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Bekzod was travellingtravel (verb)To go from one place to another.≈ Synonym: journeying🇺🇿UZ: sayohat qilayotgan🇷🇺RU: путешествующий to Samarkand by traintrain (noun)A line of connected railway carriages.≈ Synonym: railway vehicle🇺🇿UZ: poyezd🇷🇺RU: поезд when something unexpectedunexpected (adj)Not anticipated; surprising.≈ Synonym: surprising🇺🇿UZ: kutilmagan🇷🇺RU: неожиданный happenedhappen (verb)To take place; to occur.≈ Synonym: occurred🇺🇿UZ: sodir bo'ldi🇷🇺RU: случилось. He was reading a book quietlyquietly (adverb)Without making noise.≈ Synonym: silently🇺🇿UZ: sokin🇷🇺RU: тихо when an elderlyelderly (adj)Old, especially referring to a person.≈ Synonym: aged🇺🇿UZ: keksa🇷🇺RU: пожилой man sat downsit down (phrasal verb)To move into a seated position.≈ Synonym: took a seat🇺🇿UZ: o'tirdi🇷🇺RU: сел besidebeside (preposition)Next to.≈ Synonym: next to🇺🇿UZ: yonida🇷🇺RU: рядом с him.
"Where are you headinghead (verb)To go in a particular direction.≈ Synonym: going🇺🇿UZ: yo'l olmoq🇷🇺RU: направляться?" the man askedask (verb)To put a question to someone.≈ Synonym: inquired🇺🇿UZ: so'radi🇷🇺RU: спросил warmlywarmly (adverb)In a kind and friendly way.≈ Synonym: kindly🇺🇿UZ: iliqlik bilan🇷🇺RU: тепло. "Samarkand, for a work conferenceconference (noun)A large meeting for discussion on a topic.≈ Synonym: convention🇺🇿UZ: konferensiya🇷🇺RU: конференция," Bekzod repliedreply (verb)To answer someone.≈ Synonym: answered🇺🇿UZ: javob berdi🇷🇺RU: ответил. While they were talking, the man was quietly eatingeat (verb)To put food in your mouth and swallow it.≈ Synonym: consuming🇺🇿UZ: yeyayotgan🇷🇺RU: евший some drieddried (adj)Having had the moisture removed.≈ Synonym: dehydrated🇺🇿UZ: quritilgan🇷🇺RU: сушёный apricotsapricot (noun)A small orange fruit.≈ Synonym: stone fruit🇺🇿UZ: o'rik🇷🇺RU: абрикосы from a small bagbag (noun)A container for carrying things.≈ Synonym: sack🇺🇿UZ: sumka🇷🇺RU: сумка.
"Would you like some?" the man offeredoffer (verb)To present something for someone to accept.≈ Synonym: presented🇺🇿UZ: taklif qildi🇷🇺RU: предложил. "I was growinggrow (verb)To cultivate plants.≈ Synonym: cultivating🇺🇿UZ: yetishtirayotgan🇷🇺RU: выращивающий these apricots myselfmyself (pronoun)Used to refer back to the speaker.≈ Synonym: personally🇺🇿UZ: o'zim🇷🇺RU: сам," he explainedexplain (verb)To make something clear by describing it.≈ Synonym: clarified🇺🇿UZ: tushuntirdi🇷🇺RU: объяснил, "back when I still had my own gardengarden (noun)An area of land for growing plants.≈ Synonym: yard🇺🇿UZ: bog'🇷🇺RU: сад." Bekzod happilyhappily (adverb)In a pleased way.≈ Synonym: gladly🇺🇿UZ: xursandchilik bilan🇷🇺RU: с радостью acceptedaccept (verb)To agree to receive or take something offered.≈ Synonym: took🇺🇿UZ: qabul qildi🇷🇺RU: принял.
As the train was passingpass (verb)To move through or by something.≈ Synonym: going through🇺🇿UZ: o'tayotgan🇷🇺RU: проезжающий through the countrysidecountryside (noun)Land outside cities and towns, with fields and villages.≈ Synonym: rural area🇺🇿UZ: qishloq joylari🇷🇺RU: сельская местность, the man began telling stories about his youthyouth (noun)The period of being young.≈ Synonym: young days🇺🇿UZ: yoshlik🇷🇺RU: молодость. He was workingwork (verb)To have a job doing something.≈ Synonym: employed as🇺🇿UZ: ishlayotgan🇷🇺RU: работающий as an engineerengineer (noun)A person who designs or builds machines or structures.≈ Synonym: technician🇺🇿UZ: muhandis🇷🇺RU: инженер for over thirtythirty (number)The number 30.≈ Synonym: 30🇺🇿UZ: o'ttiz🇷🇺RU: тридцать years, he explained, and he had travelledtravel (verb)To go from one place to another.≈ Synonym: journeyed🇺🇿UZ: sayohat qilgan🇷🇺RU: путешествовал this same routeroute (noun)A way or course taken to get somewhere.≈ Synonym: path🇺🇿UZ: yo'nalish🇷🇺RU: маршрут hundredshundreds (noun)A very large number.≈ Synonym: many🇺🇿UZ: yuzlab🇷🇺RU: сотни of times.
"Things were changingchange (verb)To become different.≈ Synonym: altering🇺🇿UZ: o'zgarayotgan🇷🇺RU: меняющийся so much back then," the man said, watchingwatch (verb)To look at something for a period of time.≈ Synonym: observing🇺🇿UZ: kuzatayotgan🇷🇺RU: наблюдающий the fieldsfield (noun)An area of open land, often used for farming.≈ Synonym: meadows🇺🇿UZ: dalalar🇷🇺RU: поля go by. "I rememberremember (verb)To keep something in your memory.≈ Synonym: recall🇺🇿UZ: eslamoq🇷🇺RU: помнить when this whole journeyjourney (noun)An act of travelling from one place to another.≈ Synonym: trip🇺🇿UZ: safar🇷🇺RU: путешествие used to take almostalmost (adverb)Nearly but not completely.≈ Synonym: nearly🇺🇿UZ: deyarli🇷🇺RU: почти a full day."
While Bekzod was listeninglisten (verb)To pay attention to sound.≈ Synonym: hearing🇺🇿UZ: tinglayotgan🇷🇺RU: слушающий to these stories, the two-hour journey felt like it passedpass (verb)To go by, e.g. of time.≈ Synonym: went by🇺🇿UZ: o'tdi🇷🇺RU: прошло in minutes. "This has been the most interestinginteresting (adj)Arousing curiosity or attention.≈ Synonym: engaging🇺🇿UZ: qiziqarli🇷🇺RU: интересный train rideride (noun)A journey in a vehicle.≈ Synonym: trip🇺🇿UZ: sayohat🇷🇺RU: поездка I've ever had," Bekzod said, smiling.
As they were arrivingarrive (verb)To reach a destination.≈ Synonym: getting there🇺🇿UZ: yetib kelayotgan🇷🇺RU: прибывающий in Samarkand, the man shookshake (verb)To grasp and move up and down, e.g. hands.≈ Synonym: grasped🇺🇿UZ: qisdi🇷🇺RU: пожал Bekzod's handhand (noun)The part of the body at the end of the arm.≈ Synonym: palm🇺🇿UZ: qo'l🇷🇺RU: рука. "Safe travelstravels (noun)Journeys, especially long ones to different places.≈ Synonym: trips🇺🇿UZ: sayohatlar🇷🇺RU: путешествия," he said. "And remember — sometimes the best part of a journey is who you're sitting next to."