Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage
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Jasur arrivesarrive (verb)To reach a place.≈ Synonym: gets to🇺🇿UZ: yetib keladi🇷🇺RU: прибывает at the meeting twenty minutes latelate (adj)After the expected time.≈ Synonym: delayed🇺🇿UZ: kech🇷🇺RU: поздний, out of breathout of breath (phrase)Breathing heavily after physical effort.≈ Synonym: breathless🇺🇿UZ: nafasi bo'g'ilgan🇷🇺RU: запыхавшись. "I'm so sorry I'm late," he says quicklyquickly (adverb)At a fast speed.≈ Synonym: fast🇺🇿UZ: tezda🇷🇺RU: быстро. "The traffictraffic (noun)Vehicles moving on a road.≈ Synonym: road traffic🇺🇿UZ: transport oqimi🇷🇺RU: движение (транспорт) today was too heavyheavy (adj)Great in amount or force.≈ Synonym: dense🇺🇿UZ: og'ir (zich)🇷🇺RU: интенсивный to movemove (verb)To change position or go from one place to another.≈ Synonym: shift🇺🇿UZ: harakatlanmoq🇷🇺RU: двигаться at all."
"Again?" his colleaguecolleague (noun)A person you work with.≈ Synonym: co-worker🇺🇿UZ: hamkasb🇷🇺RU: коллега Nargiza asks, raisingraise (verb)To lift something up.≈ Synonym: lifting🇺🇿UZ: ko'tarib🇷🇺RU: поднимая an eyebroweyebrow (noun)The line of hair above the eye.≈ Synonym: brow🇺🇿UZ: qosh🇷🇺RU: бровь. "This is the third time this month." "I know, I know," Jasur says, "but this time it's a good excuseexcuse (noun)A reason given to explain a fault.≈ Synonym: justification🇺🇿UZ: bahona🇷🇺RU: оправдание, I promise."
"Go on then," Nargiza says, crossingcross (verb)To place one thing over another, e.g. your arms.≈ Synonym: folding🇺🇿UZ: chalishtirib🇷🇺RU: скрещивая her armsarm (noun)The parts of the body from shoulder to hand.≈ Synonym: limbs🇺🇿UZ: qo'llar🇷🇺RU: руки. "My car wouldn't start," Jasur explainsexplain (verb)To make something clear by describing it.≈ Synonym: clarifies🇺🇿UZ: tushuntiradi🇷🇺RU: объясняет, "so I had to call a taxi, but the roadsroad (noun)A wide way that vehicles travel on.≈ Synonym: street🇺🇿UZ: yo'llar🇷🇺RU: дороги were too busy for it to arrive quickly."
"That's not too bad an excuse," Nargiza admitsadmit (verb)To agree that something is true.≈ Synonym: confesses🇺🇿UZ: tan oladi🇷🇺RU: признаёт. "But you're always too late for something. Maybe you should leaveleave (verb)To go away from a place.≈ Synonym: depart🇺🇿UZ: ketmoq🇷🇺RU: уходить home earlierearly (adverb)Before the usual time; sooner.≈ Synonym: sooner🇺🇿UZ: ertaroq🇷🇺RU: раньше."
"You're right," Jasur sighssigh (verb)To breathe out slowly showing tiredness.≈ Synonym: exhales🇺🇿UZ: xo'rsinadi🇷🇺RU: вздыхает. "I always think I have enough time, but I never actuallyactually (adverb)In fact; really.≈ Synonym: in fact🇺🇿UZ: aslida🇷🇺RU: на самом деле do." "Exactlyexactly (adverb)Precisely and correctly.≈ Synonym: precisely🇺🇿UZ: aynan🇷🇺RU: именно," Nargiza nodsnod (verb)To move the head down and up to show agreement.≈ Synonym: agrees with a gesture🇺🇿UZ: bosh irg'aydi🇷🇺RU: кивает. "You're not too busy — you're just too optimisticoptimistic (adj)Expecting good things to happen; hopeful about the future.≈ Synonym: hopeful🇺🇿UZ: optimist🇷🇺RU: оптимистичный about time."
"That's a fairfair (adj)Reasonable and just.≈ Synonym: reasonable🇺🇿UZ: adolatli🇷🇺RU: справедливый pointpoint (noun)A particular idea or opinion expressed.≈ Synonym: argument🇺🇿UZ: fikr🇷🇺RU: довод," Jasur laughs. "From tomorrow, I'll leave thirty minutes earlier. That should be more than enough time, even for unexpectedunexpected (adj)Not anticipated; surprising.≈ Synonym: surprising🇺🇿UZ: kutilmagan🇷🇺RU: неожиданный problems."
The next day, Jasur arrives ten minutes early. "Look at that!" Nargiza smiles. "Was that too difficultdifficult (adj)Not easy; hard to do.≈ Synonym: hard🇺🇿UZ: qiyin🇷🇺RU: трудный?" "Surprisinglysurprisingly (adverb)In a way that causes surprise.≈ Synonym: unexpectedly🇺🇿UZ: kutilmaganda🇷🇺RU: удивительно, no," Jasur grinsgrin (verb)To smile broadly.≈ Synonym: beams🇺🇿UZ: keng jilmayadi🇷🇺RU: широко улыбается. "It just took enough planningplanning (noun)The process of deciding what to do in advance.≈ Synonym: organising🇺🇿UZ: rejalashtirish🇷🇺RU: планирование."
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 | arriveverb | yetib keladi | прибывает | The post arrives at about ten o'clock. |
| 2 | lateadjective | kech | поздний | Don't be late for the exam! |
| 3 | out of breathphrase | nafasi bo'g'ilgan | запыхавшись | I ran up the stairs and was out of breath. |
| 4 | quicklyadverb | tezda | быстро | He ate his lunch quickly and went back to work. |
| 5 | trafficnoun | transport oqimi | движение (транспорт) | The traffic was terrible this morning. |
| 6 | heavyadjective | og'ir (zich) | интенсивный | There was heavy rain all night. |
| 7 | moveverb | harakatlanmoq | двигаться | The cars couldn't move because of the snow. |
| 8 | colleaguenoun | hamkasb | коллега | A colleague of mine is from Khorezm. |
| 9 | raiseverb | ko'tarib | поднимая | She answered without raising her voice. |
| 10 | eyebrownoun | qosh | бровь | He raised an eyebrow when he heard the price. |
| 11 | excusenoun | bahona | оправдание | “The dog ate my homework” is a very old excuse! |
| 12 | crossverb | chalishtirib | скрещивая | Be careful when crossing the road. |
| 13 | armnoun | qo'llar | руки | The baby is sleeping in her mother's arms. |
| 14 | explainverb | tushuntiradi | объясняет | My brother explains maths better than my teacher. |
| 15 | roadnoun | yo'llar | дороги | The roads are very busy at rush hour. |
| 16 | admitverb | tan oladi | признаёт | He admits that he forgot. |
| 17 | leaveverb | ketmoq | уходить | What time do you leave for work? |
| 18 | earlyadverb | ertaroq | раньше | Let's meet an hour earlier. |
| 19 | sighverb | xo'rsinadi | вздыхает | She sighs and looks out of the window. |
| 20 | actuallyadverb | aslida | на самом деле | He looks young, but he's actually forty. |
| 21 | exactlyadverb | aynan | именно | "So we meet at six?" "Exactly." |
| 22 | nodverb | bosh irg'aydi | кивает | The teacher nods to show she agrees. |
| 23 | optimisticadjective | optimist | оптимистичный | I'm optimistic about my exam results. |
| 24 | fairadjective | adolatli | справедливый | It isn't fair — my brother never helps! |
| 25 | pointnoun | fikr | довод | That's a good point. I didn't think of that. |
| 26 | unexpectedadjective | kutilmagan | неожиданный | We had some unexpected guests last night. |
| 27 | difficultadjective | qiyin | трудный | It's difficult to wake up early in winter. |
| 28 | surprisinglyadverb | kutilmaganda | удивительно | Surprisingly, the test was very easy. |
| 29 | grinverb | keng jilmayadi | широко улыбается | My little sister grins when she gets a sweet. |
| 30 | planningnoun | rejalashtirish | планирование | Good planning saves a lot of time. |