Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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On Saturday morning, I go to the market with my mother.
There are many stallsstall (noun)A small shop or table where things are sold.≈ Synonym: booth🇺🇿UZ: rasta, do'koncha🇷🇺RU: прилавок at the market. There is a fruit stall, a vegetable stall, and a bread stall. There is also a stall with fresh meat and fish.
“Look, there are beautiful applesapple (noun)A round fruit, often red or green.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: olma🇷🇺RU: яблоко here,” my mother says. “And there are fresh tomatoestomato (noun)A red vegetable often used in salads and cooking.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: pomidor🇷🇺RU: помидор too.”
“How much are the apples?” I ask the sellerseller (noun)A person who sells things.≈ Synonym: shop assistant🇺🇿UZ: sotuvchi🇷🇺RU: продавец. “They are ten thousand som a kilokilo (noun)A unit for measuring weight; kilogram.≈ Synonym: kilogram🇺🇿UZ: kilogramm🇷🇺RU: килограмм,” she says.
“And how much are the tomatoes?” “They are eight thousand som a kilo. They are very fresh today.”
We buy a kilo of apples and two kilos of tomatoes. There isn't a long queuequeue (noun)A line of people waiting.≈ Synonym: line🇺🇿UZ: navbat🇷🇺RU: очередь today, so we don't wait long.
Next, we go to the bread stall. There is warm, fresh bread there. The smellsmell (noun)What you notice with your nose.≈ Synonym: scent🇺🇿UZ: hid🇷🇺RU: запах is wonderful! We buy two loavesloaf (noun)A whole piece of bread, before it is cut.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: bir bo'lak non🇷🇺RU: буханка of bread.
At the last stall, there are many different spicesspice (noun)A part of a plant used to add flavor to food.≈ Synonym: seasoning🇺🇿UZ: ziravor🇷🇺RU: специя — there is pepperpepper (noun)A spice, often black, used to flavor food.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: murch🇷🇺RU: перец, there is salt, and there are herbsherb (noun)A plant used in cooking for flavor.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: ziravor o'tlar🇷🇺RU: трава (пряная) in small bags.
“Is there anything else we need?” my mother asks. “There is one more thing,” I say. “We need onionsonion (noun)A round vegetable with a strong smell and taste.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: piyoz🇷🇺RU: лук for dinner.”
We find the onions and pay for everything. The market is busy, colourful, and full of interesting smells. I always enjoy our Saturday trips together.