RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
| Russian for English speakers 01-02 |
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| Lesson 01 Part 02 |
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Russian |
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. |
He likes cognac much [he very likes Cognac]. |
| 9 | Она не любит желе. |
Anna nie lioobeet (d)jélliĕ. ( ж - (d)j like s in pleasure). |
She (does) not like jelly. |
| 10 | 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. |
| 11 | 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? | — What (does) he like? | |
| 2 | - Он любит чай. | — He likes tea. | |
| 3 | Она не любит кофе. | She (does) not like coffee. | |
| 4 | Вы ничего не любите. | You (plural) like nothing [you nothing not like]. | |
| 5 | Я очень люблю коньяк. | 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. |
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AK-NOTE: Mind
очень: it can be pronounced (like any other word)
with different stress modes: strong: tone down : [òtchegn] mild: tone up: [ótchègn] |