Intermediate Russian

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ступня́ [stup-nyá] Noun, feminine

foot, sole

Examples

Я чуть не проколо́ла ступню́ э́тим гвоздём.

ya chut' nye pra-ka-ló-la stup-nyú é-teem gvaz-dyóm

I almost pierced my foot with this nail.
Я уда́рилась ступнёй о ка́мень.

ya u-dá-ree-las' stup-nyóî a ká-meen'

I hit my foot against the stone.

вы́играть [vý-eeg-rat'] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - выи́грывать

to win

Examples

Он вы́играл у меня́ в ша́шки.

on vý-eeg-ral u mee-nyá f shásh-kee

He has beaten me in checkers.
На́ша кома́нда вы́играла соревнова́ния.

ná-sha ka-mán-da vý-eeg-ra-la sa-reev-na-vá-nee-ya

Our team won the competition.

поню́хать [pa-nyú-hat'] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - ню́хать

to smell, to sniff, to scent

Examples

Поню́хай э́то, чем па́хнет?

pa-nyú-haî é-ta, chyem páh-nyet

Smell this, what does it smell like?
Соба́ка поню́хала оде́жду.

sa-bá-ka pa-nyú-ha-la a-dyézh-du

The dog smelled the clothes.

мо́лча [mól-cha] Adverb

silently, in silence, without a word

Examples

Они́ мо́лча смотре́ли друг на дру́га.

a-née mól-cha smat-ryé-lee druk na drú-ga

They were looking at each other in silence.
Он мо́лча встал и вы́шел из ко́мнаты.

on mól-cha fstal ee vý-shel eez kóm-na-ty

He stood up in silence and left the room.

помири́ться [pa-mee-rée-tsa] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - мири́ться

to make it up, to make peace, to become reconciled

Examples

А мы уже́ помири́лись.

a my u-zhé pa-mee-rée-lees'

We have already made up.
Дава́йте помири́мся.

da-váî-tye pa-mée-reem-sya

Let's make it up.

серди́ться [seer-dée-tsa] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - рассерди́ться

to be angry

Examples

Не серди́сь, я всё испра́влю!

nye seer-dées', ya fsyo ees-práv-lyu

Don't be angry, I'll fix everything!
На кого́ ты се́рдишься?

na ka-vó ty syér-deesh-sya

Who are you angry with?

мири́ться [mee-rée-tsa] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - помири́ться

to make it up, to make peace, to become reconciled; to accept, to bear with

Examples

Они́ ссо́рились и мири́лись по семь раз на дню.

a-née ssó-ree-lees' ee mee-rée-lees' pa syem' raz na dnyu

They quarreled and reconciled seven times a day.
Он не привы́к мири́ться с неуда́чами.

on nye pree-výk mee-rée-tsa s nye-u-dá-cha-mee

He is not used to accept failures.

приме́рочная [pree-myé-rach-na-ya] Noun, feminine

fitting-room

Examples

Где у вас приме́рочная?

gdye u vas pree-myé-rach-na-ya

Where do you have a fitting-room?
Я нашла́ чей-то телефо́н в одно́й из приме́рочных.

ya nash-lá chyéî-ta tee-lee-fón v ad-nóî eez pree-myé-rach-nyh

I found someone's phone in one of the fitting-rooms.

подъе́зд [pad-yézd] Noun, masculine

entrance to the building, porch, staircase

Examples

Э́то на́ша сосе́дка по подъе́зду.

é-ta ná-sha sa-syét-ka pa pad-yéz-du

This is our neighbor in the porch.
Я живу́ вон в том до́ме, во второ́м подъе́зде.

ya zhee-vú von v tom dó-mye va fta-róm pad-yéz-dye

I live in that building, the second entrance.

ресни́ца [rees-née-tsa] Noun, feminine

eyelash

Examples

При таки́х ресни́цах тебе́ не ну́жен макияж.

pree ta-kéeh rees-née-tsah tee-byé nye nú-zhen ma-kee-yázh

With eyelashes like that you do not need makeup.
Мне ресни́ца в глаз попа́ла.

mnye rees-née-tsa v glaz pa-pá-la

I got an eyelash in my eye.