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A COMPLETE TEXTBOOK AND REFERENCE GUIDE SPEAK naturally with 40 realistic dialogues using everyday language PRACTICE with clear grammar explanations and plenty of exercises DISCOVER more than language with cultural highlights on society and lifestyle CONTENTS INFRODUCTION THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET AND SOUNDS YPOK 1: 3Hak6mctTBo. Getting Acquainted. 7 A. Auano6r (Dialogue): Ha BbictaBke aMepuKaHCKOM KOMNbIOTepHOH TExHUKH. At an American Computer Show. B. Npon3sHowéHue (Pronunciation): andt 2. YaapéuHue (Stress) 3. _ (Intonation) 1. The Consonants 6, 3, K, M, VHTOHALWMA C. Ppammdatuka “ cnopoynotpeénéuue Grammar and Usage): 1. The Absence of “to Be” in the Present Tense 2. Articles 3. Personal Pronouns 4. Simple Negation 5. Asking and Answering Questions D, CnoBdpb (Vocabulary) Pycckan KyAbTypa (Russian Culture) YnpaxkHéuua (Exercises) YPOK 2: B aaponopty. At the Airport. A. Ananor (Dialogue): Ha TamookHe. At Customs. B. Npou3sHowéuue (Pronunciation): 1, The Stressed Vowels. 0, a, and bt 2. The Unstressed Vowels.o, a, A, ande. 3. The Vowels HM, y, 10, and 3 C. Ppammdtuka wu cnopoynotpe6néHue Grammar and Usage): 1. Formal versus Informal Speech 2. The “Umbrella” Spelling Rule 3. The Gender of Nouns 4. Noun Plurals 5. “To Have” D. CnoBapb (Vocabulary) Pycckaa KynbTYpa (Russian Culture) YnpaxkHéuua (Exercises) YPOK 3: B roctiHuue. At a Hotel. A. Auan6r (Dialogue): Myk uv KeHd y cTOMKM peructpaunn. A Husband and Wife at a Hotel Reception Desk. B, Npou3zHowéHue (Pronunciation): 1. Intonation Pattern AK 3 2. Soft and Hard Vowels 3. The Consonants a, fr, A, H, and C. Ppammdtuxa uv cnopoynotpe6néHue Grammar and Usage): 1.Introduction to Verb Conjugation 2. The Present Tense of 7 19 Conjugation | Verbs 3. Cardinal Numbers O-10 4. Irregular Noun Plurals 32 D. Cnopdpb (Vocabulary) 36 P¥cckaa KyfbTypa (Russian Culture) 37 Ynpannéuna (Exercises) 37 YPOK 4: O6méH aéHer. Exchanging Money. ‘ , 39 A. Auanér (Dialogue): B 64nke «Mocksa». At the “Moscow” Bank. 39 B. Mpou3zHowéHue (Pronunciation): 1.The Soft Sign (b) 2. Intonation of “Bot He 3HdeTe... ?” 40 C, Tpammatuka vu cnopoynotpebnéuue (Grammar and Usage): 1. An Introduction to Cases 2. The Nominative Case 3. The Prepositional (Locative) Case 4. The Prepositional Case of Personal Pronouns 5. Either/Or 6. Cardinal Numbers 11-20 41 D. Cnosdpb (Vocabulary) 47 Pycckaa KynbTypa (Russian Culture) 48 Ynpanuéuua (Exercises) 49 YPOK 5: Ha pa66re. At Work. 51 A. Auanér (Dialogue): B yypemaéuun B noHeAénbHUK YTpom. At the Office on Monday Morning. 51 B. Npou3ssHoménHne (Pronunciation): 1. Consonant Devoicing 2, Consonant Clusters 3. The Consonants B, n, p, and c 52 C. [pammatuna uv cnopoynotpe6nénue (Grammar and Usage): 1. The Verbs xKuTb (to live) and nucatb (to write) 2. The Accusative Case and Direct Objects 3. The Days of the Week 4. The Conjunction a 5. Patronymics and Last Names 54 D. CnoBdpb (Vocabulary) 58 Pycckas KyfbTypa (Russian Culture) 59 Ynpamuéuna (Exercises) 59 fiéppas nposépka (First Review) 62 YPOK 6: Cusitve kBapTuppl. Renting an Apartment. 64 A. Auanor: B uuctutyte. At the Institute, 64 B. NpouzsHowéuue: 1. The Consonants wi and wh. 2. The Hard Sign b 65 C. [pammatuka “ cnosoynotpe6néxue: ©. 1. An Introduction to Adjectives 2. Short-form Adjectives . 3. The Verb “To Want” 4. Cardinal. Numbers 30~1,000 66 vi Contents dD, YPOK 7: CnoBdpb PyccKaa KynbTypa YnpakHéuua Pa3rosdp 0 f6me u cembé, Talking About Home and Family. A. Auanor: B néesge, y Kpachospckoro Box3dna..On-the Train, B. YPOK 8: Near Krasnoyarsk Station. Hpouznowénne: 1. The Consonants 2», x, U, and 4 2. Exclamations with WK 5 3; The Soft a . pammMatuka vu cnoBoynotpe6néuue: 1. The Present Tense of Conjugation Il Verbs 2. Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns - (Special Modifiers) 3. Demonstrative Adjectives (Special Modifiers) _4. The Prepositional Case of Adjectives and Special Modifiers 5, The Accusative Case of Nouns and Pronouns 6. Family and Relationship Words . 7. Nox6# (Similar) and the Accusative . Cnopdpb PYccKan KyYAbTYpa YopaxHéuua Ha konyépte. At a Concert. A. Auanor: B poné 3an Ounapmoéuuu. In the Foyer at the B. C, YPOK 9: Symphony. fpousHowéuue: 1. Questions with WK 4 2. Pronunciation of Complex Sentences [pammatnka uv cnoBoynotpe6néune: 1. The Genitive Case 2. The Genitive Case of Personal Pronouns 3. Het with the Genitive Case. 4. Complex Sentences _ 5. Commands and Requests . ChoBdpb Pycckaa KynbTypa YnpaxkHénua Npokat aBTomo6uina, 3anpaBka 6eH3vHom. Renting a Car; Getting Gas. A. Amanor: Ha nyHkte npokdta asTomo6iinen B Kiviepe. At the. Car B. C. Contents Rental Agency in Kiev. MpousHowénue: 1. Double Letters . 2. Intonation-of. New or Questioned Information Tpammatnka “ cnopoynorpe6néune: 1; Two Verbs of Motion: MaTH and éxatb 2. [ge versus kya (Location versus Direction) 70 71 72 74 74 75 76 83 84 85 87 87 89 90 94 95 95 97 97 98 vil 3, The Accusative Over Time and Space 4. The Accusative Case of Adjectives and Special Modifiers 5. Reflexive Verbs 6. Emphasis with xe : D. Cnosdps .P¥cckaa KyAbTypa YnpaxkHéHna YPOK 10: Ha noure, At the Post Office. A. Auanor : B kacberépun yHusepcurtéra. At the University Cafeteria. . B. Npowsnouénve: 1. The Consonant # 2. The Soft p- C. [pammatuka uv cnosoynotpe6néuue: 1. The Dative Case (Indirect Objects) 2. The Accusative with uépe3 3, The Genitive After the Prepositions y, 40, and ot 4. The Genitive with Numbers 2~4 5. Possibility and Permission: MOMKHO and Hemb3f 6. Feminine Nouns Ending in —b 7. Capitalization D. Cnospdps P¥cckaa KynbTypa YnpamHéuna Bropda nposépxa (Second Review) Tekct ain uTéHua (Reading): Teorpddua YPOK 11: Mloxdg B KUHO. Going to a Movie. A. Auan6r: No teneddouy. On the Telephone. - B. Tpammadtuxa vw cnosoynotpe6néuue: 1. The Past Tense 2. The Dative Case of Personal Pronouns 3. Expressing “To Like” 4. Telling Time C. Cnopdpp Pycckan KyAbTyYpa YnpaxHéuna YPOK 12: Noxynka 6unéta Ha nde3g. Buying a Train Ticket. A. Auanor: ¥Y 6unétHon Hacc BoK3ana. At the Train Station Ticket-window. B. Fpammatuka wv cnopoynotpeénénne: 1. Uni- Versus Mullti- Directional Verbs of Motion 2. Tne Singular Genitive and Accusative Case of Adjectives 3. The Singular Genitive and Accusative Case of Special Modifiers 4. The Months and viii 99 105 106 107 109 109 110 Vit 115 116 117 119 121 123 123 425 129 130 137 133 133 Contents the Date 5. More on Telling Time (with Genitive) 6. The Instrumental Case of Personal Pronouns 7. Personal Pronouns with Prepositions 134 C. Cnopdpb , 144 Pycckaa kynbTypa 142 YrpaxkHéHua 143 YPOK 13: Cumntombi “ neKapctBa. Symptoms and Medicine. 145 A, Auanor: B antéxe. At a Pharmacy. 145 B. Fpammatvka u cnopoynotpeénénne: 1. The Future Tense with 6bITb 2. The Instrumental Case of Singular Nouns 3. Expressing Obligation with aom«eH. 4, Double Negatives 5. Onomatopoeias 146 C. Cnopdpp 1514 P¥cckan KyibTypa- 152 YrpamaHéHun 153 YPOK 14: Co6cTBeHHoe onncdunue, Describing Oneself. 155 A. Auanor: No tenedouy. On the Telephone, 155 B. Fpammatuka u cnopoynotpeénéuue: 1. Description of Color and Height (with Genitive) 2. a Versus u and HO 3. The Instrumental Case of Adjectives and Special Modifiers 4. Verbs That Require the Instrumental Case 5. Each Other (apyr apyra) 6. Nouns Used Only in the Piural or Singular - 156 C. Cnopdpb 162 Py¥ccKan KyAbTYpa oo, 164 - YnpaxHéHua 164 YPOK 15: O6pa3oBdune wu pacnucduua. Education and Schedules. 166 A. Auanor: B o6wexdtuy yHupepcutéra. In a University Dormitory. 166 B. fpammdtuka 4 cnopoynotpeénénue: 1, The Dative Case of Plural Nouns 2. Greetings and Good Wishes 3. Verbs of Studying, Learning, and Teaching 4. Adverbs of Place, Time, and Frequency 5. YoKé versus emé 167 C. Cnopapb . 172 Pycckaa KyibTypa 174 Ynpannénua , ; 174 Tpétba npowépxa (Third Review) . 177 Contents ix YPOK 16: B pecropdxe. At a Restaurant. A. Auanor: Youn ¢ apy3bAmn. Dinner with Friends. - B. fpammatuxa u cnopoynotpeénéuue: 1. Quantifiers 2. The Genitive and Accusative Case of Plural Nouns 3. Languages and Nationalities (no-pyccku versus pyccKun) 4.N..u... (Both...and...) 5. Some of (The Partitive Genitive) 6. The Verb ectTb (to eat) C. Cnopdpp Pycckaa KynbTypa YnpaxkHéHua YPOK 17: HéBoctu no Tenesvizopy. The News on Television. A. [\uanor: f6ma Béyepom. At Home in the Evening. B. [pammatuka u cnopoynotpe6néxue: 1. Adverbs of Manner 2. Impersonal Expressions 3. Reported Speech 4. “One” and “All”. 5, To Try (nbITaTbca versus CTapdaTbCa versus nonpé6oBaTb) 6. The Seasons . C. CnoBapp Pycckan KyAbTypa YnpaxxHéHun YPOK 18: MnaHuposdHue noe3qKn. Planning a Trip. A. fuanor: B typuctv4eckom aréuctse. At a Travel Agency. B. fpammatuka u cnopoynotpe6nénue: 1. Prepositional Plural Endings 2. Ecru versus in 3. “By Means Of” and the Instrumental Case 4. “Some-” versus “any-” (-TO versus -Hvu6yab) 5. The Future and the Past with Impersonal Constructions 6. Conjugation of -oBaTb/-eBaTb Verbs 7. “Different” versus “Another” C. Cnopapb Pycckaa KynbTypa YnpaxkHénua YPOK 19: Boirosbie ycayru. Domestic Services. A. fivanor: B xumulictre. At the Dry Cleaner’s. B. fpammatnka uv cnoBoynotpe6néHve: = 1. The Instrumental Plural of Nouns — 2. Introduction to Verb Aspect — 3. Verbal Aspect in the Past Tense 4. no- as a Perfective Prefix 5. More on Short-form Adjectives 179 179 181 187 188 189 192 192 193 198 199 200 202 202 203 209 210 211 213 213 214 x ; Contents C. Cnopdpb 220 P¥cckan KyAbTypa 221 YnpaxkHeHun 222 YPOK 20: O6uwécrBeHHbI4 TpdHcnopt. Public Transportation. 224 A. Auanor: B Cankt-Netep6ypre, Ha octaHéseKe aBto6yca. In St. Petersburg, at a Bus Stop. 224 B. Fpammatuka uv cnosoynotpe6néuue: 1. Expressing Need with ayKeH and HyKHO/HaAO- 2. Prefixes and Verbs of Motion 3. Adjectives Used as Nouns 4. Ordinal Numbers 225 C. Cnopdapb 230 Pycckan KyAbTYpa 230 YnpaxHéHun 231 YerBéptaa npopépxa (Fourth Review) i 233 Texct ans ytéuna (Reading): Beicuiee o6pazoBdune 235 YPOK 21: Jleuénue 3y66B. Dentistry. . 237 A. Ananor: B 6ydéte. At a Snack-bar. 237 B. [pammatnka uv cnosoynotpe6nénue: 1, Perfective Verbs in the Future Tense 2. Kotdépplii (which, that, who, whom) 3. Irregular Verbs 4. Verbs Ending in -aBatb 5. The Prepositions x, oT, and y__ 6. Interjections 238 C. CnoBapb ; 243 Pycckaa KynbTYpa 244 YnpanuHénua 245 YPOK 22: BotpaméHua 6narogdpHoctmu vu KoMnAMMéHTBI. Expressions of Gratitude and Compliments. 247 A. Auanor: B KBapTiipe nog HoBbii rég. in an Apartment, on New Year’s Eve. 247 B. [pammadtuka u cnopoynotpe6nénue: 1. Aspect Pairs 2. Muoro versus O4@Hb 3, The Preposition 3a 4. The Past Tense of Unidirectional Verbs of Motion 5. Alapdi(re)...! (Let's... !) 249 C. CnoBdpb ° 253 Pycckaa kyfetTypa 254 YnpanHénua 255 YPOK 23: Homawtue pend. Domestic Activities. 257 ' A. fluanor; Ndcne o66aga, Ha pa6ore. After lunch, at work. 257 Contents xi B. fpammdtuka uw cnopoynotpeénéuue: 1. Aspect of Verbs of Motion 2. Aspect Pairs with Different Stems ..3. Torgd versus nloT6m versus 3atém 4. Word Roots 5. The Verb npoBogvitb 258 C. Cnopapb : 263 Pycckaa KybTypa 264 YnpakHénna 265 YPOK 24: 3anonHénue ankér. Filling out Forms, . 268 A. [ivanor: ¥ spaud. At the Doctor's. 268 B. Tpammatuxa uv cnopoynotpe6nénue: 1. The Date and the Year | 2. Collective: Numbers 3. Expressing “To Ask” 4. The Verbs pact (To Grow Up) and ymupatb (To Die) 5. CBoit versus mon 270 C. Cnopdps 274 Pycckaa KynbTypa 275 YnpaxKHénna 275 | YPOK 25: floxynku B yHueepmdre. Shopping in a Department Store. 277 A. Quano6r: B Toctvinom gsopé, 6 Netep6ypre. At Gostiny Dvor, in St. Petersburg. 277 B. [pammatuxa uv cnopoynoTpe6néune: — 1. Mo plus the Dative Case 2. “To Fit, To Suit” 3. Expressing Opinions 4. Verbs with Consonant Mutations/Stress Shifts 5, Expressing Proximity 278 C. Cnopapb 282 Pycckan KynbTypa oe 283 Ynpanuénua ; 284 Nsitaa npopépka (Fifth Review) : 286 YPOK 26: CBdab6a. A Wedding. . 288 A. Ananor: {pxyau nonyudet npurnawénne Ha cBdgpby. Judy Receives a Wedding Invitation. 288 B. fpammdtuka u cnopoynotpe6néune: 1. The Dative Case of Plural Adjectives and Special Modifiers 2. The instrumental After CTaHOBMTbCcA/cTatb and 6bIte ~=3. Aspect with Henb3 and MOKHO 4, Expressing “Also, Besides” 5. Nout versus uyTb He (Almost) 289 C. Cnopapb , 294 Pycckaa KynetTypa re 295 YnpaxHéHua pee: 296 xii ; Contents YPOK 27: lon-kyabtypa, Hapogvaa MY3bIKa. Popular Culture, Folk Music. 298 A. Auanor: Ha seyepvinke. At a Party. 298 | B. fpammdtnka u cnosoynotpebnéune: 1. Prepositions Requiring the Instrumental Case. 2.A Summary of Aspect 3. The Prepositions 43, oT, and c 4. Verbs with an Added Soft n 5. The Four Compass Points - 6. The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac 300 C. Cnopdpb 305 Pycckaa KynbTYpa 307 YnpawHéHua 307 YPOK 28: Noxynka npogyKtos. Shopping for Food. 309 A. Auanor: Kona uv Mat nokyndtot npoayutbi Ha pbinke ana yuna cnyuato AHA powgénua. Kolya and Pat Shop at the Farmers’ Market for a Birthday Dinner. ; 309 B. fpammatuka uv cnopoynotpe6nénue: 1. The Genitive and Accusative Case of Plural Adjectives and Special Modifiers 2. The Comparative 3. Units of Food 4. Love and Hate 310 C. CnoBdpb 314 Pycckan KyAbTYpa 316 YnpaxHéuua 316 YPOK 29: Ha gocyre. At Leisure. 318 A. Ananor: Ha adye. At a Dacha. 318 B. [pammatuka uv cnopoynotpe6nénne: 1. The Instrumental Case of Plural Adjectives and Special Modifiers 2. Expressing Similarity 3. Hé- plus Question Words 4. The Verb urpdtb (To Play) 5. Irregular Short-form Comparatives’ 6. Masculine Nouns Ending in -y in the Prepositional Case 319 C.Cnopdpb - 324 Pycckan kynbTypa 325 YnpanHénua 326 YPOK 30: B my3ée. At a Museum. . 328 A. Avanor: B Ipmutaxe. At the Hermitage Museum. 328 B. fpammatnka u cnoBoynotpe6néune: 1. The Superlative 2. The Conditional with 61 3. Plural Subjects with c 4. Declension and Number of Surnames . 5. (Crortb versus CTOUTb 329 C. Cnopdpb 333 P¥cckaa KynbTYpa 334 YnpaxkHéHna ~ 335 Contents . xili