👋 Привет всем! Суббота! Ура!

• Начни день с улыбки!
  [na-chni den' s u-lyp-ki]
  Start your day with a smile!

🔵Начинать (что?/what? + accusative) день

🔵Начинать (с чего?/with what? + genitive) с улыбки

❓А с чего вы начинаете день?

▶️Accusative, singular (Revision)

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🇷🇺 - А сократите мне рабочую неделю?
- Раб. нед.
- 🫥

• Сократить (perf.)
  [sa-kra-tit']
  1) To contract, to make something shorter, to reduce, to cut down on something
  2) To lessen the hours of work

• Рабочая неделя
[ra-bo-cha-ya ni-de-lya]
Working week

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🤗Доброе утро, товарищи!

• Икать (imperf.)
  [ikat']
  To hiccup

• Икота (икоты) (femin.noun)
  [i-ko-ta]
  Hiccup(s)

🔻Interestingly, there's a Russian proverb which is a playful way of trying to stop hiccup by transferring it to someone else:

• Икота, икота, перейди на Федота, с Федота на Якова, с Якова на всякого.
[i-kо-ta, i-kо-ta, pi-riy-di na Fi-dо-ta, s Fi-dо-ta na Ya-ka-va, s Ya-ka-va na fsya-ka-va]
🇬🇧 SLT: Hiccup, hiccup, go to Fedot, from Fedot to Yakov, from Yakov to anyone.

🎧🗣👇 You can practice saying it to master your Russian pronunciation or try to stop your hiccup😉.

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👋Всем привет! Слава Богу пятница! TGIF!

🔻The word 'Kid(s)/Child(ren)' have some variants in Russian:

• Ребёнок (дети) (masc.)
  [ri-byo-nak (de-ti)]
A child (children)

• Малыш, малышка (малыши) (masc. femin. plural)
  [ma-lysh, ma-lysh-ka (ma-ly-shy)]
  SLT: A kiddy

• Карапуз (карапузы) (masc.)
  [ka-ra-pus (ka-ra-py-zy)]
  SLT: А tiny tot

💢 Мелочь пузатая (usually singular, colloquial)
  [me-lach pu-za-ta-ya]
  SLT: A peanut, a little thing with a big belly

▶️Пупсик (Revision)

▶️Проказник (Revision)

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• Тискать (imperf.)
  [tis-kat']

🔻This verb means 'to squeeze', 'to cuddle' or 'to hug' someone affectionately.

🔻It is a gesture of endearment, often used for children, pets or the loved ones.

🔻The etymology of 'тискать' is uncertain, but it is believed to come from the meaning 'to press.' 

🔻This verb embodies the warmth and tenderness of physical affection, making it a uniquely Russian expression of love and care.

• Прекрати тискать кота и делай уроки!
[pri-kra-ti tis-kat' ka-ta i de-lay u-ro- ki]
🇬🇧 Stop cuddling the cat and do your homework!

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🌝Доброе утро, товарищи!

• Кудрявый (masc.adj.)
  [ku-drya-vyj]
  Curly

• Кудрявые волосы
[ku-drya-vy-ye vo-la-sy]
Curly hair

• Кудрявый парень
[ku-drya-vyj pa-ren']
Curly-haired guy

• Кудрявые облака
[ku-drya-vy--ye ab-la-ka]
Fleecy clouds

🎧🗣👇 You won't see anything cuter than this today.

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😎 Доброе утро, товарищи!

🔻Adverbs refer to verbs and characterize actions:

Начни(те) день ... (как? how?)
[na-chni(te) den' ...]
Start your day ...

• Энергично
  [i-ner-gich-na]
  Energetically

• Aктивно
  [ak-tiv-na]
  Actively

• Бодро
  [bod-ra]
  Cheerfully

• С энтузиазмом
  [s in-tu-zi-az-mam]
With enthusiasm

🎧🗣👇

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