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[...]... Лñда (various) Мáша Нáдя Натáша — Óля Рáя Свéта Сóня Тóма Тáня Юля Anna Alexandra Anastasia Vera Valentina Victoria Galina Eugenia Katherine Yelena, Ellen, Helen Elizabeth Zoya, Zoë Irene Larisa Lyubov, Amy Lydia Marina Maria, Mary Nadezhda, Hope Natalie, Natasha Nina Olga Raisa Svetlana Sophia, Sonia, Sophie Tamara Tatiana, Tania Julia, Julie Unusual names for both men and women in Russian are most... Канáда 21 Швейцáрия 33 Арáвия 10 Мéксика 22 Пакистáн 34 Украñна 11 Португáлия 23 Грéция 35 Узбекистáн 12 Ñндия 24 Австрáлия 36 Корéя Some Countries of the World in English 1 France 4 Austria 7 Iraq 2 Italy 5 Afghanistan 8 Ireland 3 Vietnam 6 Argentina 9 Canada 11 12 RUSSIAN: A Self- Teaching Guide 10 Mexico 19 Israel 28 Germany 11 Portugal 20 Denmark 29 Poland 12 India 21 Switzerland 30 Ethiopia 13 Brazil... 22 Pakistan 31 Turkey 14 Chile 23 Greece 32 Holland 15 Bulgaria 24 Australia 33 Arabia 16 Algeria 25 China 34 Ukraine 17 Japan 26 Ecuador 35 Uzbekistan 18 Kazakhstan 27 Czech Republic 36 Korea The following are arranged alphabetically according to their position in the Russian alphabet See how quickly you can recognize them Some of them you will spot immediately, but some are truly opaque Note that... phonetics.) Thus, to Russian speakers, the English words bank and bang are pronounced absolutely identically, as are the pairs mob and mop, have and half, mad and mat, raze and race If you cannot remember to devoice consonants, you will have an accent in Russian similar to the Russian who says in English, “Fife bucks,” when he wants to say, “Five bugs.” There are several letters that represent voiced... singular or plural; and appear in any of six cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, prepositional, dative, and instrumental Further, nouns are either animate (referring to living human beings and animals) or inanimate (referring to things) The Russian language, like Latin and Greek, is based upon a system of endings to order its syntax English, which was once far more complex than it is today, has only... feminine and neuter nouns behave regularly And, as in English, there are some nouns that 24 RUSSIAN: A Self- Teaching Guide have only singular forms, such as молокó (milk) and серебрó (silver), and some that have only plural forms, pluralia tantum—нóжницы (scissors) and брîки (pants) Masculine Plural Most masculine nouns that end in a hard consonant simply add the ending -ы Of course, remember to add the... 19 4 Articles Russian has no articles of any kind, except in substandard colloquial speech, and even then the meaning is conveyed by enclitic particles rather than articles as traditionally used in Western European languages VOCABULARY PRACTICE 3 Match the famous people—real or fictional—in the left column with their nationalities in the right column You will not necessarily know all the nationalities,... 20 RUSSIAN: A Self- Teaching Guide Personal Pronoun Notes 1 The singular pronoun ты is used in addressing one person with whom you are familiar This individual may be a family member, a close friend, a child, an animal, God, or anyone who invites you to address him or her familiarly The pronoun вы is used to address strangers, those in a position of authority, people who are significantly older, in-laws,... Нéля (various) Сñма — — — Vasilisa — Daria — — Zinaida Kira — — — — — — — Most of these names have no direct counterpart in Modern English Many were popular in the nineteenth century, especially among the peasantry Thus, Тётя Даша sounds to the Russian ear something like Auntie Millie They are widely encountered throughout Russian literature Some Typical Russian Names for Men Full Name Nickname English... library hospital Hollywood factory movie studio conservatory institute laboratory store museum restaurant outdoor market court university farm firm, company school Nationalities америкáнец /америкáнка англичáнин/англичáнка American Englishman/woman 15 16 RUSSIAN: A Self- Teaching Guide итальûнец /итальûнка канáдец/канáдка нéмец/нéмка полûк/пóлька рÿсский /рÿсская францÿз/францÿженка Italian Canadian . 6. Argentina 9. Canada The Russian Alphabet 11 10 . Mexico 19 . Israel 28. Germany 11 . Portugal 20. Denmark 29. Poland 12 . India 21. Switzerland 30. Ethiopia 13 . Brazil 22. Pakistan 31. Turkey 14 Holland 15 . Bulgaria 24. Australia 33. Arabia 16 . Algeria 25. China 34. Ukraine 17 . Japan 26. Ecuador 35. Uzbekistan 18 . Kazakhstan 27. Czech Republic 36. Korea The following are arranged alphabetically. words, such as 2 RUSSIAN: A Self- Teaching Guide 2 They are also called palatalized and nonpalatalized. onion and poignant. As a device to assist in the pronunciation of Russian soft con- sonants, some