LinguaTwo openings that order almost anything
At a table you need one verb and one noun. The verb is either я хочу, the plain 'I want', or я буду, which is literally 'I will be' and is the everyday way of saying 'I'll have'. What follows both of them is the object form you learned in the last unit: the thing the sentence acts on.
| Dictionary form | After я хочу and я буду | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| суп | суп | soup |
| чай | чай | tea |
| хлеб | хлеб | bread |
| вода | воду | water |
| рыба | рыбу | fish |
| овощи | овощи | vegetables |
Why only two words in the table changed
A noun that names a thing and ends in a consonant does not move at all, and neither does a plural of things. Only the feminine nouns in -а swap that letter for -у. So four of the six words above are free, and the two that cost you something cost you one letter.
| Phrase | What it says |
|---|---|
| Это вкусно | the food tastes good |
| Очень вкусно | it is really good |
| Невкусно | the food does not taste good |
| вкусный суп | a soup that tastes good |
| вкусная рыба | fish that tastes good |
вкусно and вкусный are not the same word
Вкусно never stands next to a noun: it judges the whole situation, the plate in front of you, the evening. The moment a noun appears you need the adjective instead, and it agrees with that noun. The negative is written as one word and covers everything from bland to inedible.
Я хочу суп и салат.I want soup and a salad.
Я буду чай, а не кофе.I'll have tea, not coffee.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| хлеб | bread | Хлеб ещё тёплый. The bread is still warm. |
| суп | soup | Суп сегодня очень вкусный. The soup is very good today. |
| мясо | meat | Я не ем мясо. I do not eat meat. |
| рыба | fish | Рыба здесь свежая. The fish here is fresh. |
| овощи | vegetables | Мы едим овощи каждый день. We eat vegetables every day. |
| фрукты | fruit | Летом фрукты дешёвые. Fruit is cheap in the summer. |
| чай | tea | Чай уже холодный. The tea is cold already. |
| кофе | coffee | Кофе очень крепкий. The coffee is very strong. |
| вода | water | Холодная вода стоит на столе. The cold water is on the table. |
| вкусно | tasty, it tastes good | Как вкусно! How good this tastes! |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- fill the gap: 2
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Which form of вода follows я хочу?
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.