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Every dropdrop (noun)A small round quantity of liquid.≈ Synonym: droplet🇺🇿UZ: tomchi🇷🇺RU: капля of water on Earth is part of an endlessendless (adj)Having no end; continuous.≈ Synonym: continuous🇺🇿UZ: cheksiz, tugamas🇷🇺RU: бесконечный journeyjourney (noun)An act of travelling from one place to another.≈ Synonym: trip🇺🇿UZ: safar🇷🇺RU: путешествие known as the water cyclecycle (noun)A series of events that repeat in the same order.≈ Synonym: cyclical process🇺🇿UZ: aylanma jarayon, sikl🇷🇺RU: цикл, круговорот. This naturalnatural (adj)Existing in nature; not made by people.≈ Synonym: unspoiled🇺🇿UZ: tabiiy🇷🇺RU: природный processprocess (noun)A series of actions leading to a result.≈ Synonym: procedure🇺🇿UZ: jarayon🇷🇺RU: процесс moves water between the ocean, the atmosphereatmosphere (noun)The layer of gases surrounding a planet.≈ Synonym: air layer🇺🇿UZ: atmosfera🇷🇺RU: атмосфера, and the land, constantlyconstantly (adv)All the time.≈ Synonym: always🇺🇿UZ: doimo, to'xtovsiz🇷🇺RU: постоянно recyclingrecycle (verb)Using something again through a repeated process.≈ Synonym: reusing🇺🇿UZ: qayta aylantirmoq, qayta ishlamoq🇷🇺RU: перерабатывать the same water that has existed on our planetplanet (noun)A large body in space, such as Earth.≈ Synonym: world🇺🇿UZ: sayyora🇷🇺RU: планета for billionsbillion (noun)The number 1,000,000,000.≈ Synonym: thousand millions🇺🇿UZ: milliard🇷🇺RU: миллиард of years. Understanding this cycle helps explain everything from daily weatherweather (noun)The state of the atmosphere at a place and time.≈ Synonym: conditions🇺🇿UZ: ob-havo🇷🇺RU: погода patterns to long-term climateclimate (noun)The long-term weather pattern of a region.≈ Synonym: long-term weather🇺🇿UZ: iqlim🇷🇺RU: климат change.
The cycle begins with evaporationevaporation (noun)The process of liquid turning into vapour.≈ Synonym: vaporisation🇺🇿UZ: bug'lanish🇷🇺RU: испарение, when heatheat (noun)The quality of being hot; thermal energy.≈ Synonym: warmth🇺🇿UZ: issiqlik🇷🇺RU: тепло from the sun causes water on the surfacesurface (noun)The outer or top layer of something.≈ Synonym: top layer🇺🇿UZ: yuza🇷🇺RU: поверхность of oceans, lakes, and rivers to turn into water vapourvapour (noun)A substance in gas form, especially water.≈ Synonym: gas🇺🇿UZ: bug'🇷🇺RU: пар and rise into the air. Plants also releaserelease (verb)To let out or send out something.≈ Synonym: emit🇺🇿UZ: chiqarmoq🇷🇺RU: выделять, выпускать water vapour through a process called transpirationtranspiration (noun)The release of water vapour by plants.≈ Synonym: plant water release🇺🇿UZ: transpiratsiya (o'simliklarning suv bug'latishi)🇷🇺RU: транспирация, adding further moisturemoisture (noun)Small amounts of water present in the air or a substance.≈ Synonym: dampness🇺🇿UZ: namlik🇷🇺RU: влага to the atmosphere. Together, these processes send huge amountsamount (noun)Quantities of something.≈ Synonym: quantities🇺🇿UZ: miqdor🇷🇺RU: количество of water into the sky every single day.
As water vapour rises higher into the atmosphere, it cools and condensescondense (verb)Changes from a gas into a liquid.≈ Synonym: liquefies🇺🇿UZ: kondensatsiyalanmoq, suyuqlikka aylanmoq🇷🇺RU: конденсироваться into tiny dropletsdroplet (noun)A very small drop of liquid.🇺🇿UZ: mayda tomchi🇷🇺RU: капелька, forming the clouds we see overheadoverhead (adv)Above your head; in the sky.≈ Synonym: above🇺🇿UZ: tepada, osmonda🇷🇺RU: над головой. When these droplets combine and grow large enough, they fall back to Earth as precipitationprecipitation (noun)Water falling from clouds, such as rain or snow.≈ Synonym: rainfall🇺🇿UZ: yog'in (yomg'ir, qor)🇷🇺RU: осадки — rain, snow, hailhail (noun)Small balls of ice that fall like rain.≈ Synonym: ice pellets🇺🇿UZ: do'l🇷🇺RU: град, or sleetsleet (noun)A mix of rain and snow.🇺🇿UZ: qorli yomg'ir🇷🇺RU: мокрый снег, depending on the temperature. This falling water can land directly in oceans and lakes or fall onto land, where it may soaksoak (verb)To take in liquid; to make very wet.≈ Synonym: absorb🇺🇿UZ: shimilmoq, ivitmoq🇷🇺RU: впитываться, пропитывать into the ground or flowflow (verb)To move smoothly in one direction (of liquid).≈ Synonym: run🇺🇿UZ: oqmoq🇷🇺RU: течь across the surface.
Water that lands on the ground follows several possible pathspath (noun)Routes or courses that something follows.≈ Synonym: routes🇺🇿UZ: yo'l🇷🇺RU: путь. Some soaks into the soil and becomes groundwatergroundwater (noun)Water held underground in soil or rock.≈ Synonym: underground water🇺🇿UZ: yer osti suvi🇷🇺RU: грунтовые воды, slowly moving through underground layerslayer (noun)A level of material lying over or under another.≈ Synonym: level🇺🇿UZ: qatlam🇷🇺RU: слой of rock. Some flows across the surface as runoffrunoff (noun)Water that flows over the ground surface.≈ Synonym: surface flow🇺🇿UZ: yer ustidan oqib ketgan suv🇷🇺RU: сток (поверхностный), eventually joining streamsstream (noun)A small river.≈ Synonym: brook🇺🇿UZ: soy, irmoq🇷🇺RU: ручей and rivers that carry it back to the sea. Along the way, this water supports plantsplant (noun)Living organisms that grow in soil, typically with leaves.≈ Synonym: vegetation🇺🇿UZ: o'simlik🇷🇺RU: растение, animals, and human communitiescommunity (noun)Groups of people living in a particular area.≈ Synonym: populations🇺🇿UZ: jamoa, aholi🇷🇺RU: сообщество, местные жители that depend on rivers and groundwater for drinking, farming, and industry.
Human activityactivity (noun)Actions taken by people.≈ Synonym: action🇺🇿UZ: faoliyat🇷🇺RU: деятельность increasingly affects this ancient cycle. Deforestation reduces transpiration, while pavedpaved (adj)Covered with a hard surface like asphalt or stone.🇺🇿UZ: asfaltlangan, yotqizilgan🇷🇺RU: мощёный, асфальтированный surfaces in cities stop water soaking into the ground, increasing surface runoff and the risk of flooding. Meanwhile, rising global temperatures are intensifyingintensify (verb)To become stronger or more extreme.≈ Synonym: increase🇺🇿UZ: kuchaymoq🇷🇺RU: усиливаться the cycle in many regions, leading to more extreme rainfall in some places and longer droughtsdrought (noun)Long periods of little or no rainfall.≈ Synonym: dry spells🇺🇿UZ: qurg'oqchilik🇷🇺RU: засуха in others — a reminder that this ancient natural system remains deeply connected to modern human life.
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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 | dropnoun | tomchi | капля | Not a drop of rain fell all summer. |
| 2 | endlessadjective | cheksiz, tugamas | бесконечный | The desert seemed endless. |
| 3 | journeynoun | safar | путешествие | The journey from Tashkent to Bukhara takes two hours by train. |
| 4 | cyclenoun | aylanma jarayon, sikl | цикл, круговорот | The life cycle of a butterfly has four stages. |
| 5 | naturaladjective | tabiiy | природный | Earthquakes are natural disasters. |
| 6 | processnoun | jarayon | процесс | Learning a language is a slow process. |
| 7 | atmospherenoun | atmosfera | атмосфера | The atmosphere protects Earth from the sun's heat. |
| 8 | constantlyadverb | doimo, to'xtovsiz | постоянно | My phone is constantly ringing. |
| 9 | recycleverb | qayta aylantirmoq, qayta ishlamoq | перерабатывать | Nature keeps recycling the same water. |
| 10 | planetnoun | sayyora | планета | Mars is called the red planet. |
| 11 | billionnoun | milliard | миллиард | The Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. |
| 12 | weathernoun | ob-havo | погода | The weather changes quickly in the mountains. |
| 13 | climatenoun | iqlim | климат | The climate in Uzbekistan is dry and continental. |
| 14 | evaporationnoun | bug'lanish | испарение | Evaporation is faster on hot, windy days. |
| 15 | heatnoun | issiqlik | тепло | The heat in July is hard to bear. |
| 16 | surfacenoun | yuza | поверхность | The surface of the lake was perfectly still. |
| 17 | vapournoun | bug' | пар | Steam is water vapour. |
| 18 | releaseverb | chiqarmoq | выделять, выпускать | Trees release oxygen into the air. |
| 19 | transpirationnoun | transpiratsiya (o'simliklarning suv bug'latishi) | транспирация | Plants lose water through transpiration. |
| 20 | moisturenoun | namlik | влага | The cream keeps moisture in your skin. |
| 21 | amountnoun | miqdor | количество | Drink a large amount of water on hot days. |
| 22 | condenseverb | kondensatsiyalanmoq, suyuqlikka aylanmoq | конденсироваться | Steam condenses on the cold window. |
| 23 | dropletnoun | mayda tomchi | капелька | There were droplets of water on the leaves. |
| 24 | overheadadverb | tepada, osmonda | над головой | A plane flew overhead. |
| 25 | precipitationnoun | yog'in (yomg'ir, qor) | осадки | The region gets very little precipitation. |
| 26 | hailnoun | do'l | град | Hail damaged the cars in the street. |
| 27 | sleetnoun | qorli yomg'ir | мокрый снег | It was cold, with sleet all afternoon. |
| 28 | soakverb | shimilmoq, ivitmoq | впитываться, пропитывать | Rain soaks into the soil quickly. |
| 29 | flowverb | oqmoq | течь | The Chirchiq river flows through Tashkent region. |
| 30 | pathnoun | yo'l | путь | The river follows a winding path to the sea. |
| 31 | groundwaternoun | yer osti suvi | грунтовые воды | Many villages get drinking water from groundwater. |
| 32 | layernoun | qatlam | слой | Wear several layers of clothes in winter. |
| 33 | runoffnoun | yer ustidan oqib ketgan suv | сток (поверхностный) | Runoff from farms carries chemicals into rivers. |
| 34 | streamnoun | soy, irmoq | ручей | We drank water from a mountain stream. |
| 35 | plantnoun | o'simlik | растение | Desert plants need very little water. |
| 36 | communitynoun | jamoa, aholi | сообщество, местные жители | Farming communities depend on the river. |
| 37 | activitynoun | faoliyat | деятельность | Human activity is warming the planet. |
| 38 | pavedadjective | asfaltlangan, yotqizilgan | мощёный, асфальтированный | The village road is not paved yet. |
| 39 | intensifyverb | kuchaymoq | усиливаться | The storm is intensifying. |
| 40 | droughtnoun | qurg'oqchilik | засуха | The drought lasted three years. |