Week 11, Lesson 21, Monday
Describe your day
A day in Russian is a chain of short verbs with times attached. Two small details carry it: the -ся tail, and в before the hour.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 10, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can describe my daily routine with times, and say how often I do things.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- Your morning, and the rest of the day
- Verbs with a tail: -ся and -сь
- At what time? в + the hour
- How often
Your morning, and the rest of the day
One weekday around the clock. Start at the top, at midnight, and follow the dial clockwise: each dot is a verb you will learn today.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Я встаю́. | I get up. |
| Я умыва́юсь. | I wash (my face). |
| Я одева́юсь. | I get dressed. |
| Я за́втракаю. | I have breakfast. |
| Я обе́даю. | I have lunch. |
| Я у́жинаю. | I have dinner. |
| Я ложу́сь спать. | I go to bed. |
за́втракать, обе́дать, у́жинать are Pattern I. встава́ть drops -ва- in the present: встаю́, встаёшь, встаю́т.
Verbs with a tail: -ся and -сь
Two verbs need care. встава́ть drops -ва- in the present, and умыва́ться carries the -ся tail you met with учи́ться.
| Person | умыва́ться |
|---|---|
| я | умыва́юсь |
| ты | умыва́ешься |
| он, она́ | умыва́ется |
| мы | умыва́емся |
| вы | умыва́етесь |
| они́ | умыва́ются |
As in учи́ться: -сь after a vowel, -ся after a consonant. The tail means yourself: I wash myself.
At what time? в + the hour
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| в семь часо́в | at seven o'clock |
| в час | at one o'clock |
| в два часа́ | at two o'clock |
| в во́семь три́дцать | at 8:30 |
| Во ско́лько вы встаёте? | What time do you get up? |
How often
How often, from always to never. The shorter the bar, the rarer the habit.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| всегда́ | always |
| обы́чно | usually |
| ча́сто | often |
| иногда́ | sometimes |
| ре́дко | rarely |
| никогда́ не … | never |
никогда́ needs не: Я никогда́ не за́втракаю. To chain your day: снача́ла …, пото́м … (first …, then …).
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: A soft -сь at the end
After a vowel, the reflexive tail -сь is a soft s: smile slightly as you say it.
- умыва́юсь [u-my-VA-yus'] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- одева́юсь [a-di-VA-yus'] 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.
- Я встаю́ в семь часо́в.I get up at seven.
- снача́ла …, пото́м …first …, then …
- Я ложу́сь спать в …I go to bed at …
- как обы́чноas usual
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
встава́ть
умыва́ться
to wash (your face)
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)одева́ться
to get dressed
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)за́втракать
to have breakfast
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)обе́дать
to have lunch
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)у́жинать
to have dinner
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)всегда́
обы́чно
ча́сто
иногда́
ре́дко
никогда́ не
never
снача́ла
пото́м
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
- Describe your weekday morning, with three times.
- Say one thing you always do and one thing you never do.
Екатерина
- Ask: Во ско́лько вы встаёте?
- Ask how often you do two things: Вы ча́сто …?
7Your turn 5 minutes
Describe your morning in four steps, with times.
See a model answer
Я встаю́ в семь часо́в. Снача́ла я умыва́юсь, пото́м одева́юсь. В во́семь часо́в я за́втракаю.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатерина together with Homework 21.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can describe my daily routine with times, and say how often I do things.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 21 on Tuesday: your routine with times, and how often you do things.
I can describe my daily routine with times, and say how often I do things.