LESSON 3: TO MARRY
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In Russian, there are different verbs for “to get married”. Again, it depends on who you are talking about: a man, a woman or a couple.

  • a woman →  “выйти замуж + за + Accusative case”

1. Моя сестра хочет выйти замуж.
My sister wants to get married.

2. Она вышла замуж за Антона. 
She married Anton.

  • a man →  “жениться + на + Prepositional case” 

1. Мой брат женился в прошлом году.
My brother got married last year.

2. Он женился на актрисе. 
He married an actress.

  • a couple  →  ‘жениться’ (imperfective) / ‘пожениться’ (perfective)

1. Мои друзья женятся в это воскресенье.
My friends are getting married this Sunday.

2. Они поженились в июле. 
They got married in July.

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Task 3: Watch the video & take the true or false quiz. Choose ‘верно’ (‘true’) or ‘неверно’ (‘false’). 

Two babushka neighbours Petrovna and Nikitichna are sitting on a bench and talking.

Vocabulary:

  • Петровна / Никитична – a familiar form of address for an older woman whose father’s name is Peter / Nikita
  • Не в деньгах счастье – Money can't buy happiness
  • скоро – soon
  • выходить замуж – to marry (female, imperfective)
  • Как быстро время летит! – How time flies!
  • старуха – old woman (used as a rude or humorous definition, depending on the context)
  • сделать карьеру – make/build a career
  • жизнь – life
  • правнуки – great-grandchildren
  • встречаться – to date
  • расстаться – to break up
  • разные - different
Test: ChooseCorrect

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