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Can You Tell The Russian Ocer
What You Have?
CONTENTS
2 Russian
2 Romanization
2 English
2 Vowelled
3 Informal Romanization
3 Romanization
3 Vocabulary
4 Sample Sentences
5 Grammar
8 Cultural Insight
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RUSSIAN
1. : , ?
2. : , ?
3. : . .
ROMANIZATION
ENGLISH
VOWELLED
1. : , ?
CONT'D OVER
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2. : , ?
3. : . .
INFORMAL ROMANIZATION
ROMANIZATION
VOCABULARY
demonstrative
eto this (neutral) pronoun feminine
demonstrative
eta this (feminine) pronoun masculine
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demonstrative
etot this (masculine) pronoun
baggage,
bagazh luggage noun masculine
a bag, a
sumka handbag noun
demonstrative
eti these pronoun
SAMPLE SENTENCES
. .
Ya tol'ko prosnulsya. Ya tol'ko utrom yemu zvonil.
"I've just woken up." "I just called him this morning."
. ?
U myenya yest' tol'ko odin komp'yutyer. to to?
? ?
O chyom eta kniga? Eto dvuhmyestnyy nomyer?
? ?
Ty vidyel etot fil'm? Ty mozhyesh' dat' mnye etot fil'm?
"Have you seen this film?" (informal) "Can you give me this film?"
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. .
U myenya yest' sobaka. U menya yest' brat.
? ?
U tebya yest' mashina? U tyebya yest' komp'yutyer?
? .
U vas yest' syestra? U myenya nyet brata.
. .
U myenya nyet mashiny. U myenya nyet yabloka.
? .
Gdye vash bagazh? U myenya nyet bagazha.
. .
Eto moy bagazh. U myenya v sumkye yest' ruchka.
. - .
Ya hochu kupit' eti tri suvenira. Eti dyevushki - turistki.
"I want to buy these three souvenirs." "These girls are tourists."
GRAMMAR
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"James, do you have any luggage?"
I. "I have..."
To say, "I have...," we use the construction in Russian. The noun that follows
doesn't change.
For example:
1. .
"I have a son."
2. .
"I have a car."
3. .
"I have an invitation."
For example:
1. ?
"Do you have a cigarette?" (informal)
2. ?
"Do you have a computer?" (formal)
To say, "I don't have...," we use . The noun following , changes. It has
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to be in the genitive case.
For example:
1. .
"I don't have a car."
2. .
"I don't have a dog."
and end in -a, so they are feminine nouns. For feminine nouns in the
genitive case, - becomes - or -. The ending is - if the last consonant is -, -, -, -, -, -,
or -. The ending is - for the other feminine nouns.
For example:
1. .
"I don't have a computer."
2. .
"I don't have a calendar."
and are masculine nouns. For masculine nouns in the genitive case, we
add - or - at the end of the word. The ending is - when the noun ends in - or - (the soft
sign). The ending is - for the other masculine nouns.
1. .
"I don't have a letter."
2. .
"I don't have an invitation."
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and are neuter nouns. For neuter nouns in the genitive case, - or -
becomes -, and - becomes -.
Feminine - and -:
1. .
2. .
Masculine - and -:
1. .
2. .
Neuter - and -:
1. .
2. .
, and
. .
"I don't have any luggage, just this handbag."
There are three words that mean "this" in Russian: , and . We use before
masculine nouns, as in (this house), and (this baggage).
CULTURAL INSIGHT
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Travel Tip: Did You Bring Gifts?
If you come to Russia to visit some friends, it's polite to bring some gifts for everyone
including the members of their family, especially if you're going to stay with them. The gifts
don't have to be expensive but they show that you care, and it's very important for Russians.
Also, be prepared for them to give you some gifts when you leave.
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