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It's Friday eveningevening (noun)The part of the day between afternoon and night.≈ Synonym: dusk🇺🇿UZ: kechqurun🇷🇺RU: вечер, and Malika, Umar, Aziz, and Kamola are playingplay (verb)To take part in a game or sport.≈ Synonym: compete🇺🇿UZ: o'ynamoq🇷🇺RU: играть a gamegame (noun)An activity with rules, played for fun.≈ Synonym: activity🇺🇿UZ: o'yin🇷🇺RU: игра calledcall (verb)To give something a particular name.≈ Synonym: name🇺🇿UZ: deb atalgan🇷🇺RU: называемый "Have you ever…?" Each personperson (noun)A human being.≈ Synonym: individual🇺🇿UZ: shaxs🇷🇺RU: человек asks a question, and everyone who has done it must raiseraise (verb)To lift something up.≈ Synonym: lift🇺🇿UZ: ko'tarmoq🇷🇺RU: поднимать their handhand (noun)The part of the body at the end of the arm.≈ Synonym: palm🇺🇿UZ: qo'l🇷🇺RU: рука (кисть).
"Have you ever brokenbreak (verb)To damage something, such as a bone, so it separates or cracks.≈ Synonym: fracture🇺🇿UZ: sindirmoq🇷🇺RU: сломать a bonebone (noun)One of the hard parts inside the body that form the skeleton.≈ Synonym: skeleton part🇺🇿UZ: suyak🇷🇺RU: кость?" Kamola asks. Aziz raisesraise (verb)To lift something up.≈ Synonym: lift🇺🇿UZ: ko'taradi🇷🇺RU: поднимает his hand. "I've broken my armarm (noun)The part of the body from the shoulder to the hand.≈ Synonym: limb🇺🇿UZ: qo'l🇷🇺RU: рука twicetwice (adverb)Two times.≈ Synonym: two times🇺🇿UZ: ikki marta🇷🇺RU: дважды," he admits, "both times playing footballfootball (noun)A game played by two teams kicking a ball.≈ Synonym: soccer🇺🇿UZ: futbol🇷🇺RU: футбол."
"Have you ever sungsing (verb)To make music with your voice.≈ Synonym: vocalise🇺🇿UZ: kuylagan🇷🇺RU: спетый (петь) in frontfront (noun)The part facing forward or facing you.≈ Synonym: forward part🇺🇿UZ: old🇷🇺RU: перед of a big crowdcrowd (noun)A large group of people gathered together.≈ Synonym: throng🇺🇿UZ: olomon🇷🇺RU: толпа?" Umar asks nextnext (adverb)Immediately after; following.≈ Synonym: then🇺🇿UZ: keyin🇷🇺RU: затем. No one raises their hand. "I've never done that," Malika says, "and I never want to!"
"Have you ever eateneat (verb)To put food in your mouth and swallow it.≈ Synonym: consume🇺🇿UZ: yegan🇷🇺RU: съеденный (есть) something really strangestrange (adj)Unusual or unfamiliar; not what you expect.≈ Synonym: unusual🇺🇿UZ: g'alati🇷🇺RU: странный?" Malika asks. Kamola raises her hand slowlyslowly (adverb)Not quickly; taking time.≈ Synonym: gradually🇺🇿UZ: asta🇷🇺RU: медленно. "I've triedtry (verb)To attempt or test something, like a food.≈ Synonym: attempt🇺🇿UZ: sinab ko'rgan🇷🇺RU: пробовал frog's legsfrog's legs (noun)A dish made from the legs of a frog, eaten in some countries.≈ Synonym: cuisse de grenouille🇺🇿UZ: qurbaqa oyoqlari🇷🇺RU: лягушачьи лапки once, on holidayholiday (noun)A period of time spent travelling or resting.≈ Synonym: vacation🇺🇿UZ: ta'til🇷🇺RU: отпуск in France." Everyone laughs in surprisesurprise (noun)A feeling caused by something unexpected.≈ Synonym: shock🇺🇿UZ: hayrat🇷🇺RU: удивление.
"Have you ever forgottenforget (verb)To fail to remember something.≈ Synonym: fail to recall🇺🇿UZ: unutgan🇷🇺RU: забытый someone's birthdaybirthday (noun)The date each year when someone was born.≈ Synonym: anniversary of birth🇺🇿UZ: tug'ilgan kun🇷🇺RU: день рождения?" Aziz asks. Umar raises his hand, lookinglook (verb)To appear or seem a certain way.≈ Synonym: appear🇺🇿UZ: ko'rinmoq🇷🇺RU: выглядеть embarrassedembarrassed (adj)Feeling shy, awkward, or ashamed.≈ Synonym: ashamed🇺🇿UZ: noqulay his qilgan🇷🇺RU: смущённый. "I've forgotten my own cousincousin (noun)The child of your aunt or uncle.≈ Synonym: relative🇺🇿UZ: amakivachcha🇷🇺RU: двоюродный брат/сестра's birthday before. I still feelfeel (verb)To experience an emotion.≈ Synonym: sense🇺🇿UZ: his qilmoq🇷🇺RU: чувствовать bad about it."
"Have you ever travelledtravel (verb)To go from one place to another.≈ Synonym: journey🇺🇿UZ: sayohat qilgan🇷🇺RU: путешествовал alonealone (adverb)Without other people; by yourself.≈ Synonym: by oneself🇺🇿UZ: yolg'iz🇷🇺RU: один (одна)?" Kamola asks. Malika raises her hand proudlyproudly (adverb)In a way that shows pride.≈ Synonym: with pride🇺🇿UZ: faxr bilan🇷🇺RU: гордо. "I've travelled alone twice — once to Samarkand, once to Bukhara. It taughtteach (verb)To help someone learn something.≈ Synonym: instruct🇺🇿UZ: o'rgatdi🇷🇺RU: научил me a lot."
By the end of the game, they've all learned something newnew (adj)Recently made, created, or learned.≈ Synonym: recent🇺🇿UZ: yangi🇷🇺RU: новый about each other. "We should play this every monthmonth (noun)One of the twelve periods that a year is divided into.≈ Synonym: thirty days🇺🇿UZ: oy🇷🇺RU: месяц," Umar says. "Agreedagreed (adj)Accepted or approved by everyone.≈ Synonym: settled🇺🇿UZ: kelishilgan🇷🇺RU: согласовано," the others say together, still laughing.