B12 min · 122 words
Ну ты же понимаешь…
Well, You Understand…
Tom finally asks the question every learner carries: what do же, ведь and ну actually MEAN? Anna answers with one tiny play in three acts.
You will practice: The tone particles же, ведь, ну and -то in living dialogue, plus the idioms ничего себе and не за что.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- частицаparticle (grammar)
- переводитьto translate
- тонtone
- настроениеmood
- объяснитьto explain
- нетерпениеimpatience
- удивлениеsurprise
- значитьto mean
- простоsimply
- звучатьto sound
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What does Tom want Anna to explain?
2. According to Anna, what do particles carry?
3. How does Tom prove he understood?
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.