Book 3 · Unit 10

yo'qlik

Absence is the state of something being away.

“There is an absence of sand in the hourglass.”

ovoz chiqarib, baralla

If you say something aloud, you say it so that others can hear you.

“My father often reads stories aloud to me and my sister.”

kal

If someone is bald, they have no hair.

“My oldest brother is bald.”

adyol

A blanket is a piece of cloth that you use to keep warm or to sit upon.

“I laid a blanket on the ground so that we could have a picnic.”

asta o'rmalamoq

To creep is to move quietly and slowly.

“The cat slowly crept down the tree.”

nikohdan ajralish

Divorce is an event in which a marriage is ended.

“Divorce rates have increased in the past twenty years.”

taqlid qilmoq

To imitate someone is to do exactly what they do.

“He imitated his favorite superhero by putting on a costume.”

go'dak, chaqaloq

An infant is a baby.

“The infant cried all night.”

odam o'g'irlamoq

To kidnap someone is to take them illegally.

“She was terrified to find out her son was kidnapped.”

qisqa uyqu

A nap is a short sleep, usually during the day.

“I took a short nap because I stayed up late last night.”

hech qayerda

You use nowhere to say that a place or thing does not exist.

“Unfortunately, water was nowhere to be found.”

sekin-sekin urib ko'rmoq

To pat something is to hit it softly with your hand.

“I patted some lotion onto my face.”

yengillik

Relief is a feeling you get when something bad or challenging ends.

“I felt a sense of relief when I heard the good news.”

nusxasini yaratmoq

To reproduce is to make something exactly how someone else did it.

“The children tried to reproduce their house using toy blocks.”

qofiya

To rhyme is to have the same sounds at the end of a word.

“Humpty Dumpty is an old rhyme that children learn in school.”

so'rmoq, simirmoq

To suck is to put something in your mouth and try to get flavor out of it.

“The baby sucked milk from her bottle.”

shoshilinch, muhim

If something is urgent, it is important and needs to be done now.

“He had to leave now; it was urgent.”

g'oyib bo'lmoq, yo'qolmoq

To vanish is to go away suddenly.

“All the passengers vanished from the train station.”

arava

A wagon is a cart you use to carry heavy things.

“He used his wagon to carry some of his gifts.”

ajin

A wrinkle is a line on a person's face that happens as they get old.

“My grandfather has some wrinkles on his face.”