Signification
Asking for a medical location.
Contexte culturel
Pharmacies are often social hubs. Don't be surprised if the pharmacist asks you detailed questions about your symptoms to help you choose the right medicine. The suffix '-xona' is used for many public buildings. Learning this pattern helps you find the 'oshxona' (restaurant) or 'shifoxona' (hospital) too. In cities like Tashkent, Russian is widely spoken. You will see signs for 'Apteka' just as often as 'Dorixona'. Both are perfectly acceptable. In villages, a pharmacy might be located inside a person's home or a small community center. Asking 'Dorixona qayerda?' is essential as there may be no signs.
Use 'Kechirasiz'
Always start your question with 'Kechirasiz' to sound polite to locals.
Locative Suffix
Don't forget the '-da' at the end of 'qayerda'. Without it, the sentence is ungrammatical.
Signification
Asking for a medical location.
Use 'Kechirasiz'
Always start your question with 'Kechirasiz' to sound polite to locals.
Locative Suffix
Don't forget the '-da' at the end of 'qayerda'. Without it, the sentence is ungrammatical.
Look for the Green Cross
Even if you can't read the sign, look for the green cross symbol common in Uzbekistan.
Apteka is okay
If you forget 'Dorixona', just say 'Apteka'. Everyone will understand you.
Teste-toi
Complete the question to ask where the pharmacy is.
Dorixona _______?
'Qayerda' is the correct interrogative for location.
Match the Uzbek words with their English meanings.
Match the following:
These are the building blocks of the phrase.
Choose the best response to the question.
A: Kechirasiz, dorixona qayerda? B: ________.
'To'g'riga boring' (Go straight) is a logical direction.
Which of these is the most polite way to ask for a pharmacy?
Select the best option:
Adding 'Kechirasiz' makes it polite.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesDorixona _______?
'Qayerda' is the correct interrogative for location.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are the building blocks of the phrase.
A: Kechirasiz, dorixona qayerda? B: ________.
'To'g'riga boring' (Go straight) is a logical direction.
Select the best option:
Adding 'Kechirasiz' makes it polite.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, 'Apteka' is also very common due to Russian influence.
Say 'Eng yaqin dorixona qayerda?'
It is the locative suffix meaning 'at', 'in', or 'on'.
No, use 'Shifoxona qayerda?' for a hospital.
Yes, most pharmacies in Uzbekistan are open 7 days a week.
Many medicines are available over-the-counter, but some require a 'retsept'.
It's a raspy sound, like the 'ch' in 'Loch Ness'.
'Qayerda' is for location (where is it?), 'qayerga' is for direction (where to?).
It is written as one word: 'Dorixona'.
Ask '24 soatlik dorixona qayerda?'
Expressions liées
Shifoxona qayerda?
similarWhere is the hospital?
Dori bormi?
builds onIs there medicine?
Kechirasiz
specialized formExcuse me
Qayerda joylashgan?
specialized formWhere is it located?
