Russian for English speakers Beach · Lesson 1

Are you not afraid of burning in the sun?

Russian frequency adverbs — Ты не боишься сгореть на солнце? — for sun safety talk.

Conversation

  1. Rocky Rocky

    Летом на этом пляже много людей?

    Letom na ètom pljaže mnogo ljudej?

    Are there a lot of people on this beach in the summer?

  2. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Да, каждый день очень жарко, поэтому все ходят плавать

    Da, každyj denʹ očenʹ žarko, poètomu vse hodjat plavatʹ

    Yes, every day it is very hot, that’s why everyone goes to swim

  3. Rocky Rocky

    Ты не боишься сгореть?

    Ty ne boišʹsja sgoretʹ?

    Are you not afraid of burning in the sun?

  4. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    Нет, я не боюсь, я пользуюсь кремом от загара

    Net, ja ne bojusʹ, ja polʹzujusʹ kremom ot zagara

    No, I am not afraid, I use a sunscreen

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Common Russian frequency adverbs?

Всегда (always), часто (often), иногда (sometimes), редко (rarely), никогда (never).

What is бояться?

'To be afraid'. Reflexive verb. Боюсь + genitive: боюсь собак = 'afraid of dogs'.

Russian for 'get sunburned'?

Сгореть на солнце = 'burn in the sun'. Or загар — tan. Загорать = to sunbathe.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

Next lesson in Beach Beach activities →