McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 5

Vocabulary

УРОК

UROK — Lesson; a unit of study or instruction.

гнездо

gnezdo — Nest; a bird's or animal's home structure.

это

eto — This; it is; used to identify something.

яйца

yaytsa — Eggs; plural of яйцо, oval reproductive objects.

она

ona — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

в

v — In; into; preposition indicating location or direction.

взять

vzyat' — To take; to grab or pick something up.

ящик

yashchik — Box; a container or crate for storing things.

курица

kuritsa — Hen; a female domestic chicken.

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — Illustration; a picture accompanying a text.

Кот

Kot — Tom cat; a male domestic cat.

наблюдает

nablyudayet — Observes; watches carefully, third-person singular present.

за

za — Behind; for; preposition with various contextual meanings.

курицей

kuritsej — Hen (instrumental case); used after prepositions like за.

наблюдающей

nablyudayushchej — Watching (participle); observing, modifying a feminine noun.

яйцами

yaytsamі — Eggs (instrumental plural); used with certain prepositions.

гнезде

gnezde — Nest (prepositional case); location inside a nest.

Это

Eto — This is; used to introduce or identify something.

толстая

tolstaya — Fat; plump, feminine adjective describing a noun.

У

U — By; at; near; preposition indicating possession.

курицы

kurity — Hen's (genitive); of the hen, showing possession.

есть

yest' — There is; to have; verb of existence or possession.

ящике

yashchike — Box (prepositional case); inside a box or crate.

неё

neyo — Her (genitive/prepositional); pronoun referring to feminine noun.

видит

vidit — Sees; perceives visually, third-person singular present.

и

i — And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses.

может

mozhet — Can; is able to, third-person singular present.

достать

dostat' — To reach; to get or retrieve something.

старый

staryy — Old; aged, masculine adjective describing a noun.

беги

begi — Run! Imperative singular command to run away.

лиса

lisa — Fox; a wild cunning animal, feminine noun.

о

o — About; concerning; preposition used with prepositional case.

у

u — At; by; near; preposition indicating possession or location.

Собака

Sobaka — Dog; a common domestic animal, feminine noun.

гонит

gonit — Chases; drives away, third-person singular present.

лису

lisu — Fox (accusative case); direct object being chased.

прочь

proch' — Away; off; adverb indicating departure or removal.

от

ot — From; away from; preposition with genitive case.

Может

Mozhet — Can; is able to, beginning an interrogative sentence.

ли

li — Whether; particle forming yes/no questions in Russian.

эта

eta — This (feminine); demonstrative pronoun for feminine nouns.

старая

staraya — Old (feminine); aged adjective modifying a feminine noun.

поймать

poymat' — To catch; to capture someone or something.

курицу

kuritsu — Hen (accusative); direct object hen being caught.

Лиса

Lisa — Fox; feminine noun, subject of the sentence.

забрать

zabrat' — To take away; to remove or carry something off.

из

iz — From; out of; preposition with genitive case.

гнезда

gnezda — Nest (genitive); from the nest, showing source.

Беги

Begi — Run! Imperative command addressed to one person.

Раб

Rab — Slave; a person owned by another (archaic).

поймай

poymay — Catch! Perfective imperative command to catch something.

Упражнение

Uprazhneniye — Exercise; a practice task or drill in learning.

по

po — In; on; by; preposition with various case uses.

письму

pis'mu — Writing (dative); related to the act of writing.

В

V — In; into; preposition indicating location or movement.

этом

etom — This (prepositional); demonstrative in prepositional case.

пруд

prud — Pond; a small body of still water.

утки

utki — Ducks; plural of утка, water birds.

их

ikh — Their; them; third-person plural pronoun/possessive.

кормить

kormit' — To feed; to give food to someone or something.

я

ya — I; first-person singular subject pronoun.

будет

budet — Will be; future tense of быть, third-person singular.

Девочка

Devochka — Girl; a young female child.

утками

utkami — Ducks (instrumental plural); ducks as instrument or company.

на

na — On; at; preposition indicating surface or location.

пруду

prudu — Pond (prepositional/dative); at or on the pond.

стоит

stoit — Stands; is standing, third-person singular present.

пруда

pruda — Pond (genitive); of or from the pond.

Я

Ya — I; first-person singular pronoun, subject of sentence.

вижу

vizhu — I see; first-person singular present of видеть.

уток

utok — Ducks (genitive plural); of the ducks.

покормит

pokormit — Will feed; perfective future, third-person singular.

Она

Ona — She; third-person singular feminine subject pronoun.

не

ne — Not; negation particle used before verbs/adjectives.

держит

derzhit — Holds; grips something, third-person singular present.

к

k — To; toward; preposition used with dative case.

слепой

slepoy — Blind; unable to see, adjective or noun form.

рука

ruka — Hand; arm; a part of the human body.

добрый

dobryy — Kind; good-natured, masculine adjective describing a person.

а

a — And; but; conjunction showing contrast or addition.

ведёт

vedyot — Leads; guides someone, third-person singular present.

старого

starogo — Old (genitive); of the old one, masculine/neuter.

слепого

slepogo — Blind (genitive); of the blind person, masculine.

мужчину

mushchinu — Man (accusative); adult male as direct object.

Этот

Etot — This (masculine); demonstrative pronoun for masculine nouns.

человек

chelovek — Person; man; a human being.

видеть

videt' — To see; infinitive of the verb of vision.

Он

On — He; third-person singular masculine subject pronoun.

его

yego — His; him; masculine possessive or accusative pronoun.

руку

ruku — Hand (accusative); arm as direct object.

добра

dobra — Kind (short form feminine); good-natured predicate adjective.

старому

staromu — Old (dative); to the old one, masculine/neuter.

слепому

slepomu — Blind (dative); to the blind person, masculine.

человеку

cheloveku — Person (dative); to the person or man.

ПОВТОРЕНИЕ

POVTORENIYE — Review; repetition; a section for reviewing material.

он

on — He; third-person singular masculine personal pronoun.

руке

ruke — Hand (dative/prepositional); to or on the hand.

нему

nemu — Him (dative); to him, used after prepositions.

этой

etoy — This (genitive/dative/instrumental feminine); demonstrative adjective.

старой

staroy — Old (genitive/dative/instrumental feminine); of the old.

побежит

pobiezhit — Will run; perfective future, third-person singular.

возьмёт

voz'myot — Will take; perfective future, third-person singular.