Russian A2 — Elementary: past, future, cases, food

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What you can do when A2 is finished

• Talk about past and future with correct endings
• Use accusative and prepositional cases
• Shop, order food and name prices

A2, unit by unit

Past and future

Past tense: говорил/говорила

The past is beautifully simple: one form per gender! Я/ОН ГОВОРИЛ (m), Я/ОНА ГОВОРИЛА (f), ОНО ГОВОРИЛО (n), ОНИ ГОВОРИЛИ. Drop -ТЬ, add -Л + ending. Your gender picks the ending when YOU speak!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Choose the contextual meaning of вчера (ams).

   1. yesterday
   2. today
   3. tomorrow
   Show the answer

   yesterday

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Type the complete Cyrillic expression meaning “today”.

   Show the answer

   сегодня

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Read завтра (ZAHF-trah) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   tomorrow

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Produce “in the morning” in Cyrillic, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   утром

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Match вечером to its contextual meaning.

   1. at night
   2. in the evening
   3. then / later
   Show the answer

   in the evening

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: We already ate.

   Show the answer

   Мы уже ели.

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: I spoke Russian. (man speaking)

   Show the answer

   Я говорил по-русски.

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Select the correct target form for “already”.

   1. вчера
   2. сегодня
   3. уже
   Show the answer

   уже

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “We already ate.”.

   Show the answer

   Мы уже ели.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Complete Иван’s turn in the taught register: I worked, at night went for a walk.

    Show the answer

    Я работал, а потом гулял.

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Read А я читала книгу вечером. (ah yah chee-TAH-lah KNEE-goo VIH-chih-rahm.). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    And I read a book in the evening.

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Past tense: говорил/говорила: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Интересно!

    Show the answer

    Interesting!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkГОВОРИЛА is spoken by…

   1. men
   2. women
   3. children
   4. everyone
   Show the answer

   women

   -ЛА = feminine speaker.

2. quick checkОНИ ending in past is…

   1. -л
   2. -ла
   3. -ло
   4. -ли
   Show the answer

   -ли

   Они/мы/вы → -ЛИ.

3. quick checkВЧЕРА means…

   1. today
   2. yesterday
   3. tomorrow
   4. tonight
   Show the answer

   yesterday

   Вчера = yesterday.

4. quick checkУЖЕ means…

   1. then
   2. already
   3. late
   4. never
   Show the answer

   already

   Уже = already.

5. quick checkВЕЧЕРОМ means…

   1. in the morning
   2. in the evening
   3. at night
   4. at noon
   Show the answer

   in the evening

   Вечером = in the evening.

Worksheet: Past tense worksheet

Review list. вчера · сегодня · завтра · утром

Future with буду

The easy future: БУДУ + any verb! Я БУДУ ГОВОРИТЬ = I will speak. БУДУ/БУДЕШЬ/БУДЕТ/БУДЕМ/БУДЕТЕ/БУДУТ + infinitive. Two words, total future power!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Future with буду: What is the central communicative purpose of “Future with буду”?

   Show the answer

   The easy future: БУДУ + any verb! Я БУДУ ГОВОРИТЬ = I will speak.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Future with буду: Read Я буду работать, а потом гулять. (yah BOO-doo rah-BOH-tahty, ah pah-TOHM goo-LYAHTY.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I will work, then walk.

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Future with буду: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Я буду учить русский. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I will learn Russian.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Future with буду: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   What will you do tomorrow?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Future with буду: Play the labeled synthetic Russian audio and type the complete line in Cyrillic.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я буду учить русский. А ты?

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Future with буду: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. I will work, then walk.
   2. See you soon!
   3. sometimes

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   I will work, then walk.

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Future with буду: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: We will speak!

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Мы будем говорить!

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Future with буду: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Что…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Что ты будешь делать завтра?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Future with буду: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я буду учить русский. А ты?

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Future with буду: Practise через час (CHEH-rihs chahs) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    через час

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Future with буду: Shadow the synthetic Russian model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Скоро увидимся!

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Future with буду: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Future with буду”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    Я буду учить русский.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkЯ БУДУ УЧИТЬ means…

   1. I learn
   2. I learned
   3. I will learn
   4. I want learn
   Show the answer

   I will learn

   Буду + infinitive = future.

2. quick checkМЫ form of буду is…

   1. буду
   2. будешь
   3. будем
   4. будут
   Show the answer

   будем

   Мы БУДЕМ.

3. quick checkСКОРО means…

   1. later
   2. soon
   3. never
   4. always
   Show the answer

   soon

   Скоро = soon.

4. quick checkНИКОГДА means…

   1. sometimes
   2. always
   3. never
   4. soon
   Show the answer

   never

   Никогда = never.

5. quick checkOnly ___ changes in буду-future.

   1. the infinitive
   2. буду
   3. both verbs
   4. nothing
   Show the answer

   буду

   Infinitive stays whole.

Worksheet: Future worksheet

Review list. скоро · позже · через час · на следующей неделе

Выходные: как прошло

The past tense agrees with the subject: я был, она была, мы были. Weather and impressions are reported in the neuter with no subject at all: было холодно, было интересно, было шумно. Where English says 'we had a good time', Russian says мы хорошо провели время — the verb carries the subject, not an auxiliary.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. Russian. Every exercise works on the Cyrillic alphabet, six cases, verbal aspect (делать / сделать), the motion verbs (идти / ходить, ехать / ездить), ты vs вы with имя-отчество, and the written register of official documents and expert prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Выходные: как прошло — Choose the meaning of выходной (vih-khahd-NOY) in this lesson.

   1. day off, weekend day
   2. to walk, to stroll
   3. to watch
   4. interesting
   Show the answer

   day off, weekend day

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Выходные: как прошло — Type the Russian expression meaning “to walk, to stroll”.

   Show the answer

   гулять

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Выходные: как прошло — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: В субботу мы гуляли в парке. (v soo-BOH-too mih goo-LYAH-lee v PAHR-kyeh.).

   Show the answer

   On Saturday we walked in the park.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Выходные: как прошло — Write in Cyrillic script: It was cold, but interesting..

   Show the answer

   Было холодно, но интересно.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Выходные: как прошло — Match смотреть to its lesson meaning.

   1. to watch
   2. day off, weekend day
   3. to walk, to stroll
   Show the answer

   to watch

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Выходные: как прошло — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: She was at home, and I got tired..

   Show the answer

   Она была дома, а я устал.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Выходные: как прошло — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (я был / она была / мы были · было холодно · мы хорошо провели время): On Saturday we walked in the park..

   Show the answer

   В субботу мы гуляли в парке.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Выходные: как прошло — Select the Russian form for “interesting”.

   1. интересно
   2. устать
   Show the answer

   интересно

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Выходные: как прошло — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Мы был в парке.

   Show the answer

   Мы были в парке.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Выходные: как прошло — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: How was your weekend?

    Show the answer

    Отлично. В субботу мы гуляли, потом смотрели фильм.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Выходные: как прошло — Read “А в воскресенье?” (ah v vahs-kree-SYEH-nyeh?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    And on Sunday?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Выходные: как прошло — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: It was cold, we were at home resting.

    Show the answer

    Было холодно, мы были дома и отдыхали.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits выходной?

   1. day off, weekend day
   2. to walk, to stroll
   3. to watch
   4. interesting
   Show the answer

   day off, weekend day

   выходной (vih-khahd-NOY) means day off, weekend day in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits гулять?

   1. to walk, to stroll
   2. day off, weekend day
   3. to watch
   4. interesting
   Show the answer

   to walk, to stroll

   гулять (goo-LYAHTY) means to walk, to stroll in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits смотреть?

   1. to watch
   2. day off, weekend day
   3. to walk, to stroll
   4. interesting
   Show the answer

   to watch

   смотреть (smah-TRYEHTY) means to watch in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits интересно?

   1. interesting
   2. day off, weekend day
   3. to walk, to stroll
   4. to watch
   Show the answer

   interesting

   интересно (een-teh-RYES-nah) means interesting in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits устать?

   1. to get tired
   2. day off, weekend day
   3. to walk, to stroll
   4. to watch
   Show the answer

   to get tired

   устать (oo-STAHty) means to get tired in this lesson.

Worksheet: Weekend worksheet

Review list. выходной · гулять · смотреть · интересно

Cases begin

Accusative: вижу маму

First case! The DIRECT OBJECT changes: ВИЖУ МАМУ (I see mum: -А→-У). Masculine things stay: ВИЖУ ДОМ. Verbs of going take В + accusative: ИДУ В ШКОЛУ = I go to school!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 3 [free response] — Accusative: вижу маму: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Accusative: вижу маму”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Я иду в парк.

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Accusative: вижу маму: Role-play Иван: Bye!

   Show the answer

   Пока!

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Accusative: вижу маму: Write one accurate Cyrillic sentence using работа.

   Show the answer

   Я иду в школу.

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Accusative: вижу маму: Write 2–3 connected Russian sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   Я иду в парк. Я вижу маму.

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Accusative: вижу маму: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Я вижу маму.

   Show the answer

   Я вижу маму.

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Accusative: вижу маму: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Russian sentence.

   Show the answer

   Пока!

7. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Accusative: вижу маму: Choose the contextual meaning of город (GOH-rahd).

   1. city
   2. street
   3. shop
   Show the answer

   city

8. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Accusative: вижу маму: Type the complete Cyrillic expression meaning “street”.

   Show the answer

   улица

9. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Accusative: вижу маму: Read магазин (mah-gah-ZEEN) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   shop

10. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Accusative: вижу маму: Produce “school” in Cyrillic, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    школа

11. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Accusative: вижу маму: Match работа to its contextual meaning.

    1. park
    2. work
    3. museum
    Show the answer

    work

12. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Accusative: вижу маму: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: I go to school.

    Show the answer

    Я иду в школу.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkВИЖУ МАМУ uses МАМУ because…

   1. it is the subject
   2. it is the direct object
   3. it is plural
   4. it is formal
   Show the answer

   it is the direct object

   Accusative: -А→-У.

2. quick checkИДУ В ШКОЛУ means…

   1. I study at school
   2. I go to school
   3. I see the school
   4. I like school
   Show the answer

   I go to school

   Идти В + accusative = going to.

3. quick checkMasculine inanimate objects…

   1. add -у
   2. stay the same
   3. add -ы
   4. add -а
   Show the answer

   stay the same

   ВИЖУ ДОМ — unchanged.

4. quick checkКУДА? means…

   1. Where (going)?
   2. Where (is)?
   3. When?
   4. Why?
   Show the answer

   Where (going)?

   Куда = where-to.

5. quick checkВОКЗАЛ means…

   1. museum
   2. station
   3. school
   4. park
   Show the answer

   station

   Вокзал = (train) station.

Worksheet: Accusative worksheet

Review list. город · улица · магазин · школа

Prepositional: в Москве

BEING somewhere uses В/НА + prepositional case: В МОСКВЕ (in Moscow), НА УРОКЕ (at the lesson). Endings: -Е mostly! КУДА? (going) vs ГДЕ? (being) — two questions, two cases!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. build the sentencePractice 4 [sentence building] — Prepositional: в Москве: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: I live in Moscow.

   Show the answer

   Я живу в Москве.

2. choose the wordPractice 5 [word selection] — Prepositional: в Москве: Select the correct target form for “lesson”.

   1. концерт
   2. кино
   3. урок
   Show the answer

   урок

3. find the mistakePractice 6 [error correction] — Prepositional: в Москве: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “The book is on the table.”.

   Show the answer

   Книга на столе.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 7 [dialogue completion] — Prepositional: в Москве: Complete Иван’s turn in the taught register: I live in Moscow too!

   Show the answer

   Я живу в Москве тоже!

5. readingPractice 8 [reading comprehension] — Prepositional: в Москве: Read Здорово! (zdah-ROH-vah!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Great!

6. paragraphPractice 9 [paragraph comprehension] — Prepositional: в Москве: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Где ты живёшь?

   Show the answer

   Where do you live?

7. the main ideaPractice 10 [main idea] — Prepositional: в Москве: What is the central communicative purpose of “Prepositional: в Москве”?

   Show the answer

   BEING somewhere uses В/НА + prepositional case: В МОСКВЕ (in Moscow), НА УРОКЕ (at the lesson).

8. spot the detailPractice 11 [detail identification] — Prepositional: в Москве: Read Я живу в Москве тоже! (yah zhih-VOO v mahsk-VYEH TOH-zhih!). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   I live in Moscow too!

9. what is meantPractice 12 [inference] — Prepositional: в Москве: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Книга на столе. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   The book is on the table.

10. listeningPractice 13 [listening comprehension] — Prepositional: в Москве: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Where do you live?

11. dictationPractice 14 [dictation] — Prepositional: в Москве: Play the labeled synthetic Russian audio and type the complete line in Cyrillic.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Я живу в Москве. А ты?

12. listen and choosePractice 15 [listen and choose] — Prepositional: в Москве: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. I live in Moscow too!
    2. Great!
    3. cinema

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    I live in Moscow too!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkВ МОСКВЕ uses -Е because…

   1. going to
   2. being in
   3. coming from
   4. plural
   Show the answer

   being in

   Где = prepositional.

2. quick checkГДЕ? asks…

   1. where-to
   2. where-at
   3. when
   4. why
   Show the answer

   where-at

   Где = where-being.

3. quick checkНА УРОКЕ means…

   1. to the lesson
   2. at the lesson
   3. from the lesson
   4. after class
   Show the answer

   at the lesson

   На + prepositional = at.

4. quick checkКНИГА НА СТОЛЕ means…

   1. book under table
   2. book on the table
   3. book near table
   4. book by table
   Show the answer

   book on the table

   На столе = on the table.

5. quick checkPrepositional ending is mostly…

   1. -у
   2. -е
   3. -ы
   4. -а
   Show the answer

   -е

   Москв-Е, урок-Е, стол-Е.

Worksheet: Prepositional worksheet

Review list. Москва · Россия · офис · стол

Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин

One letter separates movement from location: я иду в магазин (I am going to the shop, accusative) and я в магазине (I am in the shop, prepositional). Домой means homewards and дома means at home — they are two different words. The question matches the case: куда? asks for the accusative, где? for the prepositional.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. Russian. Every exercise works on the Cyrillic alphabet, six cases, verbal aspect (делать / сделать), the motion verbs (идти / ходить, ехать / ездить), ты vs вы with имя-отчество, and the written register of official documents and expert prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Choose the meaning of куда (koo-DAH) in this lesson.

   1. where to
   2. where
   3. homewards
   4. floor, storey
   Show the answer

   where to

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Type the Russian expression meaning “where”.

   Show the answer

   где

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: Куда ты идёшь? — В магазин. (koo-DAH tih ee-DYOHSH? — v mah-gah-ZEEN.).

   Show the answer

   Where are you going? — To the shop.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Write in Cyrillic script: Where are you? — In the shop, on the second floor..

   Show the answer

   Где ты? — В магазине, на втором этаже.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Match домой to its lesson meaning.

   1. homewards
   2. where to
   3. where
   Show the answer

   homewards

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: In the evening I am at home, then I go home..

   Show the answer

   Вечером я дома, потом иду домой.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (куда → в / на + accusative · где → в / на + prepositional · домой / дома): Where are you going? — To the shop..

   Show the answer

   Куда ты идёшь? — В магазин.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Select the Russian form for “floor, storey”.

   1. этаж
   2. лифт
   Show the answer

   этаж

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Я иду в магазине.

   Show the answer

   Я иду в магазин.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Where are you?

    Show the answer

    Я в магазине, на первом этаже.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Read “Куда ты идёшь потом?” (koo-DAH tih ee-DYOHSH pah-TOHM?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Where are you going afterwards?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Куда и где: в магазине и в магазин — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Home. The lift isn't working, I'll have to walk.

    Show the answer

    Домой. Лифт не работает, придётся пешком.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits куда?

   1. where to
   2. where
   3. homewards
   4. floor, storey
   Show the answer

   where to

   куда (koo-DAH) means where to in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits где?

   1. where
   2. where to
   3. homewards
   4. floor, storey
   Show the answer

   where

   где (gdyeh) means where in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits домой?

   1. homewards
   2. where to
   3. where
   4. floor, storey
   Show the answer

   homewards

   домой (dah-MOY) means homewards in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits этаж?

   1. floor, storey
   2. where to
   3. where
   4. homewards
   Show the answer

   floor, storey

   этаж (eh-TAHSH) means floor, storey in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits лифт?

   1. lift, elevator
   2. where to
   3. where
   4. homewards
   Show the answer

   lift, elevator

   лифт (leeft) means lift, elevator in this lesson.

Worksheet: Where and where to worksheet

Review list. куда · где · домой · этаж

Food and shopping

Food and люблю

Food words + LOVE them! Я ЛЮБЛЮ + accusative: ЛЮБЛЮ МОЛОКО, ЛЮБЛЮ СЫР. ХОЧУ = I want: Я ХОЧУ ЧАЙ (I want tea). Order like a local!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking, free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. listen, then orderPractice 5 [listen and reorder] — Food and люблю: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: I want tea!

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я люблю рыбу.

2. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Food and люблю: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Я…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я люблю сыр и хлеб. А ты?

3. repeat itPractice 7 [repeat after audio] — Food and люблю: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Я люблю рыбу. Я хочу чай!

4. pronunciationPractice 8 [pronunciation] — Food and люблю: Practise кофе (KOH-fyeh) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   кофе

5. shadow the audioPractice 9 [shadowing] — Food and люблю: Shadow the synthetic Russian model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Что ты любишь?

6. guided speakingPractice 10 [guided speaking] — Food and люблю: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Food and люблю”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Я люблю сыр.

7. answer in your own wordsPractice 11 [free response] — Food and люблю: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Food and люблю”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Я люблю рыбу.

8. role playPractice 12 [roleplay] — Food and люблю: Role-play Иван: And I want tea!

   Show the answer

   И я хочу кофе!

9. write a sentencePractice 13 [sentence writing] — Food and люблю: Write one accurate Cyrillic sentence using рыба.

   Show the answer

   Я люблю сыр.

10. short writingPractice 14 [short writing] — Food and люблю: Write 2–3 connected Russian sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

    Show the answer

    Я люблю рыбу. Я хочу чай!

11. say it another wayPractice 15 [paraphrase] — Food and люблю: Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Я хочу чай!

    Show the answer

    Я хочу чай!

12. summarisePractice 16 [summary] — Food and люблю: Summarize the dialogue in one precise Russian sentence.

    Show the answer

    И я хочу кофе!

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkЯ ЛЮБЛЮ РЫБУ uses РЫБУ because…

   1. subject
   2. direct object
   3. plural
   4. formal
   Show the answer

   direct object

   Accusative -а→-у.

2. quick checkХОЧУ means…

   1. I love
   2. I want
   3. I eat
   4. I drink
   Show the answer

   I want

   Хочу = I want.

3. quick checkСЫР means…

   1. milk
   2. cheese
   3. meat
   4. fish
   Show the answer

   cheese

   Сыр = cheese.

4. quick checkМОЛОКО sounds like…

   1. moh-loh-koh
   2. muh-lah-koh
   3. mee-lee-kee
   4. mah-loh-koo
   Show the answer

   muh-lah-koh

   Unstressed O → AH!

5. quick checkNeuter objects after ЛЮБЛЮ…

   1. add -у
   2. stay the same
   3. add -ы
   4. drop -о
   Show the answer

   stay the same

   ЛЮБЛЮ МОЛОКО — same.

Worksheet: Food worksheet

Review list. хлеб · молоко · сыр · мясо

Shopping: сколько стоит

Shop in Russian! СКОЛЬКО СТОИТ? = How much? ДОРОГО (expensive), ДЁШЕВО (cheap). Money: РУБЛЬ (rouble). Я БЕРУ = I'll take it!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address.

1. multiple choicePractice 6 [multiple choice] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Choose the contextual meaning of дорого (DOH-rah-gah).

   1. expensive
   2. cheap
   3. free
   Show the answer

   expensive

2. fill the gapPractice 7 [fill in the blank] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Type the complete Cyrillic expression meaning “cheap”.

   Show the answer

   дёшево

3. translatePractice 8 [translation] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Read бесплатно (bihs-PLAHT-nah) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   free

4. translate into the languagePractice 9 [reverse translation] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Produce “price” in Cyrillic, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   цена

5. matchingPractice 10 [matching] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Match деньги to its contextual meaning.

   1. rouble
   2. money
   3. receipt
   Show the answer

   money

6. put it in orderPractice 11 [reorder] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: 100 roubles.

   Show the answer

   Сто рублей.

7. build the sentencePractice 12 [sentence building] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Rebuild this model with correct Russian Cyrillic, case, gender/agreement, verbal aspect, stress, and formal versus familiar address: Expensive! I'll take it.

   Show the answer

   Дорого! Я беру.

8. choose the wordPractice 13 [word selection] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Select the correct target form for “discount”.

   1. дорого
   2. дёшево
   3. скидка
   Show the answer

   скидка

9. find the mistakePractice 14 [error correction] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “100 roubles.”.

   Show the answer

   Сто рублей.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 15 [dialogue completion] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Complete Анна’s turn in the taught register: Expensive! And the cheese?

    Show the answer

    Дорого! А сыр?

11. readingPractice 16 [reading comprehension] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Read Дёшево! Я беру! (dyoh-SHIH-vah! yah bih-ROO!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    Cheap! I'll take it!

12. paragraphPractice 17 [paragraph comprehension] — Shopping: сколько стоит: Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Сколько стоит хлеб?

    Show the answer

    How much is the bread?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkСКОЛЬКО СТОИТ? means…

   1. How many?
   2. How much?
   3. Where is?
   4. What is?
   Show the answer

   How much?

   Сколько стоит = how much.

2. quick checkДОРОГО means…

   1. cheap
   2. expensive
   3. free
   4. new
   Show the answer

   expensive

   Дорого = expensive.

3. quick checkДЁШЕВО means…

   1. cheap
   2. expensive
   3. tasty
   4. big
   Show the answer

   cheap

   Дёшево = cheap.

4. quick checkСКИДКА means…

   1. receipt
   2. discount
   3. price
   4. shop
   Show the answer

   discount

   Скидка = discount.

5. quick checkЯ БЕРУ means…

   1. I want
   2. I'll take it
   3. I go
   4. I pay
   Show the answer

   I'll take it

   Беру = I take.

Worksheet: Shopping worksheet

Review list. цена · деньги · рубль · чек

В кафе: заказ и счёт

To order, Russian uses two frames: я буду + accusative (я буду борщ) and мне, пожалуйста + accusative (мне чай, пожалуйста). The waiter is официант; the bill is счёт, and чаевые are the tip. Меню and the names of dishes do not change: дайте меню, пожалуйста.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this Russian practice tests. Russian. Every exercise works on the Cyrillic alphabet, six cases, verbal aspect (делать / сделать), the motion verbs (идти / ходить, ехать / ездить), ты vs вы with имя-отчество, and the written register of official documents and expert prose.

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Choose the meaning of меню (mee-NYOO) in this lesson.

   1. menu
   2. order
   3. bill
   4. waiter
   Show the answer

   menu

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Type the Russian expression meaning “order”.

   Show the answer

   заказ

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Interpret the Cyrillic script in context: Я буду борщ и чай, пожалуйста. (yah BOO-doo bohrshtch ee chah-ee, pah-ZHAH-loo-stah.).

   Show the answer

   I'll have borscht and tea, please.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Write in Cyrillic script: Bring the menu, please..

   Show the answer

   Принесите, пожалуйста, меню.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Match счёт to its lesson meaning.

   1. bill
   2. menu
   3. order
   Show the answer

   bill

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent Russian: Could I have the bill? Takeaway, please..

   Show the answer

   Можно счёт? С собой, пожалуйста.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (я буду + accusative · мне, пожалуйста · счёт, пожалуйста · с собой): I'll have borscht and tea, please..

   Show the answer

   Я буду борщ и чай, пожалуйста.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Select the Russian form for “waiter”.

   1. официант
   2. чаевые
   Show the answer

   официант

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Дайте мне меню мне.

   Show the answer

   Дайте мне меню, пожалуйста.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Good afternoon! Here is the menu.

    Show the answer

    Спасибо. Я буду борщ и салат.

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Read “Что будете пить?” (shtoh BOO-deh-teh PEETY?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    What will you drink?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] В кафе: заказ и счёт — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Tea, please. And could I have the bill right away — I'm in a hurry.

    Show the answer

    Чай, пожалуйста. И можно счёт сразу — я спешу.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits меню?

   1. menu
   2. order
   3. bill
   4. waiter
   Show the answer

   menu

   меню (mee-NYOO) means menu in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits заказ?

   1. order
   2. menu
   3. bill
   4. waiter
   Show the answer

   order

   заказ (zah-KAHS) means order in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits счёт?

   1. bill
   2. menu
   3. order
   4. waiter
   Show the answer

   bill

   счёт (shchoht) means bill in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits официант?

   1. waiter
   2. menu
   3. order
   4. bill
   Show the answer

   waiter

   официант (ah-fee-TSYAHNT) means waiter in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits чаевые?

   1. tip
   2. menu
   3. order
   4. bill
   Show the answer

   tip

   чаевые (chah-yeh-VIH-yeh) means tip in this lesson.

Worksheet: Café worksheet

Review list. меню · заказ · счёт · официант

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A2 words

These 126 drills are generated from the Russian A2 vocabulary list — the words of “Past and future” through “Food and shopping”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A2 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes Russian A2. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether Russian B1 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay (woman): I spoke Russian

   Show the answer

   Я говорила по-русски

2. translate into the languageSay: I will learn Russian

   Show the answer

   Я буду учить русский

3. choose'I go to school'

   1. Я иду в школа
   2. Я иду в школу
   3. Я иду на школе
   4. Я хожу школа
   Show the answer

   Я иду в школу

4. translate into EnglishЯ живу в Москве.

   Show the answer

   I live in Moscow.

5. fill the gapМы уже ___. (ate)

   Show the answer

   ели

6. choose'I see mum'

   1. Я вижу мама
   2. Я вижу маму
   3. Я смотрю мама
   4. Я вижу маме
   Show the answer

   Я вижу маму

7. put it in orderOrder: Москве / живу / в / я

   Show the answer

   я живу в Москве

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Я люблю сыр и хлеб.

   Show the answer

   Я люблю сыр и хлеб.

9. fill the gapСколько ___ хлеб? (costs)

   Show the answer

   стоит

10. chooseОни будут работать.

    1. They work
    2. They will work
    3. They worked
    4. They want work
    Show the answer

    They will work

Russian A2 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for Russian A2 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

Russian tea is a meal, not a pause. Чай пьют from a glass in a podstakannik or from a cup, strong, with lemon or milk, always with something on the table: печенье, варенье, бутерброды. The samovar survives as a symbol — in a flat it is usually an electric kettle and a teapot for заварка. Phrases move with the drink: «Чай да сахар!» greets someone already drinking, «на дорожку» is the last cup before leaving, and no guest is ever released without one.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “Russian cuisine”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: In the evening we have tea. Mum puts the kettle on and makes the brew. On the table there is bread, cheese and jam. Grandma likes tea with lemon, and dad with milk. We sit in the kitchen and talk. Then I wash the cups, and mum says: 'Thank you, everything was tasty.'

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged ru-RU; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: What shall we drink, tea or coffee? — Tea, please. With lemon. — And you? — Coffee with milk for me. And something to go with it. — There is biscuits and jam.

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• Я люблю чай с молоко. → Я люблю чай с молоком. С takes the instrumental: с молоком.
• Мы были в Москва. → Мы были в Москве. В + place in the prepositional: в Москве.
• Сколько стоит эти яблоки? → Сколько стоят эти яблоки? Plural subject, plural verb: стоят.

Your task

На кухне Write a shopping list for tea in Russian with prices (хлеб 40 рублей, сыр 200 рублей …), then write a six-line dialogue in which two people choose what to drink and one asks for something to go with it. Check three things: с + instrumental for what goes with what, стоит / стоят agreeing with the price subject, and в + prepositional for where the tea happens.

After A2: the A2+ checkpoint

A2+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between Russian A2 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A2+ when you can keep a conversation going, tell a short story. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the B1 pages.

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