Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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I want to tell you about my best friendfriend (noun)A person you know well and like.≈ Synonym: pal🇺🇿UZ: do‘st🇷🇺RU: друг, подруга, Malika.
Malika is kindkind (adj)Friendly and good to other people.≈ Synonym: nice🇺🇿UZ: mehribon🇷🇺RU: добрый and generousgenerous (adj)Happy to give or share things.≈ Synonym: giving🇺🇿UZ: saxiy🇷🇺RU: щедрый. She always helps her friends when they have problemsproblem (noun)Something that is difficult and needs help.≈ Synonym: trouble🇺🇿UZ: muammo🇷🇺RU: проблема. She listens carefully, and she never judgesjudge (verb)To decide if someone is good or bad, often too quickly.≈ Synonym: criticize🇺🇿UZ: hukm qilmoq🇷🇺RU: осуждать anyone.
She is also very funnyfunny (adj)Making people laugh.≈ Synonym: amusing🇺🇿UZ: kulgili🇷🇺RU: смешной. She tells great jokesjoke (noun)Something said to make people laugh.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: hazil, latifa🇷🇺RU: шутка, and she always makes me laugh, even on difficult days.
Malika is honesthonest (adj)Always telling the truth.≈ Synonym: truthful🇺🇿UZ: halol, rostgo'y🇷🇺RU: честный too. She always tells the truthtruth (noun)What is true and real.🇺🇿UZ: haqiqat, rost🇷🇺RU: правда, even when it is difficult. I trusttrust (verb)To believe that someone is good and won't hurt you.≈ Synonym: believe in🇺🇿UZ: ishonmoq🇷🇺RU: доверять her completelycompletely (adv)Fully; in every way.≈ Synonym: fully🇺🇿UZ: to'liq, butunlay🇷🇺RU: полностью because I know she never lieslie (verb)To say something that is not true.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: yolg'on gapirmoq🇷🇺RU: врать to me.
Physically, Malika is not very talltall (adj)Higher than most people.🇺🇿UZ: baland bo‘yli🇷🇺RU: высокий, but she has a big smilesmile (noun)A happy look on your face.≈ Synonym: grin🇺🇿UZ: tabassum🇷🇺RU: улыбка and brightbright (adj)Full of light, or a strong colour.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: yorqin🇷🇺RU: яркий eyeseye (noun)The part of your face you see with.🇺🇿UZ: ko‘z🇷🇺RU: глаз. She usually wears colourful clothesclothes (noun)Things you wear, like shirts and dresses.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: kiyim🇷🇺RU: одежда because she loves bright colours.
Malika works as a nursenurse (noun)A person who helps doctors and takes care of sick people.🇺🇿UZ: hamshira🇷🇺RU: медсестра at the local hospitalhospital (noun)A place where sick people get help from doctors.≈ Synonym: clinic🇺🇿UZ: kasalxona🇷🇺RU: больница. She is patientpatient (adj)Able to wait calmly without getting angry.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: sabrli🇷🇺RU: терпеливый and gentlegentle (adj)Kind and soft; not rough.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: muloyim🇷🇺RU: нежный with her patients. Her job is difficult, but she loves helping people.
In her free time, Malika enjoys painting and reading. She also loves cookingcooking (noun)Making food.🇺🇿UZ: ovqat pishirish🇷🇺RU: готовка, and she often invites me to try her new recipesrecipe (noun)Instructions for cooking a food.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: retsept🇷🇺RU: рецепт.
We met at schoolschool (noun)A place where people go to learn.≈ Synonym: college🇺🇿UZ: maktab🇷🇺RU: школа many yearsyear (noun)Twelve months.🇺🇿UZ: yil🇷🇺RU: год ago, and we became friends immediately. Now, we talk on the phonephone (noun)A device you use to call or text people.≈ Synonym: mobile🇺🇿UZ: telefon🇷🇺RU: телефон every week, and we meet for coffeecoffee (noun)A hot brown drink.🇺🇿UZ: qahva🇷🇺RU: кофе every weekendweekend (noun)Saturday and Sunday.≈ Synonym: days off🇺🇿UZ: dam olish kunlari🇷🇺RU: выходные.
A good friend like Malika is a real treasuretreasure (noun)Something very valuable and special.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: xazina🇷🇺RU: сокровище. I feel luckylucky (adj)Having good things happen to you by chance.≈ Synonym: fortunate🇺🇿UZ: baxtli, omadli🇷🇺RU: везучий to have her in my life.
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, подруга | Zarina is my best friend. |
| 2 | kindadjective | mehribon | добрый | Thank you, you are very kind. |
| 3 | generousadjective | saxiy | щедрый | My uncle is very generous. |
| 4 | problemnoun | muammo | проблема | I have a problem with my computer. |
| 5 | judgeverb | hukm qilmoq | осуждать | Don't judge people by their clothes. |
| 6 | funnyadjective | kulgili | смешной | My brother tells funny stories. |
| 7 | jokenoun | hazil, latifa | шутка | Tell me a joke! |
| 8 | honestadjective | halol, rostgo'y | честный | Please be honest with me. |
| 9 | truthnoun | haqiqat, rost | правда | Tell me the truth. |
| 10 | trustverb | ishonmoq | доверять | I trust my parents. |
| 11 | completelyadverb | to'liq, butunlay | полностью | I completely forgot about the test! |
| 12 | lieverb | yolg'on gapirmoq | врать | Never lie to your friends. |
| 13 | talladjective | baland bo‘yli | высокий | Basketball players are very tall. |
| 14 | smilenoun | tabassum | улыбка | She has a beautiful smile. |
| 15 | brightadjective | yorqin | яркий | The room is bright and sunny. |
| 16 | eyenoun | ko‘z | глаз | She has big brown eyes. |
| 17 | clothesnoun | kiyim | одежда | She buys new clothes every month. |
| 18 | nursenoun | hamshira | медсестра | The nurse is very kind. |
| 19 | hospitalnoun | kasalxona | больница | My aunt is in hospital. |
| 20 | patientadjective | sabrli | терпеливый | My teacher is very patient with us. |
| 21 | gentleadjective | muloyim | нежный | Be gentle with the baby. |
| 22 | cookingnoun | ovqat pishirish | готовка | My father's cooking is great. |
| 23 | recipenoun | retsept | рецепт | Can you give me the recipe for this cake? |
| 24 | schoolnoun | maktab | школа | I met my best friend at school. |
| 25 | yearnoun | yil | год | We have lived here for five years. |
| 26 | phonenoun | telefon | телефон | I call my mother on the phone. |
| 27 | coffeenoun | qahva | кофе | Let's meet for coffee. |
| 28 | weekendnoun | dam olish kunlari | выходные | See you at the weekend! |
| 29 | treasurenoun | xazina | сокровище | My old photos are my treasure. |
| 30 | luckyadjective | baxtli, omadli | везучий | I am lucky to have a good family. |