The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 1

Vocabulary

Подготовлено

Podgotovleno — Prepared; made ready for use or publication.

и

i — And; a basic coordinating conjunction.

командой

komandoy — Team; a group working together on a project.

онлайн-корректуры

onlayn-korrekturу — Online proofreading; reviewing text for errors digitally.

СКАЗКА

SKAZKA — Fairy tale; a traditional story with magical elements.

О

O — About; a preposition indicating the subject matter.

КОТЁНКЕ

KOTYONKE — Kitten (prepositional case); a young cat.

Автор

Avtor — Author; the person who wrote a book.

Сказки

Skazki — Tales; genitive/plural of fairy tale.

о

o — About; preposition indicating topic or subject.

Кролике

Krolike — Rabbit (prepositional case); a small burrowing mammal.

др

dr — Abbreviation for 'другие' (others) or 'доктор' (doctor).

Впервые

Vpervye — For the first time; indicating an initial occurrence.

опубликовано

opublikovano — Published; released officially for public readership.

в

v — In; preposition indicating location or time period.

году

godu — Year (prepositional case); used to indicate a specific year.

год

god — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months.

Напечатано

Napechatano — Printed; produced in print form for distribution.

переплетено

perepleteno — Bound; having pages fastened together in a cover.

Великобритании

Velikobritanii — Great Britain (genitive case); island nation in northwestern Europe.

компанией

kompaniey — Company (instrumental case); a business organization.

Лондон

London — London; the capital city of Great Britain.

ПОСВЯЩАЕТСЯ

POSVYASHCHAETSYA — Dedicated to; offered in honor of someone.

ВСЕМ

VSEM — To all; dative plural of 'all' or 'everyone'.

ОЗОРНИКАМ

OZORNIKAM — To mischievous ones; naughty or playful children.

ОСОБЕННО

OSOBENNO — Especially; particularly; used to single something out.

ТЕМ

TEM — Those (dative plural); referring to specific people or things.

КТО

KTO — Who; a relative or interrogative pronoun.

ЗАБИРАЕТСЯ

ZABIRAETSYA — Climbs up; ascends onto something such as a wall.

НА

NA — On; a preposition indicating position or direction.

СТЕНУ

STENU — Wall (accusative case); a vertical structure enclosing space.

МОЕГО

MOYEGO — My (genitive case); possessive pronoun indicating ownership.

САДА

SADA — Garden (genitive case); an outdoor area for growing plants.

Жили-были

Zhili-byli — Once upon a time there lived; fairy tale opening phrase.

три

tri — Three; the cardinal number between two and four.

маленьких

malenkikh — Little; small in size (genitive/plural adjective form).

котёнка

kotyonka — Kittens (genitive plural); young cats.

звали

zvali — Were called; past tense of 'to call by name'.

их

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

Рукавичка

Rukavichka — Mittens; a name meaning little mitten in Russian.

Котёнок

Kotyonok — Kitten; a young or baby cat.

У

U — By; at; a preposition indicating possession or location.

них

nikh — Them (genitive/prepositional); third-person plural pronoun.

были

byli — Were; past tense of the verb 'to be'.

собственные

sobstvennyye — Own; belonging to oneself, not borrowed or shared.

милые

milyye — Sweet; charming or endearing in appearance or manner.

меховые

mekhovyye — Fur; made of or relating to animal fur or coat.

шубки

shubki — Little fur coats; small coats made of fur.

они

oni — They; third-person plural personal pronoun.

кувыркались

kuvyrkalis' — Tumbled; rolled and somersaulted in a playful manner.

на

na — On; a preposition indicating surface or location.

пороге

poroge — Doorstep (prepositional); the threshold at a door's entrance.

играли

igrali — Played; engaged in fun or games (past tense).

пыли

pyli — Dust (prepositional/genitive); fine dry particles on surfaces.

Но

No — But; a conjunction introducing contrast or exception.

однажды

odnazhdy — Once; one day; used to begin a narrative event.

мама

mama — Mom; an informal word for mother.

миссис

missis — Mrs.; a title for a married woman.

ждала

zhdala — Was expecting; waited for guests to arrive.

подруг

podrug — Friends (genitive plural); female friends or companions.

чай

chay — Tea; a hot beverage made by steeping leaves in water.

поэтому

poetomu — Therefore; consequently, for that reason.

она

ona — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

завела

zavela — Led in; brought inside (past tense, perfective).

котят

kotyat — Kittens (accusative/genitive plural); young cats.

дом

dom — Home; house; a place where one lives.

чтобы

chtoby — In order to; so that; a subordinating conjunction of purpose.

умыть

umyt' — To wash; to clean someone's face or body.

одеть

odet' — To dress; to put clothes on someone.

до

do — Before; until; up to a certain time or point.

прихода

prikhoda — Arrival (genitive); the act of guests coming to visit.

гостей

gostey — Guests (genitive plural); visitors invited to one's home.

Сначала

Snachala — First; at the beginning; initially.

отмыла

otmyla — Washed off; cleaned thoroughly (past tense, perfective).

им

im — Them (dative); indirect object pronoun, third-person plural.

мордочки

mrdochki — Little faces or snouts; small animal faces.

это

eto — This; that; a demonstrative pronoun or adjective.

Затем

Zatem — Then; after that; indicating the next step in sequence.

расчесала

raschesal — Combed out; smoothed fur or hair with a comb.

шёрстку

shyorstku — Little coat of fur; soft animal fur (diminutive, accusative).

Потом

Potom — Then; afterward; next in sequence of events.

причесала

prichesala — Combed; styled hair or fur neatly into place.

хвостики

khvostiki — Little tails; small animal tails (diminutive plural).

усики

usiki — Little whiskers; small thin hairs near an animal's mouth.

был

byl — Was; past tense masculine singular of verb 'to be'.

очень

ochen' — Very; an adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb.

непослушным

neposlushnym — Naughty; disobedient; not listening to instructions given.

царапался

tsarapalsy — Scratched; clawed at things or people repeatedly.

Миссис

Missis — Mrs.; title used before a married woman's surname.

одела

odela — Dressed; put clothes onto someone (past tense, perfective).

чистые

chistyye — Clean; free from dirt or stains.

фартучки

fartuchki — Little aprons; small decorative aprons worn as clothing.

накидки

nakidki — Capes; light outer garments draped over the shoulders.

а

a — And; but; a conjunction showing contrast or addition.

затем

zatem — Then; next; indicating the following action in sequence.

достала

dostala — Took out; retrieved something from a drawer or storage.

из

iz — From; out of; a preposition indicating source or origin.

комода

komoda — Dresser (genitive); a chest of drawers for storing clothes.

всевозможные

vsevozmozhnyye — All kinds of; every possible variety or type.

нарядные

naryadnyye — Fancy; elegantly dressed or decorated in appearance.

неудобные

neudobnyye — Uncomfortable; causing discomfort when worn or used.

вещи

veshchi — Things; items or objects of various kinds.

принарядить

prinaryadit' — To dress up; to put fancy clothing on someone.

своего

svoyego — Own (genitive); reflexive possessive pronoun indicating ownership.

сына

syna — Son (genitive/accusative); a male child of a parent.

толстым

tolstym — Fat; plump; having a large or chubby body shape.

успел

uspel — Managed to; had time to do something before deadline.

подрасти

podrasti — To grow a bit; to increase slightly in size or height.

несколько

neskol'ko — Several; a few; more than two but not many.

пуговиц

pugovits — Buttons (genitive plural); small fasteners sewn onto clothing.

отскочило

otskochilos — Popped off; sprang away suddenly (past tense neuter).

Его

Yego — His; him (genitive/accusative); third-person masculine pronoun.

пришила

prishila — Sewed on; attached with needle and thread (past tense).

снова

snova — Again; once more; repeating a previous action.

Когда

Kogda — When; at the time that; a temporal conjunction.

готовы

gotovy — Ready; prepared; in a state of readiness.