Ingliz tilida "important" va "significant" so'zlari ko'pincha bir-biriga yaqin ma'noga egadek tuyulsa-da, ular orasida nozik farqlar mavjud. "Important" so'zi biror narsaning ahamiyatini, zarurligini, e'tiborga olinishi kerakligini bildiradi. "Significant" esa biror narsaning ahamiyatli, sezilarli yoki ta'sirli ekanligini anglatadi. Ya'ni, "important" kundalik hayotdagi zaruriy narsalarga, "significant" esa ko'proq ta'sirga ega bo'lgan, esda qolarli voqealarga ishlatiladi.

Masalan:

• "It's important to brush your teeth every day." - "Har kuni tishingizni yuvish muhim." Bu yerda tish yuvish sog'liq uchun zarur, kundalik odat sifatida ko'rsatilgan.
• "The meeting was significant because it led to a major decision." - "Yig'ilish muhim ahamiyatga ega edi, chunki u muhim qarorga olib keldi." Bu misolda yig'ilishning natijasi, uning ta'siri ta'kidlanmoqda.

Yana bir misol:

• "This is an important document; don't lose it." - "Bu muhim hujjat; uni yo'qotmang." Hujjatning zarurligi ta'kidlanmoqda.
• "The results of the experiment were statistically significant." - "Eksperiment natijalari statistik jihatdan ahamiyatli edi." Bu yerda natijaning ta'siri, uning statistik ahamiyati haqida gap bormoqda.

Demak, "important" – zarurlik, muhimlik, "significant" esa – ahamiyatlilik, ta'sirchanlikni bildiradi. Ularning ma'nolaridagi farqni tushunish ingliz tilini o'rganishda muhim ahamiyatga ega. Happy learning!