A22 min · 99 words
Сколько людей, сколько мнений
So Many People, So Many Opinions
One simple question — where to go on vacation — and a table full of genitive plurals: many opinions, few agreements, zero problems.
You will practice: The genitive plural after много, мало, сколько and numbers (много друзей, пять мнений, десять дней), plus нет проблем.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- мнениеopinion
- вопросquestion
- отпускvacation
- деньгиmoney
- деньday
- гораmountain
- комарmosquito
- дачаdacha
- идеяidea
- проблемаproblem
- решитьto decide
- поговоркаsaying, proverb
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What is the family deciding?
2. What is dad's argument against the sea?
3. Where does the family finally go?
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.