Telling stories about the past

Part 2 da voqea, tajriba yoki odam haqida gapirganda hikoyani tartibli qilish uchun ishlating. Bu markerlar tinglovchiga voqealar ketma-ketligini tushunishga yordam beradi.

• It was about … years ago.neutral

  Bu taxminan … yil oldin edi.

  “It was about three years ago, when I was still at university.”

• I'll never forget the time…neutral

  O'sha vaqtni hech qachon unutmayman…

  “I'll never forget the time I got lost in Istanbul.”

• Back then, …neutral

  O'sha paytlarda, …

  “Back then, we didn't have smartphones, so we used paper maps.”

• At first, …neutral

  Avvaliga, …

  “At first, I was really nervous about speaking in public.”

• Then / After that, …neutral

  Keyin / Shundan so'ng, …

  “After that, we went to a small café by the river.”

• All of a sudden, …neutral

  To'satdan, …

  “All of a sudden, the lights went out.”

• Just as…neutral

  Aynan … payti

  “Just as we were leaving, it started to pour with rain.”

• While I was…neutral

  Men … ayotganimda

  “While I was waiting for the bus, I bumped into an old friend.”

• Eventually, …neutral

  Oxir-oqibat, …

  “Eventually, we found the hotel, but it was nearly midnight.”

• In the end, …neutral

  Oxirida, …

  “In the end, it turned out to be one of the best days of my life.”

• It turned out that…neutral

  Ma'lum bo'ldiki…

  “It turned out that the shop had closed years ago.”

• Before I knew it, …informal

  Bilmay ham qoldim, …

  “Before I knew it, it was already dark outside.”

• I remember (that)…neutral

  Esimda…

  “I remember feeling really proud when I got my first salary.”

• When I was a kid, …informal

  Bolaligimda, …

  “When I was a kid, I used to spend every summer at my grandparents' house.”

• I used to…neutral

  Men ilgari … edim

  “I used to play football every evening after school.”

• By the time…neutral

  … paytiga kelib

  “By the time we got to the station, the train had already left.”

• Looking back, …neutral

  Ortga qarab, … / Hozir o'ylasam, …

  “Looking back, it was a really important moment for me.”

• Anyway, to cut a long story short, …informal

  Xullas, qisqasi, …

  “Anyway, to cut a long story short, I missed my flight.”