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Unit 19 · Lesson 1 of 3

🏃 Everyday verbs

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Words

RussianSay it likeEnglish
бытьbiht'to be
знатьznat'to know
говоритьga-va-REET'to speak
пониматьpa-nee-MAT'to understand
хотетьkha-TYET'to want

The accent mark shows the stressed syllable. Capital letters in “Say it like” are stressed.

Exercises

A Match the word to its meaning

  1. быть ____
  2. знать ____
  3. говорить ____
  4. понимать ____
  5. хотеть ____
  1. to know
  2. to speak
  3. to be
  4. to understand
  5. to want

B Translate

Into English

  1. хотеть
  2. знать
  3. быть

Into Russian

  1. to speak (г…)
  2. to understand (п…)

C Read aloud, then copy

  1. быть
  2. говорить
  3. хотеть
  4. знать
  5. понимать

Answer key

A. 1–c, 2–a, 3–b, 4–d, 5–e

B. хотеть = to want; знать = to know; быть = to be; to speak = говорить; to understand = понимать