | |
| n | As in the word not | |
| o | As in the word hot | |
| p | As in the word pot | |
| r | As in the word robot | |
| s | As in the word sun | |
| t | As in the word tall | |
| oo | As in the word room | |
| f | As in the word fish | |
| h | As in the word hat | |
| tz | As in the word quartz | |
| ch | As in the word church | |
| sh | As in the word fish | |
| sht | As in the word smashed | |
| u | As in the word ugly | |
| u | As in the word but | |
| э | As in the word pet | |
| y | As in the word youth | |
| you | As in the word you | |
| ya | As in the word yarn |
Uzbek Pronunciation
You saw how a letter is written and might be pronounced, but there is nothing better than hearing the sound of the letters in a video or audio. Below you will be able to hear how the letters above are pronounced, just press the play button:
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