Dialogue & Vocabulary

Як адкрылі возера Антарыо

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How They Discovered Lake Ontario

Dialogue & Vocabulary

Як адкрылі возера Антарыо

A Story of Discovery 🗺️

In this unit we read about how explorers discovered Lake Ontario. Along the way you'll learn verbs of motion — Belarusian distinguishes between going in one direction and going habitually/in multiple directions. You'll also meet the instrumental case, used to express the means by which something is done.

Як адкрылі возера Антарыо — How They Discovered Lake Ontario

'Апавядальнік' means narrator. 'Правадзёр' means guide. 'Здзіўляліся' (were amazed) is a reflexive verb in past plural.

  • Апавядальнік: Даўно французскія падарожнікі плылі па рацэ. — Long ago, French travelers were sailing along a river.
  • Апавядальнік: Яны ехалі на чаўнах і неслі прыпасы. — They traveled by canoe and carried supplies.
  • Падарожнік: Глядзіце! Вада! Вялікая вада! — Look! Water! A great water!
  • Правадзёр: Гэта 'Антарыо' — 'вялікае возера' на мове ірокезаў. — This is 'Ontario' — 'great lake' in the Iroquois language.
  • Апавядальнік: Падарожнікі ішлі берагам і здзіўляліся. — The travelers walked along the shore and were amazed.
  • Падарожнік: Яно такое вялікае, як мора! — It is as large as a sea!

Word list

  • адкрыць — to discover
  • падарожнік — traveler (m.)
  • ісьці — to go (on foot, one direction)
  • ехаць — to go (by vehicle, one direction)
  • плысьці — to swim/sail (one direction)
  • несьці — to carry (one direction)
  • бераг — shore, bank (m.)
  • мора — sea (n.)

Vocabulary

BelarusianEnglishAudio
адкрыцьto discover
падарожнікtraveler
плыцьto sail / swim
чаўноcanoe / boat
несціto carry
берагshore
ісьціto go (on foot, one direction)
ехацьto go (by vehicle, one direction)
плысьціto swim/sail (one direction)
несьціto carry (one direction)
мораsea (n.)
ехаліThey traveled by canoe.

Practice

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