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A12 min · 80 words

Наша квартира

Our Apartment

A room-by-room tour of Anna's apartment — and the eternal question of every home: where is the cat sleeping today?

You will practice: Rooms and furniture with «в … есть» (в кухне есть стол), the prepositional case for location, and adjective agreement (большая комната, старый диван).

Words to know

Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.

  • квартираapartment
  • комнатаroom
  • кухняkitchen
  • спальняbedroom
  • ваннаяbathroom
  • диванsofa
  • кроватьbed
  • шкафwardrobe
  • креслоarmchair
  • лампаlamp
  • удобныйcomfortable, convenient
  • вездеeverywhere

Did you get it?

3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.

1. How many rooms does the apartment have (besides kitchen and bathroom)?

2. What is in the kitchen?

3. Where does Barsik sleep?

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.