Russian · Chapter 24 · Lesson 2 · Phrase session
City or countryside?
Traffic and noise against fresh air and nothing to do.
Why these go together
Where to live is a classic two-sided question. These sentences give you the case for the town, the case for the country, and the details that prove it.
Я предпочитаю жить в деревне, потому что там нет шума.
I'd rather live in the country because there's no noise.
В городе слишком много машин.
There are too many cars in town.
В деревне я много гуляю на свежем воздухе.
In the country I go for lots of walks in the fresh air.
В нашем селе нет кинотеатра.
There's no cinema in our village.
Мне нравится пейзаж: горы, лес и озеро.
I love the scenery: mountains, forest and a lake.
Соседи жалуются на шум.
The neighbours complain about the noise.
На перекрёстке надо смотреть на светофор.
At the crossroads you have to watch the traffic lights.
Около нашего дома нет тротуара.
There's no pavement near our house.
В деревне скучно, нечего делать.
It's boring in the country, there's nothing to do.
Раньше здесь было поле, а теперь завод.
This used to be a field, and now it's a factory.
Matching
0/10Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/10Put the missing word back.
Я жить в деревне, потому что там нет шума. (I'd rather live in the country because there's no noise.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
В городе слишком много . (There are too many cars in town.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
В деревне я много на свежем воздухе. (In the country I go for lots of walks in the fresh air.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
В нашем нет кинотеатра. (There's no cinema in our village.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
Мне нравится : горы, лес и озеро. (I love the scenery: mountains, forest and a lake.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
Соседи на шум. (The neighbours complain about the noise.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
На надо смотреть на светофор. (At the crossroads you have to watch the traffic lights.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
Около нашего дома нет . (There's no pavement near our house.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
В деревне скучно, делать. (It's boring in the country, there's nothing to do.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
Раньше здесь было , а теперь завод. (This used to be a field, and now it's a factory.)
Type Latin letters or Cyrillic - spasibo works too
Lesson 2 of 10 in this chapter