Uzbekcha
Get early access
Uzbek phrasebook

Uzbek phrases for the bazaar

How to ask prices, name weights, bargain politely and buy fruit, bread and meat at an Uzbek bazaar, with pronunciation and the comparative -roq suffix that makes bargaining work.

A1Latin scriptUpdated 13 September 2026

The bazaar is where you will actually use your Uzbek first. Sellers are patient with foreigners who try, and the same twenty phrases cover fruit, bread, spices, meat and the inevitable extra handful thrown in for free.

Asking and paying

Uzbek Sounds like Meaning
Bu qancha turadi? bu qan-CHA tu-ra-DI How much does this cost?
Narxi qancha? nar-XI qan-CHA What’s the price?
Qimmat! qim-MAT Expensive!
Arzonroq boʻladimi? ar-zon-ROQ boh-la-di-MI Could it be cheaper?
Chegirma bormi? che-gir-MA bor-MI Is there a discount?
Boʻladi. boh-la-DI OK, deal.
Bir kilo bir ki-LO One kilo
Yarim kilo ya-RIM ki-LO Half a kilo
Ikkita ik-ki-TA Two (of them)
Menga shuni bering. men-GA shu-NI be-RING Give me this one.
Boʻldi, rahmat. boʻl-DI, rah-MAT That’s all, thanks.
Karta boʻladimi? kar-TA boh-la-di-MI Do you take cards?
Naqd pul naqd PUL Cash

What you’re buying

Uzbek Sounds like Meaning
non NON Bread (round flatbread)
olma ol-MA Apple
uzum u-ZUM Grapes
anor a-NOR Pomegranate
qovun qo-VUN Melon
tarvuz tar-VUZ Watermelon
oʻrik oʻ-RIK Apricot
pomidor po-mi-DOR Tomato
goʻsht GOʻSHT Meat
guruch gu-RUCH Rice
choy CHOY Tea
tuz TUZ Salt

The bargaining suffix: -roq

Arzon means cheap. Add -roq and you get arzonroq, “cheaper”. This is the comparative suffix, and it works on any adjective:

  • katta (big) → kattaroq (bigger)
  • yaxshi (good) → yaxshiroq (better)
  • sekin (slow) → sekinroq (slower, as in sekinroq gapiring, speak more slowly)

Put it together with boʻladimi? (“could it be?”) and you have the politest possible way to ask for a better price: Arzonroq boʻladimi?

Two grammar notes hiding in the table

  • Narxi is narx (price) plus -i (its). Uzbek has no separate word for “its”; the suffix does the job.
  • Menga is men (I) plus -ga (to). “To me”. The same -ga is how you say “to the bazaar” (bozorga) or “to Tashkent” (Toshkentga).

Uzbekcha generates a full bazaar dialogue at your level, with native audio, explained in your language. Join the waitlist.

Questions

How do you ask "how much is it" in Uzbek?

Bu qancha turadi? (how much does this cost?) or simply Narxi qancha? (what's its price?). At the bazaar, a pointed Qancha? is enough. How do you bargain in Uzbek? :: Say Qimmat (expensive) with a smile, then Arzonroq boʻladimi? (could it be cheaper?). The -roq suffix on arzon (cheap) means "cheaper". Bargaining is normal at bazaars and unusual in shops with printed prices. What is non in Uzbek? :: Non is the round flatbread sold at every bazaar and eaten with every meal. It is never cut with a knife, never placed upside down, and never thrown away.

Early access

Learn Uzbek in your own language.

Uzbekcha generates every lesson for you: your language, your reason for being here, your level, with audio on every word. Join the waitlist and hear first.

More phrases

Whole phrasebook →
A12 min

Uzbek greetings and goodbyes

How to say hello, good morning, how are you, and goodbye in Uzbek, in the Latin script, with a plain-English pronunciation guide and the one suffix that makes questions work.
A12 min

Introducing yourself in Uzbek

My name is, I'm from, I'm a student, I live in Tashkent, I'm learning Uzbek, and "please speak slowly" in Uzbek, with pronunciation and the -man suffix that means "I am".
A11 min

Uzbek numbers 1 to 10 (and how to count to a million)

Bir, ikki, uch and the rest of the Uzbek numbers with pronunciation, plus tens, hundreds, thousands, the counting word -ta, and how to say prices in som.