Book 2 · Unit 12

haqorat qilmoq, so'kmoq

To abuse someone or something means to hurt them on purpose.

“The mean man abused his dog when it barked too loudly.”

qurbi yetmoq

To afford something means you have enough money to pay for it.

“I've been saving my money, so I can afford to buy a new bike.”

pishirmoq

To bake means to cook food with heat.

“My sister is a good cook. She bakes delicious cakes.”

no'xat, loviya

A bean is a plant seed that is good to eat.

“There are many different kinds of beans to eat.”

sham

A candle is a stick of wax that is lit on fire for light or heat.

“When the lights went out, we lit some candles.”

-ga aylantirmoq, -ga o'zgartirmoq

To convert something means to change it into something else.

“The man converted his messy field into a garden of flowers.”

qarz

A debt is an amount of money that a person owes.

“I have not paid my gas bill. I owe a debt to the gas company.”

kamaytirmoq, pasaymoq

To decrease something is to make it less than it was before.

“Hiring more police officers has decreased crime in the city.”

ayb, xato

A fault is a mistake.

“It is my fault that the cat ran away. I left the door open.”

fond

A fund is an amount of money that people have.

“We all put money into our club's fund.”

sahiy, qo'li ochiq

When someone is generous, they like to give things to people.

“The generous man donated several new computers to our school.”

tarkibiy qism, ingredient

An ingredient is something that is part of a food dish.

“The main ingredients in cake are eggs, sugar and flour.”

talab qilmoq

To insist means to be firm in telling people what to do.

“I insist that you try some of these cookies.”

kir, tartibsizlik

A mess is a condition that is not clean or neat.

“Heather's room was a complete mess.”

metall, temir

Metal is a strong material people use to build things.

“Steel is a common metal that is used to build buildings.”

kuzatib bormoq

To monitor people or things is to watch them closely.

“The teacher monitors the students when they take tests.”

qarshi chiqmoq, yomon ko'rmoq

To oppose something means to dislike it or act against it.

“I want to be a police officer because I oppose crime.”

passiv, sust

If a person is passive, they do not take action to solve problems.

“Marcie is so passive that she never solves her own problems.”

miqdor

A quantity is a certain amount of something.

“I have a small quantity of milk in my glass.”

sudga bermoq

To sue someone is to take them to court for something wrong they did.

“I sued the company after I slipped on a banana peel in their hallway.”