The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 4

Vocabulary

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — A picture or image accompanying a text.

ЗАТЕМ

ZATEM — Then, after that, next in sequence.

вернулась

vernulas' — She returned, came back to a place.

и

i — And; a basic coordinating conjunction.

принесла

prinesla — She brought something to a location.

стул

stul — A chair, a piece of furniture for sitting.

книжный

knizhnyy — Relating to books; book (adjective form).

шкаф

shkaf — A wardrobe or large cabinet for storage.

птичью

ptich'yu — Bird's (accusative feminine); relating to a bird.

клетку

kletku — A cage used for keeping birds or animals.

несколько

neskol'ko — Several, a few items or people.

мелких

melkikh — Small, minor, or trivial (genitive plural).

вещиц

veshchits — Small things or little objects (diminutive genitive plural).

Книжный

Knizhnyy — Book-related; used here as short for bookcase.

птичья

ptich'ya — Bird's, belonging to a bird (feminine adjective).

клетка

kletka — A cage for birds or small animals.

никак

nikak — In no way, not at all, impossible.

не

ne — No, not; basic negation particle.

хотели

khoteli — They wanted or wished to do something.

пролезать

prolezat' — To squeeze through or crawl through a tight space.

в

v — In, into; a common preposition of location.

мышиную

myshinuyu — Mouse's, relating to a mouse (accusative feminine).

нору

noru — A burrow or hole where small animals live.

оставила

ostavila — She left something behind in a place.

их

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

за

za — Behind, beyond; a versatile Russian preposition.

ящиком

yashchikom — A box or crate (instrumental case).

с

s — With; a common preposition of accompaniment.

углём

uglyom — Coal, used as fuel (instrumental case).

пошла

poshla — She went, departed on foot.

колыбелью

kolybel'yu — A cradle for rocking a baby (instrumental case).

как

kak — How, as, when; a multipurpose conjunction.

раз

raz — Once, one time; also used as 'just'.

возвращалась

vozvrashchalas' — She was returning, coming back (imperfective past).

ещё

yeshchyo — Still, yet, another, even more.

одним

odnim — One (instrumental case); a single item.

когда

kogda — When; a conjunction of time.

вдруг

vdrug — Suddenly, all at once, unexpectedly.

снаружи

snaruzhi — From outside, on the exterior.

на

na — On, onto, at; a very common preposition.

лестничной

lestnichnoy — Staircase (adjective, genitive feminine); relating to stairs.

площадке

ploshchadke — A landing or small platform area (locative case).

послышались

poslyshalis' — Sounds were heard, became audible.

голоса

golosa — Voices, sounds produced by people speaking.

Мыши

Myshi — Mice; plural of mouse.

бросились

brosilas' — They rushed or dashed quickly in a direction.

обратно

obratno — Back, in the reverse direction.

а

a — But, and, while; contrasting conjunction.

куклы

kukly — Dolls; toy figures resembling people.

вошли

voshli — They entered, went inside a place.

детскую

detskuyu — Children's (accusative feminine); relating to children.

комнату

komnatu — A room in a building (accusative case).

КАКОЕ

KAKOYE — What a!, what kind of; exclamatory word.

зрелище

zrelishche — A spectacle or sight; something remarkable to see.

предстало

predstalo — Appeared before, presented itself to someone.

глазам

glazam — To the eyes (dative plural); before one's sight.

уселась

uselas' — She sat down firmly, settled into a seat.

опрокинутую

oprokinyutuyu — Overturned, turned upside-down (accusative feminine).

кухонную

kukhonnuyu — Kitchen (accusative feminine adjective); relating to kitchen.

плиту

plitu — A stove or cooking range (accusative case).

уставилась

ustavilas' — She stared fixedly straight ahead at something.

вперёд

vperyod — Forward, ahead, in front.

прислонилась

prislonilas' — She leaned against something for support.

к

k — To, toward, up to; preposition with dative.

кухонному

kukhonnomu — Kitchen (dative masculine adjective); relating to kitchen.

буфету

bufetu — A sideboard or buffet cabinet (dative case).

улыбнулась

ulybnylas' — She smiled, expressed happiness on her face.

но

no — But; an adversative coordinating conjunction.

ни

ni — Neither, nor; negative particle used in pairs.

одна

odna — One, alone (feminine); not a single one.

из

iz — From, out of; preposition with genitive case.

них

nikh — Them (genitive/prepositional); of them or from them.

произнесла

proiznesla — She uttered, spoke, or pronounced a word.

слова

slova — Words, spoken utterances (genitive singular or nominative plural).

КНИЖНЫЙ

KNIZHNYY — Book-related; bookcase (adjective used as noun here).

были

byli — Were; past tense of 'to be' (plural).

спасены

spaseny — Saved, rescued from danger or difficulty.

из-под

iz-pod — From under; preposition meaning beneath something.

ящика

yashchika — Of a box or crate (genitive case).

колыбель

kolybel' — A cradle for rocking a baby.

осталась

ostalas' — She or it remained, stayed behind.

у

u — At, by, near; indicates possession in Russian.

также

takzhe — Also, as well, in addition.

кое-что

koe-chto — Some things, something or other indefinitely.

одежды

odezhdy — Of clothing, garments (genitive case).

У

U — At, by; preposition indicating possession.

НЕЁ

NEYO — Her, she (genitive after preposition); belonging to her.

есть

yest' — There is/are; indicates existence or possession.

полезных

poleznykh — Useful, helpful (genitive plural adjective).

кастрюль

kastryul' — Of pots used for cooking (genitive plural).

сковородок

skovorodok — Of frying pans (genitive plural).

кое-какие

koe-kakiye — Some, certain, various unspecified things.

вещи

veshchi — Things, objects, belongings.

МАЛЕНЬКАЯ

MALEN'KAYA — Little, small (feminine adjective).

девочка

devochka — A little girl, a young female child.

которой

kotoroy — Who, which (dative/genitive feminine relative pronoun).

принадлежал

prinadlezhal — Belonged to someone (masculine past tense).

кукольный

kukol'nyy — Doll's, relating to dolls; puppet-like.

домик

domik — A little house or small home (diminutive).

сказала

skazala — She said, uttered speech (perfective past).

Я

Ya — I; first-person singular pronoun.

достану

dostanu — I will get, fetch, or obtain something.

куклу

kuklu — A doll (accusative case).

одетую

odeytuyu — Dressed, clothed (accusative feminine participle).

полицейский

politseyskiy — A police officer; relating to police.

НО

NO — But; adversative coordinating conjunction.

няня

nyanya — A nanny or nursemaid caring for children.

поставлю

postavlyu — I will put, place, or set something down.

мышеловку

myshelovku — A mousetrap for catching mice (accusative case).

ВОТ

VOT — Here is, that's, behold; a presentative particle.

вся

vsya — All, the whole (feminine); entirely.

история

istoriya — A story, history, or tale.

двух

dvukh — Of two (genitive); concerning two things or people.

Плохих

Plokhikh — Bad, wicked (genitive plural); of bad ones.

Мышей

Myshey — Of mice (genitive plural).

они

oni — They; third-person plural pronoun.

такими

takimi — Such, like that (instrumental plural).

уж

uzh — Already, really; an emphatic particle.

плохими

plokhimi — Bad, wicked (instrumental plural adjective).

потому

potomu — Because, for that reason (part of 'потому что').

что

chto — That, what; a conjunction or pronoun.

заплатил

zaplatil — He paid for something (perfective past masculine).

всё

vsyo — Everything, all; neuter pronoun.

он

on — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

сломал

slomal — He broke something (perfective past masculine).

Он

On — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

нашёл

nashyol — He found something (perfective past masculine).

кривой

krivoy — Crooked, bent, or curved.

под

pod — Under, beneath; a common preposition.

ковриком

kovrikom — A small rug or mat (instrumental case).

камина

kamina — Of a fireplace or hearth (genitive case).

канун

kanun — The eve or day before a holiday or event.

Рождества

Rozhdestva — Of Christmas; the Christian holiday (genitive case).

вместе

vmeste — Together, in company with others.

засунул

zasunul — He stuffed or pushed something inside something else.

его

yego — Him, it, his (accusative/genitive masculine pronoun).

один

odin — One, a single (masculine); into one of them.

чулков

chulkov — Of stockings or socks (genitive plural).