This article examines the reflection of realia in the translation of English and Uzbek literary texts, focusing on the problems of cultural adaptation. Realia are culture-specific words, expressions, and concepts that often have no direct equivalents in another language. Translating them poses challenges in preserving both meaning and cultural context. The article explores various strategies employed by translators, including adaptation, borrowing, explanation, and omission, and analyzes how these methods affect the target text. By comparing English and Uzbek literary translations, the study highlights the importance of balancing linguistic accuracy with cultural fidelity, providing insights into effective cross-cultural communication in literature.

Realia, literary translation, cultural adaptation, English, Uzbek, translation strategies, cross-cultural communication.

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