The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 3

Vocabulary

Маленький

Malen'kiy — Small, little in size or age

сказал

skazal — Said, told (past tense, masculine)

что

chto — That, what (conjunction or pronoun)

первым

pervym — First (instrumental case)

делом

delom — Matter, affair, business (instrumental case)

нужно

nuzhno — It is necessary, one must do something

вернуть

vernut' — To return, give back something to someone

одежду

odezhdu — Clothing, clothes (accusative case)

чтобы

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

они

oni — They (third person plural pronoun)

могли

mogli — Could, were able to (past tense plural)

воспользоваться

vospol'zovat'sya — To make use of, to take advantage of

носовым

nosovym — Nasal, of the nose (instrumental adjective)

платком

platkom — Handkerchief, scarf (instrumental case)

сняли

snyali — Took off, removed (past tense plural)

пугала

pugala — Scarecrow (genitive singular)

Ночью

Noch'yu — At night, during the night (instrumental)

шёл

shyol — Was going, was falling (rain, past tense)

дождь

dozhd' — Rain, precipitation from clouds

ботинках

botinkakh — Shoes, boots (prepositional plural)

была

byla — Was, existed (past tense feminine)

вода

voda — Water, liquid for drinking or wetting

пальто

pal'to — Overcoat, long outer garment for warmth

немного

nemnogo — A little, slightly, not very much

село

selo — Shrank, settled (past tense neuter)

примерил

primeril — Tried on clothing or an accessory

шотландскую

shotlandskuyu — Scottish (accusative feminine adjective)

шапочку

shapochku — Small hat, cap (accusative diminutive)

оказалась

okazalas' — Turned out to be, proved to be (feminine)

велика

velika — Too big, oversized (short adjective feminine)

Затем

Zatem — Then, after that, next in sequence

предложил

predlozhil — Suggested, offered, proposed something

наполнить

napolnit' — To fill, to stuff full with something

носовой

nosovoy — Nasal, relating to the nose (adjective)

платок

platok — Handkerchief or shawl used for wiping

луком

lukom — Onion or onions (instrumental case)

качестве

kachestve — Quality; in the capacity of something

небольшого

nebol'shogo — Small, not large (genitive adjective)

подарка

podarka — Gift, present given to someone (genitive)

тётушки

tyotushki — Auntie, affectionate term for aunt

казалось

kazalos' — It seemed, appeared to be something

веселья

vesel'ya — Merriment, fun, cheerfulness (genitive)

слышались

slyshalis' — Were heard, could be heard (reflexive)

какие-то

kakie-to — Some kind of, certain unspecified things

звуки

zvuki — Sounds, noises heard around you

напротив

naprotiv — On the contrary; opposite, across from

чувствовал

chuvstvoval — Felt, experienced a feeling or sensation

совершенно

sovershенno — Completely, absolutely, perfectly so

дома

doma — At home, in one's own dwelling

жевал

zheval — Was chewing, munching on food

листок

listok — Small leaf or sheet of something

салата

salata — Lettuce or salad (genitive case)

привык

privyk — Got used to, became accustomed to

приходить

prikhodit' — To come, to arrive somewhere regularly

сад

sad — Garden, orchard, cultivated outdoor space

вместе

vmeste — Together, jointly with someone else

отцом

ottsom — Father (instrumental case)

салатом

salatom — Lettuce, salad (instrumental case)

воскресного

voskresnogo — Sunday's, of Sunday (genitive adjective)

обеда

obeda — Lunch, midday meal (genitive case)

Папу

Papu — Dad, father (accusative, informal)

маленького

malen'kogo — Little, small (genitive adjective)

звали

zvali — Called, named (past tense plural)

старый

staryy — Old, aged (adjective, nominative masculine)

господин

gospodin — Mister, gentleman, sir (formal address)

Салат

Salat — Lettuce, salad vegetable or dish

вправду

vpravdu — Truly, really, indeed in fact

отменный

otmennyy — Excellent, first-rate, outstanding quality

ничего

nichego — Nothing, not anything at all

ел

yel — Was eating, ate (past tense masculine)

хотел

khotel — Wanted, wished to do something (masculine)

пойти

poyti — To go, to set off somewhere (perfective)

домой

domoy — Home, toward one's own home

Вскоре

Vskore — Soon, shortly after, before long

уронил

uronil — Dropped, let fall accidentally (masculine)

половину

polovinu — Half, one half of something (accusative)

лука

luka — Onion, onions (genitive singular)

грузом

gruzom — Load, burden, heavy cargo (instrumental)

овощей

ovoshchey — Vegetables, edible plants (genitive plural)

невозможно

nevozmozhno — Impossible, not possible to do

забраться

zabrat'sya — To climb up onto something with effort

обратно

obratno — Back, in the opposite direction again

грушевое

grushevoye — Pear tree's, of a pear tree (adjective)

дерево

derevo — Tree, wood (nominative or accusative)

смело

smelo — Boldly, bravely, without fear

повёл

povyol — Led, guided someone in a direction

другому

drugomu — Another, other, different (dative adjective)

концу

kontsu — End, tip, far side (dative case)

шли

shli — Were walking, went (past tense plural)

деревянным

derevyannym — Wooden, made of wood (instrumental)

мосткам

mostkam — Boardwalks, wooden walkways (dative plural)

вдоль

vdol' — Along, lengthwise beside something

солнечной

solnechnoy — Sunny, sunlit (genitive feminine adjective)

стены

steny — Wall, side of a building (genitive)

красного

krasnogo — Red (genitive masculine adjective)

кирпича

kirpicha — Brick, building block of fired clay

Мыши

Myshi — Mice, small rodents (nominative plural)

сидели

sideli — Were sitting, sat (past tense plural)

порожках

porozhkakh — Doorsteps, small thresholds (prepositional)

грызли

gryzli — Were gnawing, chewing hard things (plural)

вишнёвые

vishnyovye — Cherry (adjective, nominative plural)

косточки

kostochki — Small pits or stones of fruit

подмигивали

podmigivali — Were winking at someone (past plural)

снова

snova — Again, once more, a second time

выронил

vyronil — Accidentally dropped, let slip from hands