Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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In artart (noun)Painting, drawing, and other creative work.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: san'at🇷🇺RU: искусство class, our teacherteacher (noun)A person who teaches students.≈ Synonym: instructor🇺🇿UZ: o‘qituvchi🇷🇺RU: учитель asks us about our favouritefavourite (adj)Liked more than all the others.≈ Synonym: best-loved🇺🇿UZ: sevimli🇷🇺RU: любимый colourscolour (noun)Red, blue, green and so on.≈ Synonym: shade🇺🇿UZ: rang🇷🇺RU: цвет.
“I like blue,” says Piotr. “I like it because it reminds me of the skysky (noun)The space above us where we see clouds and the sun.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: osmon🇷🇺RU: небо and the seasea (noun)A large area of salt water.≈ Synonym: ocean🇺🇿UZ: dengiz🇷🇺RU: море. My bedroombedroom (noun)The room where you sleep.🇺🇿UZ: yotoqxona🇷🇺RU: спальня wallswall (noun)One of the sides of a room or building.🇺🇿UZ: devor🇷🇺RU: стена are blue, and most of my clothesclothes (noun)Things you wear, like shirts and trousers.🇺🇿UZ: kiyim🇷🇺RU: одежда are blue too.”
“I like green,” says Elif. “I like green because it remindsremind (verb)To make someone think of something.≈ Synonym: make think of🇺🇿UZ: eslatmoq🇷🇺RU: напоминать me of naturenature (noun)Trees, plants, animals and the world around us.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tabiat🇷🇺RU: природа — trees, grassgrass (noun)The short green plant in parks and gardens.🇺🇿UZ: o‘t, maysa🇷🇺RU: трава, and forestsforest (noun)A large area covered with trees.≈ Synonym: woods🇺🇿UZ: o'rmon🇷🇺RU: лес. Green makes me feel calmcalm (adj)Quiet and peaceful; not worried.≈ Synonym: peaceful🇺🇿UZ: xotirjam, sokin🇷🇺RU: спокойный and relaxedrelaxed (adj)Calm; not worried or stressed.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: xotirjam🇷🇺RU: расслабленный.”
“I love red,” says Maria. “Red is a strongstrong (adj)Powerful; having a lot of force.≈ Synonym: powerful🇺🇿UZ: kuchli🇷🇺RU: сильный, exciting colour. I like wearing red dressesdress (noun)A piece of clothing for women or girls, in one piece.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: ko'ylak🇷🇺RU: платье, and my favourite flowersflower (noun)The colourful part of a plant.≈ Synonym: bloom🇺🇿UZ: gul🇷🇺RU: цветок, rosesrose (noun)A flower, often red, with a nice smell and thorns.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: atirgul🇷🇺RU: роза, are red.”
“I like yellow,” says Akiko. “Yellow reminds me of the sunsun (noun)The big star in the sky that gives us light.🇺🇿UZ: quyosh🇷🇺RU: солнце and sunflowerssunflower (noun)A tall yellow flower that faces the sun.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: kungaboqar🇷🇺RU: подсолнух. It's a happyhappy (adj)Feeling good and pleased.≈ Synonym: glad🇺🇿UZ: baxtli, quvnoq🇷🇺RU: счастливый, радостный colour, and it always makes me smile.”
“What about you, John?” the teacher asks. “I don't really like brightbright (adj)Strong and easy to see (about colours).≈ Synonym: vivid🇺🇿UZ: yorqin🇷🇺RU: яркий colours,” John says. “I prefer black and grey. I think they look elegantelegant (adj)Stylish and graceful.≈ Synonym: stylish🇺🇿UZ: nafis🇷🇺RU: элегантный and simplesimple (adj)Plain; not with many details.≈ Synonym: plain🇺🇿UZ: oddiy🇷🇺RU: простой.”
“And you, Aziz?” “I like orange,” I say. “It reminds me of sunsets and autumn leavesleaf (noun)The flat green part of a tree or plant.🇺🇿UZ: barg🇷🇺RU: лист. It's a warmwarm (adj)Pleasant and friendly; a little hot.≈ Synonym: friendly🇺🇿UZ: iliq🇷🇺RU: тёплый, friendly colour.”
Our teacher smiles. “Colours can tell us a lot about a person's personalitypersonality (noun)The kind of person someone is; their character.≈ Synonym: character🇺🇿UZ: shaxsiyat🇷🇺RU: личность. I personally like purple — it's mysteriousmysterious (adj)Difficult to understand or explain; strange and interesting.≈ Synonym: strange🇺🇿UZ: sirli🇷🇺RU: таинственный and creativecreative (adj)Good at making new and interesting things.≈ Synonym: imaginative🇺🇿UZ: ijodiy🇷🇺RU: творческий, just like artart (noun)Painting, drawing, and other creative work.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: san'at🇷🇺RU: искусство!”
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 | artnoun | san'at | искусство | Art is my favourite subject. |
| 2 | teachernoun | o‘qituvchi | учитель | Our art teacher paints beautifully. |
| 3 | favouriteadjective | sevimli | любимый | What is your favourite film? |
| 4 | colournoun | rang | цвет | My favourite colour is green. |
| 5 | skynoun | osmon | небо | Look at the sky! It's so blue. |
| 6 | seanoun | dengiz | море | The sea is very calm today. |
| 7 | bedroomnoun | yotoqxona | спальня | My bedroom is upstairs. |
| 8 | wallnoun | devor | стена | There is a clock on the wall. |
| 9 | clothesnoun | kiyim | одежда | My clothes are in the wardrobe. |
| 10 | remindverb | eslatmoq | напоминать | This song reminds me of my school. |
| 11 | naturenoun | tabiat | природа | I love spending time in nature. |
| 12 | grassnoun | o‘t, maysa | трава | The grass is wet after the rain. |
| 13 | forestnoun | o'rmon | лес | There are many animals in the forest. |
| 14 | calmadjective | xotirjam, sokin | спокойный | My father is always calm. |
| 15 | relaxedadjective | xotirjam | расслабленный | I feel relaxed after a hot shower. |
| 16 | strongadjective | kuchli | сильный | My brother is very strong. |
| 17 | dressnoun | ko'ylak | платье | She is wearing a red dress. |
| 18 | flowernoun | gul | цветок | I bought a flower for my mother. |
| 19 | rosenoun | atirgul | роза | This rose smells lovely. |
| 20 | sunnoun | quyosh | солнце | The sun is very hot today. |
| 21 | sunflowernoun | kungaboqar | подсолнух | The sunflowers are taller than me! |
| 22 | happyadjective | baxtli, quvnoq | счастливый, радостный | Yellow is a happy colour. |
| 23 | brightadjective | yorqin | яркий | I like bright colours. |
| 24 | elegantadjective | nafis | элегантный | She looks very elegant in that dress. |
| 25 | simpleadjective | oddiy | простой | I like simple clothes. |
| 26 | leafnoun | barg | лист | This leaf is red and yellow. |
| 27 | warmadjective | iliq | тёплый | Red and orange are warm colours. |
| 28 | personalitynoun | shaxsiyat | личность | My sister has a cheerful personality. |
| 29 | mysteriousadjective | sirli | таинственный | The old house looks mysterious. |
| 30 | creativeadjective | ijodiy | творческий | Children are very creative. |