Week 22, Lesson 44, Thursday
In, out and across: в-, вы́-, пере-, по-
Four more prefixes finish the set. With them you can describe any route, from your front door to the metro.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Monday, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can describe a route: going in and out, crossing, setting off, and where I come from.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- Four more prefixes
- From where: из and с
- On the metro
Four more prefixes
Your morning in four steps, each one a prefix.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| в- + йти = войти́ | to go in |
| вы́- + йти = вы́йти | to go out |
| пере- + йти = перейти́ | to cross |
| по- + йти = пойти́ | to set off |
вы́- always takes the stress: вы́йти, вы́шел, вы́йду.
From where: из and с
| Where | From where |
|---|---|
| в до́ме | из до́ма |
| в Москве́ | из Москвы́ |
| на рабо́те | с рабо́ты |
| на конце́рте | с конце́рта |
в goes with из, на with с. The new ending is the one after нет.
On the metro
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Войди́те в метро́. | Go into the metro. |
| Вы́йдите на сле́дующей остано́вке. | Get off at the next stop. |
| Перейди́те у́лицу. | Cross the street. |
| Пошли́! | Let's go! |

4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: вы́- takes the stress
In вы́йти and вы́шел the stress sits on вы-, so the rest is light.
- вы́йти [VY-i-ti] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- вы́шел [VY-shil] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
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.
- Вы́йдите на сле́дующей.Get off at the next one.
- Пошли́!Let's go!
- Отку́да ты? — С рабо́ты.Where are you coming from? From work.
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
войти́
вы́йти
перейти́
пойти́
to set off
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)из до́ма
from home
с рабо́ты
from work
сле́дующая остано́вка
the next stop
Пошли́!
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 morning route: out of the house, across, into the metro, arrived.
Екатери́на
- Ask where you came from: Отку́да вы?
7Your turn 5 minutes
Describe this morning's route in three steps.
See a model answer
Я вы́шел из до́ма. Я перешёл у́лицу. Я вошёл в метро́.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 44.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can describe a route: going in and out, crossing, setting off, and where I come from.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 44 on Friday: your route, step by step.
I can describe a route: going in and out, crossing, setting off, and where I come from.