Intermediate Uzbek Week 3 Quick Review Guide: Uzbek City Transportation & Local Sights

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Here is my week #3 quick review guide for Intermediate Uzbek at CLI. This week's topics included describing city life, transportation methods, getting around a new location, seeing important sights in a city (e.g. Tashkent), and more having to do with anything city-related. Take a look below or feel free to view and print at this link. Enjoy!



Xayr,
Brian

Uzbek Verb Form Complete Grammar Reference (O‘zbek Tilining Fe’l Shakllari)

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As a handy reference for Uzbek learners, here is a brief table I put together for CLI Intermediate Uzbek class that includes all the forms (past, present, and future systems) used in modern standard Uzbek. (More reference on verb and other grammatical element listings available at this link.)

Form	O‘zbek	English
infinitive	bormoq	to go
present/future simple	boraman	I go, I will go
present progressive	boryapman	I am going
imperfect/past indefinite	borganman	I have gone, I went
past definite	bordim	I went
past continuous	borayotgan edim	I was going
pluperfect/past perfect	borgan edim	I had gone
past intention	bormoqchi edim	I had intended to go
past habitual	borar edim	I used to go
past inferential	boribman	I supposedly went
past obligatory	boradigan bo’ldim	I had to go
future intention	bormoqchiman	I will go, I intend to go
future possibility	borarman	Maybe I will go

Feel free to download and print this reference list using this Google Doc. Enjoy!

Xayr,
Brian

Intermediate Uzbek Week 2 Quick Review Guide: Family Vocab & Household Descriptions

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Here is my week #2 quick review guide for Intermediate Uzbek at CLI. This week's topics included describing relatives and extended family members in Uzbek, as well as giving detailed descriptions (e.g. using intensive adjectives, more detailed past tense verb forms, etc.) of household scenes and other daily life scenarios. Take a look below or feel free to view and print at this link.



Xayr,
Brian

Intermediate Uzbek Week 1 Quick Review Guide: Airport Travel Vocabulary & Participles

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Interested in learning Uzbek or reviewing key vocab and grammar? Check out this first addition to my quick review guides I'll be making to cover my Top 15 vocab and Top 3 grammar points for each week here at CLI Intermediate Uzbek 2013. Click here to view the document in a separate window or take a look below. Enjoy!



Xayr,
Brian

Key Free Links for Current, Past, or Future Uzbek Students

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Brian here with a quick reference post for any past, current, or future Uzbek students stopping by the blog. Throughout my time at CLI I have either created or collected various documents, resources, study tools, and more that have proven extremely helpful for my learning of Uzbek, and I wanted to consolidate the most useful of them here for you today.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me.

KEY FREE LINKS FOR UZBEK STUDENTS

For viewing, downloading, or printing:

Elementary Uzbek Midterm Review (PDF)
Review of language concepts from Elementary Uzbek Semester 1.

Elementary Uzbek Final Review (PDF)
Review of language concepts from Elementary Uzbek Semester 2.

Uzbek Brian Quizlet Page (All Vocab!)
Dozens of free Uzbek vocabulary flashcard sets for easy practice.

Free Online Uzbek Resource Collection
Tons of free links all around the web for Uzbek students.

Brian’s Uzbek Reference Document Collection
A huge compendium of free PDF files including textbooks and research.

Brian’s Uzbek Homework Practice Collection
All of my shared homework practice pieces in PDF form for viewing.

And especially for any students from CLI Elementary Uzbek 2012:

Elementary Uzbek Flipchart Practice (PDF)

CLI Uzbek Students Group Photo (PNG)

Please enjoy!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 49: Elementary Uzbek Final Review: Flashcards & Study Guide

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Final tomorrow! Last official test here at CLI Elementary Uzbek and doing massive review work. Cumulative test on all the topics we've covered. Here is our collective grammar example review for Semester 2 topics. Not entirely finished but still useful for reference:



Note: My Semester 1 grammar review packet is available here as well as that section's vocab.

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And last but not least:

A picture of me and my grandma. She and my mom came down to see me off, program ends Friday! Thank you for your support and for reading my blog :)

Xayr,
Brian

Day 42: Practice Using Uzbek Modals for Necessity/Obligation/Possibility (Kerak/Shart/Mumkin)

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Quick post today! Passing on my homework using the topic I introduced the other day, Uzbek modal words.

Tonight's homework is below (sort of like a "do's and don'ts" practice) and is linked here:



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Xayr,
Brian

Day 40: Breaking into the Uzbek Modality System! Practicing "I Can ___" with +a Olmoq & More

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Grammar time! In class today we are breaking into the system of modal verbs (expressing desire, necessity, ability, and so on) which is highly rich in the Turkic languages and is very exciting as far as being able to make more realistic and complex sentences. For today's post I will share some of my homework as well as a key resource I've tracked down that I am enjoying. Later posts will have more explanation as to how to use these functions in Uzbek.

First off, cool news: I am officially designing a layout for an introductory Uzbek textbook to be published at my website by the end of next year. More on this soon!

Next, here is my homework from this afternoon, describing different abilities:



Next, here is my homework for tomorrow, which is sort of a practice letter for a job application, written in the first person by a made-up character who is looking to work for a translation company. Useful setup for practicing things like "I can speak ___ languages", "I can work well with computers", etc:



And to link you to my new favorite PDF ever: Uzbek Tense/Aspect/Modality System from Uzbek-Glossary.com. Thank you so much for this resource!

Here is a sample image visually tabulating Uzbek tense (click to enlarge):

Again, more on this soon!

And last but not least, some photos for today:

Hello!

Working on homework

The Coor building, on the way to Persian Club

First Year Tajiki students singing at Persian Club

Eddie giving some poetry recitations in full Persian garb! Great job tonight!

See you tomorrow!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 38: Common Fruit Names in Uzbek (Plus: Awesome Email From Uzbek Brian Reader)

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Happy Saturday! Had a much needed sleep and relaxed in the morning, working on some articles for other sites, catching up on my YouTube subscriptions, and chatting with friends. Then got some laundry and cleaning done for the week and by that point was already ready for my 4pm yoga class at Yoga Nirvana which I've really been enjoying. So sad to leave, will miss it! Afterwards stopped at Safeway for a snack and some food for tomorrow (gonna do a Sunflower run hopefully) and went back to the dorm and to the pool at the SRC with friends. Great day!

Didn't do much as far as Uzbek project work today (will include in tomorrow's posts) but I wanted to toss in a fun list to get myself going for my weekend homework, which is a menu in Uzbek. Though I think learning about cuisine is interesting, as a fruitarian I don't actually eat any of the food we learn about, except for the fruit obviously, so my menu will have a little bit of a twist. Check it out tomorrow. :)

Here are some common fruits in Uzbekistan and their names in Uzbek:

• apricot = o'rik
• peach = shaftoli
• plum = olxo'ri
• grape = uzum
• watermelon = tarvuz
• strawberry = qulupnay
• pear = nashvati
• apple = olma
• fig = anjir
• persimmon = xurmo*
• orange = apelisin
• quince = behi
• pomegranate = anor
• cherry = gilos

*Also apparently the word for date (the fruit). Cool!

Sadly there's not much in the way of tropicals like mangos or durian which would be grown in Central Asia, but there's a lot of Turkic/Mediterranean fruits, my favorites probably being peaches, nectarines, figs, and really really good sweet grapes. Oh and apricots too. And cherries... And... You can check out  mouthwatering pictures of Uzbek fruit at my post here: Fruit in Uzbekistan: Photo Collection from A Fruitarian's Perspective

Also found this cool resource about cuisine, including fruit, from Indiana University: Uzbek Cuisine.

One more thing for today: Shout out to Amy for the lovely email she sent me today as a new reader of UzbekBrian. It means a lot to me to hear positive feedback from anyone enjoying the site, so feel free to shoot me a hello at UzbekBrian at Gmail dot Com. I'd love to know what brings you, if you're studying Uzbek or another language, or anything really. Talk soon!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 36: Uzbek Chapter 9 Review (Talking About Age & Past Events)

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Test tomorrow! Short week this week with the no-class-on-Wednesday aspect, but we're getting ready for a quiz tomorrow nonetheless. Just on Chapter 9 tomorrow, so I've focused work time tonight on preparing a big review guide for this chapter, as well as vocabulary cards, both of which are included below. Otherwise, regular day today, moving along well!

Here is the Chapter 9 review guide (or view here externally):



And of course, Chapter 9 Quizlet Vocab (check out more here):

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And a couple quick photos:

Pic of our Uzbek textbook. Working on Chapter 10 today

Learning Uzbek food names today in class!

Just bought the "new" Madonna album (took me this long to end up getting it!) Loving it

Xayr,
Brian

Day 34: Just a Quick Homework Practice Piece Tonight!

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Good day today! No class tomorrow for July 4 & a nice sleep in is always well appreciated. Honestly don't have much to say today but did want to keep up the posts and share one quick document, practicing more use of past tense verbs and describing a famous person (I chose Benjamin Franklin for this one). Here it is below or linked here:



And here's a nice shot of ASU this evening:

See you tomorrow!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 33: Uzbek Homework Practice about Famous People (Plus, Featured on Reddit!)

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Busy day today! Good start to the week with a new chapter. Continuing on through the textbook and really starting to amass some good vocabulary for making writing and speaking more interesting. Had a fun day talking with friends also, enjoying the company of the people here as well as keeping in touch with online friends (and hearing about my sister and mom who are in Spain at the Alhambra today, cool!).

For today's post, our homework assignment on famous people. We are learning definite past tense verbs (both transitive and state of being) so that makes story-telling a lot more authentic and natural sounding. Featuring none other than Anderson Cooper, Hilary Duff, and Doctor Oz, three more of my favorite famous people, also available here for viewing:



Also, two cool screenshots for today. First off, got featured on Reddit, a hugely popular link and internet media sharing website (my website was under the /languagelearning category). So the second picture is viewing stats for the day. Lots of hits coming in from Reddit, awesome! Excited to have more readers. Thanks guys! (Click to enlarge photos.)

Ertagacha xayr - See you tomorrow!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 32: Uzbek Cyrillic Alphabet Chart and Mac OS X Keyboard Layout

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Wanted to pass on a few resources today relating to the Uzbek Cyrillic alphabet, which the Uzbek language still uses to some degree from past influence by Russian. Although the Latin alphabet which we use is now preferred, it is still important for Uzbek learners to familiarize themselves with this system of writing in their studies.

Below is a very nice PDF of Uzbek orthography from IU, linked here also:



Next is a really nice resource that my friend and classmate Nick here studying Uzbek at ASU put together that he invited me to share on the blog. An Uzbek Cyrillic keyboard layout! Very helpful for typing purposes and designed specifically for Uzbek Cyrillic and laid out phonetically for easy finding via the sounds we are familiar with on QWERTY.

You can download the ".keylayout" file here.

Here are the instructions he included for installation:

Beginning with version 10.2 (Jaguar), Mac OS X supports an XML-based format for keyboard layouts (.keylayout files). These may be installed by copying them to the Keyboard Layoutsfolder within /Library or ~/Library; then they are enabled via the Input Sources (Input in 10.5 and earlier) tab of the Language & Text (International in 10.5 and earlier) module within System Preferences.

A screenshot of the layout's uppercase and lowercase, very cool:

This week we will be spending time practicing both the cursive and print Cyrillic alphabet. I've familiarized myself with it in passing before, but have never really been to fond of it and hence too familiar with it either as far as reading fluency. Until next time!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 29: Uzbek Verb Review & A Quick Clip of Phoenix Weather

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Test tomorrow again! Coming up at the end of Week 4 and preparing for regular Friday testing. With less new material this week from midterms earlier, the test will be a bit smaller and is mainly focusing on verbs and adjectives, so I've included our key vocab in this area below. Also below is a quick video I shot of some Phoenix blustery weather here in the desert that's sort of cool to see. Lastly, a couple photos.

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View of the pool from the elliptical at the ASU gym

Awesome psycholinguistics section at the library!

Finally got info on the system of library subjects to make browsing less overwhelming! :)

Are those clouds I see ?? In Arizona ??

Enjoying this flavor of kombucha lately!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 28: Practice Talking about America or Describing a Classroom Using Uzbek Postpositions

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Day 28! Four weeks so far in Arizona. Quite busy day today with class stuff and getting back rolling with new information. Today's post just includes some homework practice about America as well as describing a classroom using postpositions that indicate location (in, on, under, among, etc), which are applied to both of these situations. Other than that, pretty regular day! How are you guys?

Here is my homework or you can also view it here:



See you soon. Hopefully some photos tomorrow!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 26: Massive Uzbek Vocabulary and Grammar Review for Midterm

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REVIEW TIME! Tomorrow is our midterm for Elementary Uzbek. Technically we will have completed 1 semester's worth of material. Wow, this program has gone fast! Very productive day in class today getting all kinds of vocab and grammar review fresh in our minds again and onto online written resources. Today's post is a collection of those resources, whether for my classmates or anyone following interested in learning Uzbek.

Let me tell ya, Uzbek learners out there, Uzbek Brian's your place to come! For many other languages etc you'd have to pay for this stuff. Thinking of selling a companion guide actually to my textbook, no kidding. We shall see!

Let's start with the major Uzbek grammar and language points, all summarized into a printable PDF below or available here if you are having trouble viewing it.



Next, here's a ton of Uzbek flashcard sets on various topics useful for review:

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That's it for tonight, quite a lot to take in, but hopefully you find these useful or interesting! Please leave a comment below if you are reading or participating in review here on my site, it helps me to know that this time is spent to good use. Much love!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 22: Uzbek Chapter 5 and 6 Review: Flashcards and Study Guide

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Test tomorrow! Week 3 has just about come to a close already, going really quickly here when I look at it that way. Tomorrow we have our usual end-of-week quiz on Chapters 5 and 6 which covered directions and more conversational work and then daily routines and describing key activities. Busy studying tonight but I wanted to pass on these resources:

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And also, my Chapter 5 study guide. Gonna do Chapter 6 tomorrow:



See you tomorrow!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 21: Talking about Holidays in Uzbek, Uzbek Chapter 5 Vocab

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Hey guys! Pretty normal day today. Classwork on Daily Routines and continuing to develop competency with speaking and using verbs as well. Here's a quick post with some vocab and homework practice. Let me know what you think!

Practice on holidays:



Practice on Chapter 5 vocab (thank yous to Zach, will be posting mine tomorrow)

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Xayr,
Brian

Day 16: Uzbek Chapter 4 Review: Bu Kim? Bu Nima? Classroom Objects

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Hey guys! Pretty busy day today. Had testing this morning on Chapters 3 and 4 which was composed of various writing assignments to demonstrate knowledge of the vocabulary and general language competency thus far. Feel pretty confident about how I did and from our brief look at the tests (no grade yet, but corrections) I am pleased.

Other than that, had some short class topics and am getting ready to finish the school week into tomorrow with our postponed class from Tuesday. After that, hope to meet up with a friend for yoga and a trip to the Asian market! Will be posting pictures tomorrow.

Today's post is just a review of Chapter 4 like I did yesterday for Chapter 3. View below or you can view and download this is a PDF here btw. Tomorrow asap in the library I will add the text version on this post.



Enjoy!

Xayr,
Brian

Day 14: Uzbek Writing Practice on American States, and a Couple Videos and Photos

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Short post tonight! Super wiped from literally little to no consecutive sleep last night but had a pretty productive day I guess. Regular class schedule and good topics today, talked a lot about culture and currency in Uzbekistan and are moving along well. (PS: Blog post coming soon at my other site on my political blog on what we talked about).

Tonight's homework is what I'll share with you in this post which dealt with practice writing numbers and descriptions in Uzbek on the topic of American states. We were assigned to pick 3 different state and give a basic context of them, and then talk about some of the key numbers and prices you might find in that state (zip codes, etc). My document is embedded below or you can view it here.



Next, here is a quick panaroma video of work in class today as we were going over last night's homework. Sometimes we put on some relaxing Uzbek music as we are looking over work or practicing conversations as sort of a nice background, so that's what you'll find in this video.



Lastly, just two quick photos for tonight. Wasn't in a very photo-y mood today but had to take a snapshot of these:

Look at this awesome pool! Checked out the recreation center today and am happy I did.
Went with Matt from Tajik class and had a good time getting back in the water after a long hiatus.

And of course, it couldn't be a Brian blog post without some fruit pictures. Found these insanely cheap apricots and cactus fruit at a Hispanic market nearby. Cost of living here is so low!

Until next time! Thanks for reading. Feel free to drop a comment below if you are enjoying the blog.

Xayr,
Brian