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Kamola has just movedmove (verb)To change from one place to live in another.≈ Synonym: relocate🇺🇿UZ: ko'chib o'tmoq🇷🇺RU: переезжать from Chilonzor to Yunusobod, and she can't stopstop (verb)To no longer continue doing something.≈ Synonym: cease🇺🇿UZ: to'xtatmoq🇷🇺RU: прекращать comparingcompare (verb)To look at things to see how they are different or similar.≈ Synonym: contrast🇺🇿UZ: solishtirmoq🇷🇺RU: сравнивать the two neighbourhoodsneighbourhood (noun)The area around where someone lives.≈ Synonym: area🇺🇿UZ: mahalla🇷🇺RU: район. "Yunusobod is much busierbusy (adj)Full of activity or people; not quiet.≈ Synonym: lively🇺🇿UZ: gavjum🇷🇺RU: оживлённый than Chilonzor," she tellstell (verb)To give someone information by speaking.≈ Synonym: inform🇺🇿UZ: aytmoq🇷🇺RU: говорить her mother on the phone.
"Is it noisiernoisy (adj)Making a lot of loud sound.≈ Synonym: loud🇺🇿UZ: shovqinli🇷🇺RU: шумный too?" her mother asks. "Definitelydefinitely (adverb)Without doubt; certainly.≈ Synonym: certainly🇺🇿UZ: albatta🇷🇺RU: определённо noisier," Kamola laughs. "But the shopsshop (noun)A place where goods are sold.≈ Synonym: store🇺🇿UZ: do'kon🇷🇺RU: магазин here are closerclose (adj)Near in distance.≈ Synonym: near🇺🇿UZ: yaqin🇷🇺RU: близкий to my flat, which is more convenientconvenient (adj)Useful, easy, or suitable for a particular purpose.≈ Synonym: handy🇺🇿UZ: qulay🇷🇺RU: удобный for me."
In Chilonzor, Kamola's old streetstreet (noun)A public road in a town or city.≈ Synonym: road🇺🇿UZ: ko'cha🇷🇺RU: улица was quiet and greengreen (adj)Having the colour of grass; full of plants and trees.≈ Synonym: leafy🇺🇿UZ: yashil🇷🇺RU: зелёный, with bigbig (adj)Large in size or amount.≈ Synonym: large🇺🇿UZ: katta🇷🇺RU: большой old trees. In Yunusobod, the streets are widerwide (adj)Measuring a large distance from side to side.≈ Synonym: broad🇺🇿UZ: kengroq🇷🇺RU: шире and the buildings are tallertall (adj)Having a greater than average height.≈ Synonym: high🇺🇿UZ: balandroq🇷🇺RU: выше, but there are fewerfew (determiner)A smaller number of.≈ Synonym: less🇺🇿UZ: kamroq🇷🇺RU: меньше trees.
"Which do you preferprefer (verb)To like one thing more than another.≈ Synonym: favour🇺🇿UZ: afzal ko'rmoq🇷🇺RU: предпочитать?" her mother asks. "Honestlyhonestly (adverb)In a truthful way; speaking sincerely.≈ Synonym: truthfully🇺🇿UZ: rostini aytsam🇷🇺RU: честно," Kamola says, "Yunusobod feels more modernmodern (adj)Using the newest ideas, methods, or designs.≈ Synonym: contemporary🇺🇿UZ: zamonaviy🇷🇺RU: современный, but Chilonzor feltfeel (verb)To experience an emotion or sensation.≈ Synonym: sense🇺🇿UZ: his qilmoq🇷🇺RU: чувствовать more peacefulpeaceful (adj)Quiet and calm; free from disturbance.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: tinch🇷🇺RU: спокойный. I missmiss (verb)To feel sad because someone or something is not there.≈ Synonym: long for🇺🇿UZ: sog'inmoq🇷🇺RU: скучать the quiet morningsmorning (noun)The early part of the day.≈ Synonym: dawn🇺🇿UZ: tonglar🇷🇺RU: утро."
"What's the bestbest (adj)Of the highest quality; better than all others.≈ Synonym: finest🇺🇿UZ: eng yaxshi🇷🇺RU: лучший thingthing (noun)An object or matter that is not named specifically.≈ Synonym: item🇺🇿UZ: narsa🇷🇺RU: вещь about your new flat?" her mother asks. "The kitchenkitchen (noun)A room used for cooking food.≈ Synonym: cookhouse🇺🇿UZ: oshxona🇷🇺RU: кухня," Kamola says immediatelyimmediately (adverb)At once; without delay.≈ Synonym: instantly🇺🇿UZ: darhol🇷🇺RU: немедленно. "It's the biggestbig (adj)Largest in size or amount.≈ Synonym: largest🇺🇿UZ: eng katta🇷🇺RU: самый большой kitchen I've ever had, and the viewview (noun)What you can see from a particular place.≈ Synonym: sight🇺🇿UZ: manzara🇷🇺RU: вид from the windowwindow (noun)An opening in a wall, usually with glass.≈ Synonym: glass pane🇺🇿UZ: deraza🇷🇺RU: окно is beautifulbeautiful (adj)Very pleasant to look at.≈ Synonym: lovely🇺🇿UZ: chiroyli🇷🇺RU: красивый."
"And the worstworst (adj)Of the lowest quality; worse than all others.≈ Synonym: least good🇺🇿UZ: eng yomon🇷🇺RU: худший thing?" "The traffictraffic (noun)Vehicles moving on a road.≈ Synonym: vehicles🇺🇿UZ: transport harakati🇷🇺RU: движение (транспорт)," Kamola sighssigh (verb)To breathe out slowly and audibly, showing tiredness or sadness.≈ Synonym: exhale🇺🇿UZ: xo'rsinmoq🇷🇺RU: вздыхать. "It's the worst traffic I've ever experiencedexperience (verb)To have something happen to you.≈ Synonym: undergo🇺🇿UZ: boshdan kechirmoq🇷🇺RU: испытывать. My old bus journeyjourney (noun)An act of travelling from one place to another.≈ Synonym: trip🇺🇿UZ: safar🇷🇺RU: путешествие was much shortershort (adj)Not lasting very long.≈ Synonym: brief🇺🇿UZ: qisqaroq🇷🇺RU: короче."
"Well," her mother says warmlywarmly (adverb)In a kind and friendly way.≈ Synonym: affectionately🇺🇿UZ: iliqlik bilan🇷🇺RU: тепло, "every placeplace (noun)A particular position or area.≈ Synonym: location🇺🇿UZ: joy🇷🇺RU: место has good and bad sidesside (noun)An aspect or part of something.≈ Synonym: aspect🇺🇿UZ: tomon🇷🇺RU: сторона. Give it time — I'm sure Yunusobod will start to feel like home." "I hopehope (verb)To want something to happen and think it might.≈ Synonym: wish🇺🇿UZ: umid qilmoq🇷🇺RU: надеяться so," Kamola smiles.