Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Last Sunday, my friendsfriend (noun)A person you like and know well.≈ Synonym: pal🇺🇿UZ: do‘st🇷🇺RU: друг and I went to the beachbeach (noun)Land with sand next to the sea.≈ Synonym: shore🇺🇿UZ: plyaj, sohil🇷🇺RU: пляж.
The weatherweather (noun)How hot, cold, sunny or rainy it is.🇺🇿UZ: ob-havo🇷🇺RU: погода was warmwarm (adj)A little hot, in a nice way.🇺🇿UZ: iliq🇷🇺RU: тёплый and sunny. The seasea (noun)A very big area of salty water.≈ Synonym: ocean🇺🇿UZ: dengiz🇷🇺RU: море was calmcalm (adj)Peaceful; not stormy or excited.≈ Synonym: peaceful🇺🇿UZ: sokin, tinch🇷🇺RU: спокойный, and the water was cleanclean (adj)Not dirty.≈ Synonym: tidy🇺🇿UZ: toza🇷🇺RU: чистый. We arrived earlyearly (adv)Before the usual or planned time.🇺🇿UZ: erta🇷🇺RU: рано, so the beach wasn't crowdedcrowded (adj)Full of people.≈ Synonym: busy🇺🇿UZ: gavjum, odam ko‘p🇷🇺RU: многолюдный yet.
First, we swam in the sea. The water was coldcold (adj)Not warm; low in temperature.≈ Synonym: chilly🇺🇿UZ: sovuq🇷🇺RU: холодный at first, but it was refreshingrefreshing (adj)Making you feel cool, fresh, or full of energy.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tetiklashtiruvchi🇷🇺RU: освежающий. Then we played volleyballvolleyball (noun)A game where teams hit a ball over a high net.🇺🇿UZ: voleybol🇷🇺RU: волейбол on the sandsand (noun)Tiny pieces of rock found on beaches.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qum🇷🇺RU: песок. It was a lot of fun, but I was terrible at it!
At middaymidday (noun)Twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.≈ Synonym: noon🇺🇿UZ: peshin🇷🇺RU: полдень, we had a picnicpicnic (noun)A meal eaten outdoors, away from home.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: piknik🇷🇺RU: пикник. We ate sandwichessandwich (noun)Food made of bread with something inside.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: sendvich🇷🇺RU: бутерброд, fruitfruit (noun)Food like apples, grapes and melons.🇺🇿UZ: meva🇷🇺RU: фрукты, and cold drinks. The sandwiches were deliciousdelicious (adj)Tasting very good.≈ Synonym: tasty🇺🇿UZ: mazali🇷🇺RU: вкусный, and the fruit was sweet and juicyjuicy (adj)Full of juice.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: sersuv, shirali🇷🇺RU: сочный.
In the afternoon, the beach became busy and crowded. There were many families with children. The children were noisynoisy (adj)Making a lot of noise.≈ Synonym: loud🇺🇿UZ: shovqinli🇷🇺RU: шумный but happy, playing in the water.
We also built a big sandcastlesandcastle (noun)A model of a castle made from sand.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qumdan qasr🇷🇺RU: замок из песка. It was tall and impressiveimpressive (adj)Making people admire it; very good.≈ Synonym: amazing🇺🇿UZ: taassurot qoldiruvchi🇷🇺RU: впечатляющий, but a wavewave (noun)A moving line of water in the sea.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: to'lqin🇷🇺RU: волна destroyeddestroy (verb)To damage something so badly it stops existing.≈ Synonym: ruin🇺🇿UZ: vayron qilmoq🇷🇺RU: уничтожать it quickly! We laughed a lot.
By evening, we were tiredtired (adj)Needing rest or sleep.≈ Synonym: sleepy🇺🇿UZ: charchagan🇷🇺RU: уставший but happy. The sunsetsunset (noun)The time when the sun goes down in the evening.≈ Synonym: dusk🇺🇿UZ: quyosh botishi🇷🇺RU: закат was beautiful — the skysky (noun)The space above us where we see clouds and the sun.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: osmon🇷🇺RU: небо was orange and pink. It was a peacefulpeaceful (adj)Quiet and calm.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: osoyishta, tinch🇷🇺RU: спокойный, мирный end to a wonderful day.
My skinskin (noun)The outside cover of your body.🇺🇿UZ: teri🇷🇺RU: кожа was a little red from the sun, but I didn't mind. It was a perfect day at the beach, and I was gratefulgrateful (adj)Feeling thankful.≈ Synonym: thankful🇺🇿UZ: minnatdor🇷🇺RU: благодарный for such good friends.
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 | friendnoun | do‘st | друг | My friends came to my house. |
| 2 | beachnoun | plyaj, sohil | пляж | We walked along the beach. |
| 3 | weathernoun | ob-havo | погода | The weather is perfect today. |
| 4 | warmadjective | iliq | тёплый | The water is warm in August. |
| 5 | seanoun | dengiz | море | I can see the sea from my room. |
| 6 | calmadjective | sokin, tinch | спокойный | Stay calm — everything is OK. |
| 7 | cleanadjective | toza | чистый | Keep your room clean. |
| 8 | earlyadverb | erta | рано | We left early to miss the traffic. |
| 9 | crowdedadjective | gavjum, odam ko‘p | многолюдный | The market is crowded on Sunday. |
| 10 | coldadjective | sovuq | холодный | This juice is very cold. |
| 11 | refreshingadjective | tetiklashtiruvchi | освежающий | A cold drink is refreshing in summer. |
| 12 | volleyballnoun | voleybol | волейбол | My sister plays volleyball at school. |
| 13 | sandnoun | qum | песок | The sand is very hot today. |
| 14 | middaynoun | peshin | полдень | We eat lunch at midday. |
| 15 | picnicnoun | piknik | пикник | Let's have a picnic in the park. |
| 16 | sandwichnoun | sendvich | бутерброд | I made a cheese sandwich. |
| 17 | fruitnoun | meva | фрукты | We have fruit after dinner. |
| 18 | deliciousadjective | mazali | вкусный | This cake is delicious! |
| 19 | juicyadjective | sersuv, shirali | сочный | These peaches are very juicy. |
| 20 | noisyadjective | shovqinli | шумный | The children are very noisy today. |
| 21 | sandcastlenoun | qumdan qasr | замок из песка | The kids built a sandcastle. |
| 22 | impressiveadjective | taassurot qoldiruvchi | впечатляющий | Your English is impressive! |
| 23 | wavenoun | to'lqin | волна | A big wave came to the beach. |
| 24 | destroyverb | vayron qilmoq | уничтожать | The storm destroyed the old tree. |
| 25 | tiredadjective | charchagan | уставший | The children are tired after the trip. |
| 26 | sunsetnoun | quyosh botishi | закат | We watched the sunset from the hill. |
| 27 | skynoun | osmon | небо | The sky is full of clouds. |
| 28 | peacefuladjective | osoyishta, tinch | спокойный, мирный | Our garden is very peaceful. |
| 29 | skinnoun | teri | кожа | Use sun cream to protect your skin. |
| 30 | gratefuladjective | minnatdor | благодарный | I am grateful for your help. |