🔢🔢🔢 Группы животных / Groups of animals:

1. Стая (стаи) рыб
[sta-ya (sta-ee) ryp]
School(s) of fish

• Стая (стаи) дельфинов
[sta-ya (sta-ee) dil'-phi-naf]
Pod(s) of dolphins

• Стая (стаи) волков
[sta-ya (sta-ee) val-kof]
Pack(s) of wolves

2. Прайд (прайды) львов
[prayd (pray-dy) l'vof]
Pride(s) of lions

3. Рой (рои) насекомых
[roy (ro-ee) na-si-ko-mykh]
Swarm(s) of insects

4. Отара (отары) овец
[a-ta-ra (a-ta-ry) a-vets]
Flock(s) of sheep

5. Свора (своры) собак
[svo-ra (svo-ry) sa-bak]
Pack(s) of dogs

6. Табун (табуны) лошадей
[ta-bun (ta-bu-ny) la-sha-dey]
Herd(s) of horses

7. Стадо (стада) коров
[sta-da (sta-da) ka-rof]
Herd(s) of cows

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🔢🔢🔢 ЧТО [shto] (what) as a question word is usually pronounced like ЧЁ [chyo]

🔻Here are some colloquial phrases:

1. Чё, как сам(а)?
[chyo kak sam(а)]
How are you doing?

2. И чё не так?
[i chyo ni tak]
And what's wrong?

3. А ты чё?
[а ty chyo]
And (what did) you (do)?

4. Ну и чё?
[nu i chyo]
And what of it?

5. Да лан (<-ладно), чё ты!
[da lan (ladna), chyo ty]
C'mon, everything's gonna be alright!

6. A чё, если нет?
[a chyo yesli net]
And what (will happen) if (I do) not (do this)?

7. Ничё (<-ничего) се (<-себе)!
[ni-chyo se]
Wow! Unexpectedly!

8. А ты ничё так!
[a ty ni-chyo tak]
And you are cool (handsome, pretty, nice)!

9. Ну чё, давай!
[nu chyo da-vay]
See you soon!

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🔢🔢🔢 Однокоренные слова к 'красота' / Cognate words to 'beauty':

1. Красота (красоты) (femin.noun)
[kra-sa-ta (kra-so-ty)]
Beauty, loveliness

2. КрасивЫЙ (красивАЯ, красивОЕ, красивЫЕ) (masc,, femin., neut.,pl.)
[kra-si-vyj/-va-ya/-va-ye/-vy-ye]
Beautiful

3. Красавица (красавицы) (femin.noun)
[kra-sa-vi-tsa]
A beautiful woman (women)

4. Красотка (красотки) (femin. colloquial)
[kra-sot-ka (kra-sot-ki)]
A beautiful woman (women)

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🔢🔢🔢 Разговор по телефону / A conversation on the phone:

1. Здравствуйте, это (name).
[zdra-stvuy-te e-ta...]
Hello! It is (name).

2. Вам сейчас удобно разговаривать?
[vam si-chas u-dob-na raz-ga-va-ri-vat']
Is it convenient for you to talk at the moment?

3. Могу ли я поговорить с (...)?
[ma-gu li ya pa-ga-va-rit' s...]
Could I speak to (name)?

4. Не могли бы Вы передать трубку (...)?
[ni mag-li by vy pi-ri-dat' trup-ku ...]
Could you please pass the phone to (Name of the person you are looking for)?

5. Извините, Вы ошиблись номером.
[iz-vi-ni-te vy ashyb-lis' no-mi-ram]
Sorry, you’ve got the wrong number.

6. Извините, Вас не слышно.
[iz-vi-ni-te vas ni slysh-na]
Sorry, I can’t hear you.

7. Пожалуйста, перезвоните позже.
[pa-zha-lus-ta pi-ri-zva-ni-te pozhe]
Please, call back later.

8. Я перезвоню Вам позже.
[ya pi-ri-zva-nyu vam po-zhe]
I will call you back later.

9. Всего доброго!
[fsi-vo dob-ra-va]
Best regards!

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🔢🔢🔢 Борьба / fight vocabulary:

1. Наносить удар (imperf.)
[na-na-sit' u-dar]
To deliver a blow/punch

2. Удар по корпусу (masc.noun)
[u-dar pa kor-pu-su]
A blow to the body 

3. Удар в голову
[u-dar v go-la-vu]
  A blow to the head 

4. Удар в челюсть
[u-dar v che-lust']
  А blow to the jaw 

5. Прямой удар
[pryi-moy u-dar]
  A straight blow 

6. Удар головой
[u-dar ga-la-voy]
 Butting 

7. Захват (masc.noun)
[za-khvat]
Сlinch 

8. Боковой удар 
[ba-ka-voy u-dar]
Hook 

9. Бросок через бедро (masc.noun)
[bra-sok che-res bid-ro]
Hip roll, hip throw

10. Боевая стойка (femin.noun)
[ba-ye-va-ya stoy-ka]
Battle stance

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🔢🔢🔢 Expressions with РАЗ Part-1:

1. Раз (разы) (masc.noun)
[ras ra-zy]
    A time (a single action, one instance in a series of similar cases)

• Раз can also be a numeral (one)

2. Раз на раз не приходится
[ras na ras ni pri-kho-di-tsa]
    It's not always the same (It can be used to express that something is unpredictable or inconsistent)

3. Как-то раз
[kak-ta ras]
    one time, once (upon a time) (often used in storytelling)

4. На сей (этот) раз
[na sey (e-tat) ras]
    This time

5. В (пять) раз больше
[f pyat' ras bol'she]
    Five times as many (expresses a quantitative ratio)

6. В очередной раз
[f a-chi-rid-noy ras]
    Once again, for the umpteenth time

7. В самый раз
[f sa-myj ras]
    Just right, perfect, fit

• В день два раза это упражнение делайте, позвоночник не будет болеть.
[v den' dva ra-za e-ta up-razh-ne-ni-ye de-lay-ti, paz-va-noch-nik ni bu-dit ba-let']
🇬🇧 Do this exercise twice a day and your back won't hurt.

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🔢🔢🔢 Cognate words to 'Мама' (mother, mum, mom):

🔻You all know these feminine nouns:
• Мама 
[ma-ma]
And
• Мать (official style)
[mat']

🔻 There are some archaic forms which can be found in classical literature:

• мамА [ma-ma]
• матушка [ma-tush-ka] (demin.)
• маменька [ma-min'-ka] (demin.)

🔻Some modern deminutive  forms:
• мамочка [ma-mach-ka]
• мамуля [ma-mu-lya]
• мамулечка [ma-mu-li-chka]
• мамуся [ma-mu-sya]

🔻Also some derogatory forms:
• мамка [mam-ka]
• маманя [ma-ma-nya]
• мамаша [ma-ma-sha]
• мамашка [ma-mash-ka]

💢Also there a popular hashtag to define a mother who uses motherhood as an excuse to break rules or seek privileges:

#яжмать
[yazh-mat']
SLT: I am a mother!

🔻Adjectives:
• Материнский [ma-ti-rin-skiy]
Referring to mother

• По-матерински [pa-ma-ti-rin-ski]
Motherly

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🔢🔢🔢 Cognate words to 'Папа' (father, dad, daddy):

🔻You all know these masculine nouns:
• Папа [pa-pa]
And
• Отец (official style) [a-tets]

🔻There is a colloquial form, which might have been derived from the ancient Slavic root 'бат-', meaning elder or chief:

• батя [ba-tya]

🔻Some modern deminutive  forms:
• папочка [pa-pach-ka]
• папуля [pa-pu-lya]

🔻Also some derogatory forms:
• папка [pap-ka]
• папаня [pa-pa-nya]
• папаша [pa-pa-sha]
• папашка [pa-pash-ka]

🔻Adjectives:
• Отеческий [a-te-chi-skiy]
  Referring to father

• По-отечески [pa-a-te-chi-ski]
  Fatherly, paternal

🔻Interestingly, 'отечество' [a-te-ci-stvo] (fatherland) also stem from the word отец.

🔻In Russia, a person's name was traditionally followed by the name of their father: Иван Яков сын (Ivan Yakov's son). This is where the tradition of using patronymics, in addition to the first name, originated.

▶️Мама (Revision)

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🔢🔢🔢 Комплименты мужчине / Compliments to a man:

1. Эта рубашка идеально подходит к цвету твоих глаз.
[e-ta ru-bash-ka i-di-al'-na pat-kho-dit k tse-tu tva-ikh glas]
This shirt looks perfect with your eye colour.

2. Спасибо, твои букеты для меня всегда особенные.
[spa-si-ba tva-i bu-ke-tu dlya mi-nya fsig-da a-so-ben-ny-ye]
Thank you, your bouquets are always special to me.

3. У тебя потрясающее чувство юмора!
[u ti-bya pat-ryi-sa-yu-shche-ye chu-stva yu-ma-ra]
You have an amazing sense of humor!

4. Ты невероятно умный и талантливый.
[ty ni-vi-ra-yat-na um-nyj i ta-lan-tli-vyj]
You're incredibly intelligent and talented.

5. Ты всегда такой решительный и уверенный.
[ty fsig-da ta-koy ri-shy-til'-nyj i u-ve-ren-nyj]
You're always so decisive and confident.

6. Ты моя опора в трудные моменты.
[ty ma-ya a-po-ra f trud-ny-ye ma-men-ty]
You're my rock during tough times.

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🔢🔢🔢 Expressions with РАЗ Part-2:

1. Вот тебе и раз!
     [vot ti-bye i ras]
     SLT: Here to you and one
🔻It means surprise, disappointment, or a sense of irony: "Fancy that!", "Well, there you go!"

2. Раз-два и в дамки
    [ras-dva i f dam-ki]
    One-two and you're a queen
🔻A playful expression used in a game like checkers, signifying a quick and easy promotion to a queen or benefit.

3. Разок-другой
     [ra-zok dru-goy]
     Once-twice
🔻This is a simple way to say "a few times" without being specific about the exact number.

4. Как раз
    [kak ras]
   Just right, exactly
🔻It means something is perfect or perfectly timed: "just in time" or "exactly what I needed."

5. На раз-два
    [na ras-dva]
    In a snap / quickly
🔻It means that something is done easily, "in a jiffy" or "like a flash"

• Вот тебе и раз! Миньоны и Игра Престолов!
[vot ti-bye i ras. mi-n'yo-ny i ig-ra pris-to-laf]
Fancy that! Minions and Game of Thrones!

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🔢🔢🔢 Expressions with РАЗ Part-3:

1. Не раз
    [ni ras]
    Many times, more than once
🔻This emphasizes that something has happened on multiple occasions. It's similar to "several times" or "repeatedly."

2. Раз и навсегда
    [ras i naf-sig-da]
    Once and for all
🔻This signifies a final decision or action, something that will not be changed again. It's similar to saying "for good" or "permanently."

3. Раз, два и обчёлся
    [ras dva i ap-chyol-sya]
    SLT: one, two, and that's it
🔻This emphasizes that something is finished or completed quickly. It's similar to saying "there is hardly any" or "done and dusted."

4. Раз так, то ...
    [ras tak to]
    If so, then...
🔻This phrase introduces a consequence or a new line of reasoning based on a given situation. It's similar to saying "given that..." or "in that case..."

Example: https://telegra.ph/Ne-raz--raz-dva-i-obchyolsya--raz-i-navsegda--raz-tak-to-10-25

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🔢🔢🔢 Expressions of surprise/admiration:

1. Ничего себе!
   [ni-chi-vo si-bye]
SLT: Nothing to oneself
   Wow!

2. Невероятно!
   [ni-vi-ra-yat-na]
   Unbelievable!

3. Ого!
   [o-go]
   Wow!

4. Ух ты!
   [ukh ty]
   Wow!

5. Боже мой!
   [bo-zhe moy]
   Oh my god!

6. Не может быть!
   [ni mo-zhet byt]
   No way!

7. Серьёзно?
   [si-r'yoz-na]
   Seriously? Are you serious?

8. Вот это да!
   [vot e-ta da]
   Wow!

9. Да ну!
   [da nu]
   No way!

10. Ну и дела!
   [nu i di-la]
   Well, I'll be!

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🔢🔢🔢 Meanings of 'давать' /to give Part-1:

• Давать (imperf.)
[da-vat']
=
• Дать (perf.)
[dat']

1⃣To transfer something into the possession of another entity: 
• Хозяйка! Дай мне кофе!
[kha-zyay-ka day mne ko-fe]
Mother! Give me coffee!

2⃣To permit, allow, not hinder:
• Погода неделю не давала приступить к работе.
[pa-go-ga ni-de-lyu ni da-va-la pri-stu-pit' k ra-bo-te]
The weather didn't allow them to start working for a week.

3⃣Informal, used in imperative to start doing something with effort and energy:
• Увидел её, и давай смеяться.
[u-vi-dil yi-yo i da-vay smi-ya-tsa]
  (I) saw her, and (I) started laughing.

4⃣⚠️Slang, to consent to sexual intercourse:
• У нас есть одна баба — так она любому даёт.
[u nas yest' ad-na ba-ba tak a-na lyu-bo-mu da-yot]
  We have this woman - she'll sleep with anyone.

5⃣Informal, to do something unexpected:
• Ну ты даёшь!
[nu ty da-yosh]
  You are unbelievable!

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