The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 1

Vocabulary

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — A picture or image accompanying a text

СКАЗКА

SKAZKA — A fairy tale or folk story

О

O — Preposition meaning 'about' or 'concerning'

КРОЛЬЧАТАХ

KROL'CHATAKH — Young rabbits, bunnies (prepositional plural)

Автор

Avtor — Author, writer of a literary work

Сказки

Skazki — Fairy tales or folk stories (genitive/plural)

Кролике

Krolike — Rabbit (prepositional case singular)

ВСЕМ

VSEM — To all, for everyone (dative plural)

МАЛЕНЬКИМ

MALEN'KIM — Small, little (dative plural adjective)

ДРУЗЬЯМ

DRUZ'YAM — Friends (dative plural)

МИСТЕРА

MISTERA — Mister, a title of address (genitive)

Говорят

Govoryat — They say, it is said (third person plural)

что

chto — That, what (conjunction or pronoun)

действие

deystviye — Effect, action, or influence of something

чрезмерного

chrezmernogo — Excessive, immoderate (genitive singular adjective)

поедания

poyedaniya — Eating, consuming food (genitive verbal noun)

салата-латука

salata-latuka — Lettuce, a leafy green salad plant

является

yavlyayetsya — Is, serves as (third person singular verb)

усыпляющим

usypiyayushchim — Sleep-inducing, soporific (instrumental adjective)

Я

Ya — I, first person singular pronoun

никогда

nikogda — Never, at no time

не

ne — Not, negation particle

чувствовала

chuvstvovala — Felt, experienced a sensation (past feminine)

сонливости

sonlivosti — Sleepiness, drowsiness (genitive singular)

после

posle — After, following in time or order

салата

salata — Salad or lettuce (genitive singular)

но

no — But, however (adversative conjunction)

ведь

ved' — After all, you know (emphatic particle)

я

ya — I, first person singular pronoun

кролик

krolik — Rabbit, a small burrowing mammal

На

Na — On, onto (preposition of location/direction)

крольчат

krol'chat — Young rabbits, bunnies (genitive/accusative plural)

они

oni — They, third person plural pronoun

безусловно

bezuslovno — Undoubtedly, certainly, without question

оказали

okazali — Had an effect, exerted influence (past plural)

весьма

ves'ma — Very, quite, rather (intensifying adverb)

усыпляющее

usypiyayushcheye — Sleep-inducing, soporific (neuter adjective)

Когда

Kogda — When, at what time (conjunction/adverb)

Кролик

Krolik — Rabbit, a small burrowing mammal

вырос

vyros — Grew up, became an adult (past masculine)

он

on — He, third person singular masculine pronoun

женился

zhenilsya — Got married (past masculine, of a man)

на

na — On, onto, used with various cases

своей

svoyey — His own, one's own (prepositional feminine)

двоюродной

dvoyurodnoy — First cousin (adjective, genitive feminine)

сестре

sestre — Sister (dative/prepositional singular)

У

U — At, by, near; used to express possession

них

nikh — Them, third person plural (genitive/prepositional)

была

byla — Was, existed (past tense feminine singular)

большая

bol'shaya — Big, large (nominative feminine adjective)

семья

sem'ya — Family, a group of related people

были

byli — Were, existed (past tense plural)

беспечны

bespechny — Carefree, unconcerned, lighthearted (short adjective plural)

веселы

vesely — Cheerful, merry, jolly (short adjective plural)

помню

pomnyu — I remember, recall (first person singular)

отдельных

otdel'nykh — Individual, separate (genitive plural adjective)

имён

imyon — Names (genitive plural of имя)

детей

detey — Children (genitive plural of дети)

обычно

obychno — Usually, normally, as a rule

называли

nazyvali — Called, named, referred to (past plural)

крольчатами

krol'chatami — Young rabbits, bunnies (instrumental plural)

Поскольку

Poskol'ku — Since, because, inasmuch as (conjunction)

еды

yedy — Food (genitive singular of еда)

всегда

vsegda — Always, at all times

хватало

khatvalo — Was enough, sufficed (past impersonal)

одалживал

odalzhival — Borrowed, lent (past masculine imperfective)

капусту

kapustu — Cabbage, a common leafy vegetable

у

u — From, at (preposition indicating possession/source)

брата

brata — Brother (genitive singular)

который

kotoryy — Who, which, that (relative pronoun)

держал

derzhal — Kept, maintained, held (past masculine)

огород-питомник

ogorod-pitomnik — Market garden, nursery garden plot

Иногда

Inogda — Sometimes, occasionally, now and then

было

bylo — Was, there was (past neuter singular)

лишней

lishneyy — Extra, spare, surplus (genitive feminine adjective)

капусты

kapusy — Cabbage (genitive singular)

это

eto — This, that (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

случалось

sluchalos' — Happened, occurred (past impersonal reflexive)

шли

shli — Went, walked (past plural of идти)

через

cherez — Through, across, over (preposition)

поле

pole — Field, open stretch of land

к

k — To, toward (preposition with dative)

куче

kuche — Heap, pile (dative singular of куча)

мусора

musora — Garbage, rubbish, trash (genitive singular)

в

v — In, into (preposition of location/direction)

канаве

kanave — Ditch, trench (prepositional singular)

за

za — Behind, beyond, after (preposition)

садом

sadom — Garden (instrumental singular of сад)

мистера

mistera — Mister, a title of address (genitive)

Мусорная

Musornaya — Garbage, trash (nominative feminine adjective)

куча

kucha — Pile, heap of things

представляла

predstavlyala — Represented, constituted (past feminine imperfective)

собой

soboy — Itself, themselves (reflexive pronoun instrumental)

смесь

smes' — Mixture, blend of various things

всякого

vsyakogo — All kinds of, various, every sort (genitive)

разного

raznogo — Different, various things (genitive singular)

Там

Tam — There, in that place

банки

banki — Jars, cans (nominative/genitive plural)

из-под

iz-pod — From under; used for emptied containers

варенья

varen'ya — Jam, preserve (genitive singular)

бумажные

bumazhnye — Paper, made of paper (nominative plural adjective)

пакеты

pakety — Bags, packets (nominative plural)

горы

gory — Mountains; piles, heaps (nominative plural)

нарубленной

narublennoy — Chopped, cut up (genitive feminine past participle)

травы

travy — Grass, herb (genitive singular)

из

iz — From, out of (preposition with genitive)

газонокосилки

gazonokosylki — Lawn mower (genitive singular)

которая

kotoraya — Which, that (relative pronoun, feminine nominative)

вкус

vkus — Taste, flavor, sense of taste

маслянистой

maslyanistoy — Oily, buttery, greasy (genitive feminine adjective)

несколько

neskol'ko — Several, a few, some (indefinite numeral)

гнилых

gnilykh — Rotten, decayed (genitive plural adjective)

кабачков

kabachkov — Zucchinis, marrows (genitive plural)

один-два

odin-dva — One or two, a couple (numeral expression)

старых

starykh — Old, worn (genitive plural adjective)

башмака

bashmaka — Shoes, boots (genitive plural of башмак)

Однажды

Odnazhdy — Once, one day (adverb of time)

радость

radost' — Joy, happiness, delight

там

tam — There, in that place

оказалось

okazalos' — Turned out, it happened to be

множество

mnozhestvo — A multitude, great number of things

переросших

pererosshikh — Overgrown, gone to seed (genitive plural participle)

кочанов

kochanov — Heads of cabbage or lettuce (genitive plural)

которые

kotorye — Which, that (relative pronoun, nominative plural)

выстрелили

vystreili — Shot up, bolted (past plural, of plants)

цвет

tsvet — Color; flower, bloom (noun)

Крольчата

Krol'chata — Young rabbits, bunnies (nominative plural)

просто

prosto — Simply, just, merely (adverb)

набивали

nabivali — Stuffed, crammed full (past plural imperfective)

животы

zhivoty — Bellies, stomachs (accusative plural)

салатом

salatom — With salad or lettuce (instrumental singular)