Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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This morningmorning (noun)The early part of the day, before 12 o'clock.🇺🇿UZ: ertalab🇷🇺RU: утро, my catcat (noun)A small furry animal people keep as a pet.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: mushuk🇷🇺RU: кошка Pushok is not in the kitchenkitchen (noun)The room where you cook.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: oshxona🇷🇺RU: кухня. Where is she?
I ask my sistersister (noun)A girl or woman with the same parents as you.🇺🇿UZ: opa, singil🇷🇺RU: сестра, “Where is Pushok? Have you seen her?” My sister says, “I don't know. She was in the gardengarden (noun)Land next to a house with grass, flowers or trees.≈ Synonym: yard🇺🇿UZ: bog‘, hovli🇷🇺RU: сад this morning.”
I go outsideoutside (adv)Not in a building.≈ Synonym: outdoors🇺🇿UZ: tashqarida, tashqariga🇷🇺RU: на улице, снаружи and look in the garden. “Pushok! Where are you?” I call. There is no answeranswer (noun)What you say or write back to a question.≈ Synonym: reply🇺🇿UZ: javob🇷🇺RU: ответ.
I ask my neighbourneighbour (noun)A person who lives near you.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qo'shni🇷🇺RU: сосед, “Excuse me, have you seen a smallsmall (adj)Not big.≈ Synonym: little🇺🇿UZ: kichik🇷🇺RU: маленький greygrey (adj)The color between black and white.≈ Synonym: gray🇺🇿UZ: kulrang🇷🇺RU: серый cat?” “Yes,” she says. “I saw her underunder (prep)Below something.≈ Synonym: beneath🇺🇿UZ: ostida, tagida🇷🇺RU: под that carcar (noun)A vehicle with four wheels that you drive.🇺🇿UZ: mashina🇷🇺RU: машина, nearnear (prep)Not far from something.≈ Synonym: close to🇺🇿UZ: yaqinida🇷🇺RU: рядом с the treetree (noun)A tall plant with a trunk and branches.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: daraxt🇷🇺RU: дерево.”
I look under the car. She isn't there. I ask myself, “Where elseelse (adv)Different; other than this.≈ Synonym: other🇺🇿UZ: boshqa🇷🇺RU: ещё, другой can she be?”
Then I hear a small soundsound (noun)Something you hear.≈ Synonym: noise🇺🇿UZ: tovush, ovoz🇷🇺RU: звук. “Meow!” It comes from aboveabove (prep)In a higher place than something.≈ Synonym: over🇺🇿UZ: yuqorida, tepada🇷🇺RU: над me. I look up. Pushok is on the roofroof (noun)The top part of a building or house.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tom🇷🇺RU: крыша of our househouse (noun)A building where people live.≈ Synonym: home🇺🇿UZ: uy🇷🇺RU: дом!
“How did you get up there?” I ask her. “Why don't you come down?” My fatherfather (noun)Your male parent.≈ Synonym: dad🇺🇿UZ: ota🇷🇺RU: отец bringsbring (verb)To take something to a place.≈ Synonym: carry🇺🇿UZ: olib kelmoq🇷🇺RU: приносить a ladderladder (noun)Steps you climb to reach high places.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: narvon🇷🇺RU: лестница, and he helps Pushok climbclimb (verb)To go up something using your hands and feet.≈ Synonym: go up🇺🇿UZ: tirmashib chiqmoq🇷🇺RU: карабкаться down. She looks a little scaredscared (adj)Feeling afraid.≈ Synonym: afraid🇺🇿UZ: qo'rqqan🇷🇺RU: испуганный, but she is safesafe (adj)Not in danger; protected.≈ Synonym: secure🇺🇿UZ: xavfsiz, omon🇷🇺RU: безопасный.
“What a morning!” I say to my familyfamily (noun)A group of people like parents, children, brothers and sisters.≈ Synonym: relatives🇺🇿UZ: oila🇷🇺RU: семья. “Next time, we need to closeclose (verb)To shut something, like a door or window.≈ Synonym: shut🇺🇿UZ: yopmoq🇷🇺RU: закрывать the windowwindow (noun)A glass opening in a wall.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: deraza🇷🇺RU: окно in her roomroom (noun)A part of a house with walls, like a bedroom.🇺🇿UZ: xona🇷🇺RU: комната. Then she can't climb onto the roof again!” We are all happyhappy (adj)Feeling good and pleased.≈ Synonym: glad🇺🇿UZ: xursand🇷🇺RU: счастливый, рад that Pushok is safe at home again.
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| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | morningnoun | ertalab | утро | I walk my dog every morning. |
| 2 | catnoun | mushuk | кошка | Our cat likes milk. |
| 3 | kitchennoun | oshxona | кухня | We eat breakfast in the kitchen. |
| 4 | sisternoun | opa, singil | сестра | My little sister is five. |
| 5 | gardennoun | bog‘, hovli | сад | My grandfather works in the garden. |
| 6 | outsideadverb | tashqarida, tashqariga | на улице, снаружи | Let's play outside. |
| 7 | answernoun | javob | ответ | I know the answer! |
| 8 | neighbournoun | qo'shni | сосед | Our neighbour has a big dog. |
| 9 | smalladjective | kichik | маленький | This shirt is too small. |
| 10 | greyadjective | kulrang | серый | The sky is grey today. |
| 11 | underpreposition | ostida, tagida | под | The ball is under the table. |
| 12 | carnoun | mashina | машина | Our car is in the garage. |
| 13 | nearpreposition | yaqinida | рядом с | There is a shop near my house. |
| 14 | treenoun | daraxt | дерево | The bird is in the tree. |
| 15 | elseadverb | boshqa | ещё, другой | Do you want anything else? |
| 16 | soundnoun | tovush, ovoz | звук | I hear a strange sound. |
| 17 | abovepreposition | yuqorida, tepada | над | There is a clock above the door. |
| 18 | roofnoun | tom | крыша | There is snow on the roof. |
| 19 | housenoun | uy | дом | Come to my house after school. |
| 20 | fathernoun | ota | отец | My father reads the newspaper. |
| 21 | bringverb | olib kelmoq | приносить | Bring me a glass of water, please. |
| 22 | laddernoun | narvon | лестница | He climbs the ladder to fix the light. |
| 23 | climbverb | tirmashib chiqmoq | карабкаться | Children love to climb trees. |
| 24 | scaredadjective | qo'rqqan | испуганный | I am scared of the dark. |
| 25 | safeadjective | xavfsiz, omon | безопасный | The children are safe at home. |
| 26 | familynoun | oila | семья | I love my family. |
| 27 | closeverb | yopmoq | закрывать | Please close the door. |
| 28 | windownoun | deraza | окно | The window is open. |
| 29 | roomnoun | xona | комната | This room is very warm. |
| 30 | happyadjective | xursand | счастливый, рад | My dog is happy to see me. |