Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Our class has a “Skills Day.” Everyone shows a skillskill (noun)Something you know how to do well.≈ Synonym: ability🇺🇿UZ: mahorat, ko'nikma🇷🇺RU: навык they can do. Akiko can drawdraw (verb)To make a picture with a pen or pencil.≈ Synonym: sketch🇺🇿UZ: chizmoq🇷🇺RU: рисовать beautifulbeautiful (adj)Very nice to look at.≈ Synonym: pretty🇺🇿UZ: chiroyli🇷🇺RU: красивый picturespicture (noun)A drawing, painting or photo.≈ Synonym: image🇺🇿UZ: rasm, surat🇷🇺RU: картина, рисунок. She shows us a drawing of Mount Fuji. “I can't singsing (verb)To make music with your voice.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qo'shiq aytmoq🇷🇺RU: петь, though,” she says, laughing.
Elif can dancedance (verb)To move your body to music.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: raqsga tushmoq🇷🇺RU: танцевать very well. She can do traditionaltraditional (adj)Done in the same way for a long time, part of a culture.≈ Synonym: cultural🇺🇿UZ: an'anaviy🇷🇺RU: традиционный Turkish dances. “I can't swimswim (verb)To move through water using your body.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: suzmoq🇷🇺RU: плавать,” she tells us. “I am afraidafraid (adj)Feeling fear.≈ Synonym: scared🇺🇿UZ: qo‘rqqan🇷🇺RU: боящийся of deepdeep (adj)Going far down; not shallow.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: chuqur🇷🇺RU: глубокий waterwater (noun)The clear liquid in rivers, seas and rain.🇺🇿UZ: suv🇷🇺RU: вода.”
Piotr can buildbuild (verb)To make something by putting parts together.≈ Synonym: construct🇺🇿UZ: qurmoq, yasamoq🇷🇺RU: строить things. He can fixfix (verb)To repair something broken.≈ Synonym: repair🇺🇿UZ: tuzatmoq, ta'mirlamoq🇷🇺RU: чинить computerscomputer (noun)A machine used for work, games, and the internet.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: kompyuter🇷🇺RU: компьютер and phonesphone (noun)A device you use to call or text people.≈ Synonym: mobile🇺🇿UZ: telefon🇷🇺RU: телефон. “I can't cook,” he admitsadmit (verb)To say that something is true, even if it is a little embarrassing.≈ Synonym: confess🇺🇿UZ: tan olmoq, e'tirof etmoq🇷🇺RU: признавать. “My foodfood (noun)Things that people eat.≈ Synonym: meals🇺🇿UZ: ovqat🇷🇺RU: еда is always terribleterrible (adj)Very bad.≈ Synonym: awful🇺🇿UZ: dahshatli, juda yomon🇷🇺RU: ужасный!”
John can play the guitarguitar (noun)A musical instrument with strings you play with your fingers.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: gitara🇷🇺RU: гитара. He can also speakspeak (verb)To talk; to use a language.≈ Synonym: talk🇺🇿UZ: gapirmoq, so'zlashmoq🇷🇺RU: говорить three languageslanguage (noun)The words people use to speak, like English or Uzbek.≈ Synonym: tongue🇺🇿UZ: til🇷🇺RU: язык: English, French, and a little Spanish. “I can't dance,” he says. “My feet don't know what to do!”
Maria can swim very fastfast (adv)Quickly.≈ Synonym: quickly🇺🇿UZ: tez🇷🇺RU: быстро. She can also rideride (verb)To sit on a horse or bike and control it.🇺🇿UZ: minmoq, haydamoq🇷🇺RU: ездить (верхом, на велосипеде) a horsehorse (noun)A big animal people ride.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: ot🇷🇺RU: лошадь. “I can't draw at all,” she laughs.
When it is my turnturn (noun)Your chance to do something, after someone else's chance.≈ Synonym: chance🇺🇿UZ: navbat🇷🇺RU: очередь, I say, “I can speak two languages, and I can ride a bikebike (noun)A bicycle; it has two wheels and you push it with your feet.≈ Synonym: bicycle🇺🇿UZ: velosiped🇷🇺RU: велосипед. But I can't play any musical instrumentinstrument (noun)A tool used to make music, like a guitar or piano.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: cholg'u asbobi🇷🇺RU: музыкальный инструмент, and I can't dance either!” We all laughlaugh (verb)To make a happy sound when something is funny.🇺🇿UZ: kulmoq🇷🇺RU: смеяться together. Nobody is perfectperfect (adj)Without any mistakes; the best possible.≈ Synonym: flawless🇺🇿UZ: mukammal🇷🇺RU: идеальный at everything, but everyone can do something specialspecial (adj)Different and better than usual.≈ Synonym: unusual🇺🇿UZ: alohida, maxsus🇷🇺RU: особенный.
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 | skillnoun | mahorat, ko'nikma | навык | Cooking is a useful skill. |
| 2 | drawverb | chizmoq | рисовать | My son can draw animals. |
| 3 | beautifuladjective | chiroyli | красивый | What a beautiful garden! |
| 4 | picturenoun | rasm, surat | картина, рисунок | There is a picture on the wall. |
| 5 | singverb | qo'shiq aytmoq | петь | My mother likes to sing. |
| 6 | danceverb | raqsga tushmoq | танцевать | We dance at weddings. |
| 7 | traditionaladjective | an'anaviy | традиционный | Plov is a traditional Uzbek dish. |
| 8 | swimverb | suzmoq | плавать | I swim in the sea in summer. |
| 9 | afraidadjective | qo‘rqqan | боящийся | I am afraid of spiders. |
| 10 | deepadjective | chuqur | глубокий | The lake is very deep. |
| 11 | waternoun | suv | вода | Can I have some water? |
| 12 | buildverb | qurmoq, yasamoq | строить | Birds build nests in trees. |
| 13 | fixverb | tuzatmoq, ta'mirlamoq | чинить | My father can fix my bike. |
| 14 | computernoun | kompyuter | компьютер | I use my computer for homework. |
| 15 | phonenoun | telefon | телефон | My phone is on the table. |
| 16 | admitverb | tan olmoq, e'tirof etmoq | признавать | I admit it — I was wrong. |
| 17 | foodnoun | ovqat | еда | I love Italian food. |
| 18 | terribleadjective | dahshatli, juda yomon | ужасный | The weather is terrible today. |
| 19 | guitarnoun | gitara | гитара | My brother plays the guitar. |
| 20 | speakverb | gapirmoq, so'zlashmoq | говорить | I speak Uzbek and English. |
| 21 | languagenoun | til | язык | French is a beautiful language. |
| 22 | fastadverb | tez | быстро | This car is very fast. |
| 23 | rideverb | minmoq, haydamoq | ездить (верхом, на велосипеде) | Can you ride a horse? |
| 24 | horsenoun | ot | лошадь | My uncle has a white horse. |
| 25 | turnnoun | navbat | очередь | It's your turn now. |
| 26 | bikenoun | velosiped | велосипед | I go to work by bike. |
| 27 | instrumentnoun | cholg'u asbobi | музыкальный инструмент | The piano is a beautiful instrument. |
| 28 | laughverb | kulmoq | смеяться | We laugh at my dad's jokes. |
| 29 | perfectadjective | mukammal | идеальный | Your English is perfect! |
| 30 | specialadjective | alohida, maxsus | особенный | Today is a special day for my family. |