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Russian for English speakers 03
Lesson 03
 

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6 - шесть

6 - (chèsst')

  
 

7 - семь

7 - (s'èm')

  
 

Третий (3-й) урок

(tretiy urok)

Third lesson
       
 

УРОК НОМЕР ТРИ (№3)

 (oorock nommĕr tree) Lesson number three (# 3)
       
1

Извините, вы русский?

eezveeneet'ĕ, vy roôskee'
(oô is a long oo, as in moon)
(русский, with final ий [iy] is either a noun or an adjective,
whereas по-русски [(in the) Russian (way)] is an adverbial phrase.)

Excuse (me), (are) you (pl. or polite) Russian?

2 Нет, я француз. n'ĕt, ia frantsooz. No, I (am a) Frenchman.
3 Но вы говорите по-русски?

no(r) vy gòvòreet'ĕ pò-rooskee.
(Notice that но means but, whereas no is нет.)

 But you speak Russian?
4 Нет, я только начинаю.

N'ĕt, ia tol'ko natchinnă'oo.
(толь - tol': say tol as if you were going to say : toli[ac] and stopped before ac.)

No, I only begin.
       

5

 Что вы желаете? Shtaw vy (d)jĕLă'ĕt'ĕ.
(Mind the hard — or vibrated L. See page XI, note 1.)		 What (do) you (pl. or polite) want?
6 Я желаю знать, где здесь госпиталь.

ia (d)jĕLă'oo znăt' g´d'ĕ zd'ĕss' gospeetäl' .
(The soft sign ь, represented by ' (znă't', zd'ĕss', gospeetäl')
indicates that the preceding consonant must be slightly slurred,
as if you began to say znat'[ac] .)
(The ä represents an obscure ă, nearly a mute e .)

 I want to know where (is) here (the) hospital.
7 Я не знаю, но вот мой брат знает. ia n'ĕ znă'oo, no(r) vot moy brrăt znă'ĕt.
(We note brrăt with two rr to remind you that the r must be rolled.) 		I (do) not know, but here is my brother (who) knows.

8

Всё прямо; госпиталь не очень далеко.

vssio(r) prr'ăimo; gospeetäl' n'ĕ otchĕgn dal'ĕko.
(Do not say pree-amo, but ia in one sound, as in kayak. )

Straight on [all straight]; (the) hospital (is) not very far.
9

Спасибо; до свидания.

spasseebo; do sveedănn'ĕ
(after the stressed syllable да, the ния has an indistinct sound, rather n'ĕ than nia.)

Thank-you ; good bye.
       
10 Я начинаю, вы начинаете, он (она) начинает. ia natcheenă'oo, vy natcheenă'ĕt'ĕ, on (annă) natcheenă'ĕt. I begin, you begin, he (she) begins.
11 Я желаю, вы желаете, он (она) желает. ia (d)jĕLă'oo, vy (d)jeLă'ĕt'ĕ, on (annă) (d)jeLă'ĕt . I want, you want, he (she) wants.
12

Всё; но; только; вот; здесь.

 vssio(r); no(r); tol'kö; vot; zd'ĕss'. All; but; only; here is; here.
13

Мой брат; спасибо; до свидания.

moy brrat; spasseebö; do(r)sveedănn'ĕ.

My brother; thank you; good bye.
       
      EXERCISE.
1 Я не говорю по-французски.   I (do) not speak French.
2 Вы знаете, где мой брат.   You know where my brother (is).
3 Извините, я не знаю.   Excuse (me), I (do) not know.
4 Я знаю, что он не далеко.   I know that he (is) not far.
5 Вот он! - Вот она!..   Here he (is); here she (is).
6 Он ничего не желает.   He wants nothing [he nothing not wants].

Tweested English Section

 

You cannot read the Russian text fluently yet ?
Be patient; it is a matter of a week or so. Do not get tired of reading over these first three lessons, that we have a «divided» to make your work easier.
From the following one, you will find our lessons in their definitive form, i.e.: the Russian text followed by the imitative pronunciation, on the left page ;
on the right page the English translation opposite, together with the notes to which the numbers between parentheses refer.