Daily Reading Practice · Elementary passage
Any word, any time — right from this page.
Malika and Zilola have knownknow (verb)To be familiar with someone or something.≈ Synonym: be acquainted with🇺🇿UZ: tanigan🇷🇺RU: знали each other since primaryprimary school (noun)A school for young children.≈ Synonym: elementary school🇺🇿UZ: boshlang'ich maktab🇷🇺RU: начальная школа school. "We've been friends for almostalmost (adverb)Nearly but not completely.≈ Synonym: nearly🇺🇿UZ: deyarli🇷🇺RU: почти twenty years," Malika says at Zilola's birthdaybirthday (noun)The anniversary of the day someone was born.≈ Synonym: birth anniversary🇺🇿UZ: tug'ilgan kun🇷🇺RU: день рождения partyparty (noun)A social event where people celebrate.≈ Synonym: celebration🇺🇿UZ: ziyofat🇷🇺RU: вечеринка. "That's incredibleincredible (adj)Difficult to believe; amazing.≈ Synonym: amazing🇺🇿UZ: ajoyib🇷🇺RU: невероятный when you think about it."
"We've been through so much togethertogether (adverb)With each other.≈ Synonym: jointly🇺🇿UZ: birga🇷🇺RU: вместе," Zilola agreesagree (verb)To have the same opinion as someone.≈ Synonym: concurs🇺🇿UZ: rozi bo'ladi🇷🇺RU: соглашается. "We've lived in the samesame (adj)Identical; not different.≈ Synonym: identical🇺🇿UZ: bir xil🇷🇺RU: тот же city since we were childrenchild (noun)Young people.≈ Synonym: kids🇺🇿UZ: bolalar🇷🇺RU: дети, and we've never really lost touchlose touch (phrase)To stop being in contact with someone.≈ Synonym: drift apart🇺🇿UZ: aloqani uzmoq🇷🇺RU: потерять связь, even during university."
"Do you rememberremember (verb)To keep something in your memory.≈ Synonym: recall🇺🇿UZ: eslamoq🇷🇺RU: помнить our first argumentargument (noun)A disagreement or conflict between people.≈ Synonym: disagreement🇺🇿UZ: janjal🇷🇺RU: спор?" Malika laughs. "Of course," Zilola smiles. "We haven't foughtfight (verb)To argue angrily with someone.≈ Synonym: argued🇺🇿UZ: janjallashgan🇷🇺RU: ссорились like that since we were twelve — over a sillysilly (adj)Not serious or sensible.≈ Synonym: foolish🇺🇿UZ: ahmoqona🇷🇺RU: глупый toytoy (noun)An object for children to play with.≈ Synonym: plaything🇺🇿UZ: o'yinchoq🇷🇺RU: игрушка, if I remember correctlycorrectly (adverb)In a way that is right or accurate.≈ Synonym: accurately🇺🇿UZ: to'g'ri🇷🇺RU: правильно."
"I've known your familyfamily (noun)A group of related people.≈ Synonym: household🇺🇿UZ: oila🇷🇺RU: семья for so longlong (adverb)For a great amount of time.≈ Synonym: for ages🇺🇿UZ: uzoq🇷🇺RU: долго," Malika continuescontinue (verb)To keep talking or doing something.≈ Synonym: goes on🇺🇿UZ: davom etadi🇷🇺RU: продолжает, "that your mothermother (noun)A female parent.≈ Synonym: mum🇺🇿UZ: ona🇷🇺RU: мать sometimes callscall (verb)To address someone by a name.≈ Synonym: refers to🇺🇿UZ: chaqiradi🇷🇺RU: называет me her secondsecond (adj)Coming after first in order.≈ Synonym: 2nd🇺🇿UZ: ikkinchi🇷🇺RU: второй daughterdaughter (noun)A person's female child.≈ Synonym: girl child🇺🇿UZ: qiz (farzand)🇷🇺RU: дочь." "She's called you that since I was fifteen," Zilola laughs.
"What's the secretsecret (noun)Something kept hidden or private.≈ Synonym: hidden fact🇺🇿UZ: sir🇷🇺RU: секрет to a friendshipfriendship (noun)A relationship between friends.≈ Synonym: bond🇺🇿UZ: do'stlik🇷🇺RU: дружба that lastslast (verb)To continue for a period of time.≈ Synonym: continues🇺🇿UZ: davom etadi🇷🇺RU: длится this long?" someone at the party asks. "Honestly," Zilola says, "we've never stoppedstop (verb)To cease doing something.≈ Synonym: ceased🇺🇿UZ: to'xtatdi🇷🇺RU: прекратили being honesthonest (adj)Telling the truth; not deceiving.≈ Synonym: truthful🇺🇿UZ: halol🇷🇺RU: честный with each other, even when it's difficultdifficult (adj)Not easy; hard to do.≈ Synonym: hard🇺🇿UZ: qiyin🇷🇺RU: трудный."
"And we've always made timetime (noun)A period available for a purpose.≈ Synonym: occasion🇺🇿UZ: vaqt🇷🇺RU: время for each other," Malika addsadd (verb)To say something further.≈ Synonym: continues🇺🇿UZ: qo'shib qo'yadi🇷🇺RU: добавляет, "even when life gets busybusy (adj)Having a lot to do.≈ Synonym: occupied🇺🇿UZ: band🇷🇺RU: занятый. I haven't missedmiss (verb)To fail to attend or notice something.≈ Synonym: skipped🇺🇿UZ: o'tkazib yubordi🇷🇺RU: пропустила one of Zilola's birthdaysbirthday (noun)Anniversaries of the day someone was born.≈ Synonym: birth anniversaries🇺🇿UZ: tug'ilgan kunlar🇷🇺RU: дни рождения since we were seven years old."
"Here's to twenty more years," Zilola says, raisingraise (verb)To lift something up.≈ Synonym: lifting🇺🇿UZ: ko'tarib🇷🇺RU: поднимая her glassglass (noun)A container used for drinking.≈ Synonym: cup🇺🇿UZ: qadah🇷🇺RU: бокал. "To twenty more," Malika smiles, "and to a friendship I've never taken for grantedtake for granted (phrase)To fail to value something properly.≈ Synonym: undervalue🇺🇿UZ: e'tiborsiz qoldirmoq🇷🇺RU: принимать как должное."