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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
begin to speak
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- Том прочи́стил го́рло и заговори́л. Tom cleared his throat and began to speak.
- Том поме́длил, прежде чем заговори́ть. Tom hesitated a moment before speaking.
- Стари́к заговори́л со мной по-французски. The old man spoke to me in French.
- Хотя он счита́л матема́тику сло́жной, но заговори́ть с де́вушками ему оказа́лось ещё трудне́е. While he found math difficult, he found talking to girls even more so.
- Она заговори́ла с соба́кой. She began to talk to the dog.
- Затем при́зрак заговори́л снова, и его го́лос звучал как дунове́ние ветра. Then the ghost spoke again, and his voice sounded like the sighing of the wind.
- Я заговори́ла. I started talking.
- Мы здесь потому, что хоти́м говори́ть на каком-нибудь но́вом языке́. Так что дава́йте заговори́м! We are here because we want to speak a new language and so, we must speak it!
- Со мной заговори́л незнако́мец. A stranger spoke to me.
- Том заста́вил себя заговори́ть. Tom forced himself to speak.
Imperative
| singular | заговори́ |
|---|---|
| plural | заговори́те |
Past
| male | заговори́л |
|---|---|
| female | заговори́ла |
| neuter | заговори́ло |
| plural | заговори́ли |
Present / Future
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | заговорю́ |
| ты | - | заговори́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | заговори́т |
| мы | - | заговори́м |
| вы | - | заговори́те |
| они́ | - | заговоря́т |
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