If you're trying to learn Uzbek Articles you will find that there is no articles used in Uzbek. The definite and indefinite articles don't exist in the way we know it in English. But you should still look at the examples below, because they show how Uzbek deals with the absences of articles. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Uzbek. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
In English articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". However that doesn't exist in Uzbek. Here are some examples:
There are NO articles in Uzbek
Here are some other examples:
| English Articles | Uzbek Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | artiklar |
| the | - |
| a | - |
| one | bitta |
| some | ba'zi, qandaydir |
| few | oz, ozgina |
| the book | kitob |
| the books | kitoblar |
| a book | bitta kitob |
| one book | bitta kitob |
| some books | qandaydir kitoblar |
| few books | ozgina kitoblar |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of no articles in Uzbek takes a logical pattern.
Below is a list of vocabulary which should help you with your knowledge of Uzbek. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Uzbek vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Uzbek Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | ovqat |
| almonds | mindal |
| bread | non |
| breakfast | nonushta |
| butter | saryog' |
| candy | kanfet |
| cheese | pishloq |
| chicken | jo'ja |
| cumin | zira |
| dessert | desert |
| dinner | tushki ovqat |
| fish | baliq |
| fruit | meva |
| ice cream | muzqaymoq |
| lamb | qo'zi |
| lemon | limon |
| lunch | tushlik |
| meal | taom |
| meat | gusht |
| oven | duhovka |
| pepper | murch |
| plants | usimliklar |
| pork | chuchqa gusht |
| salad | salad |
| salt | to'z |
| sandwich | sendvich |
| sausage | kolbasa |
| soup | shurva |
| sugar | shakar |
| supper | kechki ovqat |
| turkey | indeyka |
| apple | olma |
| banana | banan |
| oranges | apelsinlar |
| peaches | shaftolilar |
| peanut | yer yong'oq |
| pears | noklar |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | uzum |
| strawberries | qulupnoy |
| vegetables | sabzavotlar |
| carrot | sabzi |
| corn | don |
| cucumber | bodring |
| garlic | sarimsoq |
| lettuce | latuk saladi |
| olives | olivkalar |
| onions | piyozlar |
| peppers | murchlar |
| potatoes | kartoshkalar |
| pumpkin | kadi |
| beans | loviya |
| tomatoes | pomidorlar |
Definite and Indefinite Articles are not used in Uzbek, but you still need to know how to create sentences without them. Once you're done with this lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Uzbek lessons here: Learn Uzbek. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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