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Russian Text:
Это иллюстрация веселого пингвина в вязаной шапке и шарфе, стоящего на доске для серфинга. Доска для серфинга украшена красочным рисунком.

English Translation:
This is an illustration of a cheerful penguin wearing a knitted hat and scarf, standing on a surfboard. The surfboard is decorated with colourful design.

Grammar Notes:
Это иллюстрация веселого пингвина в вязаной шапке и шарфе, стоящего на доске для серфинга. Доска для серфинга украшена красочным рисунком.

- Это (*Eto*) - "This is". It's a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific object, situation, etc. Think of it as pointing to something when you say "this".
- иллюстрация (*illyustratsiya*) - "Illustration". A noun that refers to a visual depiction or drawing. To remember, it sounds quite similar to the English word "illustration".
- веселого (*veselogo*) - "cheerful, merry". It's the genitive singular masculine form of the adjective веселый (*veselyy*). A synonym is радостный (*radostnyy*, "joyful"), and an antonym is грустный (*grustnyy*, "sad").
- пингвина (*pingvina*) - "of a penguin". This is the genitive case of пингвин (*pingvin*), indicating possession or relation. Similar to the English word "penguin".
- в (*v*) - "in". A preposition used here to indicate location.
- вязаной (*vyazanoy*) - "knitted". It's the feminine singular form of the adjective, agreeing with шапке. The root вяз- relates to knitting or binding. To remember, think of вязать (*vyazat'*, "to knit").
- шапке (*shapke*) - "hat". It's in the prepositional case following в, meaning "in the hat". Шапка (*shapka*) is the nominative form.
- и (*i*) - "and". A conjunction connecting words of similar functions.
- шарфе (*sharfe*) - "scarf". Also in the prepositional case for the same reason as шапке.
- стоящего (*stoyashchego*) - "standing". This is the present active participle of стоять (*stoyat'*), in the genitive singular masculine to agree with пингвина. It describes the action of the subject.
- на (*na*) - "on". Preposition indicating the surface or position.
- доске (*doske*) - "board". Prepositional case of доска (*doska*), used after на to indicate location.
- для (*dlya*) - "for". A preposition used to indicate purpose.
- серфинга (*serfinga*) - "surfing". Genitive case of серфинг (*serfing*), indicating the purpose of the board. Similar to the English word "surfing".
- украшена (*ukrashena*) - "is decorated". The feminine singular past passive participle of украшать (*ukrashat'*), agreeing with доска.
- красочным (*krasochnym*) - "colorful". Instrumental case of the adjective красочный (*krasochyy*), indicating the means or manner. A synonym could be ярким (*yarkim*, "bright"), and an antonym would be бледным (*blednym*, "pale").
- рисунком (*risunkom*) - "drawing". Instrumental case of рисунок (*risunok*), following украшена to indicate the means by which the board is decorated.

To remember these words more easily:
- веселый shares a root with веселье (*vesel'ye*, "fun"), helping you remember its cheerful connotation.
- пингвин is almost the same in English and Russian, making it easy to recall.
- вязаной comes from вязать, imagine knitting to remember the meaning.
- шапка and шарф can be remembered together as winter accessories.
- стоящего implies standing; think of стоять like "to stand".
- доска для серфинга is straightforward for English speakers; both elements of the phrase are similar to their English counterparts.
- украшена and красочным рисунком can be associated with art and decoration, where красочный hints at something filled with colors (краска means "paint").

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