Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Our teacher asks Maria about her summer holiday. “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 family.”
“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 hotel?” “Yes, we did. We stayed in a small 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 swam in the sea every morning. In the afternoon, we relaxed on the beach and read books. 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 town.”
“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 fruit. It was deliciousdelicious (adj)Tasting very good.≈ Synonym: tasty🇺🇿UZ: mazali🇷🇺RU: вкусный.”
“Did you take a lot of photos?” “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 rain during your holiday?” “No, it didn't. The weather was sunny every day.”
“Did you meet any interesting people?” “Yes, we did. We met a family from Italy, and we became friends. 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 wonderful 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.”