McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 6

Vocabulary

кукла

kukla — A doll, a child's toy figure

платье

plat'ye — A dress, a woman's or girl's garment

новое

novoye — New, something recently made or acquired

её

yeyo — Her, hers; possessive or accusative pronoun

пусть

pust' — Let, may; used to express permission or wish

у

u — At, by, near; also indicates possession

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — An illustration, a picture accompanying text

Две

Dve — Two, the feminine form of the numeral

девочки

devochki — Girls, young female children

сидят

sidyat — They sit, third-person plural of to sit

дерева

dereva — Of a tree, genitive singular of tree

и

i — And, a conjunction connecting words or clauses

играют

igrayut — They play, third-person plural of to play

с

s — With, a preposition indicating accompaniment

куклами

kuklami — With dolls, instrumental plural of doll

У

U — At, by; used to express possession in Russian

есть

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

На

Na — On, onto; a common Russian preposition

ней

ney — Her, on her; prepositional form of она

Она

Ona — She, the third-person feminine singular pronoun

позволит

pozvolit — Will allow, permit; future tense of позволить

подержать

poderzhat' — To hold for a while, to keep briefly

куклу

kuklu — Doll, accusative singular; object being held

в

v — In, into; a very common Russian preposition

руках

rukakh — In hands, prepositional plural of рука

будет

budet — Will be, future tense of to be

обмахивать

obmakhivat' — To fan, to wave something back and forth

добра

dobra — Kind, good; short form or genitive of добро

к

k — To, toward; preposition indicating direction

УРОК

UROK — Lesson, a unit of instruction or study

там

tam — There, indicating a distant or mentioned place

пять

pyat' — Five, the cardinal number five

птица

ptitsa — A bird, a feathered flying animal

дерево

derevo — A tree, a large woody plant

грабить

grabit' — To rob, to plunder or steal from something

делать

delat' — To do, to make; a common action verb

Кошка

Koshka — A cat, a domestic feline animal

наблюдает

nablyudayet — Observes, watches; third-person singular present tense

за

za — Behind, after, for; a versatile Russian preposition

птицей

ptitsey — Bird, instrumental singular; the bird being watched

яйцами

yaytsamі — Eggs, instrumental plural of яйцо

гнезде

gnezde — In a nest, prepositional singular of гнездо

на

na — On, at; preposition of location or surface

верхушке

verkhushke — At the top, tip of a tree or object

Птица

Ptitsa — Bird, a feathered creature that typically flies

сидит

sidit — Sits, third-person singular present of сидеть

дереве

dereve — In/on a tree, prepositional singular of дерево

Там

Tam — There, at that place

неё

neyo — Her, of her; genitive form used with prepositions

гнездо

gnezdo — A nest, a bird's home structure

В

V — In, inside; preposition of location

яиц

yaits — Eggs, genitive plural of яйцо

Не

Ne — Not, the standard Russian negation particle

разоряй

razoryay — Don't ransack or plunder; imperative of разорять

Позволит

Pozvolit — Will allow; future third-person singular of позволить

ли

li — Whether, if; a question particle in Russian

кошке

koshke — To the cat, dative singular of кошка

добраться

dobrat'sya — To reach, to get to a destination

до

do — Up to, until, before; a common preposition

пяти

pyati — Five, genitive form used after certain prepositions

клетка

kletka — A cage, an enclosure for birds or animals

любимец

lyubimets — A pet, a favorite or beloved animal

петь

pet' — To sing, to produce musical vocal sounds

живёт

zhivyot — Lives, third-person singular of to live

так

tak — So, thus, in such a way

любит

lyubit — Loves, likes; third-person singular of любить

о

o — About, concerning; a preposition of topic

руке

ruke — On the hand, prepositional singular of рука

Это

Eto — This is, this; a demonstrative pronoun

домашняя

domashnyaya — Domestic, household; feminine adjective form

новой

novoy — New, genitive or dative feminine singular adjective

клетке

kletke — In a cage, prepositional singular of клетка

сидеть

sidet' — To sit, to be seated; an infinitive verb

свою

svoyu — One's own; accusative feminine of свой

домашнюю

domashnyuyu — Domestic, pet; accusative feminine adjective form

птицу

ptitsu — Bird, accusative singular; the bird as an object

Я

Ya — I, the first-person singular pronoun

тоже

tozhe — Also, too; indicating addition or similarity

люблю

lyublyu — I love, I like; first-person singular of любить

ты

ty — You, the informal second-person singular pronoun

да

da — Yes, an affirmative response particle

быстро

bystro — Quickly, fast; an adverb of speed

нравиться

nravit'sya — To please, to be liked by someone

мальчики

mal'chiki — Boys, young male children

из

iz — From, out of; a preposition of origin

играть

igrat' — To play, to engage in play or a game

а

a — And, but; a conjunction contrasting or connecting

Мальчики

Mal'chiki — Boys, plural of мальчик

снегу

snegu — In snow, prepositional singular of снег

канала

kanala — Of a canal, genitive singular of канал

заднем

zadnem — In the background, back; prepositional adjective form

плане

plane — In the plan or background; prepositional of план

город

gorod — A city, a large urban settlement

Видишь

Vidish' — You see, second-person singular of видеть

мальчиков

mal'chikov — Boys, genitive plural; the boys being seen

игрой

igroy — With play or game, instrumental singular of игра

Да

Da — Yes, an affirmative answer

я

ya — I, first-person singular subject pronoun

вижу

vizhu — I see, first-person singular of видеть

их

ikh — Them, their; accusative or genitive plural pronoun

пятеро

pyatero — Five of them, a collective numeral for people

слишком

slishkom — Too, excessively; an adverb of degree

толстый

tolstyy — Fat, thick; an adjective describing body size

чтобы

chtoby — In order to, so that; a subordinating conjunction

бегать

begat' — To run, to jog; an imperfective verb of motion

может

mozhet — Can, is able to; third-person singular of мочь

поймать

poymat' — To catch, to capture someone or something

его

yego — Him, his, it; genitive or accusative pronoun

Мне

Mne — To me, for me; dative of я

нравится

nravitsya — I like, it pleases me; reflexive verb form

смотреть

smotret' — To watch, to look at something

как

kak — How, as, like; a conjunction or adverb

ПОВТОРЕНИЕ

POVTORENIYE — Review, repetition; a section revisiting learned material

куклы

kukly — Dolls, genitive singular or nominative plural of кукла

шапочка

shapochka — A small hat or cap, diminutive of шапка

ей

ey — Her, to her; dative singular of она

Домашняя

Domashnyaya — Domestic, home-related; feminine adjective form