B12 min · 125 words
Письмо домой
A Letter Home
Tom writes to his mother in London: what Moscow gave him, what he misses, and why he laughed and almost cried in the same paragraph.
You will practice: Emotion patterns in context: скучаю по + dative, рад/счастлив short forms, бояться + infinitive, and dative moods (мне грустно, мне весело).
Words to know
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- письмоletter
- скучатьto miss
- честно говоряhonestly speaking
- сначалаat first
- одинокийlonely
- привыкнутьto get used to
- смеятьсяto laugh
- гордитьсяto be proud
- обниматьto hug
- чувствоватьto feel
- домhome
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. How did Tom feel during his first month in Moscow?
2. What does Tom miss the most?
3. What does Tom now call Moscow?
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.