Calendar/era: Gregorian. First day of week: Dushanba (Monday). First week of the year: the week that contains 1 January.
Separator: . (period).
Default short date: dd.MM.yyyy, example 17.03.2011
Default long date: yyyy yil d-MMMM, example 2011 yil 3-mart
Additional short date 1: dd.MM.yy, example 17.03.11
Additional short date 2: MMMM yyyy, example mart 2011
Additional long date 1 and 2: n/a.
Short date: leading zero in day field yes, leading zero in month field yes, 4 digits for year.
Long date: leading zero in day field no, leading zero in month field no, 4 digits for year.
Correspondence date: d MMMM yyyy, example 17 mart 2011 yil
Format codes: d = day (d digits without leading zero, dd digits with leading zero, ddd abbreviated day name, dddd full day name); M = month (M digits without leading zero, MM digits with leading zero, MMM abbreviated name, MMMM full name); y = year (yy two digits, yyyy four digits).
List separator: ;. It delimits items in a list. A full stop is sometimes also used as a list separator.
en The Sorting rules for Uzbek: 1. The upper case of a character comes before the lower case. 2. Non-alphabetical characters sort before the letters of the alphabet. 3. Digits sort after the non-alphabetical characters and before the letters of the alphabet. -> uz O‘zbek tili uchun saralash qoidalari: 1. Bosh harf bilan boshlangan so‘zlar kichik harf bilan boshlangan so‘zlardan oldin keladi; 2. Alifboda mavjud bo‘lmagan belgilar alifbodagi harflardan avval keladi; 3. Raqamlar alifboda mavjud bo‘lmagan belgilardan keyin, lekin alifbodagi harflardan esa oldin keladi.
Area codes used: yes. Digits in area codes: 3; 4; 5.
Put the area code in brackets. Separate the parts of the number with hyphens. Example (71) 244-93-40, where 71 is the area code for Tashkent and 244-93-40 is the number.
Never use the real data below as fictitious information in examples.
Address format, in this order: name of the addressee (name, patronymic if an individual, surname; use the dative case); name of the street, number of the house, number of the apartment; name of the city (village); name of the region (county, district, republic); country; postal index, always 6 digits.
Example: Asqar Xatamovich Mirzayev, Amir Temur ko‘ch., 24/23, Toshkent, O‘zbekiston,, 100002
Local postal code format: xххххх
Write the sender address in the same format. Put the sender name in the genitive case.
Put the address on the right side of the envelope. Put the return address in the upper left corner.
Upper case of a character comes before lower case. Example: Kitob (the city) sorts before kitob (a book).
Non-alphabetical characters, for example @ ! #, sort before the letters of the alphabet.
Digits sort after non-alphabetical characters and before the letters of the alphabet.
Sort words by the first letter; if first letters are the same, by the second letter, and so on. A word that is the initial part of another word goes first. Example: badal, badan, badarg‘a
Character sorting order, uppercase and lowercase decimal codes: A 65 / a 97, B 66 / b 98, D 68 / d 100, E 69 / e 101, F 70 / f 102, G 71 / g 103, H 72 / h 104, I 73 / i 105, J 74 / j 106, K 75 / k 107, L 76 / l 108, M 77 / m 109, N 78 / n 110, O 79 / o 111, P 80 / p 112, Q 81 / q 113, R 82 / r 114, S 83 / s 115, T 84 / t 116, U 85 / u 117, V 86 / v 118, X 88 / x 120, Y 89 / y 121, Z 90 / z 122, O‘ n/a / o‘ n/a, G‘ n/a / g‘ n/a, Ch n/a / ch n/a, Sh n/a / sh n/a, Ng n/a / ng n/a, ‘ 145, ’ 146
Check maps, flags, country/region, city and language names, art and graphics, and cultural content such as encyclopedia entries for sensitive or offensive material.
Check maps and other graphic representations of countries and regions for accuracy and political restrictions.
Re-check country/region, city and language names, even previously approved ones; they change regularly.
Check the appropriateness of cultural content, clip art, religious symbols, and body and hand gestures against the target culture.
Capitalize sparingly. Capitalize only when you have to.
A capitalized source term does not have to be capitalized in Uzbek. Example: MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface — (+) xabarlar uchun amaliy dasturlash interfeysi)
Do not capitalize ethnicity and nationality words unless first in a name. Example: en Uzbek -> uz (+) o‘zbeklar
Capitalize names of UI elements (commands, menus, dialog box titles) and program names. Capitalize the first word only. Examples Tarmoq kuzatuvchisi, Tashqi chegaralar
Mark names of UI elements with a font style, for example bold, or enclose them in quotes.
Capitalize acronyms and proper names.
Capitalize all words in country and state names (O‘zbekiston Respublikasi, Amerika Qo‘shma Shtatlari) and political names (Oliy Majlis, Vazirlar Mahkamasi).
Capitalize Internet.
Do not capitalize month names and day names (avgust, seshanba).
Do not capitalize Web. Example vebga ulanish
Do not capitalize languages, nationalities, or adjectives derived from them: yaponcha interfeys, fransuzlar, rus tili
en unknown software exception\r\n -> uz (+) Noma’lum dasturiy ta’minot istisnosi
en acquired -> uz (+) o‘zlashtirilgan
en Log off user -> uz (+) Foydalanuvchining tizimdan chiqishi
Keep English loan words as they are. Use them with Uzbek case endings.
For a new English loan word, check motivation (formal features that allow straightforward integration), analogy (an equivalent Uzbek term), and frequency (the class used most often in other technical documentation).
Keep noun-class choices consistent across a product. Agree the class with the translation team lead.
en Delete it from server. -> uz (+) Buni serverdan o‘chirib tashlang.
en Enter a password to log into the server. -> uz (+) Serverga kirish uchun parolni kiriting.
en DNS cannot resolve the server IP address. -> uz (+) DNS IP-manzil serverini hal qila olmayapti.
en Verify the name of the server’s certificate. -> uz (+) Server sertifikati nomini tekshiring.
Case names and endings: Bosh kelishik -> -; Qaratqich kelishigi -> -ning; Tushum kelishigi -> -ni; Jo‘nalish kelishigi -> -ga; O‘rin-payt kelishigi -> -da; Chiqish kelishigi -> -dan
Plural formation of loanwords: en Websites -> uz (+) Veb-saytlar; en Proxys -> uz (+) Proksilar
Comma: Uzbek uses a comma as the decimal separator. Never use a space for this purpose; a space separates the numeral from the abbreviation.
In paper sizes, keep the decimal separator and the abbreviation in for inches, because the sizes are US norms.
en 5.25 cm -> uz (+) 5,25 sm
en 5 x 7.2 inches -> uz (+) 5 x 7,2 dyum
en Letter Landscape 11 x 8.5 in -> uz (+) Letter albom 11 x 8.5 in
Colon: replace a colon after alerting words such as Attention, Warning, Caution with an exclamation mark.
en Warning: -> uz (+) Diqqat!
Never capitalize regular text after a colon. It is a language error. This does not apply to lists and direct speech.
Introduce a single in-text note or example with Eslatma, Misol followed by a full stop.
en Note: For more information, see Chapter 1. -> uz (+) Eslatma. Qo‘shimcha ma’lumotlar uchun, 1-bo‘limga qarang.
Introduce a list of notes or examples with Eslatma, Misol followed by a colon.
en Notes 1. Note text 2. Note text -> uz (+) Eslatma: 1. Eslatma matni. 2. Eslatma matni.
Hyphen: use it to divide words between syllables, to link parts of a compound word, and to connect the parts of an inverted or imperative verb form. Examples (+) Veb-hujjat, veb-sayt
En dash: use as a minus sign, usually with spaces before and after. Example (+) O‘zbekiston – Vatanim manim.
Use the en dash in number ranges, with no spaces. Example (+) 1–15 betlar
Em dash: use only to emphasize an isolated element or to introduce an element that is not essential to the meaning. Write the em dash the same as the en dash.
Ellipsis: use no space before the ellipsis. Example (+) Microsoft Outlook dasturi ishlatilmoqda...
Period: end each sentence with a period.
Put no period in an abbreviation of a measurement unit. Examples sm, kg
End bulleted items with a period if they are complete sentences.
Use no period if bulleted items continue an introductory clause.
Use no period for items in a list (chapters, sections, products, system requirements) that are neither sentences nor continuations of sentences.
Insert a period if the translation is longer than the US text or split into several independent sentences and a period improves the style.
Never put a period after just one word.
The same rules apply to instruction lists, captions, and callouts.
Quotation marks: in documentation use chevrons, with curly quotation marks inside them. Example «“Ha” tugmachasi»
No rule fixes the type of quotation marks; straight quotations are easier when translating. Example (“Olg‘a” tugmachasini cherting.)
Put the period outside the chevrons.
In software and on web pages use straight quotation marks, the same as in English.
Never use single quotation marks, also in software strings.
Parentheses: use no space between the parentheses and the text inside them. Example Fayllarni yakuniy jildga (Mening videolarim) ko‘chirishuchun Enter tugmasini bosing.
Use a non-breaking space (CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR) in any abbreviation.
Where non-breaking spaces are not possible, for example in Help files, write the abbreviation without a space, so one letter does not move to the next line.
In error messages, describe the action before the purpose. Rephrase To skip creating your startup disk, click Cancel as Click Cancel to skip creating your startup disk.
Avoid personified inanimate subjects. Replace active constructions with passive ones where possible.
en Setup encountered an error while creating your startup disk. -> uz (+) Ish boshlash diskini yaratish jarayonida o‘rnatish ustasi xatoga duch keldi.
en Setup cannot find the remote computer. -> uz (+) O‘rnatish ustasi masofadagi kompyuterni topa olmaydi.
en Setup cannot get disk information. -> uz (+) O‘rnatish ustasi disk ma’lumotlarini ola olmaydi.
en Remove any existing settings to free space. -> uz (+) Har qanday mavjud sozlanmalarni bo‘sh joyga ko‘chiring.
en Attempt to remove current directory -> uz (+) Joriy katalogni ko‘chirishga urinish. Use a passive construction instead of Attempt to ....
An acronym is made of the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term, for example WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get), OLE (Object Linking and Embedding), RAM (Random Access Memory).
en IP-address -> uz (+) IP-manzil, full (+) Internet bayonnomasi manzili
en OLE -> uz (+) OBJT, full (+) Obyektlarni bog‘lash va joylash texnologiyasi
en VPN -> uz (+) VSHT, full (+) virtual shaxsiy tarmoq
en RAM -> uz (+) TXQ, full (+) tezkor xotira qurilmasi
en ROM -> uz (+) DXQ, full (+) doimiy xotira qurilmasi
en DMBS -> uz (+) MBBT, full (+) ma’lumotlar bazalarini boshqaruv tizimlari
Never put a generic term after an acronym or abbreviation if a letter of the acronym stands for that term. Correct it even where the US English version has it.
Redundant: (-) RPC call, (-) HTML language, (-) TCP/IP-Protocol, (-) PIN Number
Redundant in Uzbek: (-) EHM mashinalari, (-) BMT tashkiloti, (-) CD disk, (-) DVD disk
In online help or documentation, spell out an acronym the first time it appears. Give the Uzbek translation, the US term, and the acronym.
(+) Ma’lumotlardan erkin foydalanish obyektlari (Data Access Objects, DAO)
(+) ActiveX ma’lumotlar obyektlari (ActiveX Data Objects, ADO)
Never localize or spell out these commonly understood acronyms: ANSI (American National Standards Institute), ISO (International Standards Organization), ISDN, DOS, DSL, CD, DVD
These words are written the same as in English, take all Uzbek affixes, and are pronounced differently: Adapter, Audio, Bit, Demo, Dialog, Disk, Format, Internet, Login, Media, Model, Modem, Monitor, Multimedia, Normal, Portal, Printer, Start, Server, Signal, Spam, Virus, Video
A status bar message is informational text about the active document, a selected command, or an active or selected interface item. It appears in the status bar at the bottom of the window.
Status bar messages refer to actions being performed or to selected items.
Status bar message format: en Edit (menu, Contains editing commands) -> uz (+) Tahrirlamoq, message (+) Tahrirlash buyruqlaridan tashkil topadi
en Copy to Folder... (menu, Copies the selected items to a new location) -> uz (+) Quyidagi jildga nusxa ko‘chirmoq, message (+) Tanlangan elementlardan yangi joylashuvga nusxa ko‘chiradi
en New (command, Creates a new document) -> uz (+) Yaratmoq, message (+) Yangi hujjat yaratadi
Use one standard translation where the source phrases the same meaning in different ways.
en Press F1 to get Help / If you want Help press F1 / To get Help press F1 -> uz (+) Yordam olish uchun F1ni bosing
en Not enough memory / Insufficient memory / There is not enough memory -> uz (+) Xotira yetarli emas
en Save changes to %1? / Do you want to save changes to %1? -> uz (+) %1ga kiritilgan o‘zgartirishlar saqlansinmi?
An error message tells the user of an error that must be corrected for the program to keep running. It can prompt an action or state that the computer needs a restart.
Use consistent terminology and language style in error messages. Do not just translate the US string.
Standard phrases: en Cannot … / Could not … -> uz … bo‘lmadi, example (+) Faylni yuklab olib bo‘lmadi
en Failed to … / Failure of … -> uz … bajarib bo‘lmadi, example (+) Yuklashni bajarib bo‘lmadi
en Cannot find … / Could not find … / Unable to find … / Unable to locate … -> uz … topib bo‘lmadi, example (+) Rasmni topib bo‘lmadi
en Not enough memory / Insufficient memory / There is not enough memory / There is not enough memory available -> uz Xotira yetarli emas
en ... is not available / ... is unavailable -> uz … foydalanib bo‘lmaydi, example (+) Ilovadan foydalanib bo‘lmaydi
Find out what replaces a placeholder before localizing the message, so the sentence stays grammatical.
Placeholder letters carry a meaning: %d, %ld, %u, %lu mean 3 or 512; %c means f or s; %s means source.
“Checking Web %1!d! of %2!d!” means “Checking Web 3 of 5”
“INI file “%1!-.200s!” section” means “INI file “source” section”
The keyboard is the primary input device for text input. Most actions can also be performed with the keyboard.
Access keys, also hot keys, are underlined or highlighted letters in menu options, commands or dialog boxes that run commands and perform tasks faster.
Slim characters such as I, l, t, r, f: allowed as hot keys. Any letter of the Uzbek alphabet can be a hotkey.
Characters with downstrokes such as g, j, y, p, q: allowed.
Extended characters: allowed.
An additional letter in brackets after the item name: not allowed.
A number in brackets after the item name: not allowed.
A punctuation sign in brackets after the item name: not allowed.
Duplicate hotkeys: allowed when no other character is available.
Assigning no hotkey when no more characters are available (minor options only): not allowed.