LESSON 10: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
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Listen to the audio & read the examples:

1. Она красивая и стройная, как модель.
She is beautiful and fit like a model.

2. Я хочу стать врачом, как мой папа.
I want to become a doctor like my father.

3. Он поёт, как оперный певец.
He sings like an opera tenor.

4. Сегодня жарко, как летом.
It’s hot today, like in summer.

 

In Russian, the word ‘как’ is often used to make comparisons, similar to the English word ‘like’ or ‘as’. It shows that one thing resembles another in some way.

Test: MatchTextDialog

Listen to the audio to hear the correct answers

* “Жить как кошка с собакой” translates as “Living like a cat with a dog”, which means to constantly be in conflict with one another.

Test: MatchTextDialog

Listen to the audio to hear the correct answers

Test: ChooseCorrect
Test: ListenAndWriteDialog