The Alphabet – Part 6
Different Letters with Familiar Sounds – Continued
Шш | Ээ | Юю | Яя | |
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sh | eh | yoo | ya |
Listen and Read Along
Шш – sh /shine/ |
шко́ла school |
ба́бушка grandmother |
де́душка grandfather |
хорошо́ good(adv.) |
маши́на car |
ка́ша hot cereal |
каранда́ш pencil |
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Ээ – e /set/ |
э́то this is |
поэ́т poet |
мэр mayor |
экономи́ст economist |
Юю – yoo /youth/ |
юг south |
юри́ст lawyer |
ю́бка skirt |
ключ key |
лю́ди people |
брю́ки trousers |
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Яя – ya /yard/ |
я I |
я́сно clear |
мя́со meat |
я́блоко apple |
дя́дя uncle |
тëтя aunt |
А́нглия England |
аудито́рия table |
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сего́дня today |
и́мя first name |
фами́лия last name |
яйцо́ dining-room |
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столо́вая warm(adv.) |
Pronunciation Tips
- In some words (just a few, mostly of foreign origin) “E” is pronounced like “Э”:
“те́ннис” (tennis), “кафе” (cafeteria). - There are words in which “Г” is pronounced as “B”: “сего́дня” (today).
Reading Practice – p.40
Listen, Read and Translate
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Reading Practice from the Grammar Section – p.41
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Survival Kit
Classroom Vocabulary
Откро́й уче́бник, пожа́луйста. (Informal) | Open (your) textbook please. |
Откро́йте уче́бник, пожа́луйста. (Formal) | |
Чита́й, пожа́луйста. (Informal) | Read please. |
Чита́йте, пожа́луйста. (Formal) | |
Пра́вильно! | (It’s) correct/ (It’s) right. |
Молоде́ц! | Well done!/Good job! (a word of praise) |