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Russian, from zero to B1

Week 30 of 76

How many: the genitive plural

Five and more, many, how many: Russian counts with the genitive plural. Three endings cover most words.

This week you will be able to

I can count things from five upwards and say how many or how much.
I can buy food in amounts and understand prices.

В магази́неin the shop
Пять рубле́йcounting and prices
Деше́вле, лу́чшеcomparing
Экза́менthe Month 8 test

This week in pictures

One key picture from each lesson. Open the lesson for the rest.

-ов, -ев and -ей.

Counted things: the genitive plural. The rest: the genitive singular.

This week

Lesson 59: Count to five and more
Monday
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Homework 59: counting
Tuesday
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Lesson 60: Shop for food: amounts and prices
Thursday
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Homework 60: shopping
Friday
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Week 30 review: Week 30 review
Saturday
Not started

Wednesday and Sunday are free.

Week 30 on one plate. Lesson 59: пять билетов; много книг; пять рублей; Сколько у вас книг. Lesson 60: килограмм яблок; бутылка воды; Ещё что-нибудь; пять тысяч рублей. — The week on one plate. The same content follows as text.

Lesson 59, Monday: Counting

пять биле́тов: five tickets.
мно́го книг: many books.
пять рубле́й: five roubles.
Ско́лько у вас книг?: How many books do you have?.

Lesson 60, Thursday: Shopping

килогра́мм я́блок: a kilo of apples.
буты́лка воды́: a bottle of water.
Ещё что́-нибудь?: Anything else?.
пять ты́сяч рубле́й: five thousand roubles.