Book 2 · Unit 17

maqsad

An aim is a goal someone wants to make happen.

“My aim is to become a helicopter pilot.”

mahkamlamoq, biriktirmoq

To attach is to put two things together.

“I attached the socks to the clothesline to dry.”

pul tikmoq

To bet is to risk money on the result of a game or a business.

“How much will you bet that your horse will win?”

ot arava

A carriage is a vehicle pulled by a horse.

“We took a carriage ride in the park.”

odatiy, klassik

If something is classic, it is typical.

“The athlete made a classic mistake - he started running too soon.”

ishgacha uzoq yo'l yurmoq

To commute is to travel a long distance to get to work.

“I usually commute to work on the train.”

tasdiqlamoq

To confirm is to make sure something is correct.

“Winning the game confirmed that James was a good player.”

tanqid qilmoq

To criticize is to say you do not like someone or something.

“He criticized his wife for spending too much money.”

farq qilmoq, o'xshamaslik

To differ is to not be the same as another person or thing.

“I differ from my brother: he is short, while I am tall.”

chiqim, xarajat

An expense is the money that people spend on something.

“She wrote down all the expenses for her trip.”

rasmiy

If something is formal, it is done in an official way.

“It was a formal dinner, so we wore our best clothes.”

bo'y, balandlik

Height is how tall someone or something is.

“My height is 168 centimeters.”

ixtiro qilmoq

To invent something is to create something that never existed before.

“My grandfather has invented some interesting things.”

kichik mansabli

If someone is junior in their job, they do not have a lot of power.

“When she started at the company, she was only a junior manager.”

mehnat

Labor is the act of doing or making something.

“Building the house took a lot of labor.”

mexanik

A mechanic is someone who fixes vehicles or machines.

“We took the car to the mechanic to be fixed.”

eng asosiy, bosh

If something is prime, it is the most important one.

“Dirty air is a prime cause of illness.”

joyini o'zgartirmoq

To shift to something is to move into a new place or direction.

“He shifted to the other side of the table to eat his breakfast.”

signal, belgi

A signal is a sound or action that tells someone to do something.

“The coach blew his whistle as a signal to begin the game.”

samimiy

When people are sincere, they tell the truth.

“He sounded sincere when he apologized to me.”