Listen to the audio & read the examples:

чай с лимоном tea with lemon

кофе с молоком coffee with milk

борщ со сметаной borsch with sour cream

паста с грибами pasta with mushrooms

The ‘с’ preposition means ‘with’ and requires the Instrumental case. There is also its variant, ‘со’, which is used when the preposition is followed by a noun beginning with two consonants. Let's learn how to form the Instrumental case of a noun.

Listen to the audio & read the examples:

1. Я пью чай с лимоном и сахаром.
I drink tea with lemon and sugar.

2. Я люблю борщ с мясом и сметаной.
I like borsch with meat and sour cream.

3. А: Давайте закажем пиццу?
В: С чем?
А: С грибами.

А: Let’s order pizza?
В: With what?
А: With mushrooms.

4. А: Я буду сэндвич и кофе.
В: Сэндвич с чем?
А: С курицей.

А: I’ll have a sandwich and coffee.
В: Sandwich with what?
А: With chicken.

Listen to the audio to hear the correct answers

Listen to the audio to hear the correct answers

Listen to the audio to hear the correct answers

Task 6: Watch the video & answer the questions below

Tanya and Danya are discussing what to cook for lunch with their parents.

Vocabulary for the video:

• придут - (they) will come
• Давай закажем - Let’s order
• подумает - (she) will think
• ничего - nothing 
• в прошлый раз - last time
• ладно - okay, fine
• конечно - of course
• тогда - then
• быстро - fast, quickly
• закажи - order (imperative form)

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