Andrew Kolobanov First Russian Reader for Students Bilingual for Speakers of English Level A1 and A2 Audio tracks inclusive on
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Table of Contents Russian alphabet Capital..Small..Name..IPA..Example ...... [a] ... /a/ ... a in rather ...... [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
The kitchen
- careful - to run - white 4. - blender - big 6. - in - fork - to hang - water - near - gas (adj.) 12. - where - city - dirty 15. - yes 16. - door - wooden 18. - for 19. - house - at home 21. - there is, there are 22. - yellow 23. - behind, for - to go into 25. - green 26. - and 27. - from, out of - or - picture - ship 31. - cat - coffeemaker - pretty, beautiful - red - round - roof - chicken - kitchen - kitchen (adj.) - spoon - chandelier - small - metal (adj.) - mixer - washer, washing - sea 47. - we 48. - on 49. - on top of, over, above - across from - to be (located) 52. - no; there isn't, there arent - new - window 55. / / - he/she/it 56. - to drink - stove - dishes - ceiling - spacious - sink - rubber (adj.) - handle - fish 65. - with 66. - garden - napkin - light (adj.) - gray - tablecloth - on the left - dog - on the right - glass - old - glass (adj.) - wall 78. - table - to stand 80. - chair - drier - plate - also, too - to trample - toaster - corner - comfortable - to steal - street - cozy, comfortable 91. - hall - refrigerator - to want - flower - teapot - tea (adj.) - cup - clean 99. - what 100. - cupboard, wardrobe, bookcase - this
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This is a city.
This is a city.
It is big and beautiful. It is located near the sea. This is a street. It is in the city. The street is large and clean. This is a house.
The house is in the street. It is neat and beautiful. The walls are white. The roof is red. The door is new. It is wooden.
This is a garden. The garden is located near the house. It's big and green. A dog is running after a chicken in the garden. It tramples on flowers. We go into the house.
This is a hall. The hall is spacious and comfortable. The kitchen is on the right. The kitchen is large and bright. The walls are yellow. The ceiling is white.
There is a chandelier on the ceiling. It is big and beautiful. This is a table. It's big and round. There is a tablecloth on the table. This is a mixer.
It is on the table. It's comfortable and small. This is a glass. It is also on the table. It is made of glass. The glass is clean.
Near the table there is a chair. It is wooden. The chair is comfortable. This is a refrigerator. It is gray. The refrigerator is new.
It is located in the corner. There is a cat near the refrigerator. He wants to steal fish from the refrigerator. This is a toaster. It is standing on the refrigerator. The toaster is small and convenient.
This is a coffee maker. It is standing near the sink. The coffee maker is dirty. This is a blender. It is also on the refrigerator. It is white.
The blender is old. Across from the refrigerator, there is a window. It is large and clean. This is a stove. It is located near the window. It is new and convenient This is a kettle.
It is on a gas stove. It is metal with a rubber handle. Near the refrigerator there is a dishwasher. To the left, there is a dryer for dishes. This is a cupboard. It hangs over the sink.