The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 3

Vocabulary

положил

polozhil — He placed or put something down somewhere.

ветчину

vetchinu — Ham (accusative case); cured pork meat.

середину

seredinu — Middle, center (accusative); central point of something.

пола

pola — Floor (genitive); the surface you walk on.

ударил

udaril — He struck or hit something forcefully.

щипцами

shchiptsami — With tongs; a gripping tool used in cooking.

лопаткой

lopatkoy — With a spatula; flat kitchen utensil for flipping.

бах

bakh — Bang; onomatopoeia for a sudden loud impact.

трах

trakh — Crash; onomatopoeia for a smashing sound.

Ветчина

Vetchina — Ham; cured or cooked pork product.

разлетелась

razletelass' — Flew apart, shattered into scattered pieces.

куски

kuski — Pieces, chunks; fragments of a broken object.

потому

potomu — Because, that is why; causal connector.

блестящей

blestyashchey — Shiny, gleaming (genitive feminine adjective).

краской

kraskoy — With paint; colored coating applied to a surface.

сделана

sdelana — Was made; short-form passive participle, feminine.

иного

inogo — Other, another (genitive); different from what expected.

гипса

gipsa — Plaster, gypsum (genitive); white chalky building material.

ТОГДА

TOGDA — Then, at that moment; temporal adverb.

ярости

yarosti — Rage, fury (genitive/dative); intense uncontrolled anger.

разочарованию

razocharovaniyu — Disappointment (dative); feeling of unmet expectations.

Мальчика-с-пальчика

Mal'chika-s-pal'chika — Tom Thumb (genitive); tiny fairy-tale character name.

конца

kontsa — End (genitive); final point or termination of something.

разломали

razlomali — They broke apart, smashed into pieces.

пудинг

puding — Pudding; sweet steamed or baked dessert dish.

омаров

omarov — Lobsters (genitive plural); large clawed sea crustaceans.

груши

grushi — Pears (genitive/plural); sweet juicy tree fruit.

апельсины

apel'siny — Oranges; round citrus fruits with orange peel.

рыба

ryba — Fish; aquatic animal commonly eaten as food.

никак

nikak — In no way, cannot manage; adverb of negation.

отставала

otstavala — Was coming off, lagging behind; imperfective past feminine.

тарелки

tarelki — Plate (genitive); flat dish used for serving food.

бросили

brosili — They threw, tossed something somewhere.

раскалённый

raskalyonnyy — Red-hot, scorching; heated to an extreme temperature.

огонь

ogon' — Fire, flame; burning combustion producing heat and light.

гофрированной

gofrirovannoy — Corrugated, crinkled (genitive feminine); having ridged texture.

бумаги

bumagi — Paper (genitive); thin material for writing or wrapping.

кухне

kukhne — Kitchen (prepositional/dative); room where food is cooked.

тоже

tozhe — Also, too; additive particle meaning the same applies.

горела

gorela — Was burning; imperfective past tense, feminine subject.

МАЛЬЧИК-С-ПАЛЬЧИК

MAL'CHIK-S-PAL'CHIK — Tom Thumb (nominative); tiny legendary fairy-tale hero.

забрался

zabralsya — He climbed up into; reflexive perfective past verb.

вверх

vverkh — Upward, up; directional adverb indicating upward movement.

кухонной

kukhonnoy — Kitchen (genitive feminine adjective); relating to the kitchen.

трубе

trube — Pipe, chimney (dative/prepositional); hollow tube or flue.

выглянул

vyglyanol — He peeked out, looked out from inside somewhere.

самого

samogo — Very, the most (genitive); intensifying pronoun/adjective.

верха

verkha — Top, the very top (genitive); highest point of something.

сажи

sazhi — Soot (genitive); black powder deposited by smoke.

ПОКА

POKA — While, as long as; temporal conjunction.

Мальчик-с-пальчик

Mal'chik-s-pal'chik — Tom Thumb; tiny fairy-tale protagonist.

лазил

lazil — Was climbing, crawling around; imperfective past verb.

постигло

postiglo — Befell, overtook; a misfortune came upon someone.

разочарование

razocharovaniye — Disappointment; feeling when expectations are not fulfilled.

нашла

nashla — She found; perfective past tense of 'to find'.

буфете

bufete — In the buffet, sideboard (prepositional); kitchen storage cabinet.

несколько

neskol'ko — Several, a few; indefinite small quantity word.

маленьких

malen'kikh — Small, little (genitive plural); diminutive in size.

баночек

banochek — Small jars (genitive plural diminutive); tiny glass containers.

надписями

nadpisyami — With labels, inscriptions; words written on something.

Рис

Ris — Rice; starchy grain widely used in cooking.

Кофе

Kofe — Coffee; popular hot beverage made from roasted beans.

Саго

Sago — Sago; starchy food from tropical palm plant.

когда

kogda — When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb.

перевернула

perevernula — She turned upside down, overturned something completely.

дном

dnom — Bottom side up (instrumental); the base of a container.

внутри

vnutri — Inside, within; adverb or preposition of location.

оказалось

okazalos' — It turned out, proved to be; reflexive perfective verb.

ничего

nichego — Nothing (genitive); absence of any content or substance.

кроме

krome — Except, besides; preposition of exclusion.

красных

krasnykh — Red (genitive plural); primary color of warm hue.

синих

sinikh — Blue (genitive plural); cool dark-blue color adjective.

бусин

busin — Beads (genitive plural); small decorative balls on string.

мыши

myshi — Mice; small rodents, plural of мышь.

принялись

prinyalis' — They set to, began doing something with intent.

работу

rabotu — Work (accusative); activity done for a purpose.

чтобы

chtoby — In order to, so that; purposive conjunction.

натворить

natvorit' — To make mischief, cause a lot of trouble.

можно

mozhno — It is possible, one may; modal impersonal word.

больше

bol'she — More, greater; comparative adverb/adjective form.

бед

bed — Troubles, misfortunes (genitive plural); harmful or bad events.

особенно

osobenno — Especially, particularly; adverb of emphasis.

вытащил

vytashchil — He pulled out, dragged out something from somewhere.

одежду

odezhdu — Clothing (accusative); garments worn on the body.

комода

komoda — From the dresser (genitive); chest of drawers for clothes.

спальне

spal'ne — In the bedroom (prepositional); room used for sleeping.

выбросил

vybrosil — He threw out, discarded something from somewhere.

окна

okna — Window (genitive); opening in a wall admitting light.

верхнего

verkhnogo — Upper, top (genitive masculine); situated higher up.

этажа

etazha — Floor, story (genitive); a level of a building.

бережливой

berezhlivoy — Thrifty, careful (genitive/dative feminine); avoiding waste.

натуре

nature — Nature, disposition (prepositional); innate character of someone.

Вытащив

Vytashchiv — Having pulled out; perfective adverbial participle.

половину

polovinu — Half (accusative); one of two equal parts.

перьев

per'ev — Feathers (genitive plural); light plumage from birds.

подушки

podushki — Pillow (genitive); soft cushion used for sleeping.

вспомнила

vspomila — She remembered, recalled something from memory.

самой

samoy — Herself, very own (dative feminine); intensifying pronoun.

нужна

nuzhna — Needed, necessary (short adjective feminine); is required.

перьевая

per'evaya — Feather (adjective, feminine); made of or filled with feathers.

постель

postel' — Bed, bedding; sleeping place with mattress and covers.

ПОМОЩЬЮ

POMOSHCH'YU — With help (instrumental); assistance given to accomplish something.

снесла

snesla — She carried down, brought something downstairs.

подушку

podushku — Pillow (accusative); soft head-support for sleeping.

вниз

vniz — Down, downward; directional adverb of downward movement.

лестнице

lestnitse — Staircase (dative/prepositional); structure for going between floors.

через

cherez — Across, through, over; preposition of passage.

коврик

kovrik — Small rug, mat; little floor covering in front of fireplace.

перед

pered — In front of, before; preposition of position.

камином

kaminom — Fireplace (instrumental); indoor hearth for burning wood.

Протиснуть

Protisnut' — To squeeze through a narrow space or opening.

мышиную

myshinuyu — Mouse (accusative feminine adjective); relating to a mouse.

нору

noru — Burrow, hole (accusative); tunnel dug by small animal.

непросто

neprosto — Not easy, difficult; it is no simple matter.

всё

vsyo — Everything, all; neuter pronoun or intensifying adverb.

же

zhe — Indeed, though; emphatic or contrastive particle.

удалось

udalos' — They managed, succeeded in doing something.

сделать

sdelat' — To do, to accomplish; perfective infinitive of делать.