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Day 12 · Food & Lifestyle · A2 Level

The Best Restaurant in Town

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⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Bekzod, Diyora, and Farrukh are havinghave (verb)To eat or experience something.Synonym: eat🇺🇿UZ: yemoq🇷🇺RU: иметь (есть) dinnerdinner (noun)The main meal of the day.Synonym: evening meal🇺🇿UZ: kechki ovqat🇷🇺RU: ужин and arguingargue (verb)To disagree with someone, often loudly.Synonym: disagree🇺🇿UZ: bahslashmoq🇷🇺RU: спорить about something importantimportant (adj)Having great value or meaning.Synonym: significant🇺🇿UZ: muhim🇷🇺RU: важный: which restaurant in the city is the best.

"Osh Markazi has the tastiesttasty (adj)Having a very good flavour.Synonym: delicious🇺🇿UZ: mazali🇷🇺RU: вкусный plov in the city," Bekzod says confidentlyconfidently (adverb)In a way that shows self-belief.Synonym: assuredly🇺🇿UZ: ishonch bilan🇷🇺RU: уверенно. "No way," Diyora disagreesdisagree (verb)To have a different opinion.Synonym: differ🇺🇿UZ: rozi bo'lmaslik🇷🇺RU: не соглашаться. "The plov at Milliy Taomlar is much betterbetter (adj)Of higher quality; improved.Synonym: superior🇺🇿UZ: yaxshiroq🇷🇺RU: лучше — and it's the cheapestcheap (adj)Costing little money.Synonym: inexpensive🇺🇿UZ: eng arzon🇷🇺RU: самый дешёвый optionoption (noun)A choice between different things.Synonym: choice🇺🇿UZ: tanlov🇷🇺RU: вариант too."

"But Milliy Taomlar is the noisiestnoisy (adj)Making a lot of loud sound.Synonym: loud🇺🇿UZ: shovqinli🇷🇺RU: шумный place I know," Farrukh says. "You can nevernever (adverb)At no time; not ever.Synonym: not once🇺🇿UZ: hech qachon🇷🇺RU: никогда hearhear (verb)To notice sound with your ears.Synonym: listen🇺🇿UZ: eshitmoq🇷🇺RU: слышать yourself thinkthink (verb)To use your mind to consider something.Synonym: consider🇺🇿UZ: o'ylamoq🇷🇺RU: думать." "That's truetrue (adj)In accordance with fact; correct.Synonym: correct🇺🇿UZ: to'g'ri🇷🇺RU: верный," Diyora admits, "but the food makes upmake up for (phrasal verb)To balance something bad with something good.Synonym: compensate🇺🇿UZ: o'rnini qoplamoq🇷🇺RU: компенсировать for it."

"What about serviceservice (noun)The help given to customers in a restaurant or shop.Synonym: assistance🇺🇿UZ: xizmat🇷🇺RU: обслуживание?" Bekzod asks. "Osh Markazi has the friendliestfriendly (adj)Kind and pleasant towards other people.Synonym: kind🇺🇿UZ: samimiy🇷🇺RU: дружелюбный waiterswaiter (noun)A person who serves food in a restaurant.Synonym: server🇺🇿UZ: ofitsiant🇷🇺RU: официант. They rememberremember (verb)To keep something in your memory.Synonym: recall🇺🇿UZ: eslamoq🇷🇺RU: помнить my orderorder (noun)A request for food in a restaurant.Synonym: request🇺🇿UZ: buyurtma🇷🇺RU: заказ every time." "That's nice," Farrukh says, "but it's also the most expensiveexpensive (adj)Costing a lot of money.Synonym: costly🇺🇿UZ: qimmat🇷🇺RU: дорогой of the three."

"For me," Farrukh continuescontinue (verb)To keep doing something without stopping.Synonym: carry on🇺🇿UZ: davom etmoq🇷🇺RU: продолжать, "the best restaurant is Chaykhana Davron. It's the cosiestcosy (adj)Warm, comfortable, and relaxing.Synonym: comfortable🇺🇿UZ: shinam🇷🇺RU: уютный place, and the teatea (noun)A hot drink made from tea leaves.Synonym: chai🇺🇿UZ: choy🇷🇺RU: чай is the best I've ever tastedtaste (verb)To try food or drink to sense its flavour.Synonym: sample🇺🇿UZ: tatib ko'rmoq🇷🇺RU: пробовать на вкус."

They sitsit (verb)To be in a position resting on your bottom.Synonym: be seated🇺🇿UZ: o'tirmoq🇷🇺RU: сидеть quietlyquietly (adverb)Making very little noise.Synonym: softly🇺🇿UZ: jimgina🇷🇺RU: тихо for a momentmoment (noun)A very short period of time.Synonym: instant🇺🇿UZ: lahza🇷🇺RU: момент. "Maybe there isn't one 'best' restaurant," Diyora finally says. "Maybe eacheach (determiner)Every one of two or more things, considered separately.Synonym: every🇺🇿UZ: har biri🇷🇺RU: каждый place is the best at something differentdifferent (adj)Not the same as something else.Synonym: distinct🇺🇿UZ: boshqacha🇷🇺RU: другой."

"That's actually a really goodgood (adj)Pleasant, enjoyable, or of high quality.Synonym: great🇺🇿UZ: yaxshi🇷🇺RU: хороший pointpoint (noun)A particular idea or opinion expressed.Synonym: idea🇺🇿UZ: fikr🇷🇺RU: мысль," Bekzod agreesagree (verb)To have the same opinion as someone else.Synonym: concur🇺🇿UZ: rozi bo'lmoq🇷🇺RU: соглашаться. "Let's stop arguing and just visitvisit (verb)To go to see a place or person.Synonym: go to🇺🇿UZ: tashrif buyurmoq🇷🇺RU: посещать all threethree (number)The number 3.Synonym: trio🇺🇿UZ: uch🇷🇺RU: три again this month." "Dealdeal (noun)An agreement between people.Synonym: agreement🇺🇿UZ: kelishuv🇷🇺RU: договорённость," Farrukh laughs. "For research purposespurpose (noun)The reason for doing something.Synonym: reason🇺🇿UZ: maqsad🇷🇺RU: цель, of course."

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