Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Our teacher asks Maria about her summer holidayholiday (noun)Time when you do not work or study, often to travel.≈ Synonym: vacation🇺🇿UZ: ta’til🇷🇺RU: отпуск, каникулы. “Where did you go on holiday, Maria?” “I went to the seasideseaside (noun)The land next to the sea; a place to visit for holidays.≈ Synonym: coast🇺🇿UZ: dengiz bo'yi🇷🇺RU: побережье with my familyfamily (noun)A group of people like parents, children, brothers and sisters.≈ Synonym: relatives🇺🇿UZ: oila🇷🇺RU: семья.”
“Did you staystay (verb)To not leave a place; to live somewhere for a short time.≈ Synonym: remain🇺🇿UZ: qolmoq, turmoq🇷🇺RU: оставаться in a hotelhotel (noun)A building where you pay to sleep when you travel.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: mehmonxona🇷🇺RU: гостиница?” “Yes, we did. We stayed in a smallsmall (adj)Not big.≈ Synonym: little🇺🇿UZ: kichik🇷🇺RU: маленький hotel near the beachbeach (noun)The sandy or stony ground next to the sea.≈ Synonym: shore🇺🇿UZ: plyaj, sohil🇷🇺RU: пляж.”
“What did you do every day?” “We swamswim (verb)To move through water using your arms and legs.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: suzmoq🇷🇺RU: плавать in the seasea (noun)A very big area of salty water.≈ Synonym: ocean🇺🇿UZ: dengiz🇷🇺RU: море every morningmorning (noun)The early part of the day, before 12 o'clock.🇺🇿UZ: ertalab🇷🇺RU: утро. In the afternoon, we relaxedrelax (verb)To rest and feel calm.≈ Synonym: rest🇺🇿UZ: dam olmoq🇷🇺RU: отдыхать on the beach and read booksbook (noun)A set of printed pages that you read.≈ Synonym: volume🇺🇿UZ: kitob🇷🇺RU: книга. We also went sightseeingsightseeing (noun)Visiting famous or interesting places as a tourist.≈ Synonym: touring🇺🇿UZ: diqqatga sazovor joylarni ko'rish🇷🇺RU: осмотр достопримечательностей around the towntown (noun)A place with houses and shops, smaller than a city.🇺🇿UZ: shaharcha, shahar🇷🇺RU: город, городок.”
“Did you try any locallocal (adj)From or connected to the place you are in.≈ Synonym: nearby🇺🇿UZ: mahalliy🇷🇺RU: местный food?” “Yes, I did! We tried freshfresh (adj)New; not old, frozen, or preserved.≈ Synonym: new🇺🇿UZ: yangi🇷🇺RU: свежий fishfish (noun)An animal that lives in water, also eaten as food.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: baliq🇷🇺RU: рыба and local fruitfruit (noun)Food like apples, grapes and melons.🇺🇿UZ: meva🇷🇺RU: фрукты. It was deliciousdelicious (adj)Tasting very good.≈ Synonym: tasty🇺🇿UZ: mazali🇷🇺RU: вкусный.”
“Did you take a lot of photosphoto (noun)A picture made with a camera.≈ Synonym: picture🇺🇿UZ: surat🇷🇺RU: фотография?” “Yes, I took hundredshundred (number)The number 100.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: yuz (100)🇷🇺RU: сто of photos of the sunsetsunset (noun)The time when the sun goes down in the evening.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: kunbotar🇷🇺RU: закат and the sea!”
“Did it rainrain (verb)When water falls from the sky.🇺🇿UZ: yomg‘ir yog‘moq🇷🇺RU: идти (о дожде) during your holiday?” “No, it didn't. The weatherweather (noun)How hot, cold, sunny or rainy it is.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: ob-havo🇷🇺RU: погода was sunny every day.”
“Did you meet any interestinginteresting (adj)Making you want to know more.🇺🇿UZ: qiziqarli🇷🇺RU: интересный peoplepeople (noun)Men, women and children.≈ Synonym: persons🇺🇿UZ: odamlar🇷🇺RU: люди?” “Yes, we did. We met a family from Italy, and we became friendsfriend (noun)A person you know well and like.≈ Synonym: pal🇺🇿UZ: do‘st🇷🇺RU: друг. We even played volleyballvolleyball (noun)A sport where players hit a ball over a net.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: voleybol🇷🇺RU: волейбол together on the beach.”
“It soundssound (verb)To seem, from what someone says.≈ Synonym: seem🇺🇿UZ: -dek tuyulmoq🇷🇺RU: звучать (казаться) like a wonderfulwonderful (adj)Very good.≈ Synonym: great🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib🇷🇺RU: замечательный holiday!” “It was! I didn't want to come home. But now I am happy to be back in class and see all of you again.”
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 | holidaynoun | ta’til | отпуск, каникулы | We are on holiday next week. |
| 2 | seasidenoun | dengiz bo'yi | побережье | We go to the seaside every summer. |
| 3 | familynoun | oila | семья | My family lives in Namangan. |
| 4 | stayverb | qolmoq, turmoq | оставаться | How long will you stay in Tashkent? |
| 5 | hotelnoun | mehmonxona | гостиница | Our hotel has a swimming pool. |
| 6 | smalladjective | kichik | маленький | My brother has a small car. |
| 7 | beachnoun | plyaj, sohil | пляж | The children play on the beach. |
| 8 | swimverb | suzmoq | плавать | Can you swim? |
| 9 | seanoun | dengiz | море | The sea is blue and warm. |
| 10 | morningnoun | ertalab | утро | I run in the park every morning. |
| 11 | relaxverb | dam olmoq | отдыхать | I relax with a good book. |
| 12 | booknoun | kitob | книга | This book is about animals. |
| 13 | sightseeingnoun | diqqatga sazovor joylarni ko'rish | осмотр достопримечательностей | We went sightseeing in Samarkand. |
| 14 | townnoun | shaharcha, shahar | город, городок | Our town has a nice park. |
| 15 | localadjective | mahalliy | местный | We buy fruit at the local market. |
| 16 | freshadjective | yangi | свежий | This bread is fresh. |
| 17 | fishnoun | baliq | рыба | I don't like fish. |
| 18 | fruitnoun | meva | фрукты | Uzbek fruit is very sweet. |
| 19 | deliciousadjective | mazali | вкусный | Your soup is delicious! |
| 20 | photonoun | surat | фотография | Let's take a photo together. |
| 21 | hundrednumber | yuz (100) | сто | There are a hundred students in our school. |
| 22 | sunsetnoun | kunbotar | закат | The sunset is beautiful tonight. |
| 23 | rainverb | yomg‘ir yog‘moq | идти (о дожде) | It often rains in autumn. |
| 24 | weathernoun | ob-havo | погода | The weather is warm in spring. |
| 25 | interestingadjective | qiziqarli | интересный | What an interesting idea! |
| 26 | peoplenoun | odamlar | люди | People love this restaurant. |
| 27 | friendnoun | do‘st | друг | She is my friend from school. |
| 28 | volleyballnoun | voleybol | волейбол | We play volleyball in PE class. |
| 29 | soundverb | -dek tuyulmoq | звучать (казаться) | That sounds like fun! |
| 30 | wonderfuladjective | ajoyib | замечательный | We had a wonderful time. |