Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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Last weekend, I visited my uncleuncle (noun)The brother of your mother or father, or your aunt's husband.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: amaki, tog'a๐ท๐บRU: ะดัะดั's farmfarm (noun)Land used for growing food and keeping animals.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: ferma๐ท๐บRU: ัะตัะผะฐ in the countryside.
On the farm, there are many animals. Cowscow (noun)A big farm animal that gives milk.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: sigir๐ท๐บRU: ะบะพัะพะฒะฐ can give us milk. They eat grassgrass (noun)Short green plants covering the ground.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: o't๐ท๐บRU: ััะฐะฒะฐ all day, and they can make a loud sound: โMoo!โ
Chickenschicken (noun)A farm bird kept for its eggs and meat.≈ Synonym: hen๐บ๐ฟUZ: tovuq๐ท๐บRU: ะบััะธัะฐ can't fly very high, but they can run fast. They laylay (verb)To produce an egg, if you are a bird.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: tuxum qo'ymoq๐ท๐บRU: ะฝะตััะธ (ัะนัะฐ) eggs every day. My uncle collectscollect (verb)To bring things together from different places.≈ Synonym: gather๐บ๐ฟUZ: yig'moq๐ท๐บRU: ัะพะฑะธัะฐัั the eggs every morning.
Sheepsheep (noun)A farm animal with wool, kept for wool and meat.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: qo'y๐ท๐บRU: ะพะฒัะฐ can't do much except eat grass and walk slowly, but their woolwool (noun)The soft hair of a sheep, used to make clothes.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: jun๐ท๐บRU: ัะตัััั is very useful. My auntaunt (noun)The sister of your mother or father, or your uncle's wife.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: xola, amma๐ท๐บRU: ัััั uses the wool to make warm clothes.
Horses can run very fast, and they can carrycarry (verb)To hold something and take it somewhere.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: ko'tarib yurmoq๐ท๐บRU: ะฝะตััะธ people on their backs. My uncle let me ride a horse for the first time. It was exciting!
Ducksduck (noun)A bird that swims on water.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: o'rdak๐ท๐บRU: ััะบะฐ can swim well, and they can also fly, but not very far. They live near the small pond on the farm.
Dogs on the farm can't do farm work like the other animals, but they can help. My uncle's dog can watch the sheep and keep them safe.
Pigspig (noun)A farm animal, often pink, kept for meat.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: cho'chqa๐ท๐บRU: ัะฒะธะฝัั can't fly or swim, but they are very clever animals. They can learn simple trickstrick (noun)A clever action learned or done for fun.≈ Synonym: โ๐บ๐ฟUZ: hiyla๐ท๐บRU: ัััะบ, my uncle says.
Life on a farm is busy, but my uncle says he loves it every single day.