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Russ Vocab 2
Simple phrases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| пора́ | time |
| давно́ пора́ э́тому де́лу | it’s high time for this business |
| до каки́х пор? | how long? |
| до сих пор | hitherto; up to now; thus far |
| пальто́ | overcoat, greatcoat, carrick (from French, “palto”, in turn from Middle English “paltok, of uncertain origin: greatcoat.)" |
| сто́ит | to be worth, worthwhile, to stand |
| усе́рдно | diligently, industriously |
| ра́но | early |
| Ду́маешь | You think |
| ду́маться | to seem, to appear (3.d person only) |
| думать | to think, to believe, to suppose |
| сто́ить | (impf) to cost, to be worth, to deserve |
| шля́пу | hat (acc. sing. of шлапа) |
| шлапа | hat |
| нужно | It is necessary, must (predicative) |
| нужный | necessary (adj.) |
| Это ну́жно сде́лать | It has to be done |
| Уже не ну́жно | It's not necessary anymore. |
| смогу́ | I can. (1st pers. sing. fut. indicative perfective of смочь) |
| смочь | To be able, to manage. с + мочь |
| мочь | Tonbe able; may. (Impf). (From Proto–Slavic *moťi, from Proto–Indo–European *megʰ–. Cognate to Ancient Greek μῆχος (mêkhos, “means, remedy”) and Proto–Germanic *maganą (“to be able, may”).) |
| сле́дует | 3rd pers. sing. pres. indic. impf of сле́довать (should) |
| следовать | (impf). should, to follow, take after. след + –ова + –ть" |
| Ему́ сле́дует сро́чно прибы́ть на вокза́л. | He should urgently arrive at the station. |
| след | track; footprint, footstep; trace, sign, vestige; print; sole of a sock or stocking. Inherited from Old E Slavic слѣдъ , from Proto–Slavic *slĕdъ, cognate to Lithuanian slidùs (“smooth, slippery”), Latvian slids (“smooth, slanty”) |
| овоще́й | vegetables |
| Е́сли | If, in case. есть + ли |
| а е́сли | if ever |
| е́сли и | even though |
| е́сли то́лько | provided |
| уходить | to leave; to escape; to depart; to fail |
| следовать | (impf). should, ought to (the agent who/which should, ought to do something is an object). |
| Пойди́те со мной; Pojdíte so mnoj. | Come with me. (polite) |
| Идти and пойти | are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, ходить, is an abstract verb. |
| прода́ть | "(impf продава́ть), to sell, to sell out, betray"" |
| нужда́ться""" | |
| Он нужда́ется в посторо́нней по́мощи. On nuždájetsja v postorónnej pómošči. | He needs (external) help; to be hard up, be needy. |
| пристегну́ться | buckle up, wear a seat belt |
| ему́ | m, n. dative of он, dative of оно́ (onó) |
| Ему́ о́чень нра́вится свой компью́тер | He likes his (own) computer very much. |
| как правило | usually |
| обычно | usually |
| воскресе́нье | Sunday |
| иногда | sometimes |
| временами | from time to time |
| часто | often, frequently |
| де́нег | money |
| деньги | money. From a Turkic source, cf. Kazakh теңге, Bashkir тәңкә (täñkä). First used in the singular form де́ньга́ (dénʹgá, “ancient coin”), preserved in modern Russian as деньга́ (denʹgá, “money, dough (colloquial)”) |
| начать | to start, to begin |
| Земля | the earth |
| всегда | always |
| летать | to fly |
| жить | to live |
| должен | must |
| сдать | take, pass; deliver, return, hand–in, surrender, yield, be in a weakened state |
| смо́жешь | can |
| смочь | (pf) (imperfective мочь) to be able, to manage |
| получи́ть | get |
| получать | to get, obtain, receive |
| сего́дня | today |
| опозда́л | late |
| на | on |
| ну́жно | necessary |
| стомато́логу | dentist |
| бы́ло | it is |
| быть | to be |
| к | к (+ dative case), to, toward. NB: ко (ko) is used before words beginning with certain awkward consonant clusters such as мн–, вс– , вт–, and сн–. |
| к дому | to the house |
| к бра́ту | to (my) brother |
| ко мне | to me (time): by, for |
| ко вторнику | by Tuesday, for Tuesday |
| хо́чешь | you want |
| хотеть | To want, to desire. хоте́ть impf (perfective захоте́ть). Old East Slavic хотѣти, from Proto–Slavic *xotěti (Old Church Slavonic хотѣти). |
| сходить | с + ходить; to go for, to fetch |
| часто | often, frequently |
| ходи́ть | impf (perfective походи́ть); to go, to walk |
| бу́ду | 1. first–person singular future indicative imperfective of быть, to be. 2. (colloquial) I will have, I would like. |
| Я бу́ду во́дку | I'll have vodka. |
| быть | to be |
| апельсин | orange (the fruit) |
| сок | juice, sap, (vulg. semen, spunk, cum.) |
| сле́дующей | next |
| следующий | next |
| неде́ле | week |
| выходны́м | exit, outset; out–going, leaving. Also in certain contexts: day off. (Maybe weekend) |
| Возмо́жно | maybe |
| мо́жно | (impersonal, invariable) one can, one may |
| мне мо́жно | I may; it is possible |
| как мо́жно лу́чше | in the best way possible |
| как мо́жно скоре́е | "as soon as possible"" |
| по""" | |
| Пойдём | Let’s go to |
| то́же | also |
| ли́шний | spare, excess, additional, unwanted |
| следующий | next, following, succeeding |
| зонта | umbrella |
| взять | to take, to borrow |
| зо́нтик | umbrella |
| Что бу́дешь пить? | What would you like to drink? |
| погуля́ть | a walk |
| лук | onions |
| хотеть | to want |
| нра́виться | нра́виться impf (perfective понра́виться)ю; to like (the person who likes is the object of the verb). |
| спать | sleep |
| пельме́ни | dumpling |
| Я иду домой | I am walking home |