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Zulayho has livedlive (verb)To have your home in a place.≈ Synonym: resided🇺🇿UZ: yashagan🇷🇺RU: жила in the samesame (adj)Identical; not different.≈ Synonym: identical🇺🇿UZ: bir xil🇷🇺RU: тот же neighbourhoodneighbourhood (noun)A district within a town or city.≈ Synonym: district🇺🇿UZ: mahalla🇷🇺RU: район for overover (preposition)More than a specific amount.≈ Synonym: more than🇺🇿UZ: ortiq🇷🇺RU: более fiftyfifty (number)The number 50.≈ Synonym: 50🇺🇿UZ: ellik🇷🇺RU: пятьдесят years. "This streetstreet (noun)A public road in a town or city.≈ Synonym: road🇺🇿UZ: ko'cha🇷🇺RU: улица used to be too quiet for a partyparty (noun)A social event where people celebrate.≈ Synonym: celebration🇺🇿UZ: ziyofat🇷🇺RU: вечеринка," she tells her granddaughtergranddaughter (noun)The daughter of your child.≈ Synonym: female grandchild🇺🇿UZ: nabira (qiz)🇷🇺RU: внучка, "but now it's noisynoisy (adj)Making a lot of noise.≈ Synonym: loud🇺🇿UZ: shovqinli🇷🇺RU: шумный enough for three!"
"There didn't use to be so manymany (determiner)A large number of.≈ Synonym: a lot of🇺🇿UZ: ko'p🇷🇺RU: много carscar (noun)A road vehicle with an engine.≈ Synonym: automobile🇺🇿UZ: mashinalar🇷🇺RU: машины," Zulayho continuescontinue (verb)To keep talking or doing something.≈ Synonym: goes on🇺🇿UZ: davom etadi🇷🇺RU: продолжает. "The streets used to be widewide (adj)Measuring a large distance from side to side.≈ Synonym: broad🇺🇿UZ: keng🇷🇺RU: широкий enough for childrenchild (noun)A young person.≈ Synonym: kids🇺🇿UZ: bolalar🇷🇺RU: дети to play footballfootball (noun)A team sport played by kicking a ball.≈ Synonym: soccer🇺🇿UZ: futbol🇷🇺RU: футбол safelysafely (adverb)Without danger or risk.≈ Synonym: securely🇺🇿UZ: xavfsiz tarzda🇷🇺RU: безопасно." "That sounds nice," her granddaughter says.
"We used to know every neighbourneighbour (noun)A person who lives next to or near you.≈ Synonym: resident nearby🇺🇿UZ: qo'shni🇷🇺RU: сосед's name," Zulayho remembersremember (verb)To keep something in your memory.≈ Synonym: recalls🇺🇿UZ: eslaydi🇷🇺RU: помнит. "Now the buildingbuilding (noun)A structure with a roof and walls.≈ Synonym: structure🇺🇿UZ: bino🇷🇺RU: здание is too big, and everyone is too busybusy (adj)Having a lot to do.≈ Synonym: occupied🇺🇿UZ: band🇷🇺RU: занятый to talk." She sighssigh (verb)To breathe out slowly showing tiredness or sadness.≈ Synonym: exhales🇺🇿UZ: xo'rsinadi🇷🇺RU: вздыхает a little.
"Was the marketmarket (noun)A place where goods are bought and sold.≈ Synonym: bazaar🇺🇿UZ: bozor🇷🇺RU: рынок differentdifferent (adj)Not the same.≈ Synonym: distinct🇺🇿UZ: boshqacha🇷🇺RU: другой too?" her granddaughter asks. "Completelycompletely (adverb)Totally; in every way.≈ Synonym: entirely🇺🇿UZ: butunlay🇷🇺RU: полностью," Zulayho says. "It used to be small enough to walkwalk (verb)To move on foot.≈ Synonym: stroll🇺🇿UZ: yurmoq🇷🇺RU: ходить around in ten minutes. Now it's too hugehuge (adj)Extremely large.≈ Synonym: enormous🇺🇿UZ: ulkan🇷🇺RU: огромный to see everything in one visitvisit (noun)An occasion of going to see a place or person.≈ Synonym: trip🇺🇿UZ: tashrif🇷🇺RU: визит."
"Do you missmiss (verb)To feel sad about the absence of something.≈ Synonym: long for🇺🇿UZ: sog'inmoq🇷🇺RU: скучать the old days?" her granddaughter asks gentlygently (adverb)In a kind and careful way.≈ Synonym: softly🇺🇿UZ: muloyimlik bilan🇷🇺RU: нежно. "Sometimes," Zulayho admits, "but the city also used to have fewerfewer (determiner)A smaller number of.≈ Synonym: not as many🇺🇿UZ: kamroq🇷🇺RU: меньше opportunitiesopportunity (noun)A chance to do something good or useful.≈ Synonym: chance🇺🇿UZ: imkoniyat🇷🇺RU: возможность. Young people didn't use to have as many choiceschoice (noun)Options available to choose from.≈ Synonym: options🇺🇿UZ: tanlovlar🇷🇺RU: выбор as you do now."
"So it's not all bad?" her granddaughter asks. "Not at all," Zulayho smiles. "The old city was simplersimple (adj)Easier and less complicated.≈ Synonym: plainer🇺🇿UZ: soddaroq🇷🇺RU: проще, but this city is more excitingexciting (adj)Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.≈ Synonym: thrilling🇺🇿UZ: qiziqarli🇷🇺RU: захватывающий. Both used to be — and still are — home."
"I'm gladglad (adj)Feeling pleased about something.≈ Synonym: happy🇺🇿UZ: xursand🇷🇺RU: рад you're not too sadsad (adj)Feeling unhappy.≈ Synonym: unhappy🇺🇿UZ: xafa🇷🇺RU: грустный about the changeschange (noun)Ways in which something becomes different.≈ Synonym: alterations🇺🇿UZ: o'zgarishlar🇷🇺RU: изменения," her granddaughter says. "I'm not," Zulayho laughs. "I'm just old enough to appreciateappreciate (verb)To value or be grateful for something.≈ Synonym: value🇺🇿UZ: qadrlamoq🇷🇺RU: ценить both worlds."