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Упражне́ние 1. Бра́тья и сёстры.

There is no single word equivalent for “siblings” in Russian, so you will need to use the plural phrase бра́тья и сёстры. A sibling can be older (ста́рший) or younger (мла́дший). The words for “cousin” also use the terms брат / сестра́:

двою́родный брат

двою́родная сестра́

It may help to think of these as “second-related”--listen for the дво- (два) at the start.

One, or more?Listen to the audio below and determine whether the speaker is referring to one relative (Singular) or more than one relative (Plural).

Упражне́ние 2. What kind? New adjectives.

In this text you encountered a number of new adjectives. Review the text to find these words and match them with their English equivalents.