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Russian
Русский |
Pronunciation
Произношение |
English
Английский |
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2 - два - две -
два |
2 - (dva), feminine
(dve), neuter (dva) |
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3 - три |
3 - (tri) |
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Он очень любит коньяк. |
On otchĕgn lioobeet cognac.
(The
ень in
очень is
sounded almost like agn in champagne ;
so нь -
gn
in cognac.) |
He likes cognac much [he very likes Cognac]. |
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Она не любит желе. |
Anna nie lioobeet (d)jélliĕ. (
ж - (d)j
like s in pleasure). |
She (does) not like jelly. |
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Я люблю, вы любите, он любит,
она
любит. |
ia 1iooblioo, vy 1ioobeetiĕ, on lioobeet, anna lioobeet. |
I like, you like (plural), he likes, she likes. |
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Что, ничего, очень. |
Shtaw, neetchévaw, otchĕgn
[ótchègn]. |
What, nothing, very or much. |
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The parentheses () in the English text indicate the words which do not
exist in Russian;
the brackets [] reproduce word for word the Russian phrasing. |
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EXERCISE.
(As no new words appear in this exercise, we shall not give the
imitative pronunciation) |
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1 |
- Что он любит? |
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What (does) he like? |
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- Он любит чай. |
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— He likes tea. |
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Она не любит кофе. |
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She (does) not like coffee. |
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Вы ничего не любите. |
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You (plural) like nothing [you nothing not like]. |
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Я очень люблю коньяк. |
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I like cognac much [I very like cognac]. |
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In this first lesson, you become acquainted with:
I like, you like, he or she likes and a few current words. |
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Read it again several times to understand it thoroughly and above all;
Mind the stress; sound the fat letters distinctly louder. |
