Week 22, Lesson 44, Friday
In, out and across: в-, вы-, 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 = войти | to go in |
| вы- + йти = выйти | to go out |
| пере- + йти = перейти | to cross |
| по- + йти = пойти | to set off |
вы- always takes the stress: выйти, вышел, выйду.
From where: из and с
| Where | From where |
|---|---|
| в доме | из дома |
| в Москве | из Москвы |
| на работе | с работы |
| на концерте | с концерта |
в goes with из, на with с. The new ending is the one after нет.
On the metro
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Войдите в метро. | Go into the metro. |
| Выйдите на следующей остановке. | Get off at the next stop. |
| Перейдите улицу. | Cross the street. |
| Пошли! | 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.
Ника
- Ask where you came from: Откуда вы?
7Your turn 5 minutes
Describe this morning's route in three steps.
See a model answer
Я вышел из дома. Я перешёл улицу. Я вошёл в метро.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника 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 Monday: your route, step by step.
I can describe a route: going in and out, crossing, setting off, and where I come from.