Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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One morning, Piotr asks me, “How do you go to work, Aziz?” “I usuallyusually (adv)Most of the time; normally.≈ Synonym: normally🇺🇿UZ: odatda🇷🇺RU: обычно go to work by bus,” I answer. “The bus stopstop (noun)A place where a bus waits for people.≈ Synonym: station🇺🇿UZ: bekat🇷🇺RU: остановка is near my house, and the rideride (noun)A journey in a vehicle.≈ Synonym: journey🇺🇿UZ: yo'l bosish (transportda)🇷🇺RU: поездка takes about twenty minutes.”
“Do you walkwalk (verb)To move by putting one foot in front of the other.≈ Synonym: go on foot🇺🇿UZ: yurmoq, piyoda yurmoq🇷🇺RU: идти пешком to the bus stop?” Piotr asks. “Yes, I do. It takes five minutes. Do you walk to work too?” “No, I don't,” says Piotr. “I ride my bikebike (noun)A vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing pedals.≈ Synonym: bicycle🇺🇿UZ: velosiped🇷🇺RU: велосипед. My flatflat (noun)A set of rooms to live in, on one floor of a building.≈ Synonym: apartment🇺🇿UZ: kvartira🇷🇺RU: квартира is closeclose (adj)Near; not far away.≈ Synonym: near🇺🇿UZ: yaqin🇷🇺RU: близкий to my officeoffice (noun)A room or building where people work.≈ Synonym: workplace🇺🇿UZ: ofis🇷🇺RU: офис, so I don't need a car or a bus.”
“Do you like riding your bike in winterwinter (noun)The coldest season of the year.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qish🇷🇺RU: зима?” I ask. “No, I don't! In winter, it is coldcold (adj)Having a low temperature; not warm.≈ Synonym: chilly🇺🇿UZ: sovuq🇷🇺RU: холодный, so I take the metrometro (noun)An underground train in a city.≈ Synonym: subway🇺🇿UZ: metro🇷🇺RU: метро insteadinstead (adv)In place of something else.≈ Synonym: rather🇺🇿UZ: o'rniga🇷🇺RU: вместо. Do you ever take a taxi?” “I don't usually take a taxi — it is expensiveexpensive (adj)Costing a lot of money.≈ Synonym: costly🇺🇿UZ: qimmat🇷🇺RU: дорогой. But sometimes, when I am latelate (adj)After the usual or right time.≈ Synonym: not on time🇺🇿UZ: kech, kechikkan🇷🇺RU: поздний, I take one.”
“What time do you leaveleave (verb)To go away from a place.≈ Synonym: depart🇺🇿UZ: jo'nab ketmoq, chiqib ketmoq🇷🇺RU: уходить, уезжать home in the morning?” “I leave home at half past seven. What about you?” “I leave at eight o'clock. My journeyjourney (noun)A trip from one place to another.≈ Synonym: trip🇺🇿UZ: sayohat, yo'l🇷🇺RU: путешествие is short, only ten minutes by bike!”
Everyone in our class travels to work in a different way — by bus, by bike, by metro, or by taxi. But we all arrivearrive (verb)To get to a place.≈ Synonym: get to🇺🇿UZ: yetib kelmoq🇷🇺RU: прибывать at the samesame (adj)Exactly like another; not different.≈ Synonym: identical🇺🇿UZ: bir xil🇷🇺RU: одинаковый place: our English class!