Vocabulary 4.1

Question 1

Translate into Russian:

to read

Answer 1

читать

Я читаю книги, газеты и журналы.
I read books, newspapers and magazines.
Она читает наши мысли.
She reads our minds.

Question 2

Translate into Russian:

to listen

Answer 2

слушать

Она слушает новости по радио.
She listens to news on the radio.
Мы слушаем гормоничный голос.
We’re listening to a harmonious voice.

Question 3

Translate into Russian:

to think

Answer 3

думать

Как ты думаешь по поводу наказаний за преступления?
What do you think concerning punishments for crimes?
Мы думаем одинаково.
We think alike.

Question 4

Translate into Russian:

to know

Answer 4

знать

refers to knowing someone and knowing information

Что ты знаешь?
What do you know?
Вы, случайно, не знаете, где аптека?
Do you happen to know where the pharmacy is?

Question 5

Translate into Russian:

to do, to make

Answer 5

делать

Мы делаем перерыв каждые три часа.
We take a break every three hours.
Что ты там делаешь?
What are you doing there?

Question 6

Translate into Russian:

to decide

Answer 6

решать

can also mean to solve and to resolve

Он всегда решает, что делать.
He always decides what to do.
Они решают трудные проблемы.
They resolve difficult problems.

Question 7

Translate into Russian:

to understand

Answer 7

понимать

Вы понимаете по-русски?
Do you understand Russian?
Извините, я Вас не понимаю.
Sorry, I don’t understand you.

Question 8

Translate into Russian:

to answer

Answer 8

отвечать

can also mean to respond

Учитель отвечает на наши вопросы.
The teacher answers our questions.
Он отвечает мне саркастично.
He answers me sarcastically.

Question 9

Translate into Russian:

to work

Answer 9

работать

used in the sense of doing labor, functioning, etc.

Лампа не работает.
The lamp doesn’t work.
Магазин работает каждый день.
The store is open every day.
Я работаю в школе.
I work in a school.

Question 10

Translate into Russian:

to close

Answer 10

закрывать

Я закрываю окна.
I close the windows.
Почему ты открываешь глаза?
Why are you closing your eyes?

Question 11

Translate into Russian:

to open

Answer 11

открывать

can also mean to uncover, to discover

Мы открываем секреты.
We uncover secrets.
Студенты открыавают тетради.
The students open the workbooks.

Question 12

Translate into Russian:

to take

Answer 12

принимать

can mean to take [medicine] and to accept

Мы принимаем только наличные.
We accept only cash.
Ребёнок принимает лекарство от астмы.
The child takes medicine for asthma.

Question 13

Translate into Russian:

to wash

Answer 13

стирать

used for clothing; also can mean to wipe away dust, marks, etc.

Мама стирает одежду каждый вечер.
Mom does the laundry every evening.

Question 14

Translate into Russian:

to lose

Answer 14

терять

does not mean to lose [a game]

Я постоянно теряю ключи от машины.
I constantly lose the car keys.

Question 15

Translate into Russian:

to send

Answer 15

посылать

Мало кто посылает письма в эти дни.
Few people send letters these days.

Question 16

Translate into Russian:

to hear

Answer 16

слышать

second conjugation; слышу, слышишь, слышат

Извините, я Вас не слышу.
Sorry, I can’t hear you.

Question 17

Translate into Russian:

to play

Answer 17

играть

can mean to play a sport, to play an instrument, and to play a role

Я играю в хоккей.
I play hockey.
Она играет на скупке.
She plays the violin.

Question 18

Translate into Russian:

to jump

Answer 18

прыгать

Миша высоко прыгает.
Misha jumps high.

Question 19

Translate into Russian:

to receive

Answer 19

получать

also means to get in other contexts

Она получает сообщения от парня каждый час.
She gets messages from her boyfriend every hour.

Question 20

Translate into Russian:

to give

as a gift

Answer 20

дарить

second conjugation; дарю, даришь, дарят

Что ты даришь ему на день рождения?
What are you giving him for his birthday?

Question 21

Translate into Russian:

to cook

Answer 21

готовить

can also mean to prepare; second conjugation

готовлю, готовишь, готовят

Она хорошо готовит.
She cooks well.

Question 22

Translate into Russian:

to repeat

Answer 22

повторять

can also mean to review

Я часто порвтояю слова и правила.
I often review words and rules.

Question 23

Translate into Russian:

to start

Answer 23

начинать

also means to begin

Он начинает работать в 8 часов.
He starts working at 8 o’clock.

Question 24

Translate into Russian:

to look

Answer 24

смотреть

can also mean to watch; second conjugation

смотрю, смотришь, смотрят

Мы смотрим телевизор перед сном.
We watch TV before bed.
Она злобно смотрит на него.
She looks at him in disgust.

Question 25

# Translate into Russian: to have breakfast

Answer 25

з**а**ктракать | з**а**ктрак means *breakfast* ## Footnote Мы з**а**втракаем в 7 час**о**в. We have breakfast at 7 o'clock.

Question 26

# Translate into Russian: to have lunch

Answer 26

об**е**дать | об**е**д means *lunch* ## Footnote Где Вы об**е**даете? Where do you have lunch?

Question 27

# Translate into Russian: to have dinner

Answer 27

**у**жинать | **у**жин means *dinner* ## Footnote Он**и** **у**жинают в н**о**вом рестор**а**не. They're having dinner at a new restaurant.

Question 28

# Translate into Russian: to order | as in *to order* items, food

Answer 28

зак**а**зывать ## Footnote М**а**ша всегд**а** зак**а**зывает од**е**жду в интерн**е**те. Masha always orders clothes online.

Question 29

# Translate into Russian: to believe

Answer 29

в**е**рить | second conjugation; в**е**рю, в**е**ришь, в**е**рят ## Footnote Я в**е**рю в себ**я**. I believe in myself.

Question 30

# Translate into Russian: to buy

Answer 30

покуп**а**ть ## Footnote Мы покуп**а**ем прод**у**кты в суперм**а**ркете. We buy groceries at the supermarket.

Question 31

# Translate into Russian: pharmacist | profession

Answer 31

фармац**е**вт | only masculine form is used

Question 32

# Translate into Russian: flower

Answer 32

цвет**о**к | plural is irregular - цвет**ы**

Question 33

# Translate into Russian: telephone

Answer 33

телеф**о**н

Question 34

# Translate into Russian: match | as in a *game*

Answer 34

матч

Question 35

# Translate into Russian: money

Answer 35

д**е**ньги | this noun is always in plural

Question 36

# Translate into Russian: market

Answer 36

р**ы**нок

Question 37

# Translate into Russian: police officer

Answer 37

полиц**е**йский/полиц**е**йская ## Footnote полиц**е**йский уч**а**сток means police station

Question 38

# Translate into Russian: paper

Answer 38

бум**а**га ## Footnote a *sheet of paper* is лист бум**а**ги

Question 39

# Translate into Russian: food

Answer 39

ед**а** | can also mean *meal*

Question 40

# Translate into Russian: to help

Answer 40

помог**а**ть ## Footnote Вы помог**а**ете мне л**у**чше поним**а**ть по-р**у**сски. You help me understand Russian better.

Question 41

# Translate into Russian: street

Answer 41

**у**лица

Question 42

# Translate into Russian: sky

Answer 42

н**е**бо

Question 43

# Translate into Russian: cloud

Answer 43

**о**блако

Question 44

# Translate into Russian: towel

Answer 44

полот**е**нце

Question 45

# Translate into Russian: door

Answer 45

дверь | feminine

Question 46

# Translate into Russian: wall

Answer 46

стен**а**

Question 47

# Translate into Russian: heart

Answer 47

с**е**рдце | pronounced: с**е**рцэ

Question 48

# Translate into Russian: start, beginning

Answer 48

нач**а**ло ## Footnote начин**а**ть means *to start*, *to begin*

Question 49

# Translate into Russian: bag

Answer 49

с**у**мка ## Footnote This refers to a bag made of strong material and with handles. It can translate as *handbag* [what women carry with them]. A *plastic bag* or *paper bag* would be пак**е**т.

Question 50

# Translate into Russian: carpet

Answer 50

ковёр