The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 3

Vocabulary

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — A picture or drawing accompanying a text

Тогда

Togda — Then, at that time

две

dve — Two (feminine form)

утки

utki — Ducks (plural of utka)

подобрали

podobrali — Picked up, gathered items from the ground

шляпу

shlyapu — Hat (accusative form of shlyapa)

шейный

sheynyy — Relating to the neck, neck (adjective)

платок

platok — Scarf, kerchief, or handkerchief

надели

nadeli — Put on (clothing), dressed themselves in

себя

sebya — Themselves, oneself (reflexive pronoun)

Рукавичка

Rukavichka — Mitten, a small glove covering the hand

смеялась

smeyalas' — Was laughing, laughed (feminine past tense)

свалилась

svalilas' — Fell off, tumbled down from a surface

стены

steny — Wall (genitive form of stena)

слезли

slezli — Climbed down, got down from something

следом

sledom — Right after, following closely behind

фартуки

fartuki — Aprons (plural of fartuk)

остальные

ostal'nyye — The rest, the remaining others

вещи

veshchi — Things, belongings, items of clothing

слетели

sleteli — Flew off, fell off quickly in motion

дороге

doroge — On the road, along the way (prepositional)

вниз

vniz — Downward, down (direction adverb)

Идите

Idite — Come here, go (imperative plural of idti)

сюда

syuda — Here, to this place (directional adverb)

Господин

Gospodin — Mister, sir, gentleman (formal address)

Селезень

Selezen' — Drake, a male duck

сказала

skazala — Said, told (feminine past tense verb)

помогите

pomogite — Help (imperative plural of pomogat')

одеть

odet' — To dress someone, put clothes on

застегните

zastegnite — Button up, fasten (imperative plural)

медленно

medlenno — Slowly, at a slow pace (adverb)

двинулся

dvinulsya — Moved forward, set off in a direction

вперёд

vperyod — Forward, ahead (directional adverb)

вперевалку

vperevалku — Waddling, swaying from side to side

подобрал

podobral — Picked up, gathered (masculine past tense)

разные

raznyye — Various, different, assorted (adjective plural)

надел

nadel — Put on clothing (masculine past tense)

сидели

sideli — Sat, fit (of clothing sitting on someone)

нём

nyom — On him, on it (prepositional pronoun)

хуже

khuzhe — Worse, more badly (comparative adverb)

Котёнке

Kotyonke — Kitten (dative/prepositional of kotyonok)

Сегодня

Segodnya — Today, this day (temporal adverb)

чудесное

chudesnoye — Wonderful, marvelous (adjective neuter form)

утро

utro — Morning, the early part of the day

зашагали

zashagali — Strode off, began marching along together

вверх

vverkh — Upward, up (directional adverb)

ногу

nogu — In step, in sync (in phrase v nogu)

Тут

Tut — Here, at this moment, just then

спустилась

spustilas' — Came down, descended (feminine past tense)

сад

sad — Garden, yard (noun)

обнаружила

obnaruzhila — Discovered, found, noticed (feminine past tense)

котят

kotyat — Kittens (genitive plural of kotyonok)

стене

stene — On the wall (prepositional of stena)

одежды

odezhdy — Without clothing, clothes (genitive of odezhda)

стащила

stashchila — Pulled off, stripped off (feminine past tense)

отшлёпала

otshlypala — Spanked, smacked as punishment (past tense)

отвела

otvela — Led away, took back (feminine past tense)

обратно

obratno — Back, in the opposite direction (adverb)

дом

dom — Home, house (noun)

гости

gosti — Guests, visitors (plural of gost')

придут

pridut — Will come, will arrive (future plural)

минуты

minuty — Minutes, moments (genitive of minuta)

невозможно

nevozmozhno — Impossible, unbearable to look at

оскорблена

oskorblena — Offended, insulted (short form adjective feminine)

отправила

otpravila — Sent away, dispatched (feminine past tense)

наверх

naverkh — Upstairs, upward to a higher floor

грустно

grustno — Sadly, it is sad (adverb/predicate)

гостям

gostyam — To the guests (dative plural of gost')

будто

budto — As if, as though (conjunction)

лежат

lezhat — Are lying down (present tense plural)

постели

posteli — In bed (prepositional of postel')

корью

kor'yu — With measles (instrumental of kor')

неправдой

nepravdoy — An untruth, a lie, falsehood (instrumental)

Совсем

Sovsem — Completely, not at all (intensifying adverb)

наоборот

naoborot — On the contrary, quite the opposite

вовсе

vovse — Not at all, not in the least

нисколько

niskol'ko — Not at all, not in the slightest

Откуда-то

Otkuda-to — From somewhere, from some unknown place

сверху

sverkhu — From above, from the top (adverb)

доносились

donosilis' — Could be heard, wafted down (imperfective past)

весьма

ves'ma — Quite, very, highly (formal adverb)

необычные

neobychnyye — Unusual, extraordinary (adjective plural)

звуки

zvuki — Sounds, noises (plural of zvuk)

нарушали

narushali — Were disturbing, violating (imperfective past)

торжественность

torzhestvennost' — Solemnity, ceremonial dignity (feminine noun)

покой

pokoy — Peace, tranquility, calm (noun)

чаепития

chayepitiya — Tea party, the occasion of drinking tea