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Sardor works at a small bakerybakery (noun)A shop that makes and sells bread and cakes.≈ Synonym: bakehouse🇺🇿UZ: novvoyxona🇷🇺RU: пекарня near the old marketmarket (noun)A place where people buy and sell goods.≈ Synonym: bazaar🇺🇿UZ: bozor🇷🇺RU: рынок. Every morning, he bakesbake (verb)To cook food, especially bread or cakes, in an oven.≈ Synonym: cook🇺🇿UZ: pishirmoq🇷🇺RU: печь freshfresh (adj)Recently made, grown, or picked; not old.≈ Synonym: new🇺🇿UZ: yangi🇷🇺RU: свежий bread and non before the shop opens at seven. It's a quietquiet (adj)Making little or no noise.≈ Synonym: silent🇺🇿UZ: sokin🇷🇺RU: тихий, calmcalm (adj)Peaceful and not busy or excited.≈ Synonym: relaxed🇺🇿UZ: tinch🇷🇺RU: спокойный job — most days.
But this week is differentdifferent (adj)Not the same as something else.≈ Synonym: distinct🇺🇿UZ: boshqacha🇷🇺RU: другой. Navruz is coming, and everyone in the city wants sweetsweet (adj)Having the taste of sugar; not sour.≈ Synonym: sugary🇺🇿UZ: shirin🇷🇺RU: сладкий pastriespastry (noun)Food made from a mixture of flour, fat, and water, baked in the oven.≈ Synonym: baked goods🇺🇿UZ: pishiriq🇷🇺RU: выпечка and specialspecial (adj)Different from what is usual; important.≈ Synonym: unique🇺🇿UZ: maxsus🇷🇺RU: особый bread. "Look!" Sardor's bossboss (noun)A person who is in charge of workers.≈ Synonym: manager🇺🇿UZ: boshliq🇷🇺RU: начальник says, pointing at the street. "There's already a queuequeue (noun)A line of people waiting for something.≈ Synonym: line🇺🇿UZ: navbat🇷🇺RU: очередь outside, and we haven't even opened yet!"
Right now, Sardor is mixingmix (verb)To combine different things together.≈ Synonym: combine🇺🇿UZ: aralashtirmoq🇷🇺RU: смешивать a hugehuge (adj)Extremely large in size or amount.≈ Synonym: enormous🇺🇿UZ: ulkan🇷🇺RU: огромный bowl of doughdough (noun)A soft mixture of flour and water used to make bread.≈ Synonym: paste🇺🇿UZ: xamir🇷🇺RU: тесто while his colleaguecolleague (noun)A person you work with.≈ Synonym: co-worker🇺🇿UZ: hamkasb🇷🇺RU: коллега Rustam is cutting pastries into small triangles. "I'm working fasterfast (adj)Moving or happening with great speed.≈ Synonym: quick🇺🇿UZ: tezroq🇷🇺RU: быстрее than I usually do," Sardor says, "but I don't want to make any mistakesmistake (noun)Something done wrong; an error.≈ Synonym: error🇺🇿UZ: xato🇷🇺RU: ошибка."
A customercustomer (noun)A person who buys goods or services.≈ Synonym: client🇺🇿UZ: mijoz🇷🇺RU: клиент knocks on the window. "Are you open yet?" she calls. "Not yet," Rustam calls back, "but we're opening in ten minutes!" The woman waits patientlypatiently (adverb)Without getting annoyed while waiting.≈ Synonym: calmly🇺🇿UZ: sabr bilan🇷🇺RU: терпеливо, tapping her foot.
By eight o'clock, the bakery is fullfull (adj)Containing as much as possible; not empty.≈ Synonym: packed🇺🇿UZ: to'la🇷🇺RU: полный of people. Some are buying bread for their families; others are choosingchoose (verb)To decide which thing you want from several options.≈ Synonym: select🇺🇿UZ: tanlamoq🇷🇺RU: выбирать giftsgift (noun)Something given to someone without payment.≈ Synonym: present🇺🇿UZ: sovg'a🇷🇺RU: подарок for their neighboursneighbour (noun)A person who lives next to or near you.≈ Synonym: resident nearby🇺🇿UZ: qo'shni🇷🇺RU: сосед. The smellsmell (noun)The quality that you notice with your nose.≈ Synonym: scent🇺🇿UZ: hid🇷🇺RU: запах of warm bread fills the whole street.
"This is exhaustingexhausting (adj)Making you feel extremely tired.≈ Synonym: tiring🇺🇿UZ: charchatuvchi🇷🇺RU: изнурительный," Sardor says during a short breakbreak (noun)A short pause from work or activity.≈ Synonym: rest🇺🇿UZ: tanaffus🇷🇺RU: перерыв, "but I love it. On a normal day, I bake for people I already know. This week, I'm baking for the whole neighbourhoodneighbourhood (noun)The area around where someone lives.≈ Synonym: area🇺🇿UZ: mahalla🇷🇺RU: район."
By the evening, every shelfshelf (noun)A flat surface for holding or storing things.≈ Synonym: rack🇺🇿UZ: javon🇷🇺RU: полка is emptyempty (adj)Containing nothing; not full.≈ Synonym: vacant🇺🇿UZ: bo'sh🇷🇺RU: пустой. Sardor looks tired but happy. "Same time tomorrow?" Rustam asks, smiling. "Of course," Sardor says. "Navruz only comes once a year."
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (50–70 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bakerynoun | novvoyxona | пекарня | There's a small bakery next to our school. |
| 2 | marketnoun | bozor | рынок | We buy fruit and vegetables at the market. |
| 3 | bakeverb | pishirmoq | печь | My grandmother bakes bread every Friday. |
| 4 | freshadjective | yangi | свежий | I love the smell of fresh bread in the morning. |
| 5 | quietadjective | sokin | тихий | The street is very quiet at night. |
| 6 | calmadjective | tinch | спокойный | Our teacher stays calm, even when we are noisy. |
| 7 | differentadjective | boshqacha | другой | Every day at work is different. |
| 8 | sweetadjective | shirin | сладкий | This tea is too sweet for me. |
| 9 | pastrynoun | pishiriq | выпечка | The café sells coffee and delicious pastries. |
| 10 | specialadjective | maxsus | особый | Navruz is a special holiday in Uzbekistan. |
| 11 | bossnoun | boshliq | начальник | My boss gave me a day off on Friday. |
| 12 | queuenoun | navbat | очередь | There was a long queue at the bank. |
| 13 | mixverb | aralashtirmoq | смешивать | She is mixing eggs and sugar for a cake. |
| 14 | hugeadjective | ulkan | огромный | They live in a huge house with five bedrooms. |
| 15 | doughnoun | xamir | тесто | The baker makes the dough very early in the morning. |
| 16 | colleaguenoun | hamkasb | коллега | My colleague helps me when I have a problem. |
| 17 | fastadjective | tezroq | быстрее | The new train is much faster than the old one. |
| 18 | mistakenoun | xato | ошибка | Everyone makes mistakes when they learn a language. |
| 19 | customernoun | mijoz | клиент | The customer asked for a cup of green tea. |
| 20 | patientlyadverb | sabr bilan | терпеливо | We waited patiently for the doctor. |
| 21 | fulladjective | to'la | полный | The bus was full, so we walked. |
| 22 | chooseverb | tanlamoq | выбирать | She spent an hour choosing a dress for the party. |
| 23 | giftnoun | sovg'a | подарок | We bought gifts for our teachers. |
| 24 | neighbournoun | qo'shni | сосед | Our neighbours invited us for dinner. |
| 25 | smellnoun | hid | запах | I love the smell of rain in spring. |
| 26 | exhaustingadjective | charchatuvchi | изнурительный | Working twelve hours a day is exhausting. |
| 27 | breaknoun | tanaffus | перерыв | We have a ten-minute break between lessons. |
| 28 | neighbourhoodnoun | mahalla | район | There are two good schools in our neighbourhood. |
| 29 | shelfnoun | javon | полка | Put the books back on the shelf, please. |
| 30 | emptyadjective | bo'sh | пустой | The fridge is empty — we need to go shopping. |