Uzbek numbers are regular: learn one to ten and the tens, and every other number is built by putting them side by side, largest first. No irregular teens, no “quatre-vingt-dix”.
This page is step 3 of how to learn Uzbek, the whole path in order.
This page is part of Uzbek for life in Tashkent, the guide for relocants and families.
This page is part of Uzbek for business in Uzbekistan, the guide for professionals and investors.
One to ten
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Number |
|---|---|---|
| bir | BIR | 1 |
| ikki | ik-KI | 2 |
| uch | UCH | 3 |
| toʻrt | TOʻRT | 4 |
| besh | BESH | 5 |
| olti | ol-TI | 6 |
| yetti | yet-TI | 7 |
| sakkiz | sak-KIZ | 8 |
| toʻqqiz | toʻq-QIZ | 9 |
| oʻn | OʻN | 10 |
Tens, hundreds, thousands
| Uzbek | Sounds like | Number |
|---|---|---|
| oʻn | OʻN | 10 |
| yigirma | yi-gir-MA | 20 |
| oʻttiz | oʻt-TIZ | 30 |
| qirq | QIRQ | 40 |
| ellik | el-LIK | 50 |
| oltmish | olt-MISH | 60 |
| yetmish | yet-MISH | 70 |
| sakson | sak-SON | 80 |
| toʻqson | toʻq-SON | 90 |
| yuz | YUZ | 100 |
| ming | MING | 1,000 |
| million | mil-li-ON | 1,000,000 |
Building any number
Say the parts from largest to smallest, with no “and”:
- 11 = oʻn bir (ten one)
- 25 = yigirma besh (twenty five)
- 120 = bir yuz yigirma or just yuz yigirma
- 2,500 = ikki ming besh yuz
- 45,000 = qirq besh ming
Counting things: the -ta suffix
When a number counts objects, it takes the suffix -ta, and the noun stays singular:
- ikkita non = two (flat)breads
- uchta chipta = three tickets
- bitta choy = one tea (bir becomes bitta)
You do not add the plural -lar after a number. Ikki nonlar is wrong; ikkita non is right.
Prices in som
The currency is the soʻm. Prices are quoted in thousands, so the word ming does a lot of work:
- Besh ming soʻm. 5,000 som.
- Yigirma besh ming. 25,000 (the word soʻm is often dropped).
- Bir yarim million. 1.5 million (yarim = half).
Ask Qancha? (how much?) and listen for the number that comes before ming.
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