A12 min · 75 words
Где я живу
Where I Live
Tom shows off his Moscow neighborhood: the park, the bakery, the metro — and the old house where Pushkin maybe, possibly, once drank tea.
You will practice: The prepositional case for location (в Москве, в парке, на улице), рядом/недалеко for nearness, and есть-sentences about a neighborhood.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- районneighborhood, district
- улицаstreet
- паркpark
- булочнаяbakery
- рядомnearby
- недалекоnot far
- центрcenter
- этажfloor, storey
- окноwindow
- гулятьto stroll, walk
- красивыйbeautiful
- может бытьmaybe
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. Where is Tom's apartment?
2. What is right next to Tom's house?
3. What do people say about the old house on Tom's street?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the Russian reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.