Week 11, Lesson 21, Thursday
Describe your day
A day in Russian is a chain of short verbs with times attached. Two small details carry it: the -ся tail, and в before the hour.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 10, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can describe my daily routine with times, and say how often I do things.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- Your morning, and the rest of the day
- Verbs with a tail: -ся and -сь
- At what time? в + the hour
- How often
Your morning, and the rest of the day
One weekday around the clock. Start at the top, at midnight, and follow the dial clockwise: each dot is a verb you will learn today.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Я встаю. | I get up. |
| Я умываюсь. | I wash (my face). |
| Я одеваюсь. | I get dressed. |
| Я завтракаю. | I have breakfast. |
| Я обедаю. | I have lunch. |
| Я ужинаю. | I have dinner. |
| Я ложусь спать. | I go to bed. |
завтракать, обедать, ужинать are Pattern I. вставать drops -ва- in the present: встаю, встаёшь, встают.
Verbs with a tail: -ся and -сь
Two verbs need care. вставать drops -ва- in the present, and умываться carries the -ся tail you met with учиться.
| Person | умываться |
|---|---|
| я | умываюсь |
| ты | умываешься |
| он, она | умывается |
| мы | умываемся |
| вы | умываетесь |
| они | умываются |
As in учиться: -сь after a vowel, -ся after a consonant. The tail means yourself: I wash myself.
At what time? в + the hour
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| в семь часов | at seven o'clock |
| в час | at one o'clock |
| в два часа | at two o'clock |
| в восемь тридцать | at 8:30 |
| Во сколько вы встаёте? | What time do you get up? |
How often
How often, from always to never. The shorter the bar, the rarer the habit.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| всегда | always |
| обычно | usually |
| часто | often |
| иногда | sometimes |
| редко | rarely |
| никогда не … | never |
никогда needs не: Я никогда не завтракаю. To chain your day: сначала …, потом … (first …, then …).
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: A soft -сь at the end
After a vowel, the reflexive tail -сь is a soft s: smile slightly as you say it.
- умыва́юсь [u-my-VA-yus'] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- одева́юсь [a-di-VA-yus'] 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.
- Я встаю́ в семь часо́в.I get up at seven.
- снача́ла …, пото́м …first …, then …
- Я ложу́сь спать в …I go to bed at …
- как обы́чноas usual
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
встава́ть
умыва́ться
to wash (your face)
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)одева́ться
to get dressed
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)за́втракать
to have breakfast
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)обе́дать
to have lunch
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)у́жинать
to have dinner
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)всегда́
обы́чно
ча́сто
иногда́
ре́дко
никогда́ не
never
снача́ла
пото́м
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 weekday morning, with three times.
- Say one thing you always do and one thing you never do.
Ника
- Ask: Во сколько вы встаёте?
- Ask how often you do two things: Вы часто …?
7Your turn 5 minutes
Describe your morning in four steps, with times.
See a model answer
Я встаю в семь часов. Сначала я умываюсь, потом одеваюсь. В восемь часов я завтракаю.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 21.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can describe my daily routine with times, and say how often I do things.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 21 on Saturday: your routine with times, and how often you do things.
I can describe my daily routine with times, and say how often I do things.