Week 6, Lesson 11, Thursday
Say where you live and where things are
Где? asks where. The answer uses в, in, or на, on or at, and the place usually changes its ending to -е.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 5, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can say where I live and where things are, with в or на and the right ending.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- Где? — в Москве
- в or на
- жить: to live
Где? — в Москве
Look at the street below before reading any rules. Three small words answer where? Notice which places get в, which get на, and the one that needs nothing at all.
After в and на, most places change their last letter. The arrows show the most common changes.
| Dictionary form | Where? |
|---|---|
| Москва | в Москве |
| город | в городе |
| парк | в парке |
| Россия | в России |
| Канада | в Канаде |
| Торонто | в Торонто |
Most places add -е. Nouns in -ия switch to -ии. Foreign names in -о, like Торонто, never change.
в or на
The choice between в and на is mostly about space: inside or on top. A few words, like работа and урок, simply take на; learn them as phrases.
| Use | Examples |
|---|---|
| в | в офисе, в школе, в городе |
| на | на работе, на улице, на уроке |
в is for being inside; на for open spaces, activities and a few fixed words. And one word needs no preposition at all: дома, at home.
жить: to live
жить is Pattern I, with one surprise: a в appears in every form.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| я | живу |
| ты | живёшь |
| он, она | живёт |
| мы | живём |
| вы | живёте |
| они | живут |
Где вы живёте? — Я живу в Торонто.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: Voiced sounds lose their voice
At the end of a word or before a voiceless sound, б, в, г, д, ж, з turn voiceless: в па́рке starts with an f.
- в па́рке [f PAR-kye]
- хлеб [khlyep] 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.
- Где вы живёте?Where do you live?
- Я живу́ в …I live in …
- Я сейча́с до́ма.I'm at home now.
- на рабо́теat work
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
жить
в Москве́
in Moscow
в Росси́и
in Russia
в го́роде
in the city
в це́нтре
in the centre
на рабо́те
at work
на у́лице
outside, on the street
до́ма
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 live, and where five things in your room are.
Ника
- Ask Где …? about places in your city; you answer with в or на.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write where you, a friend and your phone are right now.
See a model answer
Я сейчас дома. Мой друг на работе. Мой телефон в сумке.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 11.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can say where I live and where things are, with в or на and the right ending.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 11 on Saturday: write where you, your family and your friends live.
I can say where I live and where things are, with в or на and the right ending.