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друг [druk] Noun, masculine

friend

Examples

У меня́ друг сего́дня же́нится.

u mee-nyá druk see-vód-nya zhé-nee-tsa

My friend is getting married today.
У него́ бы́ло мно́го друзе́й.

u nee-vó bý-la mnó-ga dru-zyéî

He had many friends.

шту́ка [shtú-ka] Noun, feminine

thing, piece, item

Examples

Э́то цена́ за шту́ку и́ли за килогра́мм?

é-ta tse-ná za shtú-ku ée-lee za kee-la-grám

Is it a price per piece or per kilogram?
Я не понима́ю, как э́та шту́ка рабо́тает.

ya nye pa-nee-má-yu kak é-ta shtú-ka ra-bó-ta-eet

I do not understand how this thing works.

жизнь [zheezn'] Noun, feminine

life

Examples

С понеде́льника я начина́ю но́вую жизнь!

s pa-nee-dyél'-nee-ka ya na-chee-ná-yu nó-vu-yu zheezn'

Starting from Monday, I begin a new life!
В жи́зни вся́кое случа́ется.

v zhéez-nee vsyá-ka-ye slu-chá-ee-tsa

In life, everything happens.

де́ло [dyé-la] Noun, neuter

matter, duty, concern, business, case, situation, act, deed

Examples

Займи́тесь де́лом!

zaî-mee-tyes' dyé-lam

Get yourself busy!
У меня́ к тебе́ де́ло есть.

u mee-nyá k tee-byé dyé-la yest'

I have some business/matter to discuss with you.

когда́ [kag-dá] Adverb, or conjunction

when

Examples

Когда́ у тебя́ бу́дет вре́мя поговори́ть?

kag-dá u tee-byá bú-deet vryé-mya pa-ga-va-réet'

When will you have time to talk?
Скажи́ мне, когда́ зако́нчишь.

ska-zhée mnye, kag-dá za-kón-cheesh

Tell me when you're done.

быть [byt'] Verb, imperfective

to be

Examples

Где́ ты был?

gdye ty byl

Where have you been?
Бу́дешь ко́фе? - Нет, не бу́ду.

bú-deesh kó-fye? - nyet, nye bú-du

Will you have coffee? - No, I will not.

большо́й [bal'-shóî] Adjective

big, large

Examples

Здесь большо́й вы́бор овоще́й и дёшево.

zdyes' bal'-shóî vý-bar a-va-schyéî ee dyó-she-va

There is a wide choice of vegetables here and they are cheap.
Смотри́ кака́я-ты больша́я ста́ла!

smat-rée ka-ká-ya ty bal'-shá-ya stá-la

Look how big you grew up!

ма́ло [má-la] Adverb

little, not enough, not much

Examples

Я ма́ло об э́том зна́ю.

ya má-la ab é-tam zná-yu

I do not know much about it.
Здесь ма́ло что измени́лось за то вре́мя, что меня́ не́ было.

zdyes' má-la chto eez-mee-née-las' za to vryé-mya chto mee-nya nyé by-la

Little has changed here while I was away.

мно́го [mnó-ga] Adverb

many, much, a lot, plenty

Examples

Сего́дня на у́лице мно́го люде́й.

see-vód-nya na ú-lee-tse mnó-ga lyu-dyéî

There are many people on the street today.
Он мно́го чита́ет.

on mnó-ga chee-tá-eet

He reads a lot.

шути́ть [shu-téet'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - пошути́ть

to joke

Examples

Да ла́дно, не обижа́йся, я же про́сто шучу́!

da lád-na, nye a-bee-zhái-sya, ya zhe prós-ta shu-chú

Come on, don't get offended, I'm just joking!
С э́тими веща́ми не шу́тят.

s é-tee-mee vee-schá-mee nye shú-tyat

These things are not for jokes (We don't joke with these things).