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Voice Over · Uzbek

Uzbek voice over services

Native Uzbek voice over for corporate video, banking, industrial and safety training, government and broadcast content — with the Latin script handled properly, apostrophe letters included, so your on-screen text survives the layout.

1993

Year Latin was adopted

Oʻ Gʻ

Two letters that break in layout

48h

Delivery

Native Uzbek speakers only
London studios, in person or remote
Directed to your brief
Dedicated project manager
Trusted by global brands
Native Uzbek speakers only
London studios, in person or remote
Directed to your brief
Dedicated project manager
Trusted by global brands

Calling Uzbek voice talent

We're expanding our Uzbek roster

Uzbek is a language we're actively growing. If you're an Uzbek voice actor, we'd love to hear your demos and put you forward for paid work.

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About the language

The alphabet question is settled here — and two letters still break

Uzbek is a Turkic language of the Karluk branch, closer to Uyghur than to its Kazakh neighbour, and the state language of Uzbekistan. Most commercial work we see in it is corporate and industrial content, banking, safety and compliance training, government information and broadcast.

If you have worked in Kazakh, park what you learned there, because here the answer inverts. Uzbekistan adopted the Latin alphabet in 1993, and after a long transition Latin is now the standard: it is what schools teach, what signage uses and what most published material looks like. Cyrillic is still around, particularly among older readers and in some press, but it is no longer the default. In Kazakhstan the transition is still under way and Cyrillic still rules. Same story, different stage.

Now the part that actually costs people money. The Uzbek Latin alphabet has two letters built with a modifier: Oʻ and Gʻ. The correct character is the modifier letter turned comma (ʻ), not a straight apostrophe and not a curly typographic quote. Word processors, CMSs and design tools "autocorrect" that character relentlessly, and the moment they do, the letters stop being the letters they are. There is also a separate apostrophe (ʼ) used between certain sounds, which gets confused with them.

The result is copy that looks fine to everyone in the production chain and looks wrong to every Uzbek reader. It is the same class of problem as the Azerbaijani ə or the nine extra letters in Kazakh Cyrillic — correct at the source, broken by the time it reaches the layout. We check it on delivery, and it is worth pasting a real Uzbek string into your templates before you build anything.

One more thing worth knowing: Russian remains present in business, particularly in Tashkent and in older professional generations, so recording in Uzbek is partly a decision about who you are addressing. If you need both, we record Russian on its own roster.

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Producer and voice actor going through a script in the studio control room before a session

Getting Uzbek right

What to know before you record

The audio is the straightforward part. The text around it is where Uzbek projects go wrong.

Latin, not Cyrillic

Uzbekistan settled this years ago. Latin is what schools, signage and most publishing use. Cyrillic survives among older readers but is not the default.

Protect the ʻ character

Oʻ and Gʻ use a modifier letter, not an apostrophe. Autocorrect replaces it constantly, and when it does the words are no longer correct.

Kazakh is the other way round

If your campaign covers both markets, note that Kazakhstan is still mid-transition and Cyrillic is the safe default there.

Russian is still in the room

Widely used in Tashkent business. Choosing Uzbek is a decision about audience, and the read should sound deliberate rather than default.

How we can help

One partner for the whole Uzbekistan job

1

Voice over & narration

Native Uzbek for corporate and industrial content, banking, safety and compliance training, government information and broadcast, directed for tone and audience.

2

Translation & script adaptation

Uzbek translation by native linguists in the Latin alphabet, with the modifier characters preserved rather than quietly autocorrected.

3

Subtitling & captions

Uzbek subtitles checked character by character on delivery, so Oʻ and Gʻ arrive as the letters they are.

100+ languages under one roof

London studios + global talent network

4.9★ from 149 reviews

Content types

Uzbek voice over for every kind of content

Whatever you're making, we cast the right voice in Uzbek. Explore by use case.

Most common questions

Should our Uzbek text be in Latin or Cyrillic?

Latin, for almost every project. Uzbekistan adopted the Latin alphabet in 1993 and after a long transition it is now the standard — schools teach it, signage uses it and most published material appears in it. Cyrillic is still read, particularly by older generations and in some press, so if your audience skews older it is worth a conversation. But Latin is the default, which is the opposite of the situation in Kazakhstan.

Why do our Uzbek words come back with the wrong apostrophe?

Because something in the chain autocorrected it. Uzbek Latin has two letters built with a modifier — Oʻ and Gʻ — and the correct character is the modifier letter turned comma, not a straight apostrophe and not a curly typographic quote. Word processors, CMSs and design tools replace it by default, and when they do, the letters are no longer the letters. There is also a separate apostrophe used between sounds, which gets confused with them. We check this on delivery, and it is worth testing a real Uzbek string in your templates early.

Can an Uzbek voice actor cover Kazakh, or the other way round?

No. Both are Turkic, but Uzbek sits in the Karluk branch — closer to Uyghur — while Kazakh is Kipchak, and the differences run well past accent. Audiences in either country hear the other immediately. If your campaign covers both markets we cast each separately and can schedule the sessions together.

Why record in Uzbek if Russian is understood?

Russian remains present in business, particularly in Tashkent and among older professional generations, so part of your audience would follow it. But Uzbek is the state language and the language of daily life for the great majority, and choosing it reads as a decision about who you are speaking to. For consumer, government and brand work that decision usually is the point.

How big is your Uzbek roster?

Small — one voice on the books at the moment, and we are actively recruiting. We would rather tell you that now than at shortlist stage. If your brief needs more range we go to our wider network and come back with bespoke auditions rather than a near-enough match.

Do you have female Uzbek voices?

Not on the roster at the moment — our current Uzbek voice is male. If your project needs a female read, say so when you brief us and we will go to our wider network and come back honestly about what we can arrange and in what timeframe.

Can I attend the session in person?

Yes — our Uzbek voice is London-based, so an in-person session in our studios is a real option, subject to availability. Otherwise you can direct live over Source-Connect, Zoom or Teams and hear takes as they happen.

What do you use Uzbek voice over for?

Corporate video and internal communications, banking and financial services, industrial, mining and workplace safety training, government and public-information material, broadcast and consumer advertising, and eLearning for organisations operating in Uzbekistan.

What audio formats and specs do you deliver?

Whatever your project needs — broadcast-standard WAV, MP3 or split stems, at the sample rate, bit depth and loudness (LUFS) you specify. Share your delivery spec and we'll match it.

Uzbek that survives the layout

Tell us about your project and we'll record it and check the text arrives intact — with a free, no-obligation quote.

Professional voice over services for your audio and video productions

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Translation

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Subtitling

  • Experienced subtitlers
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Transcription

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