Listen to the Troparion of the Annunciation, courtesy of the Church Slavonic E-Tutor.
| dnes' | spasenija | nashegw | glavizna |
| adv. | gen. sg. nt. n. | gen. sg. nt. 1p. pl. poss. pron. | nom. sg. f. n. |
| today | of salvation | our | beginning |
| Today is the beginning of our salvation, | |||
| i | ezhe | wt | vjeka | tainstva | javlenie |
| conj. | nom. sg. nt. rel. pron. | prep. w/gen. | gen. sg. m. n. | gen. sg. nt. n. | nom. sg. nt. n. |
| and | that | from | eternity | of mystery | revelation |
| and the revelation of the mystery that is from eternity. | |||||
| syn" | bozhij | syn" | djevy | byvaet" |
| nom. sg. m. n. | nom. sg. m. poss. adj. | nom. sg. m. n. | gen. sg. f. n. | 3p. sg. pres. v. |
| son | God's | son | of Virgin | becomes |
| God's son becomes the son of the Virgin | ||||
| i | gavriil" | blagodat' | blagovjestvuet" |
| conj. | nom. sg. m. prop. n. | acc. sg. f. n. | 3p. sg. pres. v. |
| and | Gabriel | grace | proclaims |
| and Gabriel proclaims grace. | |||
| tjemzhe | i | my | c" | nim" | bogorodicje | vozopiim" |
| adv. | conj. | nom. sg. 1p. pl. pers. pron. | prep. w/inst. | inst. sg. m. 1p. sg. pers. pron. | dat. sg. f. n. | 1p. pl. imp. v. |
| Therefore | also | we (here: [let] us) | with | him | to the Theotokos | [let us] cry out |
| Therefore, let us also cry out with him to the Theotokos, | ||||||
| radujsja | blagodatnaja | gospod' | c" | toboju |
| 2p. sg. imp. v. | voc./nom. sg. f. adj. | nom. sg. m. n. | prep. w/inst. | inst. sg. 2p. sg. pers. pron. |
| [do thou] rejoice | O full of grace | Lord | with | thee |
| Rejoice, O full of grace, the Lord is with thee. | ||||