McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 7

Vocabulary

и

i — And, connecting words or clauses

будут

budut — Will be, future tense of 'to be' (plural)

стоять

stoyat' — To stand, to be in an upright position

у

u — Near, by, at (preposition indicating location)

клетки

kletki — Cage, enclosure for keeping animals or birds

птица

ptitsa — Bird, a feathered winged animal

будет

budet — Will be, future tense of 'to be' (singular)

петь

pet' — To sing, to produce musical vocal sounds

На

Na — On, at, used to indicate location or surface

дереве

dereve — Tree, prepositional case of 'derevo' (tree)

пруда

pruda — Pond, genitive case of 'prud' (small body of water)

есть

est' — There is/are, indicates existence of something

птицы

ptitsy — Birds, plural of 'ptitsa' (bird)

Ты

Ty — You, informal singular second-person pronoun

видишь

vidish' — You see, second-person singular of 'to see'

их

ikh — Them, accusative/genitive plural pronoun

Да

Da — Yes, affirmative response word

пятеро

pyatero — Five (collective numeral), used for groups of beings

в

v — In, into, preposition indicating location or direction

гнезде

gnezde — Nest, prepositional case of 'gnezdo' (bird's nest)

не

ne — Not, negation particle used before verbs

разорять

razoryat' — To destroy, to plunder or devastate a nest

птичье

ptich'ye — Bird's, adjective form meaning belonging to a bird

гнездо

gnezdo — Nest, structure built by birds for eggs

Он

On — He, third-person singular masculine pronoun

слишком

slishkom — Too, excessively, more than necessary or appropriate

добр

dobr — Kind, short adjective form meaning good-hearted

чтобы

chtoby — In order to, so that (subordinating conjunction)

так

tak — So, thus, in such a way or manner

поступить

postupit' — To act, to behave in a particular manner

кормить

kormit' — To feed, to give food to animals or people

уток

utok — Ducks, genitive plural of 'utka' (duck)

новое

novoye — New, adjective describing something recently acquired

платье

plat'ye — Dress, a woman's one-piece garment

Что

Chto — What, interrogative pronoun asking about identity

это

eto — This, demonstrative pronoun or copula substitute

за

za — Behind, for; preposition with various meanings

сова

sova — Owl, a nocturnal bird of prey

Какие

Kakiye — What, which; interrogative adjective (plural form)

неё

neyo — Her, genitive/accusative form of third-person pronoun

большие

bol'shiye — Big, large; plural adjective form of 'bol'shoy'

глаза

glaza — Eyes, plural of 'glaz' (eye)

но

no — But, however; coordinating conjunction of contrast

она

ona — She, third-person singular feminine pronoun

плохо

plokho — Poorly, badly; adverb meaning not well

видит

vidit — Sees, third-person singular present of 'to see'

днём

dnyom — During the day, in the daytime (instrumental case)

Сова

Sova — Owl, a nocturnal bird (nominative case)

лучше

luchshe — Better, comparative adverb of 'good' or 'well'

всего

vsego — Best of all, most; genitive of 'vsyo' (all)

ночью

noch'yu — At night, during nighttime (instrumental case)

ручная

ruchnaya — Tame, domesticated; adjective for a hand-raised animal

День

Den' — Day, a 24-hour period or daytime hours

жаркий

zharkiy — Hot, sultry; adjective describing high temperature

Коровы

Korovy — Cows, plural of 'korova' (domestic female cattle)

стоят

stoyat — Stand, third-person plural present of 'to stand'

тени

teni — Shadow, shade; genitive/prepositional of 'ten''

большого

bol'shogo — Big, large; genitive singular of 'bol'shoy'

дерева

dereva — Tree, genitive singular of 'derevo' (tree)

Они

Oni — They, third-person plural pronoun

едят

edyat — Eat, third-person plural present of 'to eat'

молодую

moloduyu — Young, tender; accusative singular feminine adjective

траву

travu — Grass, accusative singular of 'trava' (grass)

Наши

Nashi — Our, first-person plural possessive pronoun (plural)

коровы

korovy — Cows, plural of 'korova' (female cattle)

убегают

ubegayut — Run away, flee; third-person plural present tense

Ночью

Noch'yu — At night, during nighttime (instrumental case)

они

oni — They, third-person plural personal pronoun

приходят

prikhodyat — Come, arrive; third-person plural present tense

хлев

khlev — Barn, stable; building for housing livestock

Солнце

Solntse — Sun, the star at the center of our solar system

скоро

skoro — Soon, shortly; adverb indicating near future

зайдёт

zaydyot — Will set, will go down (said of the sun)

направляются

napravlyayutsya — Head toward, move in a direction (reflexive verb)

шее

sheye — Neck, prepositional case of 'sheya' (neck)

одной

odnoy — One, genitive/dative singular feminine of 'odin'

старой

staroy — Old, genitive/dative singular feminine of 'staryy'

висит

visit — Hangs, is suspended; third-person singular present

колокольчик

kolokol'chik — Small bell, cowbell; diminutive of 'kolokol'

Она

Ona — She, third-person singular feminine pronoun

нашу

nashu — Our, accusative singular feminine possessive pronoun

собаку

sobaku — Dog, accusative singular of 'sobaka' (dog)

убегает

ubegayet — Runs away, flees; third-person singular present tense

Наша

Nasha — Our, first-person plural feminine possessive pronoun

собака

sobaka — Dog, a common domestic canine animal

добра

dobra — Kind, good; short feminine adjective form of 'dobryy'

к

k — To, toward; preposition indicating direction or relation

коровам

korovam — Cows, dative plural of 'korova' (cattle)