These are high-frequency words you will hear constantly.
| Uyghur | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ھەئە | Hä’ä | Yes |
| ياق | Yaq | No |
| بۈگۈن | Bügün | Today |
| ئەتىگەن | Etigen | Tomorrow |
| تۈنۈگۈن | Tünügün | Yesterday |
| ۋاقىت | Waqit | Time |
| ئادەم | Adem | Person |
| دوست | Dost | Friend |
| ئۆي | Öy | House / Home |
| مەكتەپ | Mäktäp | School |
Notice how some words resemble Turkish or Persian. Uyghur shares vocabulary roots with other Central Asian languages.