Russian for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 1

What is sold here

Russian for products — Что здесь продаётся? (What is sold here?) — using the passive продаётся.

Conversation

  1. Magicat Magicat

    Что здесь продают?

    Čto zdesʹ prodajut?

    What do you sell here?

  2. Rose Rose

    Здесь продают молоко, сыр и йогурт.

    Zdesʹ prodajut moloko, syr i jogurt.

    Here we sell milk, cheese and yogurt

  3. Magicat Magicat

    А там?

    A tam?

    And there?

  4. Rose Rose

    Там продают хлеб, торты и пирожки.

    Tam prodajut hleb, torty i pirožki.

    There we sell bread, cakes and pies

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does продаваться mean?

'To be sold' (passive). Reflexive verb. Здесь продаётся хлеб = 'bread is sold here'.

Russian для shop types?

Продуктовый магазин (grocery), супермаркет (supermarket), рынок (market), бутик (boutique), универмаг (department store).

Common product categories?

Молочные продукты (dairy), мясо (meat), овощи (vegetables), фрукты (fruits), хлеб (bread), сладости (sweets).

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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