Летний отпуск в Сочи
Summer Vacation in Sochi
A summer trip to Sochi on the Black Sea coast — a four-hour flight south, warm days on the beach, and evening walks along the seafront.
You will practice: хотеть + infinitive for wishes (хочу поехать), reflexive verbs (купаемся, загораем), по + dative for moving along a surface (гуляем по набережной), and time expressions (летом, каждый день, вечером).
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- отпускvacation, time off
- мореsea
- югsouth
- берегshore, bank
- полётflight
- гостиницаhotel
- пляжbeach
- купатьсяto swim, to bathe
- загоратьto sunbathe
- мороженоеice cream
- набережнаяembankment, seafront
- кафеcafé
- закатsunset
- отдыхrest, holiday
Did you get it?
4 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. Where do the narrator and the family go on vacation?
2. How long does the flight last?
3. What do they do every day in Sochi?
4. How does the narrator feel about the trip at the end?
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.