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ПРИВЕ́Т! Меня́ зову́т А́нна.Я из Ло́ндона.Я студе́нтка. My name is Anna. (“me they call”)I’m from London.I’m a student.
The three sentences every Unit 01 learner can say. Note what is missing: no “am”, no “a”.
Checkpoint · Unit 01 · A1·Your first conversations

Unit 01 checkpoint: your first conversation

Start with a real conversation on your first day in Moscow, then test the grammar behind it: gender with мой and моя́, numbers, present-tense verbs and “where”. Score 18 out of 22 to pass.

22 questionsAbout 10 minutesPass mark 18
Conversation Family Numbers Verbs Where
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1. Conversation: first day in Moscow

You meet Dmitry, a neighbour, on the stairs. He speaks first; choose each of your replies. Phrases guide →

Д ZDRAST-vuy-tye! vy nash NO-vy si-SYET Здра́вствуйтеhelloВыyouнашourно́выйnewсосе́дneighbour
Д O-chin’ pri-YAT-na! mi-NYA za-VUT DMEET-ri. a vas О́ченьveryприя́тноpleasantМеня́meзову́тthey callДми́трийDmitryАandвасyou
Д at-KU-da vy Отку́даwhere fromвыyou
Д vy ra-BO-ta-yi-tye EE-li U-chi-tis’ Выyouрабо́таетеworkи́лиorу́читесьstudy
Д vy kha-ra-SHO ga-va-REE-tye pa-RUS-ki Выyouхорошо́wellговори́теspeakпо-ру́сскиRussian
Д nu, da FSTRYE-chi Нуwellдоuntilвстре́чиmeeting

2. Family and gender

“My” changes with the gender of the noun: мой (masculine), моя́ (feminine), моё (neuter), мои́ (plural). Family vocabulary →

мой па́памоя́ ма́мамой братямоя́ сестра́ my dadmy mummy brothermemy sister
Male relatives take мой (blue), female relatives моя́ (red). па́па ends in -а but is masculine, because a dad is male.
Э́то … брат. This is my brother.
Э́то … сестра́. This is my sister.
Э́то … роди́тели. These are my parents.
Где … фо́то? Where is my photo?

3. Numbers to 100

Choose the word for each number. Tap ▸ to hear it after you answer. Numbers guide →

7
12
40
95

4. Present-tense verbs

The ending of the verb must match who is doing the action. Present tense guide →

Я … по-англи́йски. I speak English.
Где ты …? Where do you work?
Мы … в Москве́. We live in Moscow.
Они́ … ру́сский. They are learning Russian.

5. Where? в and на

To say where something is, use в (in) or на (on, at) and put the noun in the prepositional case, the form for location. Most nouns simply end in -е. Cases guide →

в столе́на столе́ in the deskon the desk
стол (desk, table) becomes столе́ after both. Some places always take на, such as на рабо́те (at work) and на по́чте (at the post office).
  1. Я живу́ в … I live in Moscow.
  2. Па́па на … Dad is at work.
  3. Кни́га на … The book is on the table.
  4. Ма́ма в … Mum is in the kitchen.

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