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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
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
begin to speak
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- Когда она заговори́ла со мной, я не мог себе предста́вить, кто она така́я. I couldn't think who she was when she spoke to me.
- Вчера́ в по́езде какой-то иностра́нец заговори́л со мной по-английски. Yesterday a foreigner spoke to me in English on the train.
- Стари́к заговори́л со мной по-французски. The old man spoke to me in French.
- 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.
- Том не отва́жился заговори́ть с Машей. Tom didn't have the courage to speak to Mary.
- Том не осме́лился заговори́ть с Машей. Tom didn't have the courage to speak to Mary.
- Когда твой ребёнок заговори́л? When did your baby start talking?
- Том не реши́лся заговори́ть с Машей. Tom didn't have the courage to speak to Mary.
- Пожило́й учи́тель заговори́л об уже далёких ста́рых до́брых времена́х. The old teacher began to talk about the good old days.
- «У меня тако́е чу́вство... — заговори́л Дима, — у меня тако́е чу́вство, что за после́дние 150000 предложе́ний я совсем ничего не сде́лал». I feel like... Dima started to say. "I feel like I haven't done anything for the last 150,000 sentences."
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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