Russian for English speakers Farm · Lesson 2

Shampoo is in the corner

Russian verbs стоять (stand) and лежать (lie) — Шампунь в углу (Shampoo is in the corner).

Conversation

  1. Muri Muri

    Чувствуй себя как дома! Здесь лежит полотенце, а там зубная щётка

    Čuvstvuj sebja kak doma! Zdesʹ ležit polotence, a tam zubnaja ŝëtka

    Make yourself at home! There's a towel here, and there's a toothbrush over there.

  2. Pishi Pishi

    Огромное спасибо. А где стоят шампунь и мыло?

    Ogromnoe spasibo. A gde stojat šampunʹ i mylo?

    Thank you so much. And where are the shampoo and soap?

  3. Muri Muri

    Шампунь стоит в углу, а мыло лежит на раковине

    Šampunʹ stoit v uglu, a mylo ležit na rakovine

    The shampoo is in the corner, and the soap is on the sink.

  4. Pishi Pishi

    Понял!

    Ponjal!

    Got it!

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Russian verbs of position — стоять vs лежать?

Стоять = stand (vertical). Лежать = lie (horizontal). Russian distinguishes: книга стоит (book stands on shelf), книга лежит (book lies on table).

What is угол?

'Corner'. В углу = 'in the corner' (prepositional). На углу = 'at the corner' (street corner).

Russian for bathroom items?

Шампунь (shampoo), мыло (soap), полотенце (towel), зубная щётка (toothbrush), зубная паста (toothpaste).

Test yourself

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

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