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Unit 3 · Lesson 2 of 3

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New letters

Уу

Sounds like: "oo" as in "moon"

утро – morning

УУУууу
Хх

Sounds like: "kh" like "ch" in German "Bach" or Scottish "loch"

хлеб – bread

ХХХххх

Words

RussianSay it likeEnglish
водаva-DAwater
метроmee-TROmetro / subway
ресторанree-sta-RANrestaurant

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

Exercises

A Which letter makes this sound?

  1. "oo" as in "moon"
  2. "kh" like "ch" in German "Bach" or Scottish "loch"

B Match the word to its meaning

  1. вода ____
  2. метро ____
  3. ресторан ____
  1. water
  2. restaurant
  3. metro / subway

C Translate

Into English

  1. ресторан
  2. вода

Into Russian

  1. metro / subway (м…)

D Read aloud, then copy

  1. ресторан
  2. метро
  3. вода

Answer key

A. 1. Уу 2. Хх

B. 1–a, 2–c, 3–b

C. ресторан = restaurant; вода = water; metro / subway = метро