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Day 12 · Food & Health · A1 Level

Healthy Food

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My classmate Maria always eats a healthyhealthy (adj)Good for your body; not sick.≈ Synonym: well🇺🇿UZ: sog'lom, foydali🇷🇺RU: здоровый breakfastbreakfast (noun)The first meal of the day, in the morning.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: nonushta🇷🇺RU: завтрак. She usually has eggsegg (noun)A food from chickens, often eaten for breakfast.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tuxum🇷🇺RU: яйцо, bread, and orange juicejuice (noun)A drink made from fruit.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: sharbat🇷🇺RU: сок. She never skipsskip (verb)To not do something you usually do.≈ Synonym: miss🇺🇿UZ: o'tkazib yubormoq🇷🇺RU: пропускать breakfast because she says it gives her energyenergy (noun)The power to be active and do things.≈ Synonym: strength🇺🇿UZ: energiya, kuch-quvvat🇷🇺RU: энергия for the day.

I am not always so healthy! I usually drink coffee in the morning, but I often forget to eat breakfast. My teacher says this is a bad habithabit (noun)Something you do often, almost without thinking.≈ Synonym: routine🇺🇿UZ: odat🇷🇺RU: привычка.

For lunch, I sometimes eat ricerice (noun)Small white or brown seeds, cooked and eaten as food.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: guruch🇷🇺RU: рис and vegetables, but I often eat fast foodfast food (noun)Food that is made and served very quickly.≈ Synonym: takeaway food🇺🇿UZ: tez tayyorlanadigan ovqat🇷🇺RU: фастфуд because it is quickquick (adj)Fast; not taking much time.≈ Synonym: fast🇺🇿UZ: tez🇷🇺RU: быстрый and cheapcheap (adj)Not costing much money.≈ Synonym: inexpensive🇺🇿UZ: arzon🇷🇺RU: дешёвый. My doctordoctor (noun)A person who helps sick people get better.≈ Synonym: physician🇺🇿UZ: shifokor, doktor🇷🇺RU: врач tells me to eat more fruitfruit (noun)Food like apples or bananas that grows on trees or plants.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: meva🇷🇺RU: фрукт and vegetablesvegetable (noun)A plant food, like a carrot or tomato.≈ Synonym: veg🇺🇿UZ: sabzavot🇷🇺RU: овощ, and less sugarsugar (noun)A sweet substance used in food and drinks.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: shakar🇷🇺RU: сахар and fatfat (noun)An oily substance in some foods.≈ Synonym: oil🇺🇿UZ: yog'🇷🇺RU: жир.

In the evening, my family always cooks dinnerdinner (noun)The main meal of the day, usually in the evening.≈ Synonym: supper🇺🇿UZ: kechki ovqat🇷🇺RU: ужин together. We usually eat soupsoup (noun)A liquid food made by cooking meat or vegetables in water.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: sho'rva, sup🇷🇺RU: суп, meatmeat (noun)Food from an animal's body.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: go'sht🇷🇺RU: мясо, and saladsalad (noun)A cold dish of vegetables mixed together.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: salat🇷🇺RU: салат. We rarelyrarely (adv)Not often; almost never.≈ Synonym: seldom🇺🇿UZ: kamdan-kam🇷🇺RU: редко eat sweetssweet (noun)Food like candy or cake with a lot of sugar.≈ Synonym: candy🇺🇿UZ: shirinlik🇷🇺RU: сладость after dinner, but on specialspecial (adj)Different from usual; important.≈ Synonym: particular🇺🇿UZ: maxsus, alohida🇷🇺RU: особый days, we sometimes have cakecake (noun)A sweet food made from flour, sugar, and eggs, often for celebrations.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tort🇷🇺RU: торт.

I never drink enoughenough (adj)As much as is needed.≈ Synonym: sufficient🇺🇿UZ: yetarli🇷🇺RU: достаточно waterwater (noun)A clear liquid that people drink.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: suv🇷🇺RU: вода during the day. My doctor tells me to drink eight glassesglass (noun)A container for drinking, or the amount it holds.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: stakan🇷🇺RU: стакан of water every day, but I usually drink only three or four.

This week, I want to changechange (verb)To make something different.≈ Synonym: alter🇺🇿UZ: o'zgartirmoq🇷🇺RU: менять my habits. I am going to eat breakfast every morning, drink more water, and eat less fast food. Healthy food helps your body and your mindmind (noun)The part of you that thinks and feels.≈ Synonym: brain🇺🇿UZ: aql, ong🇷🇺RU: разум. I know this is true, but it is not always easyeasy (adj)Not difficult; simple to do.≈ Synonym: simple🇺🇿UZ: oson🇷🇺RU: лёгкий!

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      healthyadjective
      sog'lom, foydaliздоровыйFruit is healthy food.
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      breakfastnoun
      nonushtaзавтракI eat eggs for breakfast.
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      eggnoun
      tuxumяйцоI want a boiled egg, please.
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      juicenoun
      sharbatсокI drink apple juice every morning.
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      skipverb
      o'tkazib yubormoqпропускатьDon't skip your lunch!
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      energynoun
      energiya, kuch-quvvatэнергияSport gives me energy.
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      habitnoun
      odatпривычкаReading every day is a good habit.
      8
      ricenoun
      guruchрисPlov is made with rice and meat.
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      fast foodnoun
      tez tayyorlanadigan ovqatфастфудI don't eat fast food every day.
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      quickadjective
      tezбыстрыйLet's have a quick lunch.
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      cheapadjective
      arzonдешёвыйBread is cheap in Uzbekistan.
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      doctornoun
      shifokor, doktorврачThe doctor says I need more sleep.
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      fruitnoun
      mevaфруктMelons are my favourite fruit.
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      vegetablenoun
      sabzavotовощCarrots are healthy vegetables.
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      sugarnoun
      shakarсахарI drink tea without sugar.
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      fatnoun
      yog'жирThis food has a lot of fat.
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      dinnernoun
      kechki ovqatужинWe eat dinner together.
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      soupnoun
      sho'rva, supсупMy mother makes tasty soup.
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      meatnoun
      go'shtмясоI don't eat much meat.
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      saladnoun
      salatсалатI want a tomato salad.
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      rarelyadverb
      kamdan-kamредкоI rarely drink coffee.
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      sweetnoun
      shirinlikсладостьChildren love sweets.
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      specialadjective
      maxsus, alohidaособыйToday is a special day.
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      cakenoun
      tortтортWe have cake on my birthday.
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      enoughadjective
      yetarliдостаточноI don't have enough time.
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      waternoun
      suvводаDrink a glass of water.
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      glassnoun
      stakanстаканCan I have a glass of milk?
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      changeverb
      o'zgartirmoqменятьI want to change my phone.
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      mindnoun
      aql, ongразумReading is good for your mind.
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      easyadjective
      osonлёгкийThis homework is easy.