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Table of Contents Russian alphabet Capital .. Small .. Name .. IPA .. English example .... /a/ .. a in rather .... [b] .. /b/ or /b/ .. b in hit .... [v] .. /v/ or /v/ .. v in veal .... [] .. // .. g in get , or h in hat .... [d] .. /d/ or /d/ .. d in do .... [je] .. /je/ or / e/ .. ye in yet .... [jo] .. /jo/ or / o/ .. yo in york .... [] .. // .. g in genre, s in pleasure .... [z] .. /z/ or /z/ .. z in zoo .... [i] .. /i/ or / i/ .. e in me ...... /j/ .. y in yes .... [ka] .. /k/ or /k/ .. k in kitchen .... [el] .. /l/ or /l/ .. l in lock .... [m] .. /m/ or /m/ .. m in mat .... [n] .. /n/ or /n/ .. n in not .... o [o] .. /o/ .. o in more .... [p] .. /p/ or /p/ .. p in put .... [r] .. /r/ or /r/ .. rolled r .... [s] .. /s/ or /s/ .. s in sea .... [t] .. /t/ or /t/ .. t in top .... [u] .. /u/ .. oo in foot .... [f] .. /f/ or /f/ .. f in fate .... [xa] .. /x/ .. like h in harp .... [ts] .. /ts/ .. ts in meets .... [te] .. /t/ .. ch in chess .... [a] .. // .. similar to the sh in shop .... [a] .. // .. similar to the sh in shake ...... puts a distinct /j/ sound in front of the following iotified vowels .... [] .. [] .. like i in Billy ...... / / .. slightly palatalises the preceding consonant .... [] .. /e/ .. e in met .... [ju] .. /ju/ or / u/ .. u in use .... [ja] .. /ja/ or / a/ .. ya in yard
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- bus - bus (adj.) - bus station - airport 5. - bar - Barcelona - white - ticket - big 10. - in, into - station - time - city - hotel - dirty 16. - yes - nine - cheap, inexpensive - long 20. - for, to 21. - until, till, to - expensive 23... - railways 24. - for, behind 25. - and 26. - from - Spain - which, what - cash register - cafe - ship - beautiful - store, shop - small - route, path - menu - place; seat 38. - bridge 39. - on 40. - above - to be (located) - number (of a cabin, apartment, telephone) 43. - he - she - it - stop, station - very 48. - park - bad - square - weather - train - Monday - attractive - suburb - river - restaurant 58. - Rome - airplane - today - now - how much, how many - station - little table - taxi - tram - trolley bus - comfortable, convenient - street - morning - good 72. - center 73. - hour - clean 75. - what - wide - this, that, it
- ? - . . - ? - . - ? - . - Is it Monday today? - Yes it is. - Is it Monday today? - Yes it is.
It is Monday today. - What time is it? - It is nine o'clock in the morning. - What is the weather like today? - The weather is good today. - ? - . . . - ? - . . . . - What is this? - This is a hotel. It is big. It is big.
It is located in the park. The hotel is good. - What is this? - This is a room. It is big. It is located in the hotel. - ? - . . . . - ? - . . . . - ? - . . . . - ? - . . . . - What is this? - This is a park. - What is this? - This is a park.
It is small. It is located in the city. The park is beautiful. - What is this? - This is a street. It is wide and long. It is located in the center.
The street is clean. - What is this? - This is a square. It is big. It is located in the center. The square is attractive. - What is this? - This is a bridge.
It is small. It is located above the river. The bridge is beautiful. - ? - . . . - ? - . . . . - ? - . . .. . . - What kind of a plane is this? - This plane goes to Spain. It's big. It's big.
It is located at the airport. The plane is expensive. - What kind of a bus is this? - This is a bus to the city center. It is big and white. It is located at the bus station. - What train is this? - This is a train to Rome. - What train is this? - This is a train to Rome.
It is long. It is located at the railway station. The train is clean. - ? - . . . - ? - . . . . - What is this? - This is a seat. - What is this? - This is a seat.
It is convenient. It is in the train. The seat is clean. - What is this? - This is a ticket. It is for the bus. It is from the cash register.
The ticket is cheap. - ? - . . . - What kind of ship is this? - This is a ship to Barcelona. It is big.
The ship is attractive. - ? - . . . - ? - . . - What kind of restaurant is this? - This is an expensive and beautiful restaurant. - What kind of restaurant is this? - This is an expensive and beautiful restaurant.
It is big and good. It is located at the square. - What kind of bar is this? - This is a small bar. It is on the street. The bar is bad. . . - What kind of cafe is this? - This is a cheap and good cafe. - What kind of cafe is this? - This is a cheap and good cafe.
It is small. It is located in the park. - ? - . . . - ? - . . . . - What is this? - This is a table. - What is this? - This is a table.
It is small and white. It is located in the cafe. The table is clean. - What is this? - This is a menu. It is long. It is from the restaurant.
The menu is good. - ? - . . . - What kind of shop is this? - This shop is cheap. It is big and clean.