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понаро́шку [pa-na-rósh-ku] Adverb, variation - "понаро́шке"

for fun, pretending, in pretence

Examples

Ты э́то серьёзно и́ли понаро́шку?

ty é-ta seer'-yoz-na ée-lee pa-na-rósh-ku

Are you serious or kidding?
В игре́ всё не по-настоя́щему, а понаро́шку.

v eeg-ryé fsyo nye pa-nas-ta-yá-schee-mu, a pa-na-rósh-ku

In a game, everything is not real but for fun.

издева́ться [eez-dye-vát'-sya] Verb, imperfective

to jeer, to scoff, to mock, to bully, to taunt

Examples

Ты что, надо мной издева́ешься?

ty chto, na-da mnói eez-dye-vá-eesh-sya

Are you mocking me?
В шко́ле над ним постоя́нно издева́лись однокла́ссники.

f shkó-lye nad neem pas-ta-yán-na eez-dye-vá-lees' ad-na-klás-nee-kee

In school, his classmates constantly mocked him.

злопа́мятный [zla-pá-myat-nyi] Adjective

vindictive, rancorous, unforgiving

Examples

Како́й ты злопа́мятный!

ka-kói ty zla-pá-myat-nyi

How unforgiving you are!
Не будь тако́й злопа́мятной, научи́сь проща́ть.

nye but' ta-kói zla-pá-myat-noi, na-u-chées' pra-schát'

Do not be so rancorous, learn to forgive.

обижа́ть [a-bee-zhát'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - оби́деть

to offend, to hurt feelings, to treat badly

Examples

Ваш сын постоя́нно обижа́ет други́х дете́й.

vash syn pas-ta-yán-na a-bee-zhá-eet dru-géeh dye-tyéi

Your son constantly offends other children.
Не обижа́й сестру́!

nye a-bee-zhái seest-rú

Leave your sister alone! (Do not offend your sister!)

притворя́ться [pree-tva-ryá-tsa] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - притвори́ться

to feign, to pretend, to act, to simulate

Examples

Он притвори́лся спя́щим.

on pree-tva-réel-sya spyá-scheem

He pretended to be asleep.
Она́ притвори́лась, что ничего́ не слы́шала.

a-na pree-tva-rée-las', chto nee-chee-vo nye slý-sha-la

She pretended not to hear anything.

знако́мый [zna-kó-myi] Adjective, plural - знако́мые

known, familiar; acquaintance, friend

Examples

Его́ лицо́ мне показа́лось знако́мым.

ee-vó lee-tsó mnye pa-ka-zá-los' zna-kó-mym

His face seemed familiar to me.
Э́то мой ста́рый знако́мый.

é-ta moi stá-ryi zna-kó-myi

This is my old friend (acquaintance).

познако́миться [pa-zna-kó-mee-tsa] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - знако́миться

to get acquainted, to meet

Examples

Дава́йте познако́мимся!

da-vái-tee paz-na-kó-meem-sya

Let's get acquainted!
Мы познако́мились четы́ре го́да наза́д.

my paz-na-kó-mee-lees' che-tý-rye gó-da na-zát

We met four years ago.

наро́чно [na-róch-na] Adverb

purposely

Examples

Ты наро́чно э́то де́лаешь?

ty na-róch-na é-ta dyé-la-eesh

Are you doing it on purpose?
Извини́те, я не наро́чно.

eez-vee-née-tee, ya nee na-róch-na

Sorry, I didn't mean to.

дру́жба [drúzhba] Noun, feminine

friendship

Examples

На́ша дру́жба начала́сь два го́да наза́д.

ná-sha drúzh-ba na-cha-lás' dva gó-da na-zát

Our friendship started 2 years ago.
Их свя́зывала кре́пкая дру́жба.

eeh svyá-zy-va-la kryép-ka-ya drúzh-ba

They were connected by a strong friendship.