Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage
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Lola and her friends arrivearrive (verb)To reach a place.≈ Synonym: get there🇺🇿UZ: yetib kelmoq🇷🇺RU: прибывать at the city's first street food festivalfestival (noun)A day or period of celebration, often with food, music, or events.≈ Synonym: celebration🇺🇿UZ: festival🇷🇺RU: фестиваль. There are dozensdozen (noun)A large number of things; many groups of twelve.≈ Synonym: many🇺🇿UZ: o'nlab🇷🇺RU: десятки of stallsstall (noun)A small stand or table where goods are sold.≈ Synonym: booth🇺🇿UZ: rasta🇷🇺RU: прилавок, and the smellsmell (noun)The quality that you notice with your nose.≈ Synonym: scent🇺🇿UZ: hid🇷🇺RU: запах of grilledgrilled (adj)Cooked over direct heat, often outdoors.≈ Synonym: barbecued🇺🇿UZ: grilda pishirilgan🇷🇺RU: жареный на гриле meatmeat (noun)The flesh of an animal eaten as food.≈ Synonym: flesh🇺🇿UZ: go'sht🇷🇺RU: мясо and fresh bread fillsfill (verb)To make something completely full.≈ Synonym: occupy🇺🇿UZ: to'ldirmoq🇷🇺RU: наполнять the airair (noun)The invisible mixture of gases around us that we breathe.≈ Synonym: atmosphere🇺🇿UZ: havo🇷🇺RU: воздух.
"There are so many choiceschoice (noun)An option or thing that can be chosen.≈ Synonym: option🇺🇿UZ: tanlov🇷🇺RU: выбор," Lola says, looking around. "How much money do you have?" her friend Aziz asks. "Not much," Lola laughs, "but enoughenough (determiner)As much as is needed.≈ Synonym: sufficient🇺🇿UZ: yetarli🇷🇺RU: достаточно for a little of everything."
They walk past a stall sellingsell (verb)To give something in exchange for money.≈ Synonym: trade🇺🇿UZ: sotmoq🇷🇺RU: продавать samsasamsa (noun)A baked pastry filled with meat, onion, or pumpkin.≈ Synonym: pastry🇺🇿UZ: somsa🇷🇺RU: самса. "Do you want any?" Aziz asks. "Yes, please — just a fewfew (determiner)A small number of.≈ Synonym: some🇺🇿UZ: bir nechta🇷🇺RU: несколько," Lola says. "I don't want too much before we try everything else."
At the next stall, they see fresh fruit juicejuice (noun)The liquid from fruit or vegetables.≈ Synonym: drink🇺🇿UZ: sharbat🇷🇺RU: сок. "Is there any pomegranatepomegranate (noun)A red fruit with many small juicy seeds inside.≈ Synonym: fruit🇺🇿UZ: anor🇷🇺RU: гранат juice?" Lola asks the sellerseller (noun)A person who sells something.≈ Synonym: vendor🇺🇿UZ: sotuvchi🇷🇺RU: продавец. "Yes, plentyplenty (pronoun)A large amount; more than enough.≈ Synonym: a lot🇺🇿UZ: ko'p🇷🇺RU: много," the seller smiles, pouringpour (verb)To make a liquid flow from a container.≈ Synonym: tip out🇺🇿UZ: quymoq🇷🇺RU: наливать a large glass.
"How many dishesdish (noun)Food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal.≈ Synonym: meal🇺🇿UZ: taom🇷🇺RU: блюдо have we tried so far?" Aziz asks. "Only three," Lola countscount (verb)To say numbers in order, or find the total.≈ Synonym: tally🇺🇿UZ: sanamoq🇷🇺RU: считать, "but I'm already quitequite (adverb)To a fairly large degree; rather.≈ Synonym: rather🇺🇿UZ: ancha🇷🇺RU: довольно full." "Me too," Aziz admits, "but there's stillstill (adverb)Continuing up to the present time.≈ Synonym: yet🇺🇿UZ: hali ham🇷🇺RU: всё ещё so much left to try."
They decidedecide (verb)To choose something after thinking about it.≈ Synonym: choose🇺🇿UZ: qaror qilmoq🇷🇺RU: решать to shareshare (verb)To use or have something together with others.≈ Synonym: split🇺🇿UZ: baham ko'rmoq🇷🇺RU: делить one finalfinal (adj)Coming at the end; last.≈ Synonym: last🇺🇿UZ: yakuniy🇷🇺RU: последний dish — a huge plateplate (noun)A flat dish used for eating food.≈ Synonym: dish🇺🇿UZ: likopcha🇷🇺RU: тарелка of plov, with just enough rice, carrotscarrot (noun)A long orange vegetable that grows underground.≈ Synonym: vegetable🇺🇿UZ: sabzi🇷🇺RU: морковь, and meat for both of them. "This might be the best plov I've ever had," Lola says.
By the end of the evening, they've tried a little of everything and spentspend (verb)To use money to pay for something.≈ Synonym: pay out🇺🇿UZ: sarflamoq🇷🇺RU: тратить almost all their money — but none of it feels wastedwasted (adj)Used carelessly and without any benefit.≈ Synonym: squandered🇺🇿UZ: isrof qilingan🇷🇺RU: потраченный впустую.
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 | arriveverb | yetib kelmoq | прибывать | We usually arrive at school at eight. |
| 2 | festivalnoun | festival | фестиваль | There's a music festival in the park this weekend. |
| 3 | dozennoun | o'nlab | десятки | Dozens of people came to the concert. |
| 4 | stallnoun | rasta | прилавок | The market has many fruit stalls. |
| 5 | smellnoun | hid | запах | I love the smell of fresh bread. |
| 6 | grilledadjective | grilda pishirilgan | жареный на гриле | We had grilled fish for dinner. |
| 7 | meatnoun | go'sht | мясо | My brother doesn't eat meat. |
| 8 | fillverb | to'ldirmoq | наполнять | Music fills the house on holidays. |
| 9 | airnoun | havo | воздух | The mountain air is very fresh. |
| 10 | choicenoun | tanlov | выбор | There are lots of choices on the menu. |
| 11 | enoughdeterminer | yetarli | достаточно | Do we have enough chairs for everyone? |
| 12 | sellverb | sotmoq | продавать | The old man is selling melons by the road. |
| 13 | samsanoun | somsa | самса | I bought two samsa for lunch. |
| 14 | fewdeterminer | bir nechta | несколько | I have a few friends in this city. |
| 15 | juicenoun | sharbat | сок | Would you like some orange juice? |
| 16 | pomegranatenoun | anor | гранат | Pomegranate juice is red and healthy. |
| 17 | sellernoun | sotuvchi | продавец | The seller gave me a good price. |
| 18 | plentypronoun | ko'p | много | Don't worry, we have plenty of time. |
| 19 | pourverb | quymoq | наливать | She is pouring tea for the guests. |
| 20 | dishnoun | taom | блюдо | My mother can cook many Uzbek dishes. |
| 21 | countverb | sanamoq | считать | The teacher counts the students every morning. |
| 22 | quiteadverb | ancha | довольно | The test was quite easy. |
| 23 | stilladverb | hali ham | всё ещё | It's late, but he is still at work. |
| 24 | decideverb | qaror qilmoq | решать | I can't decide which dress to buy. |
| 25 | shareverb | baham ko'rmoq | делить | Let's share this pizza. |
| 26 | finaladjective | yakuniy | последний | This is the final question of the test. |
| 27 | platenoun | likopcha | тарелка | Put the bread on the plate, please. |
| 28 | carrotnoun | sabzi | морковь | Plov has rice, meat and carrots. |
| 29 | spendverb | sarflamoq | тратить | I spent all my money on books. |
| 30 | wastedadjective | isrof qilingan | потраченный впустую | I wasted two hours on my phone yesterday. |