Russian for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 5

It is our ancestor

Russian для ancestors — Это наш предок (It's our ancestor) — and descriptive adjectives.

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    Обезьяна большая и сильная!

    Obezʹjana bolʹšaja i silʹnaja!

    The monkey is big and strong!

  2. Kyle Kyle

    И очень забавная

    I očenʹ zabavnaja

    And very funny.

  3. Meera Meera

    Её лапы похожи на руки

    Eë lapy pohoži na ruki

    Its paws look like hands

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Потому что она наш предок

    Potomu čto ona naš predok

    Because it is our ancestor

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What is предок?

'Ancestor'. Наши предки = 'our ancestors'. From пред (before) + ок (suffix).

Russian для evolution vocabulary?

Эволюция (evolution), вид (species), приматы (primates), обезьяна (monkey/ape), человек (human).

Russian для 'similar to'?

Похожий на + accusative: похож на человека = 'similar to a human'.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.