orqali

Through, Via

Level 3

Put orqali after a noun to say through or by means of: telefon orqali (by phone), internet orqali (online), Samarqand orqali (via Samarkand).

How It Works

Orqali is a postposition: it comes after the word it belongs to, and that word stays in its plain form (the basic case). It has three main uses.

1. A means of communication.

  • telefon orqali gaplashmoq (to talk on the phone)
  • internet orqali (online)
  • pochta orqali (by post)

2. A go-between. A person who connects you with someone or something:

  • Doʻstim orqali tanishdik. (We met through my friend.)
  • tarjimon orqali (through an interpreter)

3. A route. A place you pass through:

  • Samarqand orqali Buxoroga bordik. (We went to Bukhara via Samarkand.)
  • Bu yoʻl bogʻ orqali oʻtadi. (This path goes through the park.)

Pronouns. Pronouns also stay plain: siz orqali (through you), u orqali (through him or her).

Vehicles. For the vehicle you ride in, Uzbek usually says avtobusda (by bus) with -da, or avtobus bilan with bilan. Orqali is for a channel or a route.

Orqali and orqasida. Both come from orqa (back), but orqasida means behind: uy orqasida (behind the house).

Examples (6)

  1. Internet orqali buyurtma berdim.

    I ordered it online.

    Word by Word: Internet through order gave-I.

    The noun before orqali has no ending.

  2. Doʻstim orqali tanishdik.

    We met through my friend.

    Word by Word: Friend-my through got-acquainted-we.

    A person as the go-between.

  3. Kecha onam bilan telefon orqali gaplashdim.

    Yesterday I talked to my mother on the phone.

    Word by Word: Yesterday mother-my with phone through talked-I.

    bilan marks who you talked with; orqali marks the channel.

  4. Samarqand orqali Buxoroga bordik.

    We went to Bukhara via Samarkand.

    Word by Word: Samarkand through Bukhara-to went-we.

    A place passed on the way.

  5. Xatni pochta orqali yubordim.

    I sent the letter by post.

    Word by Word: Letter-ACC post through sent-I.

    The post is the channel.

  6. Bu yoʻl bogʻ orqali oʻtadi.

    This path goes through the park.

    Word by Word: This path park through passes.

    A route through a place.

Common Mistakes

  • Adding a case ending before orqali.

    Internetda orqali buyurtma berdim.
    Internet orqali buyurtma berdim.

    The noun before orqali stays plain. Do not add -da, -ga or -dan.

  • Saying orqasida when you mean through.

    Doʻstim orqasida tanishdik.
    Doʻstim orqali tanishdik.

    Orqasida means behind, so the first sentence says you met behind your friend. For through a person, use orqali.

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