Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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When I was youngyoung (adj)Not old; in the early part of life.≈ Synonym: little🇺🇿UZ: yosh🇷🇺RU: молодой, маленький, I lived in a smallsmall (adj)Not big.≈ Synonym: little🇺🇿UZ: kichik🇷🇺RU: маленький villagevillage (noun)A very small town in the countryside.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qishloq🇷🇺RU: деревня near Samarkand. My childhoodchildhood (noun)The time when a person is a child.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: bolalik🇷🇺RU: детство was simplesimple (adj)Not complicated.≈ Synonym: plain🇺🇿UZ: oddiy🇷🇺RU: простой, but I loved it.
Every morning, I walked to schoolschool (noun)A place where people go to learn.≈ Synonym: college🇺🇿UZ: maktab🇷🇺RU: школа with my friendsfriend (noun)A person you like and know well.≈ Synonym: pal🇺🇿UZ: do‘st🇷🇺RU: друг. We talked and laughedlaugh (verb)To make sounds showing you think something is funny.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: kulmoq🇷🇺RU: смеяться all the way. After school, I helped my mother in the kitchenkitchen (noun)The room where you cook food.🇺🇿UZ: oshxona🇷🇺RU: кухня, and I cleaned my room.
In the afternoon, I played footballfootball (noun)A game where two teams kick a ball.≈ Synonym: soccer🇺🇿UZ: futbol🇷🇺RU: футбол with the boys from my streetstreet (noun)A road in a town with houses on it.≈ Synonym: road🇺🇿UZ: ko'cha🇷🇺RU: улица. We played every day, even in the rainrain (noun)Water that falls from the sky.≈ Synonym: shower🇺🇿UZ: yomg‘ir🇷🇺RU: дождь! I also enjoyed climbingclimb (verb)To go up something using your hands and feet.≈ Synonym: go up🇺🇿UZ: tirmashib chiqmoq🇷🇺RU: карабкаться treestree (noun)A tall plant with a wooden trunk and branches.🇺🇿UZ: daraxt🇷🇺RU: дерево in the gardengarden (noun)A piece of land near a house with flowers or vegetables.≈ Synonym: yard🇺🇿UZ: bog‘🇷🇺RU: сад.
In the evening, my grandfathergrandfather (noun)The father of your mother or father.≈ Synonym: grandpa🇺🇿UZ: bobo🇷🇺RU: дедушка often visitedvisit (verb)To go to see a place or person.≈ Synonym: go to🇺🇿UZ: tashrif buyurmoq, bormoq🇷🇺RU: посещать us. He told storiesstory (noun)A description of things that happened, real or not.≈ Synonym: tale🇺🇿UZ: hikoya🇷🇺RU: рассказ, история about the old days, and we listenedlisten (verb)To pay attention in order to hear something.≈ Synonym: pay attention🇺🇿UZ: tinglamoq🇷🇺RU: слушать carefullycarefully (adv)With attention; not carelessly.≈ Synonym: attentively🇺🇿UZ: ehtiyotkorlik bilan🇷🇺RU: внимательно. Sometimes he showed us old photosphoto (noun)A picture made with a camera.≈ Synonym: picture🇺🇿UZ: surat🇷🇺RU: фотография.
On Fridays, we usually watched a filmfilm (noun)A story shown as moving pictures.≈ Synonym: movie🇺🇿UZ: film🇷🇺RU: фильм together as a familyfamily (noun)A group of people like parents, children, brothers and sisters.≈ Synonym: relatives🇺🇿UZ: oila🇷🇺RU: семья. I rememberremember (verb)To have something in your mind from the past.≈ Synonym: recall🇺🇿UZ: eslamoq🇷🇺RU: помнить, вспоминать I loved cartoonscartoon (noun)A funny drawn film or story, often for children.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: multfilm🇷🇺RU: мультфильм the most.
I studied hard at school, but I also played a lot. My teacher always encouragedencourage (verb)To give someone confidence to do something.≈ Synonym: support🇺🇿UZ: rag'batlantirmoq🇷🇺RU: поощрять me to try new things. I wanted to learn English, so I asked my fatherfather (noun)Your male parent.≈ Synonym: dad🇺🇿UZ: ota🇷🇺RU: отец for help.
Life in the village was quietquiet (adj)Calm, without much noise.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: tinch, sokin🇷🇺RU: тихий, but I never felt boredbored (adj)Feeling tired because something is not interesting.≈ Synonym: uninterested🇺🇿UZ: zerikkan🇷🇺RU: скучающий. I had my family, my friends, and my football matches in the street. Now, when I remember those days, I smilesmile (verb)To make your mouth show you are happy.≈ Synonym: grin🇺🇿UZ: tabassum qilmoq🇷🇺RU: улыбаться.
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 | youngadjective | yosh | молодой, маленький | My mother looks very young. |
| 2 | smalladjective | kichik | маленький | I have a small garden. |
| 3 | villagenoun | qishloq | деревня | My grandparents live in a village. |
| 4 | childhoodnoun | bolalik | детство | I had a happy childhood. |
| 5 | simpleadjective | oddiy | простой | Our house is simple but cosy. |
| 6 | schoolnoun | maktab | школа | I walk to school with my sister. |
| 7 | friendnoun | do‘st | друг | My friends and I play chess. |
| 8 | laughverb | kulmoq | смеяться | My friends always make me laugh. |
| 9 | kitchennoun | oshxona | кухня | The kitchen smells of fresh bread. |
| 10 | footballnoun | futbol | футбол | He watches football every Saturday. |
| 11 | streetnoun | ko'cha | улица | Children play in our street. |
| 12 | rainnoun | yomg‘ir | дождь | I like walking in the rain. |
| 13 | climbverb | tirmashib chiqmoq | карабкаться | We climbed the hill together. |
| 14 | treenoun | daraxt | дерево | There is an apple tree in our garden. |
| 15 | gardennoun | bog‘ | сад | We grow flowers in our garden. |
| 16 | grandfathernoun | bobo | дедушка | My grandfather was a teacher. |
| 17 | visitverb | tashrif buyurmoq, bormoq | посещать | Tourists visit Khiva every year. |
| 18 | storynoun | hikoya | рассказ, история | Tell me a story, please! |
| 19 | listenverb | tinglamoq | слушать | Listen to me, please. |
| 20 | carefullyadverb | ehtiyotkorlik bilan | внимательно | Drive carefully! |
| 21 | photonoun | surat | фотография | This is an old photo of my parents. |
| 22 | filmnoun | film | фильм | This film is very long. |
| 23 | familynoun | oila | семья | My family goes to the mountains in summer. |
| 24 | rememberverb | eslamoq | помнить, вспоминать | Do you remember my name? |
| 25 | cartoonnoun | multfilm | мультфильм | My little brother watches cartoons every day. |
| 26 | encourageverb | rag'batlantirmoq | поощрять | My parents encourage me to read. |
| 27 | fathernoun | ota | отец | My father works in Tashkent. |
| 28 | quietadjective | tinch, sokin | тихий | The village is very quiet at night. |
| 29 | boredadjective | zerikkan | скучающий | I am bored. Let's go out! |
| 30 | smileverb | tabassum qilmoq | улыбаться | Her smile is beautiful. |