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Day 31 · City & Technology · A2 Level

A Tiny Apartment

Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage

⏱ Time target: 4-5 minutes 📖 Reading + Vocabulary ✅ 10 True / False questions
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Anvar is lookinglook for (verb)To try to find something.Synonym: searching for🇺🇿UZ: qidiryapti🇷🇺RU: ищет for his firstfirst (adj)Coming before all others.Synonym: initial🇺🇿UZ: birinchi🇷🇺RU: первый apartmentapartment (noun)A set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor.Synonym: flat🇺🇿UZ: kvartira🇷🇺RU: квартира, and the searchsearch (noun)An attempt to find something.Synonym: hunt🇺🇿UZ: qidiruv🇷🇺RU: поиск is more complicatedcomplicated (adj)Involving many parts; not simple.Synonym: complex🇺🇿UZ: murakkab🇷🇺RU: сложный than he expectedexpect (verb)To think that something will happen.Synonym: anticipated🇺🇿UZ: kutgan🇷🇺RU: ожидал. "This one is too smallsmall (adj)Not large in size.Synonym: little🇺🇿UZ: kichik🇷🇺RU: маленький," he tells the agentagent (noun)A person who arranges business for others, e.g. property.Synonym: broker🇺🇿UZ: agent🇷🇺RU: агент after seeingsee (verb)To view or look at something.Synonym: viewing🇺🇿UZ: ko'rib chiqayotgan🇷🇺RU: осматривающий the third flatflat (noun)A set of rooms for living in on one floor of a building.Synonym: apartment🇺🇿UZ: kvartira🇷🇺RU: квартира today.

"It has enoughenough (determiner)As much as necessary.Synonym: sufficient🇺🇿UZ: yetarli🇷🇺RU: достаточно spacespace (noun)An amount of area available.Synonym: room🇺🇿UZ: joy🇷🇺RU: пространство for a bedbed (noun)A piece of furniture for sleeping on.Synonym: bunk🇺🇿UZ: krovat🇷🇺RU: кровать," the agent says, "but not enough space for anything else." Anvar laughs. "I need enough roomroom (noun)Available space.Synonym: space🇺🇿UZ: joy🇷🇺RU: место to actually livelive (verb)To have your home somewhere.Synonym: reside🇺🇿UZ: yashamoq🇷🇺RU: жить, not just sleepsleep (verb)To rest with your eyes closed and mind inactive.Synonym: rest🇺🇿UZ: uxlamoq🇷🇺RU: спать."

The next flat is biggerbig (adj)Large in size.Synonym: larger🇺🇿UZ: kattaroq🇷🇺RU: больше, but there's a problemproblem (noun)A matter that causes difficulty.Synonym: issue🇺🇿UZ: muammo🇷🇺RU: проблема. "This is too farfar (adverb)At a great distance.Synonym: distant🇺🇿UZ: uzoq🇷🇺RU: далеко from my officeoffice (noun)A room or building for business work.Synonym: workplace🇺🇿UZ: ofis🇷🇺RU: офис," Anvar says, checkingcheck (verb)To look at something to verify it.Synonym: verifying🇺🇿UZ: tekshirayotgan🇷🇺RU: проверяющий the mapmap (noun)A drawing showing an area's layout.Synonym: chart🇺🇿UZ: xarita🇷🇺RU: карта. "It would take too longlong (adj)Taking a great amount of time.Synonym: lengthy🇺🇿UZ: uzoq🇷🇺RU: долго to get to work every morning."

"What about this one?" the agent asks, showingshow (verb)To let someone see something.Synonym: presenting🇺🇿UZ: ko'rsatayotgan🇷🇺RU: показывающий a third optionoption (noun)A thing that may be chosen.Synonym: choice🇺🇿UZ: variant🇷🇺RU: вариант. "It's closeclose (adj)Near in distance.Synonym: near🇺🇿UZ: yaqin🇷🇺RU: близко enough to the metrometro (noun)An underground railway system in a city.Synonym: subway🇺🇿UZ: metro🇷🇺RU: метро, and it's big enough for a small deskdesk (noun)A piece of furniture for writing or working at.Synonym: table🇺🇿UZ: stol🇷🇺RU: письменный стол too." Anvar looks around carefully.

"The kitchenkitchen (noun)A room used for cooking.Synonym: cookroom🇺🇿UZ: oshxona🇷🇺RU: кухня is a bit too small," he says, "but it's not too bad. Is the rentrent (noun)Money paid regularly to use a property.Synonym: lease payment🇺🇿UZ: ijara haqi🇷🇺RU: арендная плата too expensiveexpensive (adj)Costing a lot of money.Synonym: costly🇺🇿UZ: qimmat🇷🇺RU: дорогой?" "Actually, it's cheapcheap (adj)Costing little money.Synonym: inexpensive🇺🇿UZ: arzon🇷🇺RU: дешёвый enough for your budgetbudget (noun)The amount of money you have available to spend.Synonym: funds🇺🇿UZ: byudjet🇷🇺RU: бюджет," the agent smiles.

Anvar thinksthink (verb)To use your mind to consider something.Synonym: considers🇺🇿UZ: o'ylaydi🇷🇺RU: думает for a momentmoment (noun)A very short period of time.Synonym: instant🇺🇿UZ: lahza🇷🇺RU: момент. "It's not perfectperfect (adj)Exactly right; without fault.Synonym: ideal🇺🇿UZ: mukammal🇷🇺RU: идеальный," he admitsadmit (verb)To agree that something is true.Synonym: confesses🇺🇿UZ: tan oladi🇷🇺RU: признаёт, "but it's good enough. Sometimes 'good enough' is exactly what you need when you're just starting outstart out (phrasal verb)To begin a new stage of life or work.Synonym: begin🇺🇿UZ: boshlash🇷🇺RU: начинать (жизнь)."

"I'll take ittake (verb)To accept or decide on something offered.Synonym: accept🇺🇿UZ: olmoq🇷🇺RU: взять," he says finallyfinally (adverb)After a long time; at last.Synonym: eventually🇺🇿UZ: nihoyat🇷🇺RU: наконец. The agent smiles. "A wisewise (adj)Showing good judgement.Synonym: sensible🇺🇿UZ: dono🇷🇺RU: мудрый decisiondecision (noun)A choice made after consideration.Synonym: choice🇺🇿UZ: qaror🇷🇺RU: решение. This flat is small, but it's more than enough to begin your independentindependent (adj)Not needing help or support from other people.Synonym: self-sufficient🇺🇿UZ: mustaqil🇷🇺RU: независимый life."

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