Week 5, Lesson 10, Thursday
Say what you have, and tell the time
Russian does not really say I have. It says by me there is: у меня́ есть. The time works with a rule you already know from ages.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Monday, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can say what I have, and ask and tell the time.
3The lesson 20 minutes
By me there is: у меня́ есть
Listen to how Russians talk about having things. There is no word for have in this dialogue; see if you can spot what replaces it.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| У меня́ есть брат. | I have a brother. |
| У тебя́ есть кот? | Do you have a cat? (informal) |
| У вас есть де́ти? | Do you have children? (polite) |
| Да, есть. | Yes, I do. |
| Person | By … |
|---|---|
| я | у меня́ |
| ты | у тебя́ |
| он, она́ | у него́, у неё |
| мы | у нас |
| вы | у вас |
| они́ | у них |
The thing you have keeps its dictionary form here. Saying you do not have something changes the ending; that comes later.
What time is it?
Telling the time reuses a rule you met with ages: one form after 1, another after 2 to 4, a third after 5.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Кото́рый час? | What time is it? |
| Ско́лько вре́мени? | What time is it? (also common) |
| Сейча́с час. | It's one o'clock. |
| Сейча́с три часа́. | It's three o'clock. |
| Сейча́с во́семь часо́в. | It's eight o'clock. |
| Сейча́с три пятна́дцать. | It's 3:15. |
час after 1, часа́ after 2 to 4, часо́в after 5 to 12: the pattern of год, го́да, лет. With minutes, read it like a digital clock.
Times of day
Four little words place anything in the day. They are fixed forms; they never change.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| у́тром | in the morning |
| днём | in the afternoon |
| ве́чером | in the evening |
| но́чью | at night |
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: ч is always soft
There is no hard ch in Russian: ч is always soft, like the ch in cheese.
- час [chas] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- четы́ре [chi-TY-rye] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
Listen to the textbook
The book's own recordings for this topic, free on the publisher's site. Listen once for the gist, then again with the book open.
5Phrases and words 5 minutes
Phrases to learn whole
Learn each one as a single unit, the way you would learn a word. They come back in your Daily 10.
- У меня́ есть …I have …
- У вас есть …?Do you have …?
- Да, есть.Yes, I do.
- Кото́рый час?What time is it?
- Сейча́с … часо́в.It's … o'clock.
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
у меня́ есть
I have
у вас есть?
do you have? polite
кото́рый час?
what time is it?
сейча́с
час
hour, one o'clock
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)у́тром
in the morning
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)днём
in the afternoon
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)ве́чером
in the evening
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)но́чью
6Class exercises 15 minutes
Checked instantly. Get one wrong and you can try it again.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write two things you have, and what time it is now.
See a model answer
У меня́ есть брат. У меня́ есть кот. Сейча́с во́семь часо́в.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатерина together with Homework 10.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Homework
Homework 10 on Friday: write what you have, and four clock times in words.
I can say what I have, and ask and tell the time.