Week 25, Lesson 50, Thursday
Say how you feel
Feelings use the to-whom form you know: мне пло́хо, ему́ лу́чше. Add three symptoms and you can call in sick in Russian.
1Recap 5 minutes
Three questions from Monday, before anything new.
2Goal 1 minute
I can say how I feel, describe symptoms and ask others how they are.
3The lesson 20 minutes
In this lesson
- How do you feel?
- Symptoms
How do you feel?
Three faces, three feelings. Notice the to-whom form at the start of each.
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Как вы себя́ чу́вствуете? | How do you feel? |
| Я чу́вствую себя́ хорошо́ / пло́хо. | I feel fine / unwell. |
| Мне пло́хо. Мне уже́ лу́чше. | I feel bad. I already feel better. |
| Мне хо́лодно. Мне жа́рко. | I'm cold. I'm hot. |
The to-whom form and an adverb, with no verb: мне пло́хо, ему́ лу́чше, нам хо́лодно.
Symptoms
| Russian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| У меня́ температу́ра. | I have a temperature. |
| У меня́ ка́шель и на́сморк. | I have a cough and a runny nose. |
| У меня́ просту́да. | I have a cold. |
| Я заболе́л. Я заболе́ла. | I've fallen ill (a man, a woman). |
4Listen and say 5 minutes
Sound of the lesson: A silent в
In чу́вствую the first в is silent: CHUST-vu-yu.
- чу́вствую [CHUST-vu-yu] Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)
- себя́ [si-BYA] 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.
- Как вы себя́ чу́вствуете?How do you feel?
- Мне уже́ лу́чше.I already feel better.
- Выздора́вливайте!Get well soon!
Words to read aloud
Read each one aloud, then open it to check.
Как вы себя́ чу́вствуете?
How do you feel?
Я чу́вствую себя́ хорошо́.
I feel fine.
мне пло́хо, мне лу́чше
I feel bad, I feel better
мне хо́лодно, мне жа́рко
I'm cold, I'm hot
температу́ра
a temperature
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)ка́шель
на́сморк
runny nose
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)просту́да
заболе́ть
to fall ill
Hear it on Forvo (opens in a new tab)Вы пло́хо вы́глядите.
You don't look well.
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
- Call in sick: say what hurts and your symptoms.
Екатери́на
- Ask Как вы себя́ чу́вствуете? and wish you well: Выздора́вливайте!
7Your turn 5 minutes
Write how you feel today, in two sentences.
See a model answer
Сего́дня я чу́вствую себя́ хорошо́. Вчера́ мне бы́ло пло́хо, а сего́дня уже́ лу́чше.
Saved as you type. It goes to Екатери́на together with Homework 50.
8Mini questionnaire required, 80% to pass
9Feedback 5 minutes
10Check your goal 1 minute
I can say how I feel, describe symptoms and ask others how they are.
Can you do this now? Be honest: the answer decides your next step.
11Homework
Homework 50 on Friday: how you feel, and a message to call in sick.
I can say how I feel, describe symptoms and ask others how they are.