Back for More Painful Russian 101

As Beau learns about and eats new things, his Mama learns new words in the Russian vocabulary department.

1. Vegetables - овощи ("OH-voh-she")
2. Fruits - фрукты ("FROOK-tee" nice...)
3. Peaches - персики ("pair-seek-ee") I remember this one because it sounds like "pears" and Beau REALLY REALLY likes both peaches and pears. :) So, next up….you guessed it:
4. Pears - груши ("groo-she") I pretty much never get this one even though Beau loves them. That is all.
5. Prunes - чернослив ("chair-NAH-sleeve") not easy. period. I always forget this one too.
6. Cereal - каша ("kasha")
7. Fat - жир ("zheer") important because we are desperately trying to get a little extra meat on our little guy's bones
8. Egg Yolk (or "York" as our Russian pediatrician repeatedly calls it, lol) - желток ("zhel-tok")
9. Happy - щасливе ("shahsleevee") not sure why this came up only now but it's a good one!
10. Teaspoon - чайная ложка ("chai-naya lohzh-kah") kind of easy because the word for tea is "chai" and spoon I already know is "lohzh-kah," though it's easy only now because I've memorized both components
11. Tablespoon - столовая ложка ("stohlovaya lohzh-kah") also easy because I already know the word for table is "stohl"
12. Ready - готовый ("gah-toe-vee")

And here are some random household words that I've recently picked up.

1. Door handle - ручка двери ("rooch-ka dvair-ee")
2. Pen - ручка ("rooch-ka") isn't this funny, given the above?! I could tell, Nanny R got a kick out of teaching me these two.
3. To wash - мыть ("meet")
4. To clean - чистить ("CHEESE-teat") not a good visual.
5. Mop - швабра ("SHVAV-rah") our mop handle broke so I went to buy a new one
6. Broom - метла ("MATE-lah") we were distinguishing between mop and broom, very important
7. Two weeks - две недели ("dvay nee-DELL-ye-ay") VACATION!