Russian for English speakers Farm · Lesson 3

I don't need a lot of space

Russian adjectives — Мне не нужно много места (I don't need a lot of space) — and home descriptions.

Conversation

  1. Pishi Pishi

    У тебя довольно маленькая кровать в спальне.

    U tebja dovolʹno malenʹkaja krovatʹ v spalʹne.

    Your bed in the bedroom is quite small.

  2. Muri Muri

    Я сплю один, мне не нужно много места

    Ja splju odin, mne ne nužno mnogo mesta

    I sleep alone, I don't need much space.

  3. Pishi Pishi

    Но диван в зале огромный!

    No divan v zale ogromnyj!

    But the sofa in the living room is huge!

  4. Muri Muri

    Там обычно спят гости, им нужно место

    Tam obyčno spjat gosti, im nužno mesto

    Usually, guests sleep there, they need space.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Russian for 'I don't need'?

Мне не нужно + noun (genitive for negation). Мне не нужно много времени = 'I don't need much time'.

Russian adjectives for space?

Просторный (spacious), тесный (cramped), большой (big), маленький (small), уютный (cozy).

Common Russian furniture?

Кровать (bed), стол (table), стул (chair), диван (sofa), шкаф (wardrobe), полка (shelf).

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.

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