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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, lookinglook (verb)To direct your eyes in order to see.≈ Synonym: glance🇺🇿UZ: qaramoq🇷🇺RU: смотреть around. "How much moneymoney (noun)Coins and notes used to buy things.≈ Synonym: cash🇺🇿UZ: pul🇷🇺RU: деньги 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 pastpast (preposition)Going beyond or by something in place.≈ Synonym: beyond🇺🇿UZ: yonidan🇷🇺RU: мимо 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 nextnext (adj)Coming immediately after this one.≈ Synonym: following🇺🇿UZ: keyingi🇷🇺RU: следующий stall, they see fresh fruitfruit (noun)The sweet part of a plant that can be eaten.≈ Synonym: produce🇺🇿UZ: meva🇷🇺RU: фрукт 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 largelarge (adj)Big in size or amount.≈ Synonym: big🇺🇿UZ: katta🇷🇺RU: большой glassglass (noun)A container used for drinking.≈ Synonym: cup🇺🇿UZ: stakan🇷🇺RU: стакан.
"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 ricerice (noun)Small white or brown grains eaten as food.≈ Synonym: grain🇺🇿UZ: guruch🇷🇺RU: рис, carrotscarrot (noun)A long orange vegetable that grows underground.≈ Synonym: vegetable🇺🇿UZ: sabzi🇷🇺RU: морковь, and meat for bothboth (determiner)The two things or people mentioned together.≈ Synonym: the two🇺🇿UZ: ikkalasi🇷🇺RU: оба 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.