Learn Uzbek — Lesson 45: Where does it hurt?

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Qayering og'riyapti? · Where does it hurt?

Ali has a stomach ache. Madina asks where it hurts and suggests telling an adult. Learn short, clear phrases for describing an ache and asking for help.

Today’s goal: Ask and say where it hurts, tell an adult, and ask for help.

Read the conversation

Madina asks where Ali hurts and suggests telling an adult about his stomach ache
Madina: Qayering og'riyapti?
Where does it hurt?
Ali: Qornim og'riyapti.
My stomach hurts.
Madina: Kattalarga aytaylik.
Let's tell an adult.
Ali: Mayli. Onamga aytaman.
Okay. I'll tell my mom.

Useful expressions

  1. Qayering og'riyapti? — Where does it hurt?
  2. qorin — stomach / belly
  3. qornim — my stomach
  4. og'riyapti — hurts / is hurting
  5. Kattalarga aytaylik. — Let's tell an adult.
  6. onamga — to my mom
  7. aytaman — I will tell / say

A small language tip

Qayering og'riyapti?
Ask one friend where it hurts. This is an informal question. The respectful form is Qayeringiz og'riyapti?

Qornim og'riyapti.
Qorin means “stomach” or “belly”, while qornim means “my stomach”. This short sentence tells someone how you feel.

Kattalarga aytaylik.
Suggest telling an adult. Kattalar means “adults”, and aytaylik means “let’s tell” or “let’s say”.

Onamga aytaman.
“I’ll tell my mom.” To talk about your dad instead, say Otamga aytaman. Practise telling a parent or teacher where it hurts.

Try these expressions

Boshim og'riyapti.
My head hurts.

Tishim og'riyapti.
My tooth hurts.

Yordam bering, iltimos.
Please help me.

Your turn!

  1. Take the roles of a friend asking a question and a friend describing an ache. This is pretend practice.
  2. Ask Qayering og'riyapti? and answer Qornim og'riyapti.
  3. Suggest Kattalarga aytaylik. and reply Onamga aytaman.
  4. Swap roles. Replace qornim with boshim or tishim and try again.

Quick quiz

  1. How do you ask “Where does it hurt?”
  2. How do you say “My stomach hurts”?
  3. How do you say “I’ll tell my mom”?
Check your answers
  1. Qayering og'riyapti?
  2. Qornim og'riyapti.
  3. Onamga aytaman.

Family & Culture Note

Mark the stomach, head, and a tooth on a drawing of a person and find the matching words in this lesson together. Swap the roles of questioner and speaker, point to a place on the drawing, and answer with a short sentence. No one needs to be in pain to practise.

Choose whom the character will tell in your role-play and read Onamga aytaman. or Otamga aytaman. Finish by practising Yordam bering, iltimos. The activity focuses on communicating where something hurts and asking for help.

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