Уро́к 5
5.1 Language and Speech – ИКЕА
Directions:
We are going to explore the Ikea website in other countries in Russian. Note, as of this writing, Ikea has paused all operations in Russia and has closed all of their stores due to the war with Ukraine. However, we can look at the Ikea store in Russian in Latvia.
For this assignment, create a Google or Word document and write out the answers to all of the questions highlighted in yellow below.
Part 1
Let’s explore! Click on the links below to answer the questions.
1. What room can you find things for under ку́хня?
2. What room can you find things for under спа́льня?
3. What room can you find things for under гости́ная?
4. What room can you find things for under ва́нная?
Ку́хня, Спа́льня, Гости́ная, Ва́нная are all types of ко́мнаты.гости́ная = гости́ная ко́мната;
ва́нная = ва́нная ко́мната
**The words for living room / guest room and bathroom are often shortered, leaving off ‘комната’.
Part 2
Answer the following question about your real or imaginary selves, noting the new construction below:
Каки́е ко́мнаты есть у вас дома?
What rooms do you have?
For example:
У меня́ есть ку́хня, спа́льня, гости́ная, ванная.
NOTE this new construction and how it translates into English:
- У меня есть = I have
- У вас есть = You have
A more literal translation would be:
- У меня есть = At me there is
- У вас есть = At you there is
Part 3
Read the following sets of questions and responses in Russian with their English translations. Then answer these questions about yourself. Note, if you don’t have one of these rooms, just say ‘нет’ for now.
| 1. У вас е́сть ку́хня? Do you have a kitchen? |
Да, есть. У меня́ есть ку́хня. Она́ ма́ленькая но краси́вая. I have a kitchen at home. It’s small but pretty. |
| 2. У вас е́сть спа́льня? Do you have a bedroom? |
Да, есть. У нас есть спа́льни. Три. We have bedrooms. 3. |
| 3. У вас е́сть гости́ная? | Да, есть. У нас есть гости́ная. |
| 4. У вас е́сть ва́нная? | Да, есть. У нас есть ва́нная. |
- Есть is used to indicate the existence of something. In English, we usually say ‘I have…’ IN Russian, “у меня есть”… literally means, ‘at me there is…’, so in Russian: “У нас есть кухня,” means, ‘We have a kitchen.’
- Есть does not decline and whatever it is that you ‘have’ is in the Nominative Case.
