| A | B |
р'едко,
| rarely |
| п'ончик | a doughnut |
| св'итер | a sweater |
| к'урица | a chicken |
| в понед'ельник | on Monday |
| во вт'орник | on Tuesday |
| в ср'еду | on Wednesday |
| в четв'ерг | on Thursday |
| в п'ятницу | on Friday |
| в субб'оту | on Saturday |
| в воскрес'енье | on Sunday |
| был | was (masculine) |
| был'а | was (feminine) |
| б'ыли | were |
| В пр'ошлом год'у Серг'ей был в Пар'иже. | Sergey was in Paris last year. |
| К'атя был'а в Л'ондоне. | Katya has been to London. |
| 'Игорь и 'Анна б'ыли в Ег'ипте. | Igor and Anna have been to Egypt. |
| 'Игорь Мих'айлович, вы б'ыли в Пар'иже? | Igor Mikhaylovich, have you been to Paris? |
| вчер'а | yesterday |
| 'утром (сег'одня 'утром) | in the morning (this morning) |
| днём | in the afternoon |
| в'ечером | in the evening |
| в пр'ошлом год'у | last year |