Key Uzbek sounds, letters, and minimal pairs for accurate pronunciation. Front: the sound, letter, or example word. Back: meaning plus a plain-English pronunciation note.
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A rounded back vowel, similar to the o in British law; distinct from plain o- G'
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A voiced sound made further back in the throat, close to a gargled French r- X
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A raspy, breathy sound like the ch in Scottish loch- H
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A softer, breathy h sound, like English h in hat- Q
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A hard k-like sound produced further back in the throat than k- Sh
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Pronounced like English sh in shoe- Ch
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Pronounced like English ch in chair- Ng
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A nasal sound like the ng in English sing, found at the end of syllables- Ot vs O't
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Horse versus fire; the apostrophe marks a distinct vowel that changes the meaning- Tol vs To'l
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Willow tree versus to be filled; a minimal pair showing the o and o' distinction- Word stress
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Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable of a word- Vowel harmony
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Uzbek has largely lost the vowel harmony found in other Turkic languages like Turkish- Qor vs Qo'r
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Snow versus ember; a minimal pair distinguishing plain o from o'- Bola vs Bo'la
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Child versus being (a verb form); shows the importance of the apostrophe vowel- R
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A rolled or tapped r, similar to Spanish r
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