| Let's practice. |
| Imagine you're Ben. You're at the grocery store to buy some bread, but you don't know the word. |
| Instead you point at it and say, "This, please." |
| Ready? |
| Это, пожалуйста. (Eto, pozhaluysta.) |
| Вот, возьмите! (Vot, voz'mite.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Это, пожалуйста. (Eto, pozhaluysta.) |
| Это, пожалуйста. (Eto, pozhaluysta.) |
| Let's try another. |
| Imagine you're Sasha and you see some small snacks you'd like to try. |
| Ask for “these.” |
| Ready? |
| Эти, пожалуйста. (Eti, pozhaluysta.) |
| Вот, возьмите! (Vot, voz'mite.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Эти, пожалуйста. (Eti, pozhaluysta.) |
| Эти, пожалуйста. (Eti, pozhaluysta.) |
| Let’s try one more. |
| Imagine you're Karen and you see a sandwich in the showcase far away. |
| Ask for “that.” |
| Ready? |
| То, пожалуйста. (To, pozhaluysta.) |
| Вот, возьмите! (Vot, voz'mite.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| То, пожалуйста. (To, pozhaluysta.) |
| То, пожалуйста. (To, pozhaluysta.) |
| In Russian speech you can notice one more variation of the pattern used in this lesson - “Вот это, пожалуйста” (Vot eto, pozhaluysta |
| Did you noticed how we added Вот (Vot) particle? |
| Particles вот (vot), “here” and вон (von) “there” are used to point out to an object located close to the speaker and in a distance from him accordingly. |
| So, вот is used with demonstrative pronouns это and эти |
| And вон is used with demonstrative pronouns то and те. |
| For example, imagine, that you want to buy a pack of peanuts that located in a distance from you and you don’t know how to call it in Russian. You can say: |
| Вон то, пожалуйста. (Von to, pozhaluysta). |
| If the pack of peanuts is located close to you, you can say: |
| Вот это, пожалуйста (Vot eto, pozhaluysta). |
| This is the end of this lesson. |
| Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. |
| What's next? |
| Show us what you can do. |
| When you're ready, take your assessment. |
| You can take it again and again, so try anytime you like. |
| Our teachers will assess it, and give you your results. |
| Now you know how to ask for something at a grocery store in Russian. That's all there is to it. |
| Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson! |
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