The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Uzbek language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Uzbek |
| I | men |
| you (singular) | sen |
| he | u |
| we | biz |
| you (plural) | siz, sizlar, senlar |
| they | ular |
| this | bu |
| that | shu, o'sha |
| here | bu yerda, bu yoqda, bu yonda |
| there | u yerda, u yoqda, u yonda |
| who | kim |
| what | nima, na |
| where | qayerda, qayda |
| when | qachon |
| how | qalay, qanday, nechik |
| not (adjectives) | emas, yo'q |
| all | barcha, hamma, butun, bari, borliq |
| many | koʻp |
| some | bir necha, bir qancha, ba'zi, ayrim |
| few | oz, kam, picha |
| other | boshqa, o'zga |
| one | bir |
| two | ikki |
| three | uch |
| four | toʻrt |
| five | besh |
| big | katta, buyuk, ulkan |
| long | uzun |
| wide | keng |
| thick | qalin, yo'g'on |
| heavy | ogʻir |
| small | kichkina, kichik |
| short | qisqa |
| narrow | tor |
| thin | ingichka, yupqa, nozik |
| woman | ayol, xotin, qiz |
| man (adult male) | erkak |
| man (human being) | kishi, odam, inson |
| child (a youth) | bola, chaqa |
| wife | xotin, ayol, rafiqa |
| husband | er, kuyov |
| mother | ona, aya, oyi |
| father | ota, ada |
| animal | hayvon, jonivor |
| fish | baliq |
| bird | qush |
| dog | it, kuchuk, ko'ppak |
| louse | bit |
| snake | ilon |
| worm | qurt |
| tree | daraxt; yogʻoch (wood) |
| forest | oʻrmon, toʻqay |
| stick (of wood) | yogʻoch, tayoq |
| fruit | meva |
| seed | urugʻ, tuxum |
| leaf | yaproq, barg |
| root | ildiz, tomir |
| bark (of tree) | qobiq, qobuq |
| flower | gul, (chechak) |
| grass | oʻt, oʻlan |
| rope | arqon, ip, bog' |
| skin (human) | teri |
| meat (as in flesh) | goʻsht; et |
| blood | qon |
| bone | suyak |
| fat (noun) | yogʻ, moy |
| egg | tuxum, yumurtqa |
| horn | шох, (muguz) |
| tail | dum, (quyruq) |
| feather (rather not down) | jun, tuk, pat |
| hair | soch, qil; yol (horse’s) |
| head | bosh, kalla |
| ear | quloq |
| eye | koʻz |
| nose | burun |
| mouth | ogʻiz |
| tooth (rather not molar) | tish |
| tongue | til |
| fingernail | tirnoq |
| foot | oyoq |
| leg | oyoq, put |
| knee | tizza |
| hand | qoʻl |
| wing | qanot |
| belly | qorin |
| guts | ichak |
| neck | boʻyin |
| back | orqa |
| breast | emchak |
| heart | yurak |
| liver | jigar |
| to drink | ichmoq |
| to eat | yemoq |
| to bite | tishlamoq |
| to suck | emmoq, soʻrmoq |
| to spit | tuplamoq |
| to vomit | qusmoq |
| to blow (as wind) | esmoq |
| to breathe | nafas olmoq, dam chiqalmoq |
| to laugh | kulmoq |
| to see | koʻrmoq |
| to hear | eshitmoq |
| to know (a fact) | bilmoq |
| to think | oʻylamoq |
| to smell (sense odor) | isqamoq (sniff) |
| to fear | qoʻrqmoq |
| to sleep | uxlamoq |
| to live | yashamoq |
| to die | oʻlmoq |
| to kill | oʻldirmoq |
| to fight | urushmoq (at home) , qurashmoq (war) |
| to hunt (transitive) | ovlamoq |
| to hit | urmoq |
| to cut | kesmoq |
| to split | yormoq |
| to stab (or stick) | sanchmoq, tiqmoq |
| to scratch (a cat) | tirnamoq |
| to dig | qazimoq |
| to swim | suzmoq |
| to fly | uchmoq |
| to walk | yurmoq, bormoq, kezmoq |
| to come | kelmoq |
| to lie (as on one's side) | yotmoq |
| to sit | oʻtirmoq |
| to stand | turmoq |
| to turn (change direction) | burmoq |
| to fall (as in drop) | tushmoq, yiqilmoq |
| to give | bermoq |
| to hold (in one's hand) | tutmoq |
| to squeeze | siqmoq, qismoq |
| to rub | ishqalamoq; surtmoq (as cream) |
| to wash | yuvmoq |
| to wipe | artmoq |
| to pull | choʻzmoq, tortmoq |
| to push | itarmoq, turtmoq |
| to throw | otmoq (stone) ; tashlamoq (dice) |
| to tie | bogʻlamoq |
| to sew | tikmoq |
| to count | sanamoq |
| to say | aytmoq; demoq (pronounce) |
| to sing | ashula aytmoq, kuylamoq |
| to play | oʻynamoq |
| to float | suzmoq |
| to flow | oqmoq |
| to freeze | muzlamoq, toʻngmoq |
| to swell | shishmoq |
| sun | quyosh, kun |
| moon | oy |
| star | yulduz |
| water | suv |
| rain | yomgʻir |
| river | daryo |
| lake | koʻl |
| sea (as in ocean) | dengiz |
| salt | tuz |
| stone | tosh |
| sand | qum |
| dust | chang |
| earth (as in soil) | tuproq |
| cloud | bulut |
| fog | tuman |
| sky | koʻk; osmon (Pers.) |
| wind (as in breeze) | yel |
| snow | qor |
| ice | muz |
| smoke | tutun |
| fire | olov, oʻt |
| ash | kul |
| to burn (intransitive) | yonmoq |
| road | yoʻl |
| mountain | togʻ |
| red | qizil |
| green | yashil |
| yellow | sariq |
| white | oq |
| black | qora, siyoh |
| night | tun; kecha (evening) |
| day (daytime) | kun |
| year | yil |
| warm (as in weather) | iliq |
| cold (as in weather) | sovuq |
| full | toʻq, toʻla |
| new | yangi |
| old | eski; qari |
| good | yaxshi |
| bad | yomon |
| rotten (as, a log) | chirik |
| dirty | kir |
| straight | toʻgʻri; tik (adv.) |
| round | dumaloq; yumaloq (sphere) |
| sharp (as a knife) | oʻtkir |
| dull (as a knife) | oʻtmas |
| smooth | tekis, silliq |
| wet | hoʻl, nam |
| dry (adjective) | quruq, qurgʻoq |
| right (correct) | toʻgʻri |
| near | yaqin |
| far | uzoq, olis (distant) |
| right (side) | oʻng |