Introductory Flashcards
How do you translate “This is…”, or These are….”
это
How do you translate “Here is…”, or “Here are…”
egg fart
тут
pedo
What word is used to point to somebody or something farther off?
там
How do you say umbrella?
зонт
What do you call the change in the soud of an unaccented vowel?
reduction
What do the unstressed vowels “a” and “o” reduce to?
uh as in above
After which seven consonants do we not write the letter ы.
г, к, х, ж, ш, щ, ч
After whiч seгen konжonantх do we not шrite the letter ы
Which vowels indicate the preceding consonant is hard?
а о у э ы - indicate that the preceding consonant is hard.
Which vowels indicate the preceding consonant is soft?
я ё ю е и and ь - indicate that the preceding consonant is soft.
After б- б’; в- в’; д- д’; з- з’; л- л’; м- м’; н- н’; п- п’; р- р’; с- с’, т- т’; ф- ф which five letter pairs represent the same vowel sound and which of those five vowels dicate that the preceding consonant is soft.?
- the letter pairs а/я, о/ё, у/ю, э/е, ы/и represent the same vowel sound
- the letters я, ё, ю, е, и indicate that the preceding consonant is soft.
How are the letter letters е, я pronounced in the first syllable before the stress?
е and я are pronounced like и [ih]
When are е, я are pronounced like ‘ [yuh]
Anywhere after the stress and more than one syllable before the stress е, я are pronounced like ‘ [yuh]
What are the three unpaired hard consonants?
ж, ш, ц
Жunpaired harш сonsonantц
What are the three unpaired soft consonants?
ч, щ, й
Чnpaired щoft coйsoйants
According to the 7-letters spelling rule, after the consonants ж, ш, ч, щ is the letter и spelled or ы?
The letter и is spelled, never ы
After the unpaired soft consonants ч, щ are the letters а, у spelled or я, ю?
After the unpaired soft consonants ч, щ the letters а, у are spelled (never я, ю in spite of the fact that the consonants are soft).
After the unpaired hard consonant ц is the letter ы spelled in the ending of a word or the root of the word? Is the letter и in the ending of the word or the root?
After the unpaired hard consonant ц the letter ы is spelled in the ending of a word, the letter и is spelled in the root.
Does the consonant й follow only consonants or vowels?
The consonant й follows vowel letters only (never follows a consonant).
When is the letter г is pronounced [в]?
the possessive pronoun his “его.”
the word today “сегодня”
the genitive case adjectival endings spelled -ого, -его
In which words is the letter ч pronounced [ш]?
что (what)
чтобы (in order to)
скучный (boring )
конечно (of course, sure)
In which words are the combinations ться and ться that can be seen in some verb endings pronounced [ца]?
учиться (to study at)
Приятно познакомиться! (Nice to meet you!)
Teacher, acquaintance
Does журналист mean “the journalist” or “a journalist”?
In Russian there is no word for “a” or “the.” It can mean either one.