Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Last Saturday, the fifth of July, was my brotherbrother (noun)A boy or man with the same parents as you.🇺🇿UZ: aka, uka🇷🇺RU: брат Bekzod's birthdaybirthday (noun)The day of the year when a person was born.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tug'ilgan kun🇷🇺RU: день рождения. It was a great partyparty (noun)An event where people meet to eat, talk and have fun.≈ Synonym: celebration🇺🇿UZ: bazm, ziyofat🇷🇺RU: вечеринка, праздник!
The party was at our househouse (noun)A building where people live.≈ Synonym: home🇺🇿UZ: uy🇷🇺RU: дом, in the gardengarden (noun)Land next to a house with grass, flowers or trees.≈ Synonym: yard🇺🇿UZ: bog‘, hovli🇷🇺RU: сад. There were about twenty peoplepeople (noun)Men, women and children.≈ Synonym: persons🇺🇿UZ: odamlar🇷🇺RU: люди — familyfamily (noun)A group of people like parents, children, brothers and sisters.≈ Synonym: relatives🇺🇿UZ: oila🇷🇺RU: семья and friends. There was a big tabletable (noun)Furniture with a flat top, for eating or working.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: stol🇷🇺RU: стол with foodfood (noun)Things that people eat.≈ Synonym: meals🇺🇿UZ: ovqat🇷🇺RU: еда and drinksdrink (noun)A liquid you swallow, like water or juice.≈ Synonym: beverage🇺🇿UZ: ichimlik🇷🇺RU: напиток, and there was a colourfulcolourful (adj)Having many bright colors.≈ Synonym: bright🇺🇿UZ: rang-barang🇷🇺RU: яркий cakecake (noun)A sweet food made with flour, eggs and sugar.🇺🇿UZ: tort🇷🇺RU: торт with candlescandle (noun)A stick of wax with a flame, used for light or celebration.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: sham🇷🇺RU: свеча.
The weatherweather (noun)How hot, cold, sunny or rainy it is.🇺🇿UZ: ob-havo🇷🇺RU: погода was perfectperfect (adj)As good as possible.≈ Synonym: ideal🇺🇿UZ: juda yaxshi, mukammal🇷🇺RU: идеальный. It was sunnysunny (adj)With a lot of sun.≈ Synonym: bright🇺🇿UZ: quyoshli🇷🇺RU: солнечный and warmwarm (adj)A little hot, in a nice way.≈ Synonym: mild🇺🇿UZ: iliq🇷🇺RU: тёплый, not cold at all. There were balloonsballoon (noun)A colorful rubber bag filled with air, used for parties.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: shar🇷🇺RU: воздушный шар everywhere, and there was musicmusic (noun)Sounds made by instruments or singing, arranged in a nice way.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: musiqa🇷🇺RU: музыка too.
My grandmothergrandmother (noun)The mother of your mother or father.≈ Synonym: granny🇺🇿UZ: buvi🇷🇺RU: бабушка was there, and she was very happy. My cousinscousin (noun)The child of your aunt or uncle.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: amakivachcha, xolavachcha🇷🇺RU: двоюродный брат/сестра were there too, and they were excitedexcited (adj)Feeling very happy and full of energy about something.≈ Synonym: thrilled🇺🇿UZ: hayajonlangan🇷🇺RU: взволнованный to play gamesgame (noun)An activity you play for fun.≈ Synonym: play🇺🇿UZ: o‘yin🇷🇺RU: игра in the garden.
There wasn't a lot of spacespace (noun)An empty area or room.≈ Synonym: room🇺🇿UZ: joy, bo'shliq🇷🇺RU: пространство inside the house, so most of us were outside all eveningevening (noun)The part of the day after the afternoon and before night.🇺🇿UZ: kechqurun🇷🇺RU: вечер. There weren't any problems — everyone was friendly and helpfulhelpful (adj)Ready and willing to help.≈ Synonym: kind🇺🇿UZ: yordamchi🇷🇺RU: полезный (о человеке).
At seven o'clock, we sang “Happy Birthday” to Bekzod. He was eleven years old that day. He was so happy, and he was a little shyshy (adj)Nervous about meeting or talking to people.≈ Synonym: timid🇺🇿UZ: uyalchoq🇷🇺RU: застенчивый when everyone looked at him!
After the cake, there was a small football game in the garden. It was a lot of funfun (noun)Enjoyment; a good time.≈ Synonym: enjoyment🇺🇿UZ: maroq, qiziqarli vaqt🇷🇺RU: веселье. The party finishedfinish (verb)To end.≈ Synonym: end🇺🇿UZ: tugamoq🇷🇺RU: заканчиваться at nine o'clock. It was a wonderfulwonderful (adj)Very good.≈ Synonym: great🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib🇷🇺RU: замечательный evening, and Bekzod said it was a really happy birthday.
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 | brothernoun | aka, uka | брат | My brother is older than me. |
| 2 | birthdaynoun | tug'ilgan kun | день рождения | My birthday is in May. |
| 3 | partynoun | bazm, ziyofat | вечеринка, праздник | We are having a party on Friday. |
| 4 | housenoun | uy | дом | Their house is next to the school. |
| 5 | gardennoun | bog‘, hovli | сад | We drink tea in the garden. |
| 6 | peoplenoun | odamlar | люди | Many people came to the wedding. |
| 7 | familynoun | oila | семья | My family likes to travel. |
| 8 | tablenoun | stol | стол | The food is on the table. |
| 9 | foodnoun | ovqat | еда | The food at the party was great. |
| 10 | drinknoun | ichimlik | напиток | Would you like a cold drink? |
| 11 | colourfuladjective | rang-barang | яркий | The market is very colourful. |
| 12 | cakenoun | tort | торт | Can I have a piece of cake? |
| 13 | candlenoun | sham | свеча | There are ten candles on the cake. |
| 14 | weathernoun | ob-havo | погода | What's the weather like today? |
| 15 | perfectadjective | juda yaxshi, mukammal | идеальный | The weather is perfect for a picnic. |
| 16 | sunnyadjective | quyoshli | солнечный | It is sunny and hot in summer. |
| 17 | warmadjective | iliq | тёплый | This jacket is very warm. |
| 18 | balloonnoun | shar | воздушный шар | The child has a red balloon. |
| 19 | musicnoun | musiqa | музыка | I listen to music every day. |
| 20 | grandmothernoun | buvi | бабушка | My grandmother makes the best plov. |
| 21 | cousinnoun | amakivachcha, xolavachcha | двоюродный брат/сестра | My cousin lives in Fergana. |
| 22 | excitedadjective | hayajonlangan | взволнованный | The children are excited about the holiday. |
| 23 | gamenoun | o‘yin | игра | Let's play a game! |
| 24 | spacenoun | joy, bo'shliq | пространство | There is no space in my bag. |
| 25 | eveningnoun | kechqurun | вечер | We go for a walk every evening. |
| 26 | helpfuladjective | yordamchi | полезный (о человеке) | The shop assistant was very helpful. |
| 27 | shyadjective | uyalchoq | застенчивый | My little brother is very shy. |
| 28 | funnoun | maroq, qiziqarli vaqt | веселье | The trip was a lot of fun. |
| 29 | finishverb | tugamoq | заканчиваться | The lesson finishes at twelve. |
| 30 | wonderfuladjective | ajoyib | замечательный | Thank you for a wonderful evening! |