Russian for English speakers Beach · Lesson 5

Let's go snorkeling!

Russian 'let's go!' — Пошли заниматься снорклингом! — using past tense for 'let's go!' colloquially.

Conversation

  1. Pishi Pishi

    Давай нырять?

    Davaj nyrjatʹ?

    Let's dive?

  2. Cassian Cassian

    Я не умею дышать под водой

    Ja ne umeju dyšatʹ pod vodoj

    I can't breathe underwater

  3. Pishi Pishi

    У меня есть маска и трубка

    U menja estʹ maska i trubka

    I have a mask and snorkel

  4. Cassian Cassian

    Здорово!Тогда давай нырять

    Zdorovo!Togda davaj nyrjatʹ

    Great! Then let's dive

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'let's go!' in Russian?

Пошли! (lit. 'we went' — colloquial 'let's go'). Or Поехали! (specifically for vehicles). Давай пойдём (let's go, more formal).

What is снорклинг?

Snorkeling — loanword from English. Заниматься снорклингом = 'do snorkeling'.

Other Russian beach activities?

Дайвинг (diving), серфинг (surfing), кайтсёрфинг (kitesurfing), пляжный волейбол (beach volleyball).

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.