Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Hi! My name is Aziz. I am from Tashkent, in Uzbekistan. I am a studentstudent (noun)A person who studies at a school.≈ Synonym: learner🇺🇿UZ: talaba, o'quvchi🇷🇺RU: студент at a languagelanguage (noun)The words people use to speak, like English or Uzbek.≈ Synonym: tongue🇺🇿UZ: til🇷🇺RU: язык schoolschool (noun)A place where people go to learn.≈ Synonym: college🇺🇿UZ: maktab🇷🇺RU: школа. Todaytoday (adv)This day; now, not yesterday or tomorrow.≈ Synonym: this day🇺🇿UZ: bugun🇷🇺RU: сегодня is my firstfirst (adj)Coming before all others.≈ Synonym: earliest🇺🇿UZ: birinchi🇷🇺RU: первый day, and I am a littlelittle (adj)A small amount; not very much.≈ Synonym: a bit🇺🇿UZ: bir oz, ozgina🇷🇺RU: немного nervousnervous (adj)Feeling a little worried, especially before something new.≈ Synonym: worried🇺🇿UZ: xavotirli, tashvishli🇷🇺RU: нервный.
In my classroomclassroom (noun)A room where students learn.≈ Synonym: class🇺🇿UZ: sinf xonasi🇷🇺RU: класс (комната), there are ten students from different countriescountry (noun)A place with its own government, like Uzbekistan or Spain.≈ Synonym: nation🇺🇿UZ: mamlakat🇷🇺RU: страна. My newnew (adj)Not old; not seen before.≈ Synonym: fresh🇺🇿UZ: yangi🇷🇺RU: новый friendfriend (noun)A person you like and know well.≈ Synonym: pal🇺🇿UZ: do'st🇷🇺RU: друг is John. He is from the UK. He is friendlyfriendly (adj)Kind and nice to other people.≈ Synonym: kind🇺🇿UZ: samimiy, do'stona🇷🇺RU: дружелюбный and funnyfunny (adj)Making people laugh.≈ Synonym: amusing🇺🇿UZ: kulgili, hazilkash🇷🇺RU: смешной. Another student is Maria. She is from Spain, and she is a nursenurse (noun)A person who helps doctors and takes care of sick people.≈ Synonym: caregiver🇺🇿UZ: hamshira🇷🇺RU: медсестра. My other classmatesclassmate (noun)A student in your class.≈ Synonym: fellow student🇺🇿UZ: sinfdosh🇷🇺RU: одноклассник are from Japan, Turkey, and Poland.
Our teacherteacher (noun)A person who teaches students.≈ Synonym: instructor🇺🇿UZ: o'qituvchi🇷🇺RU: учитель says, “Hello, everyone! Welcomewelcome (verb)Said to greet someone warmly.≈ Synonym: greet🇺🇿UZ: xush kelibsiz🇷🇺RU: добро пожаловать to the class.” Then she asksask (verb)To say a question to someone.≈ Synonym: question🇺🇿UZ: so'ramoq🇷🇺RU: спрашивать us questions. “What is your name? Where are you from? Are you a student?” I answeranswer (verb)To say something back to a question.≈ Synonym: reply🇺🇿UZ: javob bermoq🇷🇺RU: отвечать, “My name is Aziz. I am from Uzbekistan. Yes, I am a student.”
After class, John says, “Nice to meetmeet (verb)To see and talk to someone for the first time.≈ Synonym: encounter🇺🇿UZ: uchrashmoq, tanishmoq🇷🇺RU: встречать you, Aziz. Are you freefree (adj)Not busy; having free time.≈ Synonym: available🇺🇿UZ: bo'sh🇷🇺RU: свободный tomorrow?” I say, “Yes, I am free. Let's study togethertogether (adv)With another person; not alone.≈ Synonym: with each other🇺🇿UZ: birga🇷🇺RU: вместе!”
Now I have newnew (adj)Not old; not seen before.≈ Synonym: fresh🇺🇿UZ: yangi🇷🇺RU: новый friends from many countries. My firstfirst (adj)Coming before all others.≈ Synonym: earliest🇺🇿UZ: birinchi🇷🇺RU: первый day is not so scaryscary (adj)Making you feel afraid.≈ Synonym: frightening🇺🇿UZ: qo'rqinchli🇷🇺RU: страшный. It is excitingexciting (adj)Making you feel happy and interested.≈ Synonym: thrilling🇺🇿UZ: qiziqarli, hayajonli🇷🇺RU: захватывающий!