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When I was a childchild (noun)A young boy or girl.≈ Synonym: kid🇺🇿UZ: bola🇷🇺RU: ребёнок, I often visited my grandmother's househouse (noun)A building where people live.≈ Synonym: home🇺🇿UZ: uy🇷🇺RU: дом in the villagevillage (noun)A very small town in the countryside.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: qishloq🇷🇺RU: деревня.
Her house was oldold (adj)Made or built a long time ago; not new.🇺🇿UZ: eski🇷🇺RU: старый, but it was warm and cosycosy (adj)Warm and comfortable.≈ Synonym: snug🇺🇿UZ: shinam🇷🇺RU: уютный. The wallswall (noun)One of the sides of a room or building.🇺🇿UZ: devor🇷🇺RU: стена were white, and the roofroof (noun)The top part of a building or house.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: tom🇷🇺RU: крыша was red. There was a beautiful gardengarden (noun)Land next to a house with grass, flowers or trees.≈ Synonym: yard🇺🇿UZ: bog‘🇷🇺RU: сад with colourful flowersflower (noun)The pretty, coloured part of a plant.🇺🇿UZ: gul🇷🇺RU: цветок.
Every summersummer (noun)The hottest season of the year.🇺🇿UZ: yoz🇷🇺RU: лето, I stayed with her for two weeksweek (noun)Seven days.🇺🇿UZ: hafta🇷🇺RU: неделя. The days were long and peacefulpeaceful (adj)Quiet and calm.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: tinch🇷🇺RU: спокойный. In the morning, the airair (noun)The invisible gas around us that we breathe.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: havo🇷🇺RU: воздух was freshfresh (adj)Clean and cool (about air).≈ Synonym: clean🇺🇿UZ: toza, salqin🇷🇺RU: свежий and cool.
My grandmother's kitchenkitchen (noun)The room where you cook food.🇺🇿UZ: oshxona🇷🇺RU: кухня always smelled deliciousdelicious (adj)Tasting or smelling very good.≈ Synonym: tasty🇺🇿UZ: mazali🇷🇺RU: вкусный. She cooked traditional food every day — soup, bread, and sweet pastriespastry (noun)Sweet baked food made with flour, butter, and sugar.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: pishiriq🇷🇺RU: выпечка. The food was always tastytasty (adj)Having a nice flavour; delicious.≈ Synonym: delicious🇺🇿UZ: mazali🇷🇺RU: вкусный, and I ate a lot!
In the afternoon, we sat in the garden. The sun was warm, but not too hot. My grandmother told me storiesstory (noun)A description of things that happened, real or not.≈ Synonym: tale🇺🇿UZ: hikoya🇷🇺RU: рассказ, история about her childhoodchildhood (noun)The time when you are a child.≈ Synonym: early years🇺🇿UZ: bolalik🇷🇺RU: детство. Her stories were interesting and sometimes funny.
In the evening, the skysky (noun)The space above the Earth, where clouds and the sun are.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: osmon🇷🇺RU: небо was clear, and we saw many starsstar (noun)A small bright light seen in the night sky.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: yulduz🇷🇺RU: звезда. It was quietquiet (adj)Calm, without much noise.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: tinch, sokin🇷🇺RU: тихий and peaceful — very different from the noisynoisy (adj)Making a lot of sound.≈ Synonym: loud🇺🇿UZ: shovqinli🇷🇺RU: шумный citycity (noun)A very big town.🇺🇿UZ: shahar🇷🇺RU: город.
My grandmother's house wasn't big or modern, but it was full of lovelove (noun)A very strong feeling of liking someone.🇺🇿UZ: mehr, muhabbat🇷🇺RU: любовь. Every room was simple, but comfortable. I felt safesafe (adj)Not in danger; protected.≈ Synonym: secure🇺🇿UZ: xavfsiz🇷🇺RU: безопасный and happy there.
Sadlysadly (adv)In a sad way; unfortunately.≈ Synonym: unfortunately🇺🇿UZ: afsuski🇷🇺RU: к сожалению, my grandmother passed awaypass away (verb)A gentle way of saying someone died.≈ Synonym: die🇺🇿UZ: vafot etmoq🇷🇺RU: скончаться last year, but I still remember her house clearlyclearly (adv)In a clear way; easy to remember or understand.≈ Synonym: —🇺🇿UZ: aniq, ravshan🇷🇺RU: ясно. Those summers were very happy times of my life.
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| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | childnoun | bola | ребёнок | When I was a child, I loved cartoons. |
| 2 | housenoun | uy | дом | There is a big tree next to our house. |
| 3 | villagenoun | qishloq | деревня | Life in the village is quiet. |
| 4 | oldadjective | eski | старый | My grandfather has an old car. |
| 5 | cosyadjective | shinam | уютный | Our living room is warm and cosy. |
| 6 | wallnoun | devor | стена | There are photos on the wall. |
| 7 | roofnoun | tom | крыша | The roof of our house is green. |
| 8 | gardennoun | bog‘ | сад | Grandma grows tomatoes in her garden. |
| 9 | flowernoun | gul | цветок | This flower is yellow. |
| 10 | summernoun | yoz | лето | We go to the village every summer. |
| 11 | weeknoun | hafta | неделя | The holiday is two weeks long. |
| 12 | peacefuladjective | tinch | спокойный | Early morning is very peaceful. |
| 13 | airnoun | havo | воздух | The mountain air is very clean. |
| 14 | freshadjective | toza, salqin | свежий | Open the window for some fresh air. |
| 15 | kitchennoun | oshxona | кухня | Grandma is always in the kitchen. |
| 16 | deliciousadjective | mazali | вкусный | Grandma's bread is delicious. |
| 17 | pastrynoun | pishiriq | выпечка | These pastries are sweet and warm. |
| 18 | tastyadjective | mazali | вкусный | This soup is very tasty. |
| 19 | storynoun | hikoya | рассказ, история | Tell me a funny story. |
| 20 | childhoodnoun | bolalik | детство | My childhood was very happy. |
| 21 | skynoun | osmon | небо | The sky is full of stars tonight. |
| 22 | starnoun | yulduz | звезда | Look at that bright star! |
| 23 | quietadjective | tinch, sokin | тихий | The library is quiet. |
| 24 | noisyadjective | shovqinli | шумный | Big cities are noisy. |
| 25 | citynoun | shahar | город | Tashkent is a big city. |
| 26 | lovenoun | mehr, muhabbat | любовь | A mother's love is very strong. |
| 27 | safeadjective | xavfsiz | безопасный | I feel safe at home. |
| 28 | sadlyadverb | afsuski | к сожалению | Sadly, the shop is closed. |
| 29 | pass awayverb | vafot etmoq | скончаться | His grandfather passed away last winter. |
| 30 | clearlyadverb | aniq, ravshan | ясно | Please speak clearly. |