Colloquial Russian

20 Unit 1: Как вас зовýт?

In order to translate the adjective in an English expression such as

‘it is good/that is good’, Russian uses a form ending in -о: хорошо� ‘it

(that) is good’. It can also be combined with the word э�то:

Э ́ то типи�чно

That is typical’.

Упражнéние 4 / Exercise 4 (Audio 1.13)

Using the following words with the adjective ру�сский, ask a question

and reply in the affirmative.

For example:

Э�то ру�сская гости�ница?

Да, э�то ру�сская гости�ницa.

1 а�дрес

2 фами�лия

3 аэропо�рт

4 самолёт

5 инжене�р

6 бизнесме�н

7 студе�нтка

8 тури�стка

Упражне�ние 5 / Exercise 5

Using the same words ask a question and reply in the negative, replac-

ing ру�сский with aнгли�йский.

For example:

Э�то ру�сская гocти�ница?

Нет, э�то англи�йскaя гости�ница.

Cases

Russian is a language with a case system. Nouns appear in different

cases, indicated by different endings, according to the role they fulfil in

the sentence. There are six cases in Russian: nominative, accusative,

genitive, dative, instrumental, prepositional.

Nominative case

The nominative case of a noun is used when that noun is the subject of

the sentence. This is the form in which it will be listed in the dictionary