Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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My classmates and I talk about our hobbieshobby (noun)Something you like doing in your free time.≈ Synonym: pastime🇺🇿UZ: sevimli mashg'ulot🇷🇺RU: хобби after class.
“I love playing the guitar,” says John. “I practisepractise (verb)To do something many times to get better at it.≈ Synonym: train🇺🇿UZ: mashq qilmoq🇷🇺RU: практиковать every evening. I enjoy singing, but I hate performingperform (verb)To do something in front of other people, like singing or acting.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: chiqish qilmoq, ijro etmoq🇷🇺RU: выступать in front of many people — it makes me nervousnervous (adj)Feeling a little worried or afraid.≈ Synonym: worried🇺🇿UZ: xavotirli🇷🇺RU: нервный.”
“I really like reading books,” says Akiko. “I enjoy reading mystery novelsnovel (noun)A long written story, like a book.≈ Synonym: book🇺🇿UZ: roman🇷🇺RU: роман the most. I don't like watching TV very much — I preferprefer (verb)To like one thing more than another.≈ Synonym: like better🇺🇿UZ: afzal ko'rmoq🇷🇺RU: предпочитать books.”
“What about you, Elif?” I ask. “I love dancing!” she says. “I go to a dance class twicetwice (adv)Two times.≈ Synonym: two times🇺🇿UZ: ikki marta🇷🇺RU: дважды a week. I also like listening to music while I cook. But I hate cleaning the house — it's so boring.”
“I enjoy playing football and swimming,” says Piotr. “I like being outside in naturenature (noun)The natural world — plants, animals, mountains, and rivers.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tabiat🇷🇺RU: природа. I don't enjoy shopping at all.”
“What about you, Maria?” Elif asks. “I love cooking traditionaltraditional (adj)Done in the same way for a long time, part of a culture.≈ Synonym: cultural🇺🇿UZ: an'anaviy🇷🇺RU: традиционный Spanish food for my friends,” Maria says. “I hate doing the dishes after cooking, though!”
“And you, Aziz?” “I enjoy learning new languages,” I say. “I like playing chesschess (noun)A board game for two players with kings, queens, and other pieces.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: shaxmat🇷🇺RU: шахматы with my grandfather. I love watching football matches with my friends. But I hate waking up early on weekends!”
Everyone laughs. We all have different hobbies, but we all agree: free time is preciousprecious (adj)Very valuable and important.≈ Synonym: valuable🇺🇿UZ: qadrli🇷🇺RU: драгоценный, and hobbies make life interesting.