The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 2

Vocabulary

Три

Tri — The number three.

платочка

platochka — Small handkerchief or headscarf (diminutive).

и

i — And; also used as a conjunction.

фартучек

fartuchek — Small apron (affectionate diminutive form).

Ты

Ty — You (singular, informal second-person pronoun).

их

ikh — Them; their (third-person plural genitive/accusative).

видела

videla — Saw; past tense feminine form of 'to see'.

кошечка

koshechka — Little cat; affectionate diminutive of кошка.

Котёнок

Kotyonok — Kitten; a young cat.

продолжал

prodolzhal — Continued; kept doing something (past masculine).

мыть

myt' — To wash; to clean with water.

свои

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

белые

belye — White (plural adjective form).

лапки

lapki — Little paws; diminutive plural of лапа.

тогда

togda — Then; at that time.

спросила

sprosila — Asked; past tense feminine of 'to ask'.

пёструю

pyostruyu — Speckled, motley (accusative singular feminine adjective).

курицу

kuritsu — Hen; accusative form of курица (chicken).

нашла

nashla — Found; past tense feminine of найти.

три

tri — Three (cardinal number).

носовых

nosovykh — Of handkerchiefs; genitive plural of носовой платок.

Но

No — But; however (coordinating conjunction).

пёстрая

pyostraya — Speckled, multicolored (nominative singular feminine).

курица

kuritsa — Hen; a female chicken.

убежала

ubezhala — Ran away; fled (past tense feminine perfective).

в

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

амбар

ambar — Barn; a storehouse for grain or animals.

кудахча

kudakhcha — Clucking; present gerund of кудахтать.

Я

Ya — I (first-person singular nominative pronoun).

хожу

khozhu — I walk; first-person singular of ходить.

босиком

bosikom — Barefoot; without shoes or socks.

А

A — And; but; while (contrast conjunction).

затем

zatem — Then; after that; next.

малиновку

malinovku — Robin (the bird); accusative of малиновка.

сидевшую

sidevuyu — Sitting (past active participle, accusative feminine).

на

na — On; at; onto (common preposition of location).

ветке

vetke — On a branch; prepositional of ветка.

Малиновка

Malinovka — Robin; a small red-breasted songbird.

покосилась

pokosilas' — Glanced sideways; looked askance (past feminine).

своим

svoim — Its own; reflexive possessive pronoun (instrumental).

блестящим

blestyashchim — Shiny, sparkling (instrumental singular adjective).

чёрным

chornym — Black (instrumental singular adjective form).

глазком

glazkom — With a little eye; instrumental diminutive of глаз.

перелетела

perelete la — Flew over; crossed by flying (past feminine perfective).

через

cherez — Across; over; through (preposition of crossing).

прочь

proch' — Away; off; in the opposite direction.

взобралась

vzobralas' — Climbed up; scrambled up (past tense feminine).

посмотрела

posmotrela — Looked; glanced (past tense feminine perfective).

холм

kholm — Hill; a raised area of land.

позади

pozadi — Behind; at the back of something.

Маленького

Malen'kogo — Little, small (genitive singular adjective form).

городка

gorodka — Small town (genitive diminutive of город).

который

kotoryy — Which; that; who (relative pronoun).

уходит

ukhodit — Goes away; stretches upward (third-person singular).

вверх

vverkh — Upward; up (directional adverb).

облака

oblaka — Clouds (nominative plural of облако).

словно

slovno — As if; as though (comparison conjunction).

у

u — At; by; near; belonging to (preposition).

него

nego — Him; it (genitive of он used with prepositions).

нет

net — No; there is no; negation word.

вершины

vershiny — Of a summit, top, or peak (genitive singular).

И

I — And (coordinating conjunction).

далеко

daleko — Far away; at a great distance.

склоне

sklone — On a slope; prepositional of склон.

холма

kholma — Of a hill (genitive singular of холм).

ей

yey — To her; her (dative/prepositional of она).

показалось

pokazalos' — It seemed; it appeared (past neuter reflexive).

что

chto — That; what (conjunction or interrogative pronoun).

она

ona — She; it (third-person singular feminine pronoun).

видит

vidit — Sees; third-person singular present of видеть.

какие-то

kakiye-to — Some kind of; certain (indefinite pronoun adjective).

предметы

predmety — Objects, items (nominative plural of предмет).

разложенные

razlozhennye — Laid out, spread out (past passive participle, plural).

траве

trave — On the grass (prepositional singular of трава).

карабкалась

karabkalas' — Scrambled, clambered (past tense feminine imperfective).

так

tak — So; thus; in this way.

быстро

bystro — Quickly; fast (adverb).

как

kak — How; as; like (conjunction or adverb).

только

tol'ko — Only; just; merely (restrictive adverb).

могли

mogli — Could; were able to (past plural of мочь).

нести

nesti — To carry; to bear (imperfective infinitive).

её

yeyo — Her; its (accusative/genitive of она, or possessive).

крепкие

krepkiye — Strong, sturdy (plural adjective form).

ножки

nozhki — Little legs or feet (diminutive plural of нога).

бежала

bezhala — Was running; ran (past tense feminine of бежать).

по

po — Along; on; by (preposition of motion or distribution).

крутой

krutoy — Steep (dative/prepositional singular feminine adjective).

тропинке

tropinke — On a path; prepositional of тропинка (little path).

всё

vsyo — All; everything; still; ever more (adverb/pronoun).

выше

vyshe — Higher; comparative form of высоко.

пока

poka — While; until; for now (conjunction/adverb).

Маленький

Malen'kiy — Little, small (nominative masculine adjective).

городок

gorodok — Small town (diminutive of город).

не

ne — Not (negation particle).

оказался

okazalsya — Turned out to be; ended up (past masculine reflexive).

внизу

vnizu — Below; at the bottom; downstairs.

могла

mogla — Could; was able to (past tense feminine of мочь).

бы

by — Would; conditional particle used with past tense.

бросить

brosit' — To throw; to drop; to toss (perfective infinitive).

камешек

kameshek — Small stone; pebble (diminutive of камень).

прямо

pryamo — Straight; directly; right into.

трубу

trubu — Chimney; pipe (accusative of труба).

Вскоре

Vskore — Soon; shortly afterward (adverb).

подошла

podoshla — Walked up to; approached (past feminine perfective).

к

k — To; toward; near (preposition with dative case).

роднику

rodniku — To a spring; dative of родник (natural spring).

из

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

склона

sklona — Of the slope (genitive singular of склон).

Кто-то

Kto-to — Someone; somebody (indefinite pronoun).

поставил

postavil — Placed, put, set up (past masculine perfective).

банку

banku — A jar or can (accusative singular of банка).

камень

kamen' — Stone; rock (masculine noun).

чтобы

chtoby — In order to; so that (subordinating conjunction).

собирать

sobirat' — To collect; to gather (imperfective infinitive).

воду

vodu — Water (accusative singular of вода).

но

no — But; however (adversative conjunction).

вода

voda — Water (nominative singular noun).

уже

uzhe — Already; by now (temporal adverb).

переливалась

perelivalas' — Was overflowing; spilling over (past feminine reflexive).

край

kray — Edge; rim; border (nominative/accusative singular).

потому

potomu — Because; therefore (used with что in conjunction).

банка

banka — Jar; can (nominative singular feminine noun).

была

byla — Was (past tense feminine of быть).

больше

bol'she — Bigger; more; larger (comparative adverb/adjective).

для

dlya — For (preposition expressing purpose, with genitive).

яйца

yaytsa — Of an egg; genitive singular of яйцо.

там

tam — There; in that place (locative adverb).

где

gde — Where (interrogative or relative adverb).

песок

pesok — Sand (nominative singular masculine noun).

был

byl — Was (past tense masculine of быть).

мокрым

mokrym — Wet, damp (instrumental singular adjective).

виднелись

vidnelis' — Were visible; could be seen (past tense plural reflexive).

следы

sledy — Tracks; footprints; traces (nominative plural).

очень

ochen' — Very; extremely (intensifying adverb).

маленького

malen'kogo — Of a small, little (genitive singular adjective).

существа

sushchestva — Of a creature, being (genitive singular of существо).

дальше

dal'she — Further; farther; beyond (comparative adverb).

Тропинка

Tropinka — A small path or trail (diminutive of тропа).

заканчивалась

zakanchivalas' — Was ending; came to an end (past feminine reflexive).

большого

bol'shogo — Of a big, large (genitive singular adjective).

камня

kamnya — Of a stone or rock (genitive singular of камень).