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Zulayho has livedlive (verb)To have your home in a place.≈ Synonym: resided🇺🇿UZ: yashagan🇷🇺RU: жила in the same neighbourhoodneighbourhood (noun)A district within a town or city.≈ Synonym: district🇺🇿UZ: mahalla🇷🇺RU: район for over fifty years. "This street used to be too quiet for a party," 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 many cars," 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 football 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."
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (50–70 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
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 | liveverb | yashagan | жила | My parents have lived here for thirty years. |
| 2 | neighbourhoodnoun | mahalla | район | Our neighbourhood has a nice park. |
| 3 | granddaughternoun | nabira (qiz) | внучка | Her granddaughter visits every Sunday. |
| 4 | noisyadjective | shovqinli | шумный | The café was too noisy to talk. |
| 5 | continueverb | davom etadi | продолжает | She continues to work after lunch. |
| 6 | wideadjective | keng | широкий | The river is very wide here. |
| 7 | childnoun | bolalar | дети | The children are playing in the garden. |
| 8 | safelyadverb | xavfsiz tarzda | безопасно | Cross the road safely. |
| 9 | neighbournoun | qo'shni | сосед | Our neighbour helped us carry the sofa. |
| 10 | rememberverb | eslaydi | помнит | Grandma remembers every family birthday. |
| 11 | buildingnoun | bino | здание | Our building has twelve floors. |
| 12 | busyadjective | band | занятый | The shops are very busy before Navruz. |
| 13 | sighverb | xo'rsinadi | вздыхает | She sighs and closes her book. |
| 14 | marketnoun | bozor | рынок | Chorsu is a famous market in Tashkent. |
| 15 | differentadjective | boshqacha | другой | This city looks different at night. |
| 16 | completelyadverb | butunlay | полностью | I completely forgot your birthday — sorry! |
| 17 | walkverb | yurmoq | ходить | I walk to school with my friends. |
| 18 | hugeadjective | ulkan | огромный | The new shopping centre is huge. |
| 19 | visitnoun | tashrif | визит | This is my first visit to Khiva. |
| 20 | missverb | sog'inmoq | скучать | I miss the long summer holidays. |
| 21 | gentlyadverb | muloyimlik bilan | нежно | The wind blew gently. |
| 22 | fewerdeterminer | kamroq | меньше | Fewer people smoke now than in the past. |
| 23 | opportunitynoun | imkoniyat | возможность | Big cities offer more job opportunities. |
| 24 | choicenoun | tanlovlar | выбор | We have three choices for lunch. |
| 25 | simpleadjective | soddaroq | проще | Life in the village is simpler. |
| 26 | excitingadjective | qiziqarli | захватывающий | Tashkent is an exciting city. |
| 27 | gladadjective | xursand | рад | I'm glad you like the present. |
| 28 | sadadjective | xafa | грустный | The ending of the film was very sad. |
| 29 | changenoun | o'zgarishlar | изменения | There have been many changes in our school. |
| 30 | appreciateverb | qadrlamoq | ценить | I really appreciate your help. |