The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 4

Vocabulary

Кролики

Kroliki — Rabbits; small furry mammals kept as pets

следовали

sledovali — Followed; moved behind someone at a distance

на

na — On, at, to; common preposition of location

безопасном

bezopasnom — Safe; free from danger or harm

расстоянии

rasstoyaniii — Distance; space between two points or objects

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — Illustration; a picture accompanying a text

Они

Oni — They; third-person plural pronoun

наблюдали

nablyudali — Watched, observed; kept a careful eye on something

как

kak — How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of manner

он

on — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

вошёл

voshyol — Entered; walked into a place

в

v — In, into; preposition indicating location or direction

свой

svoy — His own, one's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

дом

dom — House, home; a building where people live

А

A — And, but, while; conjunction showing contrast or addition

затем

zatem — Then, after that; indicating next action in sequence

они

oni — They; third-person plural pronoun

подкрались

podkralis' — Crept up, sneaked; approached quietly and stealthily

к

k — To, toward; preposition indicating direction or proximity

окну

oknu — Window; opening in a wall that lets in light

чтобы

chtoby — In order to, so that; conjunction expressing purpose

послушать

poslushat' — To listen; to pay attention to sounds or speech

бросил

brosil — Threw, tossed; flung something with force

мешок

meshok — Sack, bag; a large bag used to carry things

каменный

kamennyy — Stone, made of stone; adjective describing stone material

пол

pol — Floor; the bottom surface of a room

так

tak — So, thus; adverb indicating manner or degree

что

chto — That, what; conjunction or interrogative pronoun

кроликам

krolikam — Rabbits (dative); to or for the rabbits

было

bylo — Was; past tense form of the verb 'to be'

бы

by — Would; particle forming conditional or subjunctive mood

чрезвычайно

chrezvychayno — Extremely, exceedingly; to a very great degree

больно

bol'no — Painful, it hurts; causing or feeling pain

если

esli — If; conjunction introducing a conditional clause

оказались

okazalis' — Turned out to be, found themselves; ended up somewhere

внутри

vnutri — Inside, within; in the interior of something

слышали

slyshali — Heard; perceived sounds with the ears

скрёб

skryob — Scraped; dragged something roughly across a surface

стулом

stulom — Chair (instrumental); using a chair as an instrument

по

po — Along, on, by; preposition of motion or manner

плитам

plitam — Stone slabs, tiles; flat pieces of stone or ceramic

и

i — And; simple coordinating conjunction

хихикал

khikhikal — Giggled, chuckled; laughed quietly in an amused way

Один

Odin — One; the cardinal number 1

два

dva — Two; the cardinal number 2

три

tri — Three; the cardinal number 3

четыре

chetyre — Four; the cardinal number 4

пять

pyat' — Five; the cardinal number 5

шесть

shest' — Six; the cardinal number 6

малюсеньких

malyusen'kikh — Tiny, teeny-weeny; very small in size, diminutive form

кроликов

krolikow — Rabbits (genitive plural); referring to multiple rabbits

сказал

skazal — Said; spoke words, past tense masculine form

Что

Chto — What; interrogative pronoun asking about a thing

такое

takoye — Such, what kind; used in 'what is this' expressions

там

tam — There; adverb indicating a distant location

опять

opyat' — Again; happening one more time, repeatedly

испортили

isportili — Ruined, spoiled; damaged or made something worse

спросила

sprosila — Asked; posed a question, past tense feminine

толстых

tolstykh — Fat, plump; having a large or heavy body

повторил

povtoril — Repeated; said or did something again

считая

schitaya — Counting; enumerating numbers or items

пальцах

pal'tsakh — Fingers (prepositional plural); on the fingers

один

odin — One; the number 1, also 'alone'

Не

Ne — Not; negation particle in Russian

говори

govori — Say, speak; imperative form of 'to speak'

глупостей

glupostey — Nonsense, stupidities; foolish things or remarks

ты

ty — You; second-person singular informal pronoun

имеешь

imeyesh' — Have, mean; second-person singular of 'to have'

виду

vidu — In mind; used in 'to mean' or 'to have in mind'

старый

staryy — Old; having existed or lived for a long time

глупец

glupets — Fool, idiot; a foolish or stupid person

В

V — In, inside; preposition of location

мешке

meshke — In the sack; prepositional case of 'bag/sack'

ответил

otvetil — Answered, replied; gave a response to a question

Самый

Samyy — The most, the very; superlative or emphatic adjective

младший

mladshiy — Youngest, junior; the smallest or youngest member

из

iz — From, out of; preposition indicating origin or membership

забрался

zabralsya — Climbed up, crept into; got into a place with effort

подоконник

podokonnik — Windowsill; the ledge at the bottom of a window

взяла

vzyala — Took; picked up or grabbed something, past feminine

ощупала

oshchupala — Felt, touched; examined by touching with the hands

его

yego — Him, it, his; genitive/accusative pronoun third-person singular

Она

Ona — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

сказала

skazala — Said; spoke words, past tense feminine form

нащупала

nashchupala — Felt out, detected by touch; found by touching

но

no — But; adversative conjunction showing contrast

это

eto — This, it; demonstrative pronoun or predicate

должно

dolzhno — Must, should; expresses obligation or probability

быть

byt' — To be; infinitive of the verb 'to be'

старые

staryye — Old; plural adjective describing age of objects

кролики

kroliki — Rabbits; small furry animals, plural nominative

потому

potomu — Because, therefore; used in 'because' constructions

такие

takiye — Such, so; demonstrative adjective in plural form

твёрдые

tvyordyye — Hard, firm; rigid, not soft to the touch

все

vse — All, everyone; referring to the entirety of something

разной

raznoy — Different, various; not the same, varied

формы

formy — Shape, form; the outline or contour of something

годятся

godyatsya — Are suitable, will do; fit for a purpose

пищу

pishchu — Food; nourishment, something eaten for sustenance

шкурки

shkurki — Pelts, small skins; animal hides or fur pieces

прекрасно

prekrasno — Perfectly, wonderfully; in an excellent manner

подойдут

podaydut — Will suit, will do; will be appropriate for something

для

dlya — For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient

подкладки

podkladki — Lining; inner fabric layer of a coat or garment

моего

moyego — My, mine; genitive form of first-person possessive

старого

starogo — Old (genitive); genitive form of the adjective 'old'

плаща

plashcha — Cloak, raincoat; a loose outer garment

Подкладка

Podkladka — Lining; the inner fabric of a coat or garment

твоего

tvoyego — Your, yours; genitive form of informal possessive

закричал

zakrichal — Shouted, cried out; raised voice suddenly

Я

Ya — I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

продам

prodam — Will sell; future form of the verb 'to sell'

их

ikh — Them, their; third-person plural genitive/accusative

куплю

kuplu — Will buy; first-person singular future of 'to buy'

себе

sebe — For myself, oneself; reflexive dative pronoun

табачку

tabachku — Some tobacco; diminutive of tobacco in dative form

Кроличий

Krolichiy — Rabbit (adjective); relating to or made from rabbit

табак

tabak — Tobacco; dried plant leaves used for smoking

освежую

osvezhuyu — Will skin; will remove the hide from an animal

отрублю

otrublu — Will chop off; will cut off with a sharp blow

им

im — Them (dative); to or for them, indirect object

головы

golovy — Heads; the upper part of the body

развязала

razvyazala — Untied; loosened a knot or fastening

сунула

sunula — Shoved, thrust; pushed something quickly inside

внутрь

vnutr' — Inside, inward; toward the interior of something

руку

ruku — Hand, arm; the upper limb of the body

Когда

Kogda — When; conjunction introducing a time clause

она

ona — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

овощи

ovoshchi — Vegetables; edible plants grown for food

пришла

prishla — Came, arrived; past tense feminine of 'to come'

страшную

strashnuyu — Terrible, dreadful; causing fear or great anger

ярость

yarost' — Rage, fury; intense uncontrolled anger