Russian for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 4

Walk and swim

Russian для movement — Ходить и плавать (walk and swim) — verbs of motion.

Conversation

  1. Muri Muri

    Черепаха ходит медленно

    Čerepaha hodit medlenno

    The turtle walks slowly

  2. Lindo Lindo

    А как черепаха плавает?

    A kak čerepaha plavaet?

    How does a turtle swim?

  3. Muri Muri

    Черепаха плавает быстрее, чем ты

    Čerepaha plavaet bystree, čem ty

    Turtles swim faster than you

  4. Lindo Lindo

    Да ну тебя

    Da nu tebja

    Come on!

    Tip: That's a nice way to make youeself look offensive a bit in responding, more translated like "go away"

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Russian verbs of motion?

Ходить (walk, indef.), идти (go, def.), плавать (swim, indef.), плыть (swim, def.), бегать (run, indef.), бежать (run, def.).

Indeterminate vs determinate?

Indeterminate (habitual / both directions): хожу в школу (I go to school regularly). Determinate (specific direction now): я иду в школу (I'm going to school).

Russian для animal movements?

Птица летает (bird flies), рыба плавает (fish swims), лошадь бегает (horse runs), змея ползает (snake crawls).

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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