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Lesson 06: Possession, Going places, the Accusative case Flashcards

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This is my son.

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‘Это мой сын.

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Where is my hotel?

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Где мо’я го’стиница?

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Do you (form.) know Natasha?

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Вы ’знаете На’ташу?

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Do you (form.) like music?

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Вы ’любите ‘музыку?

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Wait a minute.

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Подож’дите ми’нуту.

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May I speak to Galia? (when on the phone)

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Позо’вите, по’жалуйста, ‘Галю.

lit.: Call, please, Galia.

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Call Ivan Petrovich.

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Позо’вите И’вана Пе’тровича.

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Thank you for the letter.

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Спа’сибо за пись’мо.

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I’m going to Moscow.

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Я ’еду в Моск’ву.

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What are your name and patronymic?

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Как ’ваше ‘имя и ‘отчество?

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What are the possessive adjectives in Russian?

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мой, мо’я, моё (my: m, f, n)
твой, тво’я, твоё (your singular familiar: m, f, n)
е’го (г = /v/) (his, all genders)
eё (her, all genders)
е’го (its, all genders)
наш, ‘наша, ’наше (our: m, f, n)
ваш, ’ваша, ‘ваше (your formal/plural: m, f, n)
них (their, all genders)
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I love Moscow.

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Я ’люблю Моск’ву.

Masculine and feminine nouns with a nominative singular ending of -a, change the -a to a -у in the accusative singular (direct object) case.

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She loves Uncle Vanya.

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О’на ‘любит ‘Дядю ‘Ваню.

Masculine and Feminine nouns with an ending of -я in the nominative singular change the -я to -ю in the accusative singular.

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He loves his daughter

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Он ’любит дочь.

Feminine nouns ending in -ь in the nominative singular do not change in the accusative singular.

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He loves the trolleybus.

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Он ’любит трол’лейбус.

Masculine inanimate nouns ending in -ь, -й or a consonant in the masculine singular do not change in the accusative singular.

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She loves the ocean.

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О’на ‘любит ‘море.

Neuter nouns have the same form in the accusative singular as in the nominative singular.

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Do you know Ivan?

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Вы ’знаете И’вана?

Animate masculine nouns ending in a consonant add -а in the accusative singular.

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Do you know Igor? (ns Игорь)

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Вы ’знаете ‘Игоря?

Animate masculine nouns ending in -ь or -й in the ns change these endings to -я in the accusative singular.

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Do you know Andrey?

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Вы ’знаете Ан’дрея?

Animate masculine nouns ending in -ь or -й in the ns change these endings to -я in the accusative singular.

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Do you know Moscow?

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Вы ’знаете Моск’ву?

In feminine words, animate and inanimate words are declined in the same way.

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Do you know Masha?

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Вы ’знаете ‘Машу?

In feminine words, animate and inanimate words are declined in the same way.

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Are народ (people, nation) and армия (army) animate?

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No. Nouns denoting groups of people or animals are inanimate.

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People and animals are animate. Plants are not. What about microbes?

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To most people, they are inanimate. But microbiologists might use animate declensions for these creatures.

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Dolls and toy people: animate or inanimate?

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Typically animate.

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Nested wooded dolls

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матрёшки (animate)

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Ace (playing cards)

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туз (animate)

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King (playing cards)

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ко’роль (animate)

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queen (playing cards)

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’дама

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jack/knave (playing cards)

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ва’лет (animate)

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What are the accusative forms of the personal pronouns?

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ме’ня
те’бя
его /je’vo/, её, его
нас
вас
их
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“I know Ivan.”

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Я ’знаю И’вана.

Use the accusative case to mark the direct object of a verb.

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Do you know him?

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Вы ’знаете е’го?

Use the accusative case to mark the direct object of a verb.

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Wait a minute.

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Подож’дите ми’нуту.

Use the accusative case in time expressions of duration and frequency.

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I’ve been here for a week.

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Я здесь уж’е нед’елю.

Use the accusative case in time expressions of duration and frequency.

(lit. I here already week (acc.))

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once a year

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раз в год

Use the accusative case in time expressions of duration and frequency.

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We are traveling to Moscow.

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Мы ‘едем в Моск’ву.

Use the accusative case for the objects of в and на when these are used to mean motion towards.

Cf. Мы едем в Москве.: We are traveling in Moscow.

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through the forest

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‘через лес

Use the accusative case for the objects of the preposition через.

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across the street

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‘через улитцу

use the accusative case for objects of the preposition через

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Thank you for the letter.

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Спасибо за письмо.

Use the accusative case for the objects of the preposition за.

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In a week we’re going to Siberia.

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Через не’делю мы ‘едем в Сибирь.

Use через with expressions of time to mean “after the specified time.”

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Conjugate ид’ти (to go on foot)

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и’ду
идёшь
идёт
идём
идёте
и’дут

Notes: 1. The infinitive doesn’t end in -ь (a rarity).
2. The endings are the same as for the verb жить.

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I am going (on foot) to the center.

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Яа и’ду в центр.

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Mary is going (on foot) to the hotel.

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Мэри идёт в го’стиницу.

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Are you going (on foot) to work?

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Вы идёте на работу?

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Intimate form of Елена.

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Лена

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Intimate form of Наталья.

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Наташа.

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Intimate form of Татьяна.

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Таня

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Intimate form of Ольга.

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Оля

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Intimate form of Мария.

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Маша

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Intimate form of Ирина.

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Ира

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Intimate form of Cветлана

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Света

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Intimate form of Галина

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Галя

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Intimate form of Aлександр

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Саша

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Intimate form of Борис

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Боря

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Intimate form of Владимир

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Володя

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Intimate form of Иван

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Ваня

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Intimate form of Михаил

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Миша

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Intimate form of Николай

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Коля

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Intimate form of Павел

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Паша

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Intimate form of Сергей

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Серёжа

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Male and female patronymics derived from Иван.

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И’ванович, И’вановна.

To form the patronymics from names ending in a hard consonant, add -ович (male) or -овна (female)

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What are the male and female patronymics derived from Сергей?

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Сер’геевич, Сер’геевна.

To form the patronymics of from names ending in -ь or -й (but not -ий), drop the ending and add -eвич (м) or -евна (f)

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What are the male and female patronymics derived from Василий?

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Васильевич, Васильевна.

To derive a patronymic from a name ending in -ий, replace the и with ь, drop the й and add -евич (m) or -евна (f).

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Let me introduce you: this is Vladimir, son of Boris.

A

Позна’комьтесь, по’жалуйста, ‘это Вла’димиp
Бо’рисович.

(lit. Become-acquainted, please, this…)

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Ivan, son of Ivan

A

Иван Иванович

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Boris, son of Sergey

A

Борис Сергеевич

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Vsevolod, son of Vladimir

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Всеволод Владимирович

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Natalia, daughter of Ivan

A

Наталья Ивановна

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Maria, daughter of Sergey

A

Мария Сергеевна

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What are the patronymics derived from И’лья (Elias)?

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И’льич, И’льинична

For the few male official names ending in -a, the patronymics are irregular.

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What are the patronymics derived from Кузь’ма?

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Кузь’мич, Кузь’минична.

For the few male official names ending in -a, the patronymics are irregular.

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What are the patronymics derived from Лу’ка (Luke)?

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Лу’кич, Лу’кинична

For the few male official names ending in -a, the patronymics are irregular.

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What are the patronymics derived from Ни’кита?

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Ни’китич, Ни’китична

For the few male official names ending in -a, the patronymics are irregular.

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What are the patronymics derived from Фо’ма (Thomas)?

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Фо’мич, Фо’минична

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What are the Russian equivalents of Mr., Mrs., and Miss?

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Generally, Russian doesn’t use titles like these. The polite way to address a stranger or person in authority is to use first name and patronymic. When foreigners are spoken to, the foreign title is used. Мистер Джоунз (Mr. Jones), Мосье Верт (Monsieur Verte), Фрау Шмит (Frau Schmidt).

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your (polite/plural)

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ваш, ваша, ваше

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year (n and p)

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год, го’ду

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daughter

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дочь (f), ‘дочери

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his, its

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его (je’vo)

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her (possessive adjective)

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её

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wife

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же’на

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for (in return for)

thank you for…

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за (+а)

спасибо за (+ а)…

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tomorrow

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‘завтра

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to go (on foot)

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ид’ти

я и’ду, ты идёш, etc.

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forename, first name

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‘имя (n)

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their

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их

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to love, to be fond of

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лю’бить

irregular in first person singular

я люб’лю, ты любишь, etc.

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shop (n)

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мага’зин

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minute

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ми’нута

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my

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мой, моя, мое

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husband

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муж

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music

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‘музыка

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our

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наш, наша, наше

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week

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не’деля

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not bad, not badly

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не’плохо

96
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father

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o’тец

acc: от’ча

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patronymic

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‘отчество

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wait (imperative)

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подож’ди (ты)

подож’дите (вы)

99
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to live, get along

How is…?

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пожи’вать

Как пожи’вает …?

100
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congratulations!

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поздрав’лялю!

lit. I congratulate

101
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to meet (become acquainted)

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позна’комьтесь

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call (imperative)

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позо’ви (ты)

позо’вите (вы)

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work (n)

at work
to work

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ра’бота

на ра’боте
на ра’боту

104
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now, at the moment

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сей’час

105
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son

A

сын

106
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so

A

так

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your (familiar singular)

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твой, твоя, твое

108
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already

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у’же

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surname

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фа’милия

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hour

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час

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through, across, after (a period of time)

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‘через (+a)

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