برچسب: Practice

Let’s practice. Imagine you’re Ben. You’re at the grocery store to buy some bread, but you don’t know the word. Instead you point at it and say, “This, please.” Ready? Это, пожалуйста. (Eto, pozhaluysta.) Вот, возьмите! (Vot, voz’mite.) Listen again and repeat. Это, пожалуйста. (Eto, pozhaluysta.) Это, пожалуйста. (Eto, pozhaluysta.) Let’s try another. Imagine you’re Sasha and you see some small snacks you’d like to try. Ask for “these.” Ready? Эти, пожалуйста. (Eti, pozhaluysta.) Вот, возьмите! (Vot, voz’mite.) Listen again and repeat. Эти, пожалуйста. (Eti, pozhaluysta.) Эти, пожалуйста. (Eti, pozhaluysta.) Let’s try one more. Imagine you’re Karen and you see a sandwich in the showcase far away. Ask for “that.” Ready? То, пожалуйста. (To, pozhaluysta.) Вот, возьмите! (Vot, voz’mite.) Listen again and repeat. То, пожалуйста. (To, pozhaluysta.) То, пожалуйста. (To, pozhaluysta.) In Russian speech you can notice one more variation of the pattern used in this lesson – “Вот это, пожалуйста” (Vot eto, pozhaluysta Did you noticed how we added Вот (Vot) particle? Particles вот (vot), “here” and вон (von) “there” are used to point out to an object located close to the speaker and in a distance from him accordingly. So, вот is used with demonstrative pronouns это and эти And вон is used with demonstrative pronouns то and те. For example, imagine, that you want to buy a pack of peanuts that located in a distance from you and you don’t know how to call it in Russian. You can say: Вон то, пожалуйста. (Von to, pozhaluysta). If the pack of peanuts is located close to you, you can say: Вот это, пожалуйста (Vot eto, pozhaluysta). This is the end of this lesson. Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. What’s next? Show us what you can do. When you’re ready, take your assessment. You can take it again and again, so try anytime you like. Our teachers will assess it, and give you your results. Now you know how to ask for something at a grocery store in Russian. That’s all there is to it. Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson!