Daily Reading Practice · Beginner passage
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On Saturday, I go shopping for new clothes with my sister.
In the shop, there are many clothes on the shelves. There are shirts, trouserstrousers (noun)Clothing for the legs, worn from the waist down.≈ Synonym: pants🇺🇿UZ: shim🇷🇺RU: брюки, dresses, and jackets. There is a big salesale (noun)A time when shops sell things for less money.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: chegirma savdosi🇷🇺RU: распродажа today, so many things are cheap.
“Look, there are nice T-shirts here,” my sister says. “There are blue ones, white ones, and green ones.”
I try on a blue T-shirt. “How does it look?” I ask. “It looks great!” she says. “There is also a matchingmatching (adj)The same colour or style as something else.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: mos keluvchi🇷🇺RU: подходящий (в тон) jacket. Do you want to try it?”
I try the jacket too. It fitsfit (verb)To be the right size for you.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: mos kelmoq🇷🇺RU: подходить (по размеру) well.
Next, we go to look at shoes. There are many stylesstyle (noun)A particular way something looks or is designed.≈ Synonym: design🇺🇿UZ: uslub🇷🇺RU: стиль — there are trainerstrainer (noun)A soft shoe used for sport.≈ Synonym: sneaker🇺🇿UZ: krossovka🇷🇺RU: кроссовок, bootsboot (noun)A shoe that covers your foot and ankle, or more.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: etik🇷🇺RU: сапог, and sandalssandal (noun)An open shoe worn in warm weather.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: sandal🇷🇺RU: сандалия. I need new trainers for sports.
“These trainers are comfortable,” I say. “How much are they?” “There is a discountdiscount (noun)Money taken off the usual price.≈ Synonym: reduction🇺🇿UZ: chegirma🇷🇺RU: скидка today,” the shop assistantassistant (noun)A person who helps, like in a shop.≈ Synonym: helper🇺🇿UZ: yordamchi🇷🇺RU: ассистент says. “Usually eighty thousand som, but today sixty thousand.”
“Good price! I want to buy them.”
My sister finds a beautiful dress. “There isn't another dress like this in my wardrobe,” she says happily.
We pay for everything and leave the shop. There are so many bags in our hands! It was a successfulsuccessful (adj)Having a good result; achieving what you wanted.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: muvaffaqiyatli🇷🇺RU: успешный shopping trip, and we are both happy with our new clothes.