Week 45, Lesson 90, Friday
Full dates and how long ago
A full date chains three genitives: the day, the month and the year. Then two small words, назад and с … по …, place any event in time.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Monday, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can give a full date, say how long ago something happened and from when to when.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- A full date
- Ago, and from … to …
A full date
Ago: the time first, then назад.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Он родился пятого мая тысяча девятьсот девяностого года. | He was born on 5 May 1990. |
| Это было первого сентября две тысячи десятого года. | It was on 1 September 2010. |
With a day and a month, the year goes into the genitive too: девяностого года.
Ago, and from … to …
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| три года назад | three years ago |
| Я переехал сюда пять лет назад. | I moved here five years ago. |
| с 2015 по 2019 год | from 2015 to 2019 |
| Я работал там с 2015 по 2019 год. | I worked there from 2015 to 2019. |
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: наза́д
наза́д: stress on the end, na-ZAT; the д sounds like t.
- наза́д [na-ZAT] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- перее́хал [pi-ri-YE-khal] 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.
- … лет наза́д… years ago
- с … по …from … to …
- до э́тогоbefore that
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
пя́того ма́я … го́да
on 5 May … (full date)
три го́да наза́д
three years ago
с … по …
from … to …
перее́хать
to move (house, city)
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)ба́бушка, де́душка
grandmother, grandfather
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
- Give three full dates from your life, and two things that happened years ago.
Ника
- Ask Сколько лет назад? twice.
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write two events from your life with назад.
See a model answer
Пять лет назад я начал работать в банке. Два года назад я начал учить русский.
Saved as you type. It goes to Ника together with Homework 90.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can give a full date, say how long ago something happened and from when to when.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 90 on Monday: dates in your life.
I can give a full date, say how long ago something happened and from when to when.