A12 min · 72 words
У нас нет сахара
We Have No Sugar
Guests arrive in an hour, and the kitchen audit is a disaster: no sugar, no milk, no lemon. Anna's genitive-powered dash to the shop.
You will practice: нет + genitive for absence (нет сахара, нет молока), у нас есть/нет, and shop phrases (у вас есть…?, сколько стоит?).
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- сахарsugar
- молокоmilk
- лимонlemon
- гостиguests
- тортcake
- магазинshop
- проблемаproblem
- быстроquickly
- через часin an hour
- покупатьto buy
- всёeverything
- чайникkettle, teapot
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. Why is the empty kitchen a problem today?
2. What is NOT missing in the kitchen?
3. What does Anna buy at the shop?
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.