Shopping in Russian

Four phrases run every shop in Russia. Add the clothes vocabulary and the accusative you just learned, and a fitting room becomes a language classroom.

Do You Have…?

The having pattern, pointed at the shopkeeper:

Show Me, Please

The Wardrobe

Accusative in the wild: Я хочу куртку — feminine -а does its -у swap even in a shop.

Try and Take

Common Mistakes

• «Ты» with shop staff. Always вы: У вас есть…, Покажите…
• Platье as feminine. It ends in -е — neuter: моё платье, красивое платье.
• Forgetting the accusative. Я хочу куртка → куртку. The shop is your practice ground.

What You Can Do Now

You can walk into any shop, ask for what you need, try it on, and buy it — or escape politely with Я подумаю. The market and the mall now both speak your language.