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Last Tuesday startedstart (verb)To begin doing something.≈ Synonym: begin🇺🇿UZ: boshlamoq🇷🇺RU: начинать like any other day. Aziza woke upwake up (phrasal verb)To stop sleeping.≈ Synonym: get up🇺🇿UZ: uyg'onmoq🇷🇺RU: просыпаться, drank her tea, and got readyready (adj)Prepared and able to do something.≈ Synonym: prepared🇺🇿UZ: tayyor🇷🇺RU: готовый for work. Then she looked for her keys — and they weren't in her bag.
She searchedsearch (verb)To look carefully for something.≈ Synonym: look for🇺🇿UZ: qidirmoq🇷🇺RU: искать everywhere. She checkedcheck (verb)To look at something to make sure it is correct.≈ Synonym: examine🇺🇿UZ: tekshirmoq🇷🇺RU: проверять the kitchen table, the sofasofa (noun)A long, soft seat for more than one person.≈ Synonym: couch🇺🇿UZ: divan🇷🇺RU: диван, even the fridgefridge (noun)An appliance used to keep food cold.≈ Synonym: refrigerator🇺🇿UZ: muzlatgich🇷🇺RU: холодильник. "This is ridiculousridiculous (adj)Very silly or unreasonable.≈ Synonym: absurd🇺🇿UZ: kulgili🇷🇺RU: нелепый," she said to herself. "I always put my keys in the samesame (adj)Identical; not different.≈ Synonym: identical🇺🇿UZ: bir xil🇷🇺RU: тот же place!"
She called her flatmateflatmate (noun)A person you share a flat with.≈ Synonym: roommate🇺🇿UZ: kvartiradosh🇷🇺RU: сосед по квартире, Odina. "Did you see my keys this morning?" she asked. "No," Odina said, "but I remember you had them last night when you lockedlock (verb)To close something with a key so it cannot be opened.≈ Synonym: secure🇺🇿UZ: qulflamoq🇷🇺RU: запирать the door."
Aziza sat downsit down (phrasal verb)To move into a sitting position.≈ Synonym: take a seat🇺🇿UZ: o'tirmoq🇷🇺RU: садиться and tried to remember. She recalledrecall (verb)To remember something from the past.≈ Synonym: remember🇺🇿UZ: eslamoq🇷🇺RU: вспоминать coming home, cookingcook (verb)To prepare food by heating it.≈ Synonym: prepare food🇺🇿UZ: ovqat pishirmoq🇷🇺RU: готовить dinner, and watchingwatch (verb)To look at something for a period of time.≈ Synonym: view🇺🇿UZ: tomosha qilmoq🇷🇺RU: смотреть a film. Then she realisedrealise (verb)To suddenly understand or become aware of something.≈ Synonym: understand🇺🇿UZ: anglamoq🇷🇺RU: осознать something — she wore her coatcoat (noun)An outer piece of clothing with long sleeves, worn outside.≈ Synonym: jacket🇺🇿UZ: palto🇷🇺RU: пальто to take out the rubbishrubbish (noun)Waste material that is thrown away.≈ Synonym: trash🇺🇿UZ: axlat🇷🇺RU: мусор!
She ran to the coat and checked the pocketpocket (noun)A small bag sewn into clothing for carrying things.≈ Synonym: pouch🇺🇿UZ: cho'ntak🇷🇺RU: карман. There they were — her keys, safesafe (adj)Not in danger; protected from harm.≈ Synonym: secure🇺🇿UZ: xavfsiz🇷🇺RU: безопасный and sound. "Finally!" she laughed with reliefrelief (noun)A feeling of happiness after worry or stress ends.≈ Synonym: comfort🇺🇿UZ: yengillik🇷🇺RU: облегчение. "I nearlynearly (adverb)Almost, but not completely.≈ Synonym: almost🇺🇿UZ: deyarli🇷🇺RU: почти missed my train because of this."
She grabbedgrab (verb)To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.≈ Synonym: seize🇺🇿UZ: ushlab olmoq🇷🇺RU: хватать her bag and rushedrush (verb)To move or do something very quickly.≈ Synonym: hurry🇺🇿UZ: shoshilmoq🇷🇺RU: спешить out the door. She arrivedarrive (verb)To reach a place.≈ Synonym: get there🇺🇿UZ: yetib kelmoq🇷🇺RU: прибывать at work exactly on time, out of breathbreath (noun)The air that goes into and out of your lungs.≈ Synonym: gasp🇺🇿UZ: nafas🇷🇺RU: дыхание but smiling. "You look happy for someone who almost had a disasterdisaster (noun)A sudden event that causes great trouble or damage.≈ Synonym: catastrophe🇺🇿UZ: falokat🇷🇺RU: катастрофа," her colleaguecolleague (noun)A person you work with.≈ Synonym: co-worker🇺🇿UZ: hamkasb🇷🇺RU: коллега said.
"I did have a disaster," Aziza laughed, "but I solvedsolve (verb)To find the answer to a problem.≈ Synonym: resolve🇺🇿UZ: hal qilmoq🇷🇺RU: решать it myself. That's something to be proudproud (adj)Feeling pleased about an achievement.≈ Synonym: satisfied🇺🇿UZ: faxrlangan🇷🇺RU: гордый of."
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 | startverb | boshlamoq | начинать | The lesson started ten minutes late. |
| 2 | wake upphrasal verb | uyg'onmoq | просыпаться | I woke up early because of the noise. |
| 3 | readyadjective | tayyor | готовый | Are you ready to go? |
| 4 | searchverb | qidirmoq | искать | We searched the whole house for the cat. |
| 5 | checkverb | tekshirmoq | проверять | I checked my answers twice. |
| 6 | sofanoun | divan | диван | Dad fell asleep on the sofa again. |
| 7 | fridgenoun | muzlatgich | холодильник | Put the milk back in the fridge. |
| 8 | ridiculousadjective | kulgili | нелепый | Paying ten dollars for water is ridiculous! |
| 9 | sameadjective | bir xil | тот же | My friend and I have the same phone. |
| 10 | flatmatenoun | kvartiradosh | сосед по квартире | My flatmate cooks dinner on Mondays. |
| 11 | lockverb | qulflamoq | запирать | I locked the door before I left. |
| 12 | sit downphrasal verb | o'tirmoq | садиться | She sat down next to me on the bus. |
| 13 | recallverb | eslamoq | вспоминать | He recalled his first day at school. |
| 14 | cookverb | ovqat pishirmoq | готовить | My father is cooking plov for the guests. |
| 15 | watchverb | tomosha qilmoq | смотреть | We were watching a film when the phone rang. |
| 16 | realiseverb | anglamoq | осознать | I realised I had left my phone at home. |
| 17 | coatnoun | palto | пальто | Put on your coat — it's cold outside. |
| 18 | rubbishnoun | axlat | мусор | Please take out the rubbish before you go. |
| 19 | pocketnoun | cho'ntak | карман | I always keep my keys in my pocket. |
| 20 | safeadjective | xavfsiz | безопасный | Keep your passport in a safe place. |
| 21 | reliefnoun | yengillik | облегчение | It was a relief to hear that she was OK. |
| 22 | nearlyadverb | deyarli | почти | I nearly missed the bus this morning. |
| 23 | grabverb | ushlab olmoq | хватать | He grabbed his umbrella and ran outside. |
| 24 | rushverb | shoshilmoq | спешить | We rushed to the station to catch the train. |
| 25 | arriveverb | yetib kelmoq | прибывать | The guests arrived at seven o'clock. |
| 26 | breathnoun | nafas | дыхание | After running, I was out of breath. |
| 27 | disasternoun | falokat | катастрофа | The party was a disaster — nobody came! |
| 28 | colleaguenoun | hamkasb | коллега | My colleague brought cake to the office. |
| 29 | solveverb | hal qilmoq | решать | She solved the maths problem in two minutes. |
| 30 | proudadjective | faxrlangan | гордый | My parents are proud of my exam results. |