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Russian 1Reading Booklet

Russian 1Travelers should always check withtheir nation's State Department forcurrent advisories on local conditionsbefore traveling abroad.Booklet Design: Maia KennedyThird Edition and ‰ Recorded Program 2001 Simon & Schuster, Inc. Reading Booklet 2001 Simon & Schuster, Inc.Pimsleur is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio,a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Mfg. in USA.All rights reserved.ii

Russian 1ACKNOWLEDGMENTSVoicesEnglish-Speaking Instructor . . . . . . . . . . Ray BrownRussian-Speaking Instructor . . . . . Dmitry KukunovFemale Russian Speaker . . . . . . . . . . Lena BurtsevaMale Russian Speaker . . . . . . . . . . Rustem SafronovCourse WritersSergei Poletayev Christopher J. GaintyEditorsMary E. Green Beverly D. HeinleExecutive ProducerBeverly D. HeinleProducer & DirectorSarah H. McInnisRecording EngineersPeter S. Turpin Kelly SauxSimon & Schuster Studios, Concord, MAiii

Russian 1Table of ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Cyrillic Alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Lesson One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Lesson Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Lesson Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Lesson Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Lesson Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Lesson Six . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Lesson Seven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Lesson Eight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Lesson Nine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Lesson Ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Lesson Eleven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Lesson Twelve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Lesson Thirteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Lesson Fourteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Lesson Fifteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Lesson Sixteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20iv

Russian 1IntroductionRussian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet. Thismeans that you will need to learn to associate Russiansounds with what is probably a new system of symbols.A complete listing of the Cyrillic alphabet and thesounds of its letters follows, starting on page Youshould use this for reference only, however, as all theinformation you need to do the readings is containedon the audio along with the reading lessons.There are sixteen reading lessons for Russian 1, allcontained, along with instructions, at the end of theprogram. You may choose to do the readings alongwith the audio lessons, after every other lesson or so,or you may want to wait and do them all together, aftercompleting the rest of the course. Feel free to repeatthe reading lessons as often as needed for practicewith the Cyrillic alphabet and its sounds.Written Russian appears in the Cyrillic alphabet,the invention of which is traditionally credited to SaintCyril, a ninth-century Russian monk. Today, the Cyrillicalphabet is also used to represent many of the (mainlySlavic) languages spoken in Eastern Europe, rangingfrom Belorussian to Macedonian. Derived from theGreek alphabet, Cyrillic is a phonetic system, withsome symbols added or altered to represent soundsunique to these languages.If you are not familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet,you may first find that it takes some time to associatethe appropriate sounds with each letter and/or group

Russian 1of letters. Therefore, we recommend that you takethe Reading Lessons at your own pace, repeatingeach until you feel comfortable proceeding with thenext. With a little effort, you will be astonished at howquickly you are reading Russian.The Cyrillic alphabet comprises 33 letters, listed inorder, along with a guide to the sounds representedby each letter. You will note that many Russian letters(mostly vowels, but also some consonants) havemore than one sound, depending on the amount ofstress given to the letter or its position in the word.The pronunciations listed in the following “Guide toPronunciation” are APPROXIMATE English equivalentsand, as in any language, the sounds will vary slightly indifferent letter combinations.Cyrillic AlphabetCyrillic Letter(capital / small)Guide to PronunciationАаa as in father when stressed; u(h) asin mumps when unstressedБбb as in bet; p at the end of a wordВвv as in vandal; f at the end of a wordГгg as in gasoline; k at the end of aword; sometimes v when in “г-о”combination2

Russian 1Cyrillic Letter(capital / small)Guide to PronunciationДдd as in deep; t at the end of a wordЕеye as in yesterday when in thebeginning of the word; e as in ten inall other casesЁёyo as in yoga when in the beginningof the word; gno as in gnocchi in allother casesЖжzh as in the middle of the word treasureЗзz as in zoo; sometimes s at the endof a wordИиe as in eagle (when stressed); i as inbig when unstressedЙйy as in yesКкk as in KafkaЛлl as in LeninМмm as in MoscowНнn as in nextОоo as in more, but shorter (whenstressed); o as in ostrich (whenunstressed); sometimes u(h) (whenunstressed at the end of a word)Ппp as in PeterРрrolled rСсs as in so3

Russian 1Cyrillic Letter(capital / small)Guide to PronunciationТтt as in topУуoo as in toolФфf as in findХхaspirated hЦцts combination, as in pitsЧчch combination, as in cheeseШшsh as in shoeЩщlonger, softer sh soundЪъhard sign - indicates a slight pausebetween syllablesЫыfast euh-ee combinationЬьsoft sign - makes the precedingletter “soft” (e.g. p sound in pew.)Ээe(h) as in extraЮюyu as in youth when in the beginningof the word ; fast ee-ou combination,like -eau- in beautyЯяya as in yawn when in the beginningof the word; i as in liability whenunstressed4

Russian 1Lesson �о12.рама13.Лара5

Russian 1Lesson 11.моя мама12.ела13.Я ела.14.дом15.Лада16.дело17.Я делал.18.Я делал дело.6

Russian 1Lesson �ля6.сова7.Вот сова.8.Вот ва13.сидел14.видел15.Я видел.16.Я вас видел.7

Russian 1Lesson на5.вино6.с вином7.ресторан8.в ресторане9.юла10.в юле11.делаю12.Я .Билет на балет.8

Russian 1Lesson ро5.удар6.улетаю7.Я улетаю 11.Я а картине15.город16.в городе17.книга18.в книге9

Russian 1Lesson Six1.гитара2.моя гитара3.парус4.по-русски5.Я не говорю .6.Я не говорю по-русски.7.вы8.Вы говорите.9.Вы говорите по-русски.10.И вы понимаете.11.слушаю12.Я слушаю.13.Я вас слушаю.14.Но не понимаю.10

Russian 1Lesson Seven1.работа2.дорого3.слишком дорого4.это5.Это еда.6.Это слишком дорого.7.аэропорт8.в аэропорт9.Мы едем в аэропорт.10.хлеб11.хотите12.Вы хотите.13.Вы хотите 16.Вы любите �есть21.Пять или шесть?11

Russian 1Lesson Eight1.Мне нравится.2.Мне нравится пиво.3.Вы хотите вина?4.хочу5.Хочу �епаха10.знаете11.Вы знаете.12.здесь13.здоровье14.Я не ой театр18.новый19.Новый год20.С Новым годом!12

Russian 1Lesson Nine1.комитет2.Вы из комитета!3.Нет, это не правда.4.Я не русский.5.американец6.Я к13.живёте14.Где вы живёте?15.Я живу в 8.Мне нравится цирк.19.на юг20.Пойдём на юг.13

Russian 1Lesson .плохо6.плохая7.Плохая �усский ехать15.Я лк19.лещ20.въехать14

Russian 1Lesson Eleven1.Где Иван?2.Он не здесь.3.Может быть, он там.4.Он не в гостинице.5.Гостиница “Интурист”6.Ольга в гостинице.7.Она там.8.Вы знаете?9.Ты знаешь?10.Нет, я не знаю.11.ещё12.Я ещё не знаю.13.Не знаю, где Иван.14.на Тверской улице15.Моховая улица16.зубов17.Сколько зубов у акулы?18.Спросите у Ивана.15

Russian 1Lesson Twelve1.Мы чихаем.2.фабрика3.Ехать на автобусе.4.на 7.До свидания.8.«Война и мир»9.Я люблю леща.10.Борис, ты не прав.11.Я раздражён.12.Почему?13.Хлеб подгорел.14.Пётр Великий15.Бамбардия!16

Russian 1Lesson Thirteen1.капуста2.играю3.Очень хорошо.4.«Аргументы и факты»5.«Юный натуралист»6.Мы читаем газету.7.Это моя газета.8.Я должен сказать «Георгию».9.Вымой своё лицо.10.Наведите порядок.11.Не курите, пожалуйста.12.Нет дыма без огня.13.кастрюля14.У вас есть словарь?17

Russian 1Lesson Fourteen1.космонавт2.Юрий Гагарин космонавт.3.Он первый космонавт.4.река5.река Волга6.Это большая река.7.Чёрное море8.Хочу рыбу к ужину.9.Я не люблю её.10.У вас есть ашлык16.Я очень голоден!18

Russian 1Lesson Fifteen1.карикатура2.дождь на Это грузинское блюдо.6.Как пройти в метро?7.Идите прямо, а потом �ская10.Где Третьяковская галерея?11.Это мой друг Иосиф.12.Он большой оригинал.19

Russian 1Lesson Sixteen1.Я заболел.2.У меня болит орая �11.лучше12.Мне уже лучше.13.Спасибо большое!14.Мы с вами .15.Мы с вами можем поужинать вместе?16.Вам нравится ресторан “Арбат”?17.Хорошо. Тогда до вечера.18.До свидания.20

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Pimsleur is an imprint of . There are sixteen reading lessons for Russian 1, all contained, along with instructions, at the end of the program. You may choose to do the readings along with the audio lessons, after every other lesson or so, or you may want to wait and do them all together, after completing the rest of the course. Feel free to repeat the reading lessons as often as needed .