Anya and Pavel arrange where to meet at the metro
Practice A1 Russian in a short story where Anya and Pavel arrange where to meet at the metro. Tap individual words, follow line-by-line meaning, and review vocabulary from the scene.
- Vocabulary
- Story
- Support
- Grammar
- Practice
- Review
Start with the short scene first. Tap individual words when you want the vocabulary, then use the line-by-line support to confirm the full sentence before you reread it.
Core vocabulary
metro
noun
station
noun
exit
noun
I am waiting
verb
afterwards / later
time word
friend
noun
coffee
adjective
now
time word
in / after
expression
meeting
noun
Core text
Line-by-line support
Read each line with the direct translation beside it. Use this section to slow down and confirm exactly what each speaker says.
Hi! Are you already in the metro?
Yes, I am at the station now. I am waiting for you by the exit.
Good. I will be there in five minutes.
Excellent. Afterwards we will go drink coffee.
Grammar in context
These are the two patterns doing the most work in this lesson. Learn them as reusable sentence frames, not as isolated rules.
я жду
Russian often uses a present-tense verb directly to describe what someone is doing right now.
через + time
Use через before a time expression to say how soon something will happen.
Extension reading
Review
Story check: What is Anya trying to do in this lesson, and what detail changes the situation?
Vocabulary check: Find метро, станция, выход, and жду in the story text again. Explain what each word is doing in its sentence.
Retell: Retell the scene in two or three sentences using метро and станция. Then add one sentence about why the ending matters for Anya.