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Lesson 04: Doing things: Verbs, personal pronouns Flashcards

1
Q

Tell me, please…/Could you tell me…

A

CкажИте, пожалуйста.

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I don’t understand.

A

Я не понимАю.

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Do you (formal/plural) understand me?

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Вы менЯ понимАете?

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Do you (formal/plural) speak Russian?

A

Вы говорИте по-рУсский?

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5
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He doesn’t speak Russian.

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Он не говорИт по-рУский.

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6
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Excuse me, what’s your name?

A

Простите, как вас зовУт?

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My name is Volodia.

A

Меня зовут ВолОдя.

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Pleased to meet you.

A

Oчень приЯтно.

literally, “very pleasant”

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Do you (formal/plural) know where Eva is?

A

Вы знаете, где Ева?

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I don’t know.

A

Я не знаю.

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Where do you (formal/plural) live?

A

Где вы живЁте?

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12
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I live in Brighton.

A

Я живУ в БрАйтоне.

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I we
you (familiar singular) you (formal or plural)
he, she, it they

A

я мы
ты вы
он, она, оно они

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14
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Conjugate знать (to know) in the present tense.

This is the paradigm for the first conjugation

A

я знАю мы знАем
ты знАешь вы знАете
он, она, оно знАет они знАют

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Conjugate говорИть (to speak) in the present tense.

This is the paradigm for 2nd conjugation verbs

A

я говорЮ мы говорИм
ты говорИшь вы говорИте
он, она, оно говорИт они говорЯт

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Conjugate Ехать (to go by transport) in the present tense.

This an example of a stem-changing 1st conjugation verb.

A

я Eду мы Едем
ты Едешь вы Едете
он, она, оно Едет они Едут
Notice that the endings of the 1st person singular and 3rd person plural forms are different than the paradigm. This is normal.

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17
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Conjugate жить (to live) in the present tense.

This is a stem-changing first conjugation verb.

A

живУ живём
живёшь живёте
живёт живУт
Notice the vowel change to -ё- in most endings. This is normal when the ending is stressed.

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18
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Translate…idiomatically, and then word-for-word «Как вас зовут.»

A
  1. What is your name?
  2. What you (formal/plural accusative) they-call?

Вас is the accusative form of вы.

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19
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How is negation accomplished?

A

By inserting не before the verb.

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20
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Does Russian have cases? If so, how many?

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Russian has six cases, each with singular and plural endings for various nominative ending types (“declensions”)
The cases are: 1. nominative. 2. accusative. 3. genitive. 4. dative
5. instrumental/ablative. 6. prepositional/locative

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21
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what case do the prepositions в (in) and на (on) govern?

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The prepositional/locative case.

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22
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how do most singular feminine nouns ending in nominative -а or -я change to form the prepositional singular?

A

The final vowel changes to -e.

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23
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bus

A

aвтОбус (es. autobús)

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24
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in

A

в (+ p)

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25
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you (accusative plural/formal)

A

вас

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you (nominative plural/formal)

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вы

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27
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to speak

A

говорИть (2)

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28
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hotel

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гостИница (de. Gästhaus)

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(to) home

A

домОй

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to go (by transport)

A

Eхать (1, stem = Ед-)

31
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to live

A

жить (1, stem = жив-)

32
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To call

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звать (1, stem = зов-)

33
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here

A

здесь

34
Q

to know

A

знать (1)

35
Q

and

A

и (es. y)

36
Q

to study

A

изучАть (1)

37
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how

38
Q

(to) where/whither

39
Q

to smoke

A

курИть (2)

курЮ, кУришь… (stress change)

40
Q

London

A

Лондон

41
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me (accusative)

42
Q

subway

A

метрО (fr. metro).

indeclinable (French import)

43
Q

we

44
Q

on

A

на (+ p)

45
Q

but

46
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not, no (in negation)

47
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they

48
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very

49
Q

in English

A

по-англиский

50
Q

female friend

A

подрУга

51
Q

to understand

A

понимАть (1)

52
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in Russian

A

по-рУсский

53
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in French

A

по-францИский

54
Q

why

A

почемУ

55
Q

pleasant

A

приЯтно

56
Q

avenue, prospekt

A

проспЕкт

57
Q

to work

A

рабОтать (1)

58
Q

Russia

A

РоссИя

59
Q

Russian language

A

рУсский язЫк

60
Q

tell/say (imperative)

A

скажИте

61
Q

now

A

телЕрь

62
Q

too

63
Q

trolleybus

A

троллЕйбус

64
Q

you (nominative singular familiar)

65
Q

street

A

Улица

66
Q

well (adv.)

A

хорошО

67
Q

I (pronoun)

68
Q

language

Brown Russian (6 decks)

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