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Gulnora is looking through an old photo albumalbum (noun)A book for keeping photographs.≈ Synonym: photo book🇺🇿UZ: albom🇷🇺RU: альбом with her grandmothergrandmother (noun)The mother of your father or mother.≈ Synonym: grandma🇺🇿UZ: buvi🇷🇺RU: бабушка. "Everyone says I look like my mother," she says, "but I've never really seen it myself."
Her grandmother smilessmile (verb)To make a happy expression with the mouth.≈ Synonym: grin🇺🇿UZ: tabassum qiladi🇷🇺RU: улыбается and pointspoint (verb)To show where something is with your finger.≈ Synonym: indicate🇺🇿UZ: ko'rsatadi🇷🇺RU: указывает to a photo. "Look at this — you look exactlyexactly (adverb)Precisely and correctly.≈ Synonym: precisely🇺🇿UZ: aniq🇷🇺RU: точно like her at your ageage (noun)The number of years someone has lived.≈ Synonym: years🇺🇿UZ: yosh🇷🇺RU: возраст. Same smile, same eyeseye (noun)The organs used for seeing.≈ Synonym: vision organs🇺🇿UZ: ko'zlar🇷🇺RU: глаза." Gulnora studiesstudy (verb)To look at something carefully.≈ Synonym: examine🇺🇿UZ: o'rganadi🇷🇺RU: изучает the photo carefullycarefully (adverb)With close attention.≈ Synonym: attentively🇺🇿UZ: ehtiyotkorlik bilan🇷🇺RU: внимательно.
"What was she like as a teenagerteenager (noun)A person between 13 and 19 years old.≈ Synonym: adolescent🇺🇿UZ: o'smir🇷🇺RU: подросток?" Gulnora asks. "She was like you in many waysway (noun)A manner or method of doing something.≈ Synonym: manner🇺🇿UZ: usul🇷🇺RU: способ," her grandmother says. "Stubbornstubborn (adj)Refusing to change one's mind or behaviour.≈ Synonym: obstinate🇺🇿UZ: qaysar🇷🇺RU: упрямый, funnyfunny (adj)Causing laughter or amusement.≈ Synonym: amusing🇺🇿UZ: kulgili🇷🇺RU: смешной, and always asking questionsquestion (noun)A sentence asking for information.≈ Synonym: query🇺🇿UZ: savollar🇷🇺RU: вопросы."
"Do I look like my father at all?" Gulnora asks. "A little," her grandmother laughs. "You have his chinchin (noun)The part of the face below the mouth.≈ Synonym: jaw🇺🇿UZ: iyak🇷🇺RU: подбородок, and his terribleterrible (adj)Very bad or unpleasant.≈ Synonym: awful🇺🇿UZ: dahshatli🇷🇺RU: ужасный sensesense (noun)A natural ability to judge or understand.≈ Synonym: instinct🇺🇿UZ: tuyg'u🇷🇺RU: чувство of directiondirection (noun)The way something is facing or moving.≈ Synonym: way🇺🇿UZ: yo'nalish🇷🇺RU: направление!"
Gulnora laughs too. "What was your own mother like?" she asks. "She looked completelycompletely (adverb)Totally; in every way.≈ Synonym: entirely🇺🇿UZ: butunlay🇷🇺RU: полностью differentdifferent (adj)Not the same.≈ Synonym: distinct🇺🇿UZ: boshqacha🇷🇺RU: другой from me," her grandmother says. "But her personalitypersonality (noun)The character and qualities that make a person unique.≈ Synonym: character🇺🇿UZ: xarakter🇷🇺RU: личность? She was exactly like you — curiouscurious (adj)Interested in learning about things.≈ Synonym: inquisitive🇺🇿UZ: qiziquvchan🇷🇺RU: любопытный about everything."
"It's strangestrange (adj)Unusual or unfamiliar.≈ Synonym: unusual🇺🇿UZ: g'alati🇷🇺RU: странный," Gulnora says thoughtfullythoughtfully (adverb)In a way that shows careful thinking.≈ Synonym: reflectively🇺🇿UZ: o'ylab🇷🇺RU: задумчиво. "I never noticednotice (verb)To become aware of something.≈ Synonym: observe🇺🇿UZ: sezgan🇷🇺RU: заметил these things before. I always thought I looked like nobodynobody (pronoun)No person; not anybody.≈ Synonym: no one🇺🇿UZ: hech kim🇷🇺RU: никто in particularparticular (adj)Specific; one and not any other.≈ Synonym: specific🇺🇿UZ: aniq🇷🇺RU: конкретный."
"That's how it works sometimes," her grandmother says warmlywarmly (adverb)In a kind, friendly way.≈ Synonym: affectionately🇺🇿UZ: iliqlik bilan🇷🇺RU: тепло. "You look in the mirrormirror (noun)A glass surface that reflects an image.≈ Synonym: looking glass🇺🇿UZ: oyna🇷🇺RU: зеркало every day, so it's hard to see what everyone else sees so clearlyclearly (adverb)In a way that is easy to see or understand.≈ Synonym: plainly🇺🇿UZ: aniq ravishda🇷🇺RU: ясно."
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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 | albumnoun | albom | альбом | My mother keeps our baby photos in an album. |
| 2 | grandmothernoun | buvi | бабушка | My grandmother tells the best stories. |
| 3 | smileverb | tabassum qiladi | улыбается | My grandfather smiles when he sees us. |
| 4 | pointverb | ko'rsatadi | указывает | The teacher points at the board. |
| 5 | exactlyadverb | aniq | точно | That's exactly what I wanted! |
| 6 | agenoun | yosh | возраст | At your age, I was already working. |
| 7 | eyenoun | ko'zlar | глаза | The baby has big brown eyes. |
| 8 | studyverb | o'rganadi | изучает | He studies the map before the trip. |
| 9 | carefullyadverb | ehtiyotkorlik bilan | внимательно | Drive carefully — the road is icy. |
| 10 | teenagernoun | o'smir | подросток | As a teenager, I loved rock music. |
| 11 | waynoun | usul | способ | There are many ways to learn English. |
| 12 | stubbornadjective | qaysar | упрямый | My little brother is very stubborn — he never says sorry. |
| 13 | funnyadjective | kulgili | смешной | My uncle tells funny stories. |
| 14 | questionnoun | savollar | вопросы | Do you have any questions? |
| 15 | chinnoun | iyak | подбородок | He has a small scar on his chin. |
| 16 | terribleadjective | dahshatli | ужасный | I have a terrible headache. |
| 17 | sensenoun | tuyg'u | чувство | My dog has a great sense of smell. |
| 18 | directionnoun | yo'nalish | направление | Which direction is the station? |
| 19 | completelyadverb | butunlay | полностью | I completely agree with you. |
| 20 | differentadjective | boshqacha | другой | Twins can have very different personalities. |
| 21 | personalitynoun | xarakter | личность | She has a warm and friendly personality. |
| 22 | curiousadjective | qiziquvchan | любопытный | Cats are very curious animals. |
| 23 | strangeadjective | g'alati | странный | It's strange — I can't find my glasses. |
| 24 | thoughtfullyadverb | o'ylab | задумчиво | He looked out of the window thoughtfully. |
| 25 | noticeverb | sezgan | заметил | I noticed a new café on our street. |
| 26 | nobodypronoun | hech kim | никто | Nobody answered the phone. |
| 27 | particularadjective | aniq | конкретный | Is there any particular film you want to see? |
| 28 | warmlyadverb | iliqlik bilan | тепло | Our hosts welcomed us warmly. |
| 29 | mirrornoun | oyna | зеркало | She looked at herself in the mirror. |
| 30 | clearlyadverb | aniq ravishda | ясно | Please speak clearly and slowly. |