Uyghur Vocabulary

The Uyghur vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: بىر [bir]	Two: ئىككى [ikki ]
Three: ئۈچ [üch ]	Four: تۆت [töt]
Five: بەش [besh]	Six: ئالتە [alte ]
Seven: يەتتە [yette]	Eight: سەككىز [sekkiz]
Nine: توققۇز [toqquz]	Ten: ئون [on]
First: بىرىنچى [birinchi]	Second: ئىككىنچى [ikkinchi ]

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: دۈشەنبە [Düshenbe]	Tuesday: سەيشەنبە [Seyshenbe]
Wednesday: چارشەنبە [Charshenbe]	Thursday: پەيشەنبە [Peyshenbe]
Friday: جۈمە [Jüme]	Saturday: شەنبە [Shenbe]
Sunday: يەكشەنبە [Yekshenbe]	Now: ھازىر [hazir]
Yesterday: تۈنۈگۈن [tünügün]	Today: بۈگۈن [bügün]
Tonight: كەچتە [kechte]	Tomorrow: ئەتە [ete]

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: مېۋە [mëwe]	Apples: ئالما [alma]
Bananas: بانان [banan]	Tomatoes: شوخلا [shoxla]
Potatoes: بەرەڭگە [berengge]	Onions: پىياز [piyaz]

Colors that we think are imprtant to remember

Red: قىزىل [qizil]	Green: يېشىل [yëshil]
Blue: كۆك [kök]	White: ئاق [aq]
Black: قارا [qara]	Grey: كۈلرەڭ [külreng]

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: ناشتىلىق [nashtiliq]	Lunch: چۈشلۈك تاماق [chüshlük tamaq]
Dinner: كەچلىك تاماق [kechlik tamaq]	Milk: سۈت [süt]
Coffee: قەھۋە [qehwe]	Bread: بولكا [bolka]

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: ئاپتاپلىق [aptapliq]	Windy: شاماللىق [shamalliq]
Rainy: يامغۇرلۇق [yamghurluq]	Snowy: قارلىق [qarliq]
Cold: سوغۇق [soghuq]	Hot: ئىسسىق [issiq]

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: ئوغۇل بالا [oghul bala]	Girl: قىز بالا [qiz bala]
Son: ئوغۇل [oghul]	Daughter: قىز [qiz]
Brother: ئاكا ئۇكا،قېرىنداش [aka uka,qërindash]	Sister: ئاچا سىڭىل،قىز قېرىنداش [acha singil,qiz qërindash]
Man: ئەر [er]	Woman: ئايال [ayal]
Father: دادا [dada]	Mother: ئانا [ana]
Grandfather: بوۋا [bowa]	Grandmother: موما [moma]

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: ئۆي [öy]	Toilet: مۇنچا [muncha]
Room: خانە [xane]	Bedroom: ھۇجرا [hujra]
Kitchen: ئاشخانا [ashxana]	Table: پارتا [parta]

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: م [m]	Dog: ئىت [it]
Mouse: چاشقان [chashqan]	Bird: قۇش [qush]
Cow: كالا [kala]	Horse: ئات [at]

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: پايپاق [paypaq]	Shoes: ئاياق [ayaq]
Trousers: ئىشتان [ishtan]	Shirt: كۆينەك [köynek]
Sweater: پوپايكا [popayka]	Coat: پەلتو [pelto]

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: تاكسى [taksi]	Bus: ئاپتوبۇس [aptobus]
Hotel: مېھمانساراي [mëhmansaray]	Reservation: ئالدىن كېلىشىش [aldin këlishish]
Airport: ئايرپورت [ayrport]	Passport: پاسپورت [pasport]

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: ئوقۇغۇچى [oqughuchi]	Teacher: ئوقۇتقۇچى [oqutquchi]
Pen: قەلەم [qelem]	Books: كىتابلار [kitablar]
Page: بەت [bet]	Dictionary: لۇغەت [lughet]

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: قول،ئالقان [qol,alqan]	Feet: پۇت [put]
Hair: چاچ [chach]	Eye: كۆز [köz]
Mouth: ئېغىز [ëghiz]	Nose: بۇرۇن [burun]

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: قۇتقۇزۇش ئاپتوموبىلى [qutquzush aptomobili]	Doctor: دوختۇر [doxtur]
Hospital: دوختۇرخانا [doxturxana]	Pharmacy: دوراخانا [doraxana]
Police: ساقچى [saqchi]	Stomach Ache: ئاشقازان ئاغرىقى [ashqazan aghriqi]

As you can see, this Uyghur vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.

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Did you know? People use only a small amount of their vocabulary on a daily basis. The rest of the words are either unused or not used often.

English: ئېنگلىز [Ën'gliz]	French: فرانسۇز [Fransuz]
German: گېرمان [Gërman]	Spanish: ئىسپان [Ispan]
Italian: ئىتالىيان [Italiyan]	Portuguese: پورتۇگال [portugal]
Greek: گرىك [Grik]	Russian: رۇس [Rus]
Arabic: ئەرەب [Ereb]	Hindi: ھىندى [Hindi]
Chinese: خەنزۇ [Xenzu]	Japanese: ياپون [Yapon]