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Interjections of command and address
Textbook: pp. 124–125
GoalKnow interjections of command-address and their meaning.
New words
interjection of command-address · buyruq-xitob undovidriving (animals) · haydashcalling · chaqirishstopping · to‘xtatish
Explanation
Interjections of command-address are used to draw people's attention, to call them or urge them to be quiet, and also to drive, call or stop domestic animals and birds. Towards people, interjections such as hoy, hay, ey, tss are used: Ey, eshikni yopib ket! (Hey, shut the door as you go!) Tss, chaqaloq uxlayapti (Shh, the baby is sleeping). Towards animals, words such as chu (to make a horse go), drr (to stop it), pisht (to shoo a cat), beh-beh (to call sheep) are used. Since these interjections are said in a commanding tone, politeness must be kept when using them: addressing elders with “hoy” is considered disrespectful.
Worked examples
Ey do‘stlar, yig‘ilinglar! (Hey friends, gather!) — calling.
Chu, jonivor, tezroq yur! (Gee up, boy, go faster!) — driving a horse.
Class activity
Role play: one pupil calls (ey, hoy), the other answers (labbay) — practise polite speech.
Practice
1
Give examples of interjections of command-address.
Hoy, hay, ey, tss, chu, drr, pisht.
2
Name one interjection for calling and one for stopping.
Calling: hoy (ey); stopping: drr (a horse), tss (hushing people).
3
When is the interjection “pisht” said?
When shooing away a cat or a hen.
4
Why is it improper to address elders with “hoy”?
Because this interjection is rough and has a commanding tone, with no sense of respect.