Week 10, Lesson 20, Thursday
Say what you eat, drink and love, and ask the price
Two everyday verbs are irregular, so learn them as they are. Prices bring back a rule you already know from years and hours.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Monday, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can say what I eat and drink at each meal, what I love, and understand prices.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- есть and пить: two irregular verbs
- Meals
- люби́ть: to love, to like a lot
- Prices: Ско́лько сто́ит?
есть and пить: two irregular verbs
Breakfast talk between two friends. The verbs are short and irregular; read them aloud until they feel easy.
| Person | есть (eat) | пить (drink) |
|---|---|---|
| я | ем | пью |
| ты | ешь | пьёшь |
| он, она́ | ест | пьёт |
| мы | еди́м | пьём |
| вы | еди́те | пьёте |
| они́ | едя́т | пьют |
These are two of the commonest verbs in Russian: learn them by heart.
Meals
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| за́втрак | breakfast |
| обе́д | lunch |
| у́жин | dinner |
| на за́втрак | for breakfast |
| Что вы еди́те на обе́д? | What do you have for lunch? |
люби́ть: to love, to like a lot
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| я | люблю́ |
| ты | лю́бишь |
| он, она́ | лю́бит |
| мы | лю́бим |
| вы | лю́бите |
| они́ | лю́бят |
It takes the same endings as хочу́: Я люблю́ ры́бу. With a verb: Я люблю́ чита́ть.
Prices: Ско́лько сто́ит?
Four price tags. Read each one aloud, then look at the coloured word: it follows the rule you know from years and hours.
| Russian | Number |
|---|---|
| сто | 100 |
| две́сти | 200 |
| три́ста | 300 |
| четы́реста | 400 |
| пятьсо́т | 500 |
| ты́сяча | 1000 |
рубль, рубля́, рубле́й follow the rule of год, го́да, лет: 1 рубль, 2 to 4 рубля́, 5 and above рубле́й. So 200 ₽ is две́сти рубле́й.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: A soft sign before a vowel adds a y
When ь stands before a vowel, you hear a small y between the consonant and the vowel.
- пью [p'yu] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- пьёт [p'yot] 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.
- Ско́лько сто́ит?How much is it?
- На за́втрак я ем …For breakfast I eat …
- Я о́чень люблю́ …I really love …
- Прия́тного аппети́та!Enjoy your meal!
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
есть
пить
люби́ть
to love, like a lot
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)за́втрак
обе́д
у́жин
Ско́лько сто́ит?
How much is it?
рубль
сто
ты́сяча
a thousand
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)6Class exercises 15 minutes
Checked instantly. Get one wrong and you can try it again.
Role-play
Take one card each. Swap roles for a second round.
You, at a café counter
- Ask the price of two things: Ско́лько сто́ит …?
- Say what you love, and what you never drink.
Екатерина, behind the counter
- Answer with prices in roubles.
- Ask: Что вы лю́бите на за́втрак?
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write what you usually eat and drink for breakfast, and one thing you love.
See a model answer
На за́втрак я ем ка́шу и пью ко́фе. Я о́чень люблю́ сыр.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатерина together with Homework 20.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can say what I eat and drink at each meal, what I love, and understand prices.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 20 on Friday: есть, пить and prices, and your three meals in writing.
I can say what I eat and drink at each meal, what I love, and understand prices.