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RUSSIAN I THIRD EDITION
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RUSSIAN I THIRD EDITION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Reading Lessons Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Cyrillic Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lesson One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Six . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Seven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Nine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Eleven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Twelve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Thirteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Fourteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Fifteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson Sixteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RUSSIAN I
Introduction
Reading has been defined as the decoding of graphic material which represents the phonemic patterns of the spoken language. Or to put it another way, reading consists of coming back to speech through the graphic symbols. In short, meaning is contained in the sounds of the spoken language. As the written form of any language does no more than represent these sounds visually, speaking a language is the necessary first step to reading and understanding anything written in the language. Russian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet. This means that you will need to learn to associate Russian sounds with what is probably a new system of symbols. A complete listing of the Cyrillic alphabet and the sounds of its letters follows, starting on page 4. You should use this for reference only, however, as all the information you need to do the readings is contained on the audio along with the reading lessons. There are sixteen reading lessons for Russian I, Third Edition, all contained, along with instructions, at the end of the program. You may choose to do the readings along with the lesson units, after every other unit or so, or you may want to 1
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Introduction (continued)
wait and do them all together, after completing the rest of the course. Feel free to repeat the reading lessons as often as needed for practice with the Cyrillic alphabet and its sounds. Written Russian appears in the Cyrillic alphabet, the invention of which is traditionally credited to Saint Cyril, a ninth-century Russian monk. Today, the Cyrillic alphabet is also used to represent many of the (mainly Slavic) languages spoken in Eastern Europe, ranging from Belorussian to Macedonian. Derived from the Greek alphabet, Cyrillic is a phonetic system, with some symbols added or altered to represent sounds unique to these languages. If you are not familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet, you may first find that it takes some time to associate the appropriate sounds with each letter and/or group of letters. Therefore, we recommend that you take the Reading Lessons at your own pace, repeating each until you feel comfortable proceeding with the next. With a little effort, you will be astonished at how quickly you are reading Russian.
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Introduction (continued)
The Cyrillic alphabet comprises 33 letters, listed in order, along with a guide to the sounds represented by each letter. You will note that many Russian letters (mostly vowels, but also some consonants) have more than one sound, depending on the amount of stress given to the letter or its position in the word. The pronunciations listed in the following “Guide to Pronunciation” are APPROXIMATE English equivalents and, as in any language, the sounds will vary slightly in different letter combinations.
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The Cyrillic Alphabet Cyrillic letter (capital / small)
Аа Бб Вв Гг
Дд Ее Ёё Жж Зз Ии
Guide to Pronunciation a as in father (when stressed); u(h) as in mumps (when unstressed) b as in bet p at the end of a word v as in vandal f at the end of a word g as in gasoline k at the end of a word sometimes v when in “г-о” combination d as in deep t at the end of a word ye as in yesterday (when stressed); sometimes e as in me (when unstressed) yo as in yore zh as in the middle of the word treasure z as in zoo sometimes s at the end of a word e as in eagle (when stressed); i as in big; or e as in beg (when unstressed)
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The Cyrillic Alphabet (continued) Cyrillic letter (capital / small)
Guide to Pronunciation
Йй Кк Лл Мм Нн Оо
the y at the end of grey k as in Kafka l as in Lenin m as in Moscow n as in next o as in blow, but shorter (when stressed); o as in ostrich (when unstressed); sometimes u(h) (when unstressed at the end of a word) p as in Peter rolled r s as in so t as in top oo as in tool f as in find aspirated h ts combination, as in pits ch combination, as in cheese sh as in shoe longer, softer sh sound
Пп Рр Сс Тт Уу Фф Хх Цц Чч Шш Щщ
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The Cyrillic Alphabet (continued) Cyrillic letter (capital / small)
Guide to Pronunciation
Ъъ
hard sign - indicates that preceding letter should be pronounced wih a distinct sound
Ыы Ьь
fast euh-ee combination soft sign - indicates that preceding letter should be pronounced with more breath e(h) in extra fast ee-ou combination, like -eau- in beauty ya in yawn but shorter (when stressed); uh in grumble (when unstressed)
Ээ Юю Яя
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Lesson One
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
χχ Ú‡Ï Ï‡Ú ÚÓÏ ÏÓÚ ‡ÚÓÏ pÓÏ pÓÚ ÏÓp ÏÓÚÓp ÎÓÚÓ p‡Ï‡ ã‡p‡
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Lesson Two
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Óp‡ÚÓp ÚÂÎÓ ÎÂÚÓ ÏÓp ÏÂp‡ ÏÂÚp ÏÂÚpÓ Ï‡ ÏÓ ÏÓ Ï‡Ï‡ · ü ·. ‰ÓÏ ã‡‰‡ ‰ÂÎÓ ü ‰Â·Î. ü ‰Â·Π‰ÂÎÓ.
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Lesson Three
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
ÚÂpÂÏ ‰p‡Ï‡ ‰ ‚Ó‰‡ ÇÓÎ ÒÓ‚‡ ÇÓÚ ÒÓ‚‡. ÇÓÚ ‚Ӊ͇. ÏËp ÎËp‡ êÓÒ‡ ÒÎË‚‡ ÒˉÂÎ ‚ˉÂÎ ü ‚ˉÂÎ. ü ‚‡c ‚ˉÂÎ.
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Lesson Four
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
Úp‡‚‡ ÏÂÚ· χÒÚÂp ‚ÂÒ̇ ‚ËÌÓ Ò ‚ËÌÓÏ pÂÒÚÓp‡Ì ‚ pÂÒÚÓp‡Ì ˛Î‡ ‚ ˛Î ‰Â·˛ ü ‰Â·˛. ·ÎËÌ ·‡ÎÂÚ ·ËÎÂÚ ÅËÎÂÚ Ì‡ ·‡ÎÂÚ
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Lesson Five
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
êÓ‰Ë̇ β‰Ë ‚Âp·Î˛‰ ÛÚpÓ Û‰‡p ÛÎÂÚ‡˛ ü ÛÎÂÚ‡˛ ÛÚpÓÏ. Ô‡Ô‡ ‰ÛÔÎÓ ÔÓÌËχ˛ ü ÔÓÌËχ˛. Ô‡ÍÂÚ Í‡pÚË̇ ̇ ͇pÚËÌ „ÓpÓ‰ ‚ „ÓpӉ ÍÌË„‡ ‚ ÍÌË„Â
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Lesson Six
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
„ËÚ‡p‡ ÏÓ „ËÚ‡p‡ Ô‡pÛÒ ÔÓ–pÛÒÒÍË ü Ìe „Ó‚Óp˛ --ü Ìe „Ó‚Óp˛ ÔÓ–pÛÒÒÍË. ‚˚ Ç˚ „Ó‚ÓpËÚÂ. Ç˚ „Ó‚ÓpËÚ ÔÓ–pÛÒÒÍË. à ‚˚ ÔÓÌËχÂÚÂ. ÒÎÛ¯‡˛ ü ÒÎÛ¯‡˛. ü ‚‡Ò ÒÎÛ¯‡˛. çÓ Ì ÔÓÌËχ˛.
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Lesson Seven
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
p‡·ÓÚ‡ ‰ÓpÓ„Ó ÒÎ˯ÍÓÏ ‰ÓpÓ„Ó ʺÚÓ ùÚÓ Â‰‡. ùÚÓ ÒÎ˯ÍÓÏ ‰ÓpÓ„Ó. ‡ʺpÓÔÓpÚ ‚ ‡ʺpÓÔÓpÚ å˚ ‰ÂÏ ‚ ‡ʺpÓÔÓpÚ. ıη ıÓÚËÚ Ç˚ ıÓÚËÚÂ. Ç˚ ıÓÚËÚ ıη‡? ıη‡ / ıη ¯ÓÍÓ·‰ Ç˚ β·ËÚ ¯ÓÍÓ·‰. χڸ Ï‡Ú ÔÚ¸ ¯ÂÒÚ¸ èÚ¸ ËÎË ¯ÂÒÚ¸?
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Lesson Eight
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
åÌ Ìp‡‚ËÚÒ. åÌ Ìp‡‚ËÚÒ ÔË‚Ó. Ç˚ ıÓÚËÚ ‚Ë̇? ıÓ˜Û ïÓ˜Û ‚ËÌÓ. Ú˚ ˜ÂÚ˚pe Ú˚Ò˜‡ ˜ÂpÂÔ‡ı‡ Á̇ÂÚ Ç˚ Á̇ÂÚÂ. Á‰ÂÒ¸ Á‰ÓpÓ‚¸e ü Ì Á̇˛. ÁÛ·˚ ·Óθ¯ÓÈ ÅÓθ¯ÓÈ Ú‡Úp ÌÓ‚˚È çÓ‚˚È „Ó‰ ë çÓ‚˚Ï „Ó‰ÓÏ!
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Lesson Nine
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
ÍÓÏËÚÂÚ Ç˚ ËÁ ÍÓÏËÚÂÚ‡! çÂÚ, ʺÚÓ Ì Ôp‡‚‰‡. ü Ì pÛÒÒÍËÈ. ‡ÏÂpË͇̈ ü ‡ÏÂpË͇̈. ˆ‡ÔÎ ˆÂpÂÏÓÌË Î͇ ˆ˚ÔÎÌÓÍ ÊÛÍ ÊËÍ ÊË‚Ú ɉ ‚˚ ÊË‚ÚÂ? ü ÊË‚Û ‚ åÓÒÍ‚Â. Ú‡p‡Í‡Ì ˆ‡p‡ÔË̇ åÌ Ìp‡‚ËÚÒ ˆËpÍ. ̇ ˛„ èÓÈ‰Ï Ì‡ ˛„.
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RUSSIAN I
Lesson Ten
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
˜‡¯‡ „pÛ¯‡ Á‡ˆ ÒÓ·‡Í‡ ÔÎÓıÓ ÔÎÓı‡ èÎÓı‡ ÒÓ·‡Í‡! Ù·„ ÙÎÓÚ ˆËÙp‡ pÛÒÒÍËÈ Ù·„ ÔÓ‰˙ÂÁ‰ ÒÂÎ / Ò˙ÂÎ Ò˙Âı‡Ú¸ ü Ò˙‰Û. ˘Ë ˘Ë / ¯ËÚ¸ ˘ÎÍ / ¯ÎÍ Î¢ ‚˙Âı‡Ú¸
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Lesson Eleven
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
É‰Â à‚‡Ì? éÌ Ì Á‰ÂÒ¸. åÓÊÂÚ ·˚Ú¸, ÓÌ Ú‡Ï. éÌ Ì ‚ „ÓÒÚËÌˈÂ. ÉÓÒÚËÌˈ‡ «àÌÚÛpËÒÚ» é脇 ‚ „ÓÒÚËÌˈÂ. é̇ Ú‡Ï. B˚ Á̇ÂÚÂ? í˚ Á̇¯¸? çÂÚ, Ì Á̇˛. ¢ ü ¢ Ì Á̇˛. ç Á̇˛, „‰Â à‚‡Ì. ̇ í‚ÂpÒÍÓÈ ÛÎˈ åÓıÓ‚‡ ÛÎˈ‡ ÁÛ·Ó‚ ëÍÓθÍÓ ÁÛ·Ó‚ Û ‡ÍÛÎ˚? ëÔpÓÒËÚÂ Û à‚‡Ì‡.
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Lesson Twelve
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
å˚ ˜Ëı‡ÂÏ Ù‡·pË͇ Öı‡Ú¸ ̇ ‡‚ÚÓ·ÛÒÂ. ̇ ‡ÔÚÂÍe p‡Á˙ÂÁ‰ ÔÓʇÎÛÈÒÚa ÑÓ Ò‚Ë‰‡ÌË. «ÇÓÈ̇ Ë ÏËp» ü β·Î˛ ΢‡. ÅÓpËÒ, Ú˚ Ì Ôp‡‚. ü p‡Á‰p‡ÊÌ. èÓ˜ÂÏÛ? ïη ÔÓ‰„ÓpÂÎ. èÚp ÇÂÎËÍËÈ Å‡Ï·‡p‰Ë!
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Lesson Thirteen
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
͇ÔÛÒÚ‡ Ë„p‡˛ O˜Â̸ ıÓpÓ¯Ó. «Äp„ÛÏÂÌÚ˚ Ë Ù‡ÍÚ˚» «ûÌ˚È Ì‡ÚÛp‡ÎËÒÚ» å˚ ˜ËÚ‡ÂÏ „‡ÁÂÚÛ. ùÚÓ ÏÓ „‡ÁÂÚ‡. ü ‰ÓÎÊÂÌ Ò͇Á‡Ú¸ «ÉÂÓp„˲». Ç˚ÏÓÈ Ò‚Ó ÎˈÓ. 燂‰ËÚ ÔÓp‰ÓÍ. ç ÍÛpËÚÂ, ÔÓʇÎÛÈÒÚ‡. çÂÚ ‰˚χ ·ÂÁ Ó„Ì. ͇ÒÚp˛Î ì ‚‡Ò ÂÒÚ¸ ÒÎÓ‚‡p¸?
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RUSSIAN I
Lesson Fourteen
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
ÍÓÒÏÓ̇‚Ú ûpËÈ É‡„‡pËÌ ÍÓÒÏÓ̇‚Ú. éÌ ÔÂp‚˚È ÍÓÒÏÓ̇‚Ú. pÂ͇ pÂ͇ ÇÓ΄‡ ùÚÓ ·Óθ¯‡ pÂ͇. ópÌÓ ÏÓp ïÓ˜Û p˚·Û Í ÛÊËÌÛ. ü Ì β·Î˛ Â. ì ‚‡Ò ÂÒÚ¸ ÍÓÏÔ¸˛ÚÂp? ÙÓÚÓ„p‡ÙË ÔËpÓÊÓÍ ÔËpÓ„Ë ÏÓpÓÊÂÌÓ ¯‡¯Î˚Í ü Ó˜Â̸ „ÓÎÓ‰ÂÌ!
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Lesson Fifteen
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
͇pË͇ÚÛp‡ ‰Óʉ¸ ̇ pÂÍ ԇÔÓpÓÚÌËÍ ˜Â·ÛpÂÍË ùÚÓ „pÛÁËÌÒÍÓ ·Î˛‰Ó. ä‡Í ÔpÓÈÚË ‚ ÏÂÚpÓ? à‰ËÚ ÔpÏÓ, ‡ ÔÓÚÓÏ Ì‡Ôp‡‚Ó. „‡ÎÂp ípÂÚ¸ÍÓ‚Ò͇ ɉ ípÂÚ¸ÍÓ‚Ò͇ „‡ÎÂpÂ? ùÚÓ ÏÓÈ ‰pÛ„ àÓÒËÙ. éÌ ·Óθ¯ÓÈ ÓpË„Ë̇Î.
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Lesson Sixteen
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
ü Á‡·ÓÎÂÎ. ì ÏÂÌ ·ÓÎËÚ „ÓÎÓ‚‡. ë‚ËÌ͇ ÇÂÚpÌ͇ ÚÂÏÔÂp‡ÚÛp‡ ÊÂÎÚÛı‡ ‚p‡˜ ÒÍÓp‡ ÔÓÏÓ˘¸ ÎÂ͇pÒÚ‚‡ ·ÓθÌˈ‡ ÎÛ˜¯Â åÌ ÛÊ ÎÛ˜¯Â. CÔ‡ÒË·Ó ·Óθ¯ÓÂ! å˚ Ò ‚‡ÏË --å˚ Ò ‚‡ÏË ÏÓÊÂÏ ÔÓÛÊË̇ڸ ‚ÏÂÒÚÂ? BaÏ Ìp‡‚ËÚÒ¸ pÂÒÚÓp‡Ì «Äp·‡Ú»? ïÓpÓ¯Ó. íÓ„‰‡ ‰Ó ‚˜Âp‡. ÑÓ Ò‚Ë‰‡ÌË.
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