Week 11, Lesson 22, Thursday
Say where you are going, and how
Russian always says how you go: on foot or by transport, and once or regularly. Four verbs cover it, and a picture makes them easy.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Monday, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can say where I am going and how, and talk about the trips I make every week.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- Going right now: идти́ and е́хать
- Where to? Куда́?
- How you go
- Every day: ходи́ть and е́здить
Going right now: идти́ and е́хать
You meet a friend in the street. Notice that Russian uses two different verbs for going, depending on how you go.
| Person | идти́ (on foot) | е́хать (by transport) |
|---|---|---|
| я | иду́ | е́ду |
| ты | идёшь | е́дешь |
| он, она́ | идёт | е́дет |
| мы | идём | е́дем |
| вы | идёте | е́дете |
| они́ | иду́т | е́дут |
These two describe one trip, in one direction, happening now: Я иду́ в парк. Я е́ду на рабо́ту.
Where to? Куда́?
Where something is, and where you are going, are two different forms. Compare each pair.
| Где? (where) | Куда́? (where to) |
|---|---|
| в шко́ле | в шко́лу |
| на рабо́те | на рабо́ту |
| в о́фисе | в о́фис |
| до́ма | домо́й |
For where to, -а words take -у and он words do not change; at home becomes домо́й.
How you go
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| на авто́бусе | by bus |
| на метро́ | by metro |
| на такси́ | by taxi |
| на маши́не | by car |
| пешко́м | on foot |
Every day: ходи́ть and е́здить
| Person | ходи́ть | е́здить |
|---|---|---|
| я | хожу́ | е́зжу |
| ты | хо́дишь | е́здишь |
| он, она́ | хо́дит | е́здит |
| мы | хо́дим | е́здим |
| вы | хо́дите | е́здите |
| они́ | хо́дят | е́здят |
For trips there and back, and for habits: Ка́ждый день я хожу́ в парк. Right now, one way: Сейча́с я иду́ в парк.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: е at the start says ye
At the start of a word, or after a vowel, е says ye, as in yes.
- е́ду [YE-du] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- е́хать [YE-khat'] 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.
- Куда́ ты идёшь?Where are you going?
- Я е́ду на рабо́ту.I'm going to work (by transport).
- пешко́мon foot
- на метро́by metro
- ка́ждый деньevery day
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
идти́
to go, on foot, now
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)е́хать
to go, by transport, now
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)ходи́ть
to go on foot, regularly
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)е́здить
to go by transport, regularly
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)куда́
домо́й
home (as a direction)
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)пешко́м
на авто́бусе
by bus
на метро́
by metro
ка́ждый день
every day
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
- Say where you are going now, and how.
- Say where you go every week, and how often.
Екатерина
- Ask: Куда́ вы идёте? and Как вы е́дете на рабо́ту?
- Ask where you go at the weekend.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write where you go on three days of the week, and how.
See a model answer
В понеде́льник я е́ду на рабо́ту на авто́бусе. В сре́ду я хожу́ в парк. В пя́тницу я иду́ в кино́.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатерина together with Homework 22.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can say where I am going and how, and talk about the trips I make every week.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 22 on Friday: going places, Где? and Куда́?, and your week of trips in writing.
I can say where I am going and how, and talk about the trips I make every week.