Learn Uzbek — Lesson 30: What did you do yesterday?

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Kecha nima qilding? · What did you do yesterday?

Ali called his grandfather yesterday. Join Madina and Ali to practise talking about what you did yesterday and what you talked about on the phone.

Today’s goal: Ask about yesterday, say you called your grandfather, and name the topic of your conversation.

Read the conversation

Ali talks about calling his grandfather yesterday
Madina: Kecha nima qilding?
What did you do yesterday?
Ali: Bobomga qo'ng'iroq qildim.
I called my grandfather.
Madina: Nima haqida gaplashdingiz?
What did you talk about?
Ali: Maktab haqida gaplashdik.
We talked about school.

Useful expressions

  1. kecha — yesterday
  2. nima qilding? — what did you do?
  3. bobo — grandfather
  4. bobom — my grandfather
  5. bobomga — to my grandfather
  6. qo'ng'iroq qildim — I called
  7. haqida — about
  8. gaplashdingiz — you talked (respectful singular or plural)
  9. maktab haqida — about school
  10. gaplashdik — we talked

A small language tip

Kecha nima qilding?
Ask a friend what they did yesterday. Qilding means “you did”. A respectful question is Kecha nima qildingiz?.

Bobomga qo'ng'iroq qildim.
Bobo means grandfather; bobom means my grandfather. Bobomga adds -ga to show who received the call. Qildim means “I did”.

Nima haqida gaplashdingiz?
Here the question asks what Ali and his grandfather talked about. Qilding addresses Ali alone, while gaplashdingiz here refers to the two people in the conversation.

Maktab haqida gaplashdik.
This means “We talked about school”. The ending -dik here shows that we did the action.

Try another topic

Oila haqida gaplashdik.
We talked about family.

Futbol haqida gaplashdik.
We talked about football.

Otamga qo'ng'iroq qildim.
I called my father.

Your turn!

  1. Ask Kecha nima qilding?
  2. Reply Bobomga qo'ng'iroq qildim. You can role-play an imaginary call.
  3. Ask Nima haqida gaplashdingiz?
  4. Reply Maktab haqida gaplashdik. Try oila or futbol as the topic and swap roles.

Quick quiz

  1. What does kecha mean?
  2. How do you say “I called my grandfather”?
  3. How do you say “We talked about school”?
Check your answers
  1. Yesterday.
  2. Bobomga qo'ng'iroq qildim.
  3. Maktab haqida gaplashdik.

Family & Culture Note

Before a family call, choose one topic you would like to talk about. School, family, or football can be familiar starting points. After the call, practise saying whom you called and what you talked about using the sentences in this lesson.

The call to a grandfather is Ali's story. If it does not fit your experience, practise with an imaginary call. You can also share memories of family conversations or think of some news you would like to tell a relative who lives far away.

IMID Notes — Connecting Korea and Uzbekistan through language, family, culture, and everyday life.

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