The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 1

Vocabulary

Примечание

Primechaniye — A note or remark providing additional information.

также

takzhe — Also, as well, too.

есть

yest' — There is/are; to have; to eat.

этого

etogo — Genitive form of 'this'; of this.

файла

fayla — Genitive of 'file'; a computer or document file.

которая

kotoraya — Relative pronoun 'which' or 'who' (feminine).

включает

vklyuchayet — Includes, contains, incorporates something.

оригинальные

original'nyye — Original, authentic, not copied.

иллюстрации

illyustratsii — Illustrations, pictures accompanying a text.

или

ili — Or; used to present an alternative.

СКАЗКА

SKAZKA — A fairy tale or folk story.

автор

avtor — Author, writer of a literary work.

книги

knigi — Genitive of 'book'; of a book.

кролике

krolike — Prepositional of 'rabbit'; about a rabbit.

и

i — And; also used to mean 'even'.

др

dr — Abbreviation for 'и другие' meaning 'and others, et al.'

ДЕРЕВЕНСКАЯ

DEREVENSKAYA — Rural, village, of the countryside (feminine adjective).

Какое

Kakoye — What a; interrogative/exclamatory pronoun (neuter).

забавное

zabavonoye — Amusing, funny, entertaining (neuter adjective).

зрелище

zrelishche — A sight, spectacle, or visual scene.

видеть

videt' — To see, to observe something visually.

выводок

vyvodok — A brood or litter of young animals.

утят

utyat — Genitive plural of 'ducklings'; young ducks.

курицей

kuritsей — Instrumental of 'hen'; with or by a hen.

Послушайте

Poslushаyte — Listen! Pay attention! (imperative, plural/polite).

историю

istoriyu — Accusative of 'story/history'; a tale or account.

была

byla — Was (past tense, feminine); she/it was.

недовольна

nedovol'na — Dissatisfied, displeased, not content (feminine short adjective).

тем

tem — Instrumental/dative of 'that'; by/with that.

что

chto — That; what; used as conjunction or pronoun.

жена

zhena — Wife; a married woman.

фермера

fermera — Genitive of 'farmer'; belonging to a farmer.

не

ne — Not; negation particle in Russian.

позволяла

pozvolyala — Allowed, permitted (past tense, feminine).

ей

yey — Dative/genitive of 'she'; to her, her.

высиживать

vysízhivat' — To incubate eggs, sit on eggs to hatch.

собственные

sobstvennyye — One's own, personal (plural adjective).

яйца

yaytsa — Eggs; plural of яйцо.

невестка

nevestka — Sister-in-law or daughter-in-law.

совершенно

sovershenno — Completely, absolutely, perfectly.

готова

gotova — Ready, prepared (feminine short adjective).

предоставить

predostavit' — To provide, grant, or leave something to someone.

кому-нибудь

komu-nibud' — To someone, to anybody (dative indefinite pronoun).

другому

drugomu — Dative of 'other/another'; to another person.

хватает

khvatayet — Is enough, suffices; to have enough of something.

терпения

terpeniya — Genitive of 'patience'; patience, endurance.

сидеть

sidet' — To sit, to be seated.

гнезде

gnezde — Prepositional of 'nest'; in or on a nest.

двадцать

dvadtsat' — Twenty; the number 20.

восемь

vosem' — Eight; the number 8.

дней

dney — Genitive plural of 'day'; of days.

тебя

tebya — Genitive/accusative of 'you' (singular informal).

тоже

tozhe — Also, too, likewise.

нет

net — No; there is not/are not.

дашь

dash' — You will give (second person singular future perfective).

им

im — Dative of 'they'; to them.

остыть

ostyt' — To cool down, to get cold.

же

zhe — Emphatic particle: indeed, after all, you know.

знаешь

znayesh' — You know (second person singular present tense).

так

tak — So, thus, in this way; that's how.

будет

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

хочу

khochu — I want (first person singular of хотеть).

самостоятельно

samostoyatel'no — Independently, on one's own, without help.

пыталась

pytalas' — She tried, attempted (past tense, feminine imperfective).

прятать

pryatat' — To hide, conceal something.

свои

svoi — One's own (reflexive possessive pronoun, plural).

но

no — But; however; used to contrast ideas.

всегда

vsegda — Always, at all times.

находили

nakhodili — They found, discovered (past tense plural imperfective).

уносили

unosili — They carried away, took away (past tense plural imperfective).

пришла

prishla — She came, arrived (past tense feminine perfective).

полное

polnoye — Complete, full, total (neuter adjective).

отчаяние

otchayaniye — Despair, hopelessness, utter frustration.

решила

reshila — She decided, resolved (past tense feminine perfective).

гнездо

gnezdo — A nest; a bird's or animal's home.

подальше

podal'she — A bit farther away, at a greater distance.

от

ot — From, away from (preposition).

фермы

fermy — Genitive of 'farm'; of a farm.

отправилась

otpravilas' — She set off, departed (past tense feminine perfective).

путь

put' — Way, path, journey, route.

прекрасным

prekrasnym — Beautiful, wonderful, lovely (instrumental adjective).

весенним

vesennim — Spring-like, of spring (instrumental adjective).

днём

dnyom — Instrumental of 'day'; during the day, in the daytime.

дороге

doroge — Prepositional of 'road'; on a road or path.

ведущей

vedushchey — Leading, going (present active participle, genitive feminine).

через

cherez — Through, across, over (preposition).

холм

kholm — A hill, a rounded elevation of land.

ней

ney — Prepositional/dative of 'she'; on her, to her.

шаль

shal' — A shawl, a wrap worn over shoulders.

Когда

Kogda — When; at the time that (conjunction).

достигла

dostigla — She reached, attained (past tense feminine perfective).

вершины

vershiny — Genitive of 'peak/top'; of the summit or top.

увидела

uvidela — She saw, caught sight of (past tense feminine perfective).

вдалеке

vdaleke — In the distance, far away.

лес

les — Forest, woods; a large wooded area.

показалось

pokazalos' — It seemed, appeared (past tense neuter perfective).

безопасное

bezopasnoe — Safe, secure, free from danger (neuter adjective).

тихое

tikhoye — Quiet, calm, peaceful (neuter adjective).

место

mesto — Place, spot, location.