Breakdown of Подойди к столу и возьми карандаш.
Questions & Answers about Подойди к столу и возьми карандаш.
подойди is the perfective imperative of подойти (“to approach”). It tells someone to perform the action once and bring it to completion: “go up/come over.”
подходи is the imperfective imperative of подходить, suggesting a repeated or ongoing action (“keep coming over” or “approach habitually”). In this instruction you want the learner to approach the table one time, so the perfective подойди is appropriate.
возьми is the perfective imperative of взять (“to take”), implying a single completed action: “take (once).”
бери is the imperfective imperative of брать, which can imply repeated or habitual taking. For a one-off instruction (“take the pencil now”), возьми is more natural.
A rough pronunciation is: pa-DOY-di k sta-LOO ee voz-MEE ka-ran-DÁSH. The stressed syllables are:
• по-до́й-ди
• сто́-лу
• во-зь-ми́
• ка-ран-да́ш