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Prepositions в (во) and на
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The prepositions в (во) - "in, inside" and на -
"on, on the surface of" followed by nouns in the prepositional case
are used to indicate location. For Example: в сумке - in the bag; в
комнате - in the room; на столе - on the table; на стене -
on the wall.
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Study the following examples. Click each statement to listen, then say
it.
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1. - Мой учебник в сумке.
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1. - My textbook is in the bag.
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2. - Мой друг сейчас во Франции, в Париже.
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2. - My friend is in France, in Paris now.
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3. - Моя сестра сейчас в России, в Москве.
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3. - My friend is in Russia, in Moscow now.
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4. - Твоя ручка на столе.
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4. - Your pen in on the table.
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Notes
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The preposition в becomes во before a word starting in two
consonants with the first в or ф, for example: во Владивостоке, во
Франции (во is always unstressed, therefore it pronounced as [ва]).
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Because of the consonant cluster rule в is pronounced as [ф] before
voiceless consonants. Compare: в сумке [ф сумк'
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в Париже [ф париж]
and в России [в рас'и],
в Москве [в маскв'е].
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Location: В or НА?
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Both prepositions в and на are used to indicate location in place
of English "in", "at" and "on".
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The preposition в is used:
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1) with most places, buildings and certain parts of buildings, for example:
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2) with cities, towns and countries, for example:
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в университете
в аудитории
в школе
в театре
в офисе
в комнате
в классе
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(in, at) university
(in, at) lecture-room
(in, at) school
(in, at) theatre
(in, at) office
(in, at) room
(in) class
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в городе
в деревне
в стране
в Москве
в Канаде
в Росси
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(in) city
(in) village
(in) country/state
(in) Moscow
(in) Canada
(in) Russia
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The preposition на is used:
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1) with the names of a few places that must be memorized:
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2) with the names of events, activities, for example:
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на заводе
на даче
на вокзале
на ста
нции
на стадионе
на ку
хне
на кафере
на факультете
на курсе
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(in, at) factory
(in, at) cottage out of town
(in, at) railway station
(in, at) station
(in, at) stadium
(in, at) kitchen
(in, at) department
(in, at) faculty
in a year of univercity
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на лекции
на балете
на собрании
на уроке
на концерте
на рабо
те
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(at) lecture
(at) ballet
(at) meeting
(at) lesson
(at) concert
(at) work
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3) with certain parts of city that must be memorized:
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4) with names of islands and peninsulas, and with points on the compass:
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на улице
на площади
на проспе
кте
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(in, at) street
(in, at) square
(in, at) broad street
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на острове
на Аляске
на севере
на юге
на западе
на восто
ке
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(on) island
in Alaska
in the North
in the South
in the West
in the East
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В доме vs дома
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Learn the difference between two expressions:
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в доме - means "in a building/house"
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Compare the following examples:
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1. Наша квартира в доме номер 7.
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1. Our apartment is in the building (house) number 7.
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2. Мама на работе, а бабушка дома.
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2. Mom is at work, but grandma is at home.
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Reading Чтение
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Read the text below and answer the following questions:
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1. Где я *живу?
2. Где моя квартира?
3. Где *сегодня вечером мама и папа?
4. Где сегодня вечером моя сестра?
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*я живу - I live
*сегодня вечером - tonight
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Текст
Я живу в Москве на улице "Пушкинская". Моя квартира в доме № 9.
Сегодня вечером мама и папа в консерватории на концерте, а сестра Оля дома.
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Exercises Упражнения
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Decide between 'в' and 'на'
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Fill in the blanks with nouns and prepositions
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Decide between 'в доме' and 'дома'
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