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Every day, our teacherteacher (noun)A person who teaches students.≈ Synonym: instructor🇺🇿UZ: o‘qituvchi🇷🇺RU: учитель starts the lessonlesson (noun)A time when you learn something in class.≈ Synonym: class🇺🇿UZ: dars🇷🇺RU: урок with a question: “What's the weatherweather (noun)How hot, cold, sunny or rainy it is.🇺🇿UZ: ob-havo🇷🇺RU: погода like today?”
Today, it is cloudycloudy (adj)With many clouds in the sky.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: bulutli🇷🇺RU: облачный and coolcool (adj)A little cold; not hot but not freezing.≈ Synonym: chilly🇺🇿UZ: salqin🇷🇺RU: прохладный. Yesterday, it was sunnysunny (adj)With a lot of sun.≈ Synonym: bright🇺🇿UZ: quyoshli🇷🇺RU: солнечный and hothot (adj)Very warm.🇺🇿UZ: issiq🇷🇺RU: жаркий, горячий. Uzbekistan has different weather in different seasonsseason (noun)One of four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn, winter.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: fasl🇷🇺RU: время года.
In summer, it is usually very hot and drydry (adj)Without water or rain.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: quruq🇷🇺RU: сухой. The sun shinesshine (verb)To send out bright light.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: charaqlamoq🇷🇺RU: светить every day, and the skysky (noun)The space above the Earth where you see the sun and clouds.🇺🇿UZ: osmon🇷🇺RU: небо is clearclear (adj)With nothing to block the view; not cloudy.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: musaffo, tiniq🇷🇺RU: ясный and blue. Sometimes the temperaturetemperature (noun)How hot or cold something is.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: harorat🇷🇺RU: температура reaches forty degreesdegree (noun)A unit for measuring temperature.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: daraja🇷🇺RU: градус!
In winter, it is cold, and it sometimes snowssnow (verb)When soft white ice falls from the sky.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qor yog'moq🇷🇺RU: идти (о снеге) in the mountainsmountain (noun)A very high hill.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tog'🇷🇺RU: гора. In Tashkent, it doesn't snow very often, but it can be windywindy (adj)With a lot of wind.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: shamolli🇷🇺RU: ветреный and grey.
In spring, the weather changes a lot. Some days are warmwarm (adj)A little hot, in a nice way.🇺🇿UZ: iliq🇷🇺RU: тёплый and sunny, and other days are rainy and cool. Flowersflower (noun)The colourful part of a plant.≈ Synonym: bloom🇺🇿UZ: gul🇷🇺RU: цветок start to grow, and the treestree (noun)A tall plant with a wooden trunk and branches.🇺🇿UZ: daraxt🇷🇺RU: дерево turn green again.
In autumn, the weather is usually mildmild (adj)Not extreme; gentle.≈ Synonym: gentle🇺🇿UZ: mo''tadil🇷🇺RU: умеренный. It isn't too hot or too cold. The leavesleaf (noun)A flat green part of a plant or tree.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: barg🇷🇺RU: лист change colourcolour (noun)Red, blue, green, and other colors.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: rang🇷🇺RU: цвет, and the windwind (noun)Moving air outside.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: shamol🇷🇺RU: ветер blowsblow (verb)To move air, like wind does.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: esmoq🇷🇺RU: дуть the leaves from the trees.
“Why do we talk about the weather so much?” Akiko asks. “Because weather affectsaffect (verb)To cause a change in something.≈ Synonym: influence🇺🇿UZ: ta'sir qilmoq🇷🇺RU: влиять our plansplan (noun)Something you decide to do in the future.🇺🇿UZ: reja🇷🇺RU: план,” the teacher explains. “When it rains, we stay insideinside (adv)In a building.≈ Synonym: indoors🇺🇿UZ: ichkarida🇷🇺RU: внутри, дома. When it's sunny, we go outside.”
I check the weather every morning before I choose my clothesclothes (noun)Things you wear, like shirts and trousers.🇺🇿UZ: kiyim🇷🇺RU: одежда. Today, because it's cloudy and cool, I wear a jacketjacket (noun)A short coat.≈ Synonym: coat🇺🇿UZ: kurtka🇷🇺RU: куртка.
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 | teachernoun | o‘qituvchi | учитель | The teacher opens the window. |
| 2 | lessonnoun | dars | урок | Today's lesson is about animals. |
| 3 | weathernoun | ob-havo | погода | I love sunny weather. |
| 4 | cloudyadjective | bulutli | облачный | It is cloudy, so take an umbrella. |
| 5 | cooladjective | salqin | прохладный | The evening is cool and nice. |
| 6 | sunnyadjective | quyoshli | солнечный | We go to the beach on sunny days. |
| 7 | hotadjective | issiq | жаркий, горячий | Don't drink hot tea so fast! |
| 8 | seasonnoun | fasl | время года | Spring is my favourite season. |
| 9 | dryadjective | quruq | сухой | The desert is very dry. |
| 10 | shineverb | charaqlamoq | светить | The sun shines all day in summer. |
| 11 | skynoun | osmon | небо | There are many stars in the sky. |
| 12 | clearadjective | musaffo, tiniq | ясный | The sky is clear tonight. |
| 13 | temperaturenoun | harorat | температура | The temperature is twenty degrees today. |
| 14 | degreenoun | daraja | градус | It is thirty degrees outside! |
| 15 | snowverb | qor yog'moq | идти (о снеге) | It snows in the mountains in winter. |
| 16 | mountainnoun | tog' | гора | Chimgan is a beautiful mountain. |
| 17 | windyadjective | shamolli | ветреный | It is very windy today. |
| 18 | warmadjective | iliq | тёплый | Wear warm clothes in winter. |
| 19 | flowernoun | gul | цветок | My mother loves flowers. |
| 20 | treenoun | daraxt | дерево | We planted a tree in our yard. |
| 21 | mildadjective | mo''tadil | умеренный | The weather is mild in October. |
| 22 | leafnoun | barg | лист | The leaves are yellow in autumn. |
| 23 | colournoun | rang | цвет | What colour is your bag? |
| 24 | windnoun | shamol | ветер | The wind is very strong today. |
| 25 | blowverb | esmoq | дуть | The wind blows the leaves away. |
| 26 | affectverb | ta'sir qilmoq | влиять | Bad weather affects my mood. |
| 27 | plannoun | reja | план | I have no plans for Sunday. |
| 28 | insideadverb | ichkarida | внутри, дома | It's raining. Let's stay inside. |
| 29 | clothesnoun | kiyim | одежда | I wash my clothes on Saturday. |
| 30 | jacketnoun | kurtka | куртка | Put on your jacket. It's cold! |