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My classmateclassmate (noun)A student in your class.≈ Synonym: fellow student🇺🇿UZ: sinfdosh🇷🇺RU: одноклассник Akiko is from Japan. She is Japanese. She is quietquiet (adj)Not making much noise; calm.≈ Synonym: silent🇺🇿UZ: jim, sokin🇷🇺RU: тихий, but she is very cleverclever (adj)Able to learn and understand things quickly.≈ Synonym: smart🇺🇿UZ: aqlli, zukko🇷🇺RU: умный. She is a universityuniversity (noun)A big school where people study after high school.≈ Synonym: college🇺🇿UZ: universitet🇷🇺RU: университет student, and she loveslove (verb)To like something or someone very much.≈ Synonym: adore🇺🇿UZ: yaxshi ko‘rmoq🇷🇺RU: любить booksbook (noun)A set of printed pages that you read.≈ Synonym: volume🇺🇿UZ: kitob🇷🇺RU: книга.
My classmate Elif is from Turkey. She is Turkish. She is not quiet at all — she is talkativetalkative (adj)Liking to talk a lot.≈ Synonym: chatty🇺🇿UZ: gapga chechan, so'zamol🇷🇺RU: разговорчивый and cheerfulcheerful (adj)Happy and positive.≈ Synonym: happy🇺🇿UZ: quvnoq, xushchaqchaq🇷🇺RU: весёлый. She workswork (verb)To do a job.≈ Synonym: have a job🇺🇿UZ: ishlamoq🇷🇺RU: работать as an officeoffice (noun)A room or building where people work at desks.≈ Synonym: workplace🇺🇿UZ: ofis, idora🇷🇺RU: офис workerworker (noun)A person who has a job.≈ Synonym: employee🇺🇿UZ: ishchi, xodim🇷🇺RU: работник in Tashkent.
My classmate Piotr is from Poland. He is Polish. He is talltall (adj)Having a big height.≈ Synonym: high🇺🇿UZ: baland bo'yli🇷🇺RU: высокий and seriousserious (adj)Not funny; thinking carefully about things.≈ Synonym: solemn🇺🇿UZ: jiddiy🇷🇺RU: серьёзный, but he is also kindkind (adj)Friendly and good to other people.≈ Synonym: nice🇺🇿UZ: mehribon🇷🇺RU: добрый. He is an engineerengineer (noun)A person who designs or builds machines and things.≈ Synonym: technician🇺🇿UZ: muhandis🇷🇺RU: инженер.
Yesterdayyesterday (adv)The day before today.≈ Synonym: the day before🇺🇿UZ: kecha🇷🇺RU: вчера, our teacher showedshow (verb)To let someone see something.≈ Synonym: display🇺🇿UZ: ko'rsatmoq🇷🇺RU: показывать us a mapmap (noun)A picture of a place, like a city or the world.≈ Synonym: chart🇺🇿UZ: xarita🇷🇺RU: карта. She askedask (verb)To say a question to someone.≈ Synonym: question🇺🇿UZ: so‘ramoq🇷🇺RU: спрашивать, “Is Akiko from China?” “No, she isn't,” I said. “She is from Japan.” “Is Piotr a doctordoctor (noun)A person who helps sick people get better.≈ Synonym: physician🇺🇿UZ: shifokor🇷🇺RU: врач?” “No, he isn't a doctor. He is an engineer.”
It is amazingamazing (adj)Very surprising and wonderful.≈ Synonym: wonderful🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib, hayratlanarli🇷🇺RU: удивительный. In one smallsmall (adj)Not big.≈ Synonym: little🇺🇿UZ: kichik🇷🇺RU: маленький classroom, there are peoplepeople (noun)Men, women and children.≈ Synonym: persons🇺🇿UZ: odamlar🇷🇺RU: люди from Japan, Turkey, Poland, Spain, and the UK. Everyoneeveryone (pron)All the people in a group.≈ Synonym: everybody🇺🇿UZ: hamma, barcha🇷🇺RU: все is differentdifferent (adj)Not the same.≈ Synonym: not alike🇺🇿UZ: har xil, boshqacha🇷🇺RU: разный, but everyone is friendly. We are not the samesame (adj)Exactly like another; not different.≈ Synonym: identical🇺🇿UZ: bir xil🇷🇺RU: одинаковый nationalitynationality (noun)The country a person belongs to.≈ Synonym: citizenship🇺🇿UZ: millat, fuqarolik🇷🇺RU: национальность, but we are goodgood (adj)Nice, pleasant or of high quality.≈ Synonym: fine🇺🇿UZ: yaxshi🇷🇺RU: хороший classmates. I am proudproud (adj)Feeling happy about something good you or others did.≈ Synonym: pleased🇺🇿UZ: faxrlanuvchi🇷🇺RU: гордый to have friends from all over the worldworld (noun)The Earth and all its countries and people.≈ Synonym: earth🇺🇿UZ: dunyo🇷🇺RU: мир.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (30–50 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and a simple example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | classmatenoun | sinfdosh | одноклассник | My classmate helps me with English. |
| 2 | quietadjective | jim, sokin | тихий | The library is very quiet. |
| 3 | cleveradjective | aqlli, zukko | умный | My little sister is very clever. |
| 4 | universitynoun | universitet | университет | My brother goes to university in Tashkent. |
| 5 | loveverb | yaxshi ko‘rmoq | любить | I love my mother's plov. |
| 6 | booknoun | kitob | книга | I read a book every week. |
| 7 | talkativeadjective | gapga chechan, so'zamol | разговорчивый | My aunt is very talkative. |
| 8 | cheerfuladjective | quvnoq, xushchaqchaq | весёлый | She is always cheerful in the morning. |
| 9 | workverb | ishlamoq | работать | My father works in a bank. |
| 10 | officenoun | ofis, idora | офис | My mother works in an office. |
| 11 | workernoun | ishchi, xodim | работник | He is a hard worker. |
| 12 | talladjective | baland bo'yli | высокий | My uncle is very tall. |
| 13 | seriousadjective | jiddiy | серьёзный | Our teacher is serious but kind. |
| 14 | kindadjective | mehribon | добрый | My grandmother is very kind. |
| 15 | engineernoun | muhandis | инженер | My cousin is an engineer. |
| 16 | yesterdayadverb | kecha | вчера | I went to the market yesterday. |
| 17 | showverb | ko'rsatmoq | показывать | Please show me your new phone. |
| 18 | mapnoun | xarita | карта | Look at the map of Uzbekistan. |
| 19 | askverb | so‘ramoq | спрашивать | She asked me my name. |
| 20 | doctornoun | shifokor | врач | I go to the doctor when I am ill. |
| 21 | amazingadjective | ajoyib, hayratlanarli | удивительный | The view from the mountain is amazing. |
| 22 | smalladjective | kichik | маленький | We live in a small flat. |
| 23 | peoplenoun | odamlar | люди | Many people live in Tashkent. |
| 24 | everyonepronoun | hamma, barcha | все | Everyone is happy today. |
| 25 | differentadjective | har xil, boshqacha | разный | We like different kinds of music. |
| 26 | sameadjective | bir xil | одинаковый | We are in the same class. |
| 27 | nationalitynoun | millat, fuqarolik | национальность | What is your nationality? |
| 28 | goodadjective | yaxshi | хороший | This is a good book. |
| 29 | proudadjective | faxrlanuvchi | гордый | My parents are proud of me. |
| 30 | worldnoun | dunyo | мир | Samarkand is famous all over the world. |