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"What do you do in your free time?" a new colleaguecolleague (noun)A person you work with.≈ Synonym: co-worker🇺🇿UZ: hamkasb🇷🇺RU: коллега asks Ilhom. "I buildbuild (verb)To make something by putting parts together.≈ Synonym: construct🇺🇿UZ: yasamoq🇷🇺RU: строить kiteskite (noun)A light frame covered with material, flown in the wind.≈ Synonym: flying toy🇺🇿UZ: varrak🇷🇺RU: воздушные змеи," Ilhom says. "I've been doing it since I was a child, and I still flyfly (verb)To make something move through the air.≈ Synonym: sail through air🇺🇿UZ: uchirmoq🇷🇺RU: запускать (в воздух) them every weekend."
"That's unusualunusual (adj)Not common or ordinary.≈ Synonym: uncommon🇺🇿UZ: g'ayrioddiy🇷🇺RU: необычный," she says, surprisedsurprised (adj)Feeling astonishment.≈ Synonym: astonished🇺🇿UZ: hayron bo'lgan🇷🇺RU: удивлённая. "How did you start?" "My grandfathergrandfather (noun)The father of your mother or father.≈ Synonym: grandpa🇺🇿UZ: bobo🇷🇺RU: дедушка taughtteach (verb)To give someone knowledge or a skill.≈ Synonym: instructed🇺🇿UZ: o'rgatgan🇷🇺RU: учил me," Ilhom explains. "He used to build kites when he was young, so I learned from watchingwatch (verb)To look at something for a period of time.≈ Synonym: observing🇺🇿UZ: kuzatib🇷🇺RU: наблюдая him."
"Are they difficult to make?" she asks. "They can be," Ilhom admits. "I've made simplesimple (adj)Easy to understand or make.≈ Synonym: plain🇺🇿UZ: oddiy🇷🇺RU: простой kites and complicatedcomplicated (adj)Involving many parts; not simple.≈ Synonym: complex🇺🇿UZ: murakkab🇷🇺RU: сложный ones. The complicated ones can take a wholewhole (adj)Complete; all of something.≈ Synonym: entire🇺🇿UZ: butun🇷🇺RU: целый week to finish."
"Where do you fly them?" she asks. "There's a big fieldfield (noun)An area of open land.≈ Synonym: open ground🇺🇿UZ: dala🇷🇺RU: поле near my house," Ilhom says, "where I've been going since I was ten. It's the perfect place — lots of openopen (adj)Not enclosed or blocked; free.≈ Synonym: unobstructed🇺🇿UZ: ochiq🇷🇺RU: открытый spacespace (noun)An amount of area available.≈ Synonym: room🇺🇿UZ: joy (bo'shliq)🇷🇺RU: пространство and windwind (noun)Moving air.≈ Synonym: breeze🇺🇿UZ: shamol🇷🇺RU: ветер."
"Have you ever enteredenter (verb)To take part in a competition.≈ Synonym: took part in🇺🇿UZ: qatnashgan🇷🇺RU: участвовал a competitioncompetition (noun)An event where people try to win against others.≈ Synonym: contest🇺🇿UZ: musobaqa🇷🇺RU: соревнование?" she asks. "Actually, yes," Ilhom smiles. "Last year, I entered a kite festivalkite festival (noun)An event where people fly kites competitively.≈ Synonym: kite contest🇺🇿UZ: varrak festivali🇷🇺RU: фестиваль воздушных змеев, and I wonwin (verb)To achieve victory in a contest.≈ Synonym: achieved victory🇺🇿UZ: yutgan🇷🇺RU: выиграл secondsecond (adj)Coming after first in order.≈ Synonym: 2nd🇺🇿UZ: ikkinchi🇷🇺RU: второй place. I was trainingtrain (verb)To practise regularly to improve a skill.≈ Synonym: practising🇺🇿UZ: mashq qilayotgan🇷🇺RU: тренирующийся for monthsmonth (noun)Periods of about thirty days.≈ Synonym: thirty-day periods🇺🇿UZ: oylar🇷🇺RU: месяцы before that."
"What's the best part of the hobbyhobby (noun)An activity done for pleasure in free time.≈ Synonym: pastime🇺🇿UZ: sevimli mashg'ulot🇷🇺RU: хобби?" she asks. "Honestly," Ilhom says, "it's watching something I made with my own handshand (noun)The parts of the body at the end of the arms.≈ Synonym: palms🇺🇿UZ: qo'llar🇷🇺RU: руки fly high in the skysky (noun)The space above the earth.≈ Synonym: heavens🇺🇿UZ: osmon🇷🇺RU: небо. It never stops feeling magicalmagical (adj)Wonderful and exciting, as if by magic.≈ Synonym: enchanting🇺🇿UZ: sehrli🇷🇺RU: волшебный."
"I mightmight (modal)Used to express possibility.≈ Synonym: may🇺🇿UZ: balki🇷🇺RU: может быть try it myselfmyself (pronoun)Used to refer back to the speaker.≈ Synonym: personally🇺🇿UZ: o'zim🇷🇺RU: сама," she laughs. "If you do," Ilhom smiles, "I'll teachteach (verb)To give someone knowledge or a skill.≈ Synonym: instruct🇺🇿UZ: o'rgatmoq🇷🇺RU: учить you everything my grandfather taught me."
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 | colleaguenoun | hamkasb | коллега | My colleague gave me a lift home. |
| 2 | buildverb | yasamoq | строить | My father and I build model planes. |
| 3 | kitenoun | varrak | воздушные змеи | Children fly kites in the park in spring. |
| 4 | flyverb | uchirmoq | запускать (в воздух) | Let's go to the hill and fly our kite. |
| 5 | unusualadjective | g'ayrioddiy | необычный | She has an unusual name. |
| 6 | surprisedadjective | hayron bo'lgan | удивлённая | He looked surprised when he saw us. |
| 7 | grandfathernoun | bobo | дедушка | My grandfather was a farmer. |
| 8 | teachverb | o'rgatgan | учил | Who taught you to play chess? |
| 9 | watchverb | kuzatib | наблюдая | I learned to cook by watching my mother. |
| 10 | simpleadjective | oddiy | простой | Keep your answers short and simple. |
| 11 | complicatedadjective | murakkab | сложный | The new phone is too complicated for my grandma. |
| 12 | wholeadjective | butun | целый | I ate the whole pizza by myself! |
| 13 | fieldnoun | dala | поле | The horses are in the field. |
| 14 | openadjective | ochiq | открытый | We love walking in open spaces. |
| 15 | spacenoun | joy (bo'shliq) | пространство | There isn't enough space in my bag. |
| 16 | windnoun | shamol | ветер | The wind is very strong today. |
| 17 | enterverb | qatnashgan | участвовал | She entered a singing competition. |
| 18 | competitionnoun | musobaqa | соревнование | Our team won the football competition. |
| 19 | kite festivalnoun | varrak festivali | фестиваль воздушных змеев | Hundreds of people came to the kite festival. |
| 20 | winverb | yutgan | выиграл | Who won the match last night? |
| 21 | secondadjective | ikkinchi | второй | I finished second in the race. |
| 22 | trainverb | mashq qilayotgan | тренирующийся | The team is training for the big match. |
| 23 | monthnoun | oylar | месяцы | The course takes six months. |
| 24 | hobbynoun | sevimli mashg'ulot | хобби | My hobby is collecting coins. |
| 25 | handnoun | qo'llar | руки | Wash your hands before dinner. |
| 26 | skynoun | osmon | небо | The sky is full of stars tonight. |
| 27 | magicaladjective | sehrli | волшебный | The old city looks magical at night. |
| 28 | mightmodal | balki | может быть | I might go to the cinema tonight. |
| 29 | myselfpronoun | o'zim | сама | I made this cake myself. |
| 30 | teachverb | o'rgatmoq | учить | My sister wants to teach English. |