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 beautiful pictures. 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 afraid of deepdeep (adj)Going far down; not shallow.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: chuqur🇷🇺RU: глубокий water.”
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 phones. “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 food 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 languages: English, French, and a little Spanish. “I can't dance,” he says. “My feet don't know what to do!”
Maria can swim very fast. She can also ride 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 bike. 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 laugh together. Nobody is perfectperfect (adj)Without any mistakes; the best possible.≈ Synonym: flawless🇺🇿UZ: mukammal🇷🇺RU: идеальный at everything, but everyone can do something special.