Week 30, Lesson 59, Thursday
Count to five and more
You already say пять часов and пять лет. That is the genitive plural; today you learn the three endings behind it.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Week 29, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can count things from five upwards and say how many or how much.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- Three endings
- How many, a lot, a little
Three endings
Three endings for five and more. Every counted noun takes one of them.
| One | Five and more |
|---|---|
| билет | пять билетов |
| доллар | пять долларов |
| книга | пять книг |
| место | пять мест |
| рубль | пять рублей |
| ночь | пять ночей |
он words add -ов; она and оно words in -а or -о drop it; words in -ь add -ей. Learn друг → друзей by heart.
How many, a lot, a little
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Сколько у вас книг? | How many books do you have? |
| У меня много друзей. | I have a lot of friends. |
| У меня мало времени. | I don't have much time. |
| пять тысяч рублей | five thousand roubles |
Remember the counting rule: 1 билет, 2 to 4 билета, 5 and more билетов.
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: The stressed -е́й
рубле́й and друзе́й stress the ending: rub-LYEY, druz-YEY.
- рубле́й [rub-LYEY] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- друзе́й [dru-ZYEY] 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.
- Ско́лько …?How many …?
- мно́го друзе́йa lot of friends
- У меня́ ма́ло вре́мени.I don't have much time.
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
ско́лько?
how many, how much?
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)мно́го, ма́ло
a lot, a little
пять биле́тов
five tickets
мно́го книг
many books
пять рубле́й
five roubles
друзе́й
friends (many)
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)ме́сяцев
months (five and more)
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)ты́сяча, ты́сяч
thousand, thousands
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
- Ask Сколько …? about three things in Ника's home.
Ника
- Answer with numbers above five.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write three things you have five or more of.
See a model answer
У меня много книг. У меня пять друзей в Москве. У меня шесть рубашек.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 59.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can count things from five upwards and say how many or how much.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 59 on Saturday: counting.
I can count things from five upwards and say how many or how much.