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Foods
Russian A1 · Unit 13
GoalName everyday foods and check their gender.
New words
хлеб (khleb) · breadсыр (syr) · cheeseмя́со (myáso) · meatры́ба (rýba) · fishсуп (sup) · soupрис (ris) · riceяйцо́ (yaytsó) · eggсала́т (salát) · salad
Explanation
Food words are everyday nouns, and you already know молоко́ and я́блоко. Хлеб, сыр, суп, рис and сала́т are masculine. Ры́ба is feminine. Мя́со and яйцо́ are neuter. Ask Что э́то? and answer Э́то суп. Join foods with и: хлеб и сыр. Add colours and adjectives you know: бе́лый хлеб (white bread), чёрный хлеб (rye bread), зелёный сала́т. Ы in ры́ба and сыр is the sound that has no English letter: say it with your tongue pulled back.
| Gender | Foods |
|---|---|
| Masculine | хлеб, сыр, суп, рис, сала́т |
| Feminine | ры́ба |
| Neuter | мя́со, яйцо́ |
Worked examples
Ма́ша
Что э́то?
Са́ша
Э́то суп.
Ма́ша
А э́то?
Са́ша
Э́то рис и ры́ба.
Three foods. Press each card.
With colours. Listen.
Class activity
Look in your kitchen or at a shop menu and find eight foods. Say each one in Russian: Э́то хлеб. Then sort them into three groups: masculine, feminine and neuter. Say и between two foods: хлеб и сыр.
Practice
1
Press Listen. Is it on the list of this lesson?
…
No. It is торт (tort), “cake”.
2
Choose мой, моя́ or моё: Э́то … ры́ба.
моя́: Э́то моя́ ры́ба.
3
The picture shows an egg. Say what it is.
Э́то яйцо́.
4
Say: “bread and cheese”.
хлеб и сыр.
5
Read aloud and translate.
“This is white rice.”