(to) grow up
to change from a child into an adultkatta bo'lmoq, ulg'aymoq
“I grew up in a small town.”
Native Elite · Speaking Program
Speaking Daftari
Lesson 5 · A Childhood Memory
Vocabulary
Verbs & phrasal verbs
21The second column is the past simple form.
(to) raise
to look after a child until it is an adulttarbiyalamoq
“I was raised by my grandparents.”
(to) run away from
to leave a place or person quickly to escape…dan qochib ketmoq
“We ran away from the angry neighbour.”
(to) fly a kite
to make a kite go up in the windvarrak uchirmoq
“We flew kites on the roof.”
(to) steal
to take something that isn't yourso'g'irlamoq
“I once stole apples from the garden.”
(to) take smth without asking permission
to use something without saying “can I?” firstruxsat so'ramay olmoq
“I took my dad's phone without asking permission.”
(to) come over
to visit someone at their homemehmonga kelmoq
“My cousins came over every weekend.”
(to) develop common sense
to slowly become practical and sensiblesog'lom fikrni rivojlantirmoq
“Life helped me develop common sense.”
(to) teach
to help someone learn somethingo'rgatmoq
“The school of hard knocks taught me a lot.”
(to) become mature
to start thinking and acting like an adultyetuk bo'lmoq
“I became mature after school.”
(to) stand out
to be easy to notice; to be different from the restajralib turmoq
“One memory stands out.”
(to) look back
to think about the pasto'tmishga nazar tashlamoq
“When I look back, I laugh.”
(to) remember
to keep something in your mindeslaymoq
“I remember that day well.”
(to) play
to do things for funo'ynamoq
“We played until dark.”
(to) climb
to go up using your hands and feettirmashmoq
“I climbed that tree every summer.”
(to) break
to make something stop workingsindirmoq
“I broke the window once.”
(to) miss
to feel sad about something that is goneso'ramoq, etik etmoq
“I miss those summers.”
(to) change
to become differento'zgarmoq
“Everything has changed.”
(to) move
to go and live in a different placekoʻchmoq
“We moved a lot when I was little.”
(to) cure
to make a sickness go awaydavolamoq, shifolamoq
“Time cures almost everything.”
(to) ride rollers
to ride roller skatesrolikda uchmoq
“I tried to ride rollers for the first time.”
Words & collocations
22Words that naturally go together.
childhood
the time when you were a childbolalik davri
“I had a happy childhood.”
memory
something you rememberxotira
“It's my clearest memory.”
when I was little
when I was a small childmen kichkinaligimda
“When I was little, we lived here.”
village
a very small townqishloq
“I grew up in a small village.”
neighbour
a person who lives next to youqo'shni
“Our neighbours were like family.”
friendly neighborhood
an area where people are kind to each othersamimiy mahalla
“I grew up in a friendly neighborhood.”
gate
a door in a fence or walldarvoza
“We played near the big gate.”
brick
a block of baked clay used for buildingg'isht
“It was an old brick house.”
siblings
brothers and sistersaka-uka, opa-singillar
“I have three siblings.”
hide and seek
a game where one child looks for the othersberkinmachoq
“We used to play hide and seek.”
card games
games played with a deck of cardskarta o'yinlari
“In winter we played card games.”
tag
a game where one child chases and touches the othersquvlashmachoq
“Tag was our favourite game.”
unforgettable moment
a moment you will always rememberunutilmas lahza
“It was an unforgettable moment.”
11-year
lasting eleven years11 yillik
“an 11-year friendship”
mindset
your usual way of thinkingfikrlash tarzi
“My mindset has changed.”
behavior
the way you actxulq-atvor
“My behavior is different now.”
good old days
a happy time in the pasteski yaxshi kunlar
“I miss the good old days.”
the school of hard knocks
learning from difficult life experiencehayot maktabi
“I learned it in the school of hard knocks.”
neighborhood
the area where you livemahalla, qoʻshnilar hududi
“I grew up in a friendly neighborhood.”
jumping rope
a game where you jump over a turning ropeargʻamchi sakramoq
“We spent hours jumping rope.”
unforgettable
un + forget + able = impossible to forgetunutilmas
“I had plenty of unforgettable moments.”
outstanding
much better than usualajoyib, koʻzga koʻringan
“Her answer was outstanding.”
Adjectives
13Describe people: the child you were, the person you are now, your family.
afraid
feeling that something bad may happenqo'rqgan
“I was afraid of the dark.”
pure
innocent, without bad thoughtsbeg'ubor
“I used to be pure.”
playful
liking to play and have funo'yinqaroq
“I used to be playful.”
lazy
not wanting to work or make an effortdangasa
“I used to be lazy.”
irresponsible
not thinking about the results of your actionsmas'uliyatsiz
“I used to be irresponsible.”
mature
thinking and acting like a responsible adultyetuk
“Now I'm more mature.”
friendly
kind and pleasantsamarali doʻstona
“Our neighborhood was friendly.”
peaceful
quiet and calmtinch, osoyishta
“It was a peaceful place.”
quiet
with little noisejimtin
“The village was quiet at night.”
noisy
full of noiseshovqinli
“The streets were noisy but I loved it.”
hospitable
welcoming to guestsmehmondoʻst
“Our neighbours were hospitable.”
confident
sure that you can do somethingoʻziga ishongan
“I'm more confident now.”
responsible
doing the things you should domasʼuliyatli
“I'm more responsible than before.”
Idioms & sayings
1Native phrases — sound like you were born here.
Not gonna lie
an honest way to start an answeryolgʻon demasam, rostini aytsam
“Not gonna lie, I was scared of the dark.”
Sentence patterns
17Word-order templates. Fill the gap with your own words.
I grew up in a ___ neighborhood.
describe where you grew upMen ___ mahallada katta bo'lganman.
“I grew up in a friendly neighborhood.”
I grew up in a small town.
say what kind of place it wasKichik shaharchada katta bo'lganman.
“I grew up in a small town by the river.”
He grew up very fast.
say someone became adult earlyU juda tez ulg'aydi.
“After his father left, he grew up very fast.”
I was raised in a ___ family.
describe your familyMen ___ oilada tarbiyalanganman.
“I was raised in a big family.”
I was raised in a family of (number).
say how many people were in your family(son) kishilik oilada tarbiyalanganman.
“I was raised in a family of five.”
I have (number) siblings.
say how many brothers and sisters you have(son) aka-uka / opa-singlim bor.
“I have three siblings.”
I used to + verb
talk about past habits that stopped…ar edim
“I used to play tag.”
I used to be + adjective
describe how you were in the pastIlgari … edim
“I used to be lazy.”
To be honest, …
say something sincere or a little surprisingRostini aytsam, …
“To be honest, I was irresponsible.”
The one which stands out is …
pick one memory out of manyEng yodda qolgani — …
“The one which stands out is my first school day.”
When I look back, I …
react to the pastO'tmishga qarasam, …
“When I look back, I laugh.”
Looking back, …
give a final opinion about the pastOrtga nazar tashlasam, …
“Looking back, it was a good year.”
The 5 W's: What? Who? When? Where? Why?
build a complete storyHikoyada 5 savolga javob bering
“Tell one memory by answering all five.”
Well, you know...
a filler to start a relaxed answerboshlanish urgʻusi (Well → You know → y'know)
“Well, y'know, we didn't have much.”
I had plenty of unforgettable moments. But the one which stands out is ___
a strong answer for 'your clearest memory'eng yorqin xotira uchun tayyor shablon
“I had plenty of unforgettable moments. But the one which stands out is my first school day.”
I used to ___ , but now I ___
Then and Now answeravval... endi esa...
“I used to play outside, but now I work too much.”
a What? a Who? a When? a Where? a Why?
ask the 5 W's to keep the conversation goingsuhbatni davom ettirish uchun 5W savollari
“A childhood memory? a What? a Who? a When?”
Pronunciation
7How these words really sound in speech.
forget / unforgettable
fer-GET
the “o” is almost silent“o” deyarli eshitilmaydi
future, furniture, tutor
chu
t before u sounds like “ch”u oldidagi t “ch” bo'ladi
about you, let you
chu cha
the words join: “abau-chu”, “le-chu”so'zlar qo'shilib ketadi
used to
YOOS-ta
sounds like “yoos-ta”; the d is silent“yuzta”, d aytilmaydi
to be honest
tuh bee ON-ist
the h is silenth aytilmaydi
taught
tawt
the gh is silentgh aytilmaydi
mature
muh-CHOOR
t sounds like “ch”: “ma-choor”“mechur”
Sayings
2“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.”
“Nobody remembers the ordinary days of childhood — but they are the ones that made you.”