Russian · Chapter 2 · Lesson 4 · Phrase session
First, then, finally
The little words that turn a list of facts into a story.
Why these go together
Sequencing words tell the listener where they are in your account. Drop two or three into anything you say about your day and it instantly sounds better.
Утром я завтракаю, потом иду в школу.
In the morning I have breakfast, then I go to school.
Прежде всего, я хочу сказать спасибо.
First of all, I want to say thank you.
Как только я прихожу из школы, я делаю уроки.
As soon as I get back from school, I do my homework.
К тому же погода была прекрасная.
What's more, the weather was lovely.
В конце концов мы пошли в кафе.
In the end we went to a café.
Наконец, я ложусь спать в десять часов.
Finally, I go to bed at ten.
В начале урока мы слушаем музыку.
At the start of the lesson we listen to music.
Вдруг пошёл дождь.
Suddenly it started to rain.
Поэтому мы остались дома.
So we stayed at home.
На следующий день мы поехали на море.
The next day we went to the seaside.
Matching
0/10Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
Утром я завтракаю, иду в школу. (In the morning I have breakfast, then I go to school.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
Прежде всего, я хочу спасибо. (First of all, I want to say thank you.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
Как только я из школы, я делаю уроки. (As soon as I get back from school, I do my homework.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
К тому же погода была . (What's more, the weather was lovely.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
В конце концов мы в кафе. (In the end we went to a café.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
, я ложусь спать в десять часов. (Finally, I go to bed at ten.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
В урока мы слушаем музыку. (At the start of the lesson we listen to music.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
пошёл дождь. (Suddenly it started to rain.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
мы остались дома. (So we stayed at home.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
На день мы поехали на море. (The next day we went to the seaside.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
Lesson 4 of 16 in this chapter