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myself

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сам (я)

[sam]

pronounA2

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herself

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сама (она)

[sɐˈma]

pronounA2

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himself

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сам (он)

[sam]

pronounA2

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an email

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электронное письмо

[ɪlʲɪkˈtronnəjə pʲɪsʲˈmo]

nounA1

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a cyclist

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велосипедист

[vʲɪləsʲɪpʲɪˈdʲist]

nounB2

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school vacation

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каникулы (школьные, студенческие)

[kɐˈnʲikʊlɨ]

nounA2

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whom

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кому

[kɐˈmu]

pronounB2

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your

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ваш (вежливо)

[ˈvaʂ]

determinerA1

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where from

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откуда

[ɐtˈkudə]

adverbA1

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a jacket

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пиджак

[pʲɪdˈʐak]

nounA1

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a hat

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шапка

[ˈʂapkə]

nounA1

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a teapot

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заварочный чайник

[zɐˈvarət͡ɕnɨj ˈt͡ɕæjnʲɪk]

nounA2

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stairs

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лестница (ступени)

[ˈlʲesʲnʲɪt͡sə]

nounA1

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a picture

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картинка (изображение)

[kɐrˈtʲinkə]

nounA1

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to wake up

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будить (кого-то)

[bʊˈdʲitʲ]

verbA2

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take an exam

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сдавать экзамен (процесс)

[zdɐˈvatʲ ɪɡˈzamʲɪn]

phraseA2

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a painter

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художник (живописец)

[xʊˈdoʐnʲɪk]

nounA2

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train station

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вокзал

[vɐɡˈzal]

nounA1

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a father-in-law

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свёкор

[ˈsvʲɵkər]

nounB2

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a mother-in-law

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свекровь

[svʲɪˈkrofʲ]

nounB2

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a cousin

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двоюродная сестра

[dvɐˈjurədnəjə sʲɪˈstra]

nounA1

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to boil

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кипятить (воду)

[kʲɪpʲɪˈtʲitʲ]

verbA2

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a sweet cherry

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черешня (сладкая)

[t͡ɕɪˈrʲeʂnʲə]

nounA2

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warmth

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тепло (теплота)

[tʲɪˈplo]

nounB1

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