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Farrukh is an apprenticeapprentice (noun)A person learning a skill by working with an expert.≈ Synonym: trainee🇺🇿UZ: shogird🇷🇺RU: ученик training to become a bakerbaker (noun)A person who makes bread professionally.≈ Synonym: bread-maker🇺🇿UZ: novvoy🇷🇺RU: пекарь, and today he's learning how traditionaltraditional (adj)Following long-established customs.≈ Synonym: customary🇺🇿UZ: an'anaviy🇷🇺RU: традиционный non is made. "First," the mastermaster (noun)A person highly skilled in a craft.≈ Synonym: expert🇺🇿UZ: usta🇷🇺RU: мастер baker explains, "the doughdough (noun)A thick mixture of flour and water used for baking.≈ Synonym: flour mixture🇺🇿UZ: xamir🇷🇺RU: тесто is mixedmix (verb)To combine ingredients together.≈ Synonym: combined🇺🇿UZ: aralashtiriladi🇷🇺RU: замешивается by hand, not by machinemachine (noun)A device with moving parts that does a task.≈ Synonym: device🇺🇿UZ: mashina (uskuna)🇷🇺RU: машина (устройство)."
"Why is it mixed by hand?" Farrukh asks. "Because the texturetexture (noun)The feel or consistency of a substance.≈ Synonym: consistency🇺🇿UZ: tuzilishi🇷🇺RU: текстура is controlledcontrol (verb)To have power over how something happens.≈ Synonym: regulated🇺🇿UZ: boshqariladi🇷🇺RU: контролируется more carefully that way," the baker explains. "Every batchbatch (noun)A quantity of something made at one time.≈ Synonym: lot🇺🇿UZ: partiya🇷🇺RU: партия is checked before it's shapedshape (verb)To form something into a particular form.≈ Synonym: formed🇺🇿UZ: shakl beriladi🇷🇺RU: формируется."
"After the dough is shaped," the baker continues, "it's left to restrest (verb)To remain still, e.g. dough before baking.≈ Synonym: sit undisturbed🇺🇿UZ: tinch qoldiriladi🇷🇺RU: отдыхать (о тесте) for almost an hour. This step can't be rushedrush (verb)To do something too quickly.≈ Synonym: hurried🇺🇿UZ: shoshiltiriladi🇷🇺RU: торопить, or the bread won't riserise (verb)To increase in size or height, e.g. dough.≈ Synonym: expand🇺🇿UZ: ko'tarilmoq🇷🇺RU: подниматься (о тесте) properlyproperly (adverb)In a correct or suitable way.≈ Synonym: correctly🇺🇿UZ: to'g'ri🇷🇺RU: должным образом."
"What happens next?" Farrukh asks. "The patternpattern (noun)A repeated decorative design.≈ Synonym: design🇺🇿UZ: naqsh🇷🇺RU: узор is pressedpress (verb)To push firmly against something.≈ Synonym: pushed🇺🇿UZ: bosiladi🇷🇺RU: прижимается into the centre using a special tooltool (noun)A device used to carry out a task.≈ Synonym: instrument🇺🇿UZ: asbob🇷🇺RU: инструмент called a chekich," the baker says. "This is done by every baker in their own uniqueunique (adj)Being the only one of its kind.≈ Synonym: distinctive🇺🇿UZ: o'ziga xos🇷🇺RU: уникальный style."
"Then it's baked," the baker continues, "in a clayclay (noun)A type of heavy, sticky earth used to make pottery.≈ Synonym: earth material🇺🇿UZ: loy🇷🇺RU: глина ovenoven (noun)An enclosed space used for baking or heating food.≈ Synonym: furnace🇺🇿UZ: pech🇷🇺RU: печь called a tandir. The bread is stuckstick (verb)To attach firmly to a surface.≈ Synonym: attached🇺🇿UZ: yopishtiriladi🇷🇺RU: прилипает to the hot walls, and it's baked at a very high temperaturetemperature (noun)The degree of heat of something.≈ Synonym: heat level🇺🇿UZ: harorat🇷🇺RU: температура."
"How long is it baked for?" Farrukh asks. "Only a few minutes," the baker says. "It's watched closelyclosely (adverb)With close attention.≈ Synonym: attentively🇺🇿UZ: diqqat bilan🇷🇺RU: внимательно the whole time, because it can burnburn (verb)To be damaged or destroyed by fire or heat.≈ Synonym: scorch🇺🇿UZ: kuyib qolmoq🇷🇺RU: подгореть quickly."
Finally, the bread is removedremove (verb)To take something away.≈ Synonym: taken out🇺🇿UZ: olinadi🇷🇺RU: вынимается and left to coolcool (verb)To become less hot.≈ Synonym: become colder🇺🇿UZ: sovushi🇷🇺RU: остывать. "Every loafloaf (noun)A shaped mass of baked bread.≈ Synonym: bread piece🇺🇿UZ: non buxonkasi🇷🇺RU: буханка is made with care," the baker says. "That's why non is respectedrespect (verb)To admire and honour something.≈ Synonym: honoured🇺🇿UZ: hurmat qilinadi🇷🇺RU: уважается — it isn't just baked, it's made with traditiontradition (noun)A custom or belief passed down through generations.≈ Synonym: custom🇺🇿UZ: an'ana🇷🇺RU: традиция."
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 | apprenticenoun | shogird | ученик | He works as an apprentice in a car workshop. |
| 2 | bakernoun | novvoy | пекарь | The baker starts work at four in the morning. |
| 3 | traditionaladjective | an'anaviy | традиционный | We wore traditional clothes for Navruz. |
| 4 | masternoun | usta | мастер | The master showed us how to make pottery. |
| 5 | doughnoun | xamir | тесто | Leave the dough in a warm place. |
| 6 | mixverb | aralashtiriladi | замешивается | The paint is mixed with water. |
| 7 | machinenoun | mashina (uskuna) | машина (устройство) | This machine makes coffee in one minute. |
| 8 | texturenoun | tuzilishi | текстура | This bread has a soft texture. |
| 9 | controlverb | boshqariladi | контролируется | The temperature in the room is controlled by a computer. |
| 10 | batchnoun | partiya | партия | She baked a batch of cookies for the guests. |
| 11 | shapeverb | shakl beriladi | формируется | The cake was shaped like a heart. |
| 12 | restverb | tinch qoldiriladi | отдыхать (о тесте) | Let the meat rest for ten minutes before cutting. |
| 13 | rushverb | shoshiltiriladi | торопить | Good food can't be rushed. |
| 14 | riseverb | ko'tarilmoq | подниматься (о тесте) | Bread needs time to rise. |
| 15 | properlyadverb | to'g'ri | должным образом | Wash your hands properly before you eat. |
| 16 | patternnoun | naqsh | узор | The carpet has a beautiful pattern. |
| 17 | pressverb | bosiladi | прижимается | Fresh juice is pressed from oranges. |
| 18 | toolnoun | asbob | инструмент | A hammer is a useful tool. |
| 19 | uniqueadjective | o'ziga xos | уникальный | Every person's fingerprint is unique. |
| 20 | claynoun | loy | глина | These old pots are made of clay. |
| 21 | ovennoun | pech | печь | Put the cake in the oven for forty minutes. |
| 22 | stickverb | yopishtiriladi | прилипает | My shoe got stuck in the mud. |
| 23 | temperaturenoun | harorat | температура | The temperature today is 35 degrees. |
| 24 | closelyadverb | diqqat bilan | внимательно | Watch the teacher closely. |
| 25 | burnverb | kuyib qolmoq | подгореть | Be careful — don't burn your fingers! |
| 26 | removeverb | olinadi | вынимается | The old tree was removed from the garden. |
| 27 | coolverb | sovushi | остывать | Let the soup cool a little before you eat it. |
| 28 | loafnoun | non buxonkasi | буханка | Can I have a loaf of bread, please? |
| 29 | respectverb | hurmat qilinadi | уважается | Teachers are very respected in Uzbekistan. |
| 30 | traditionnoun | an'ana | традиция | Drinking green tea is an old tradition here. |