Bedeutung
Beginning a class session.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The school bell (звонок) is the ultimate authority. Even if the teacher is in the room, the lesson doesn't 'officially' start until the bell rings and the teacher says 'Начнём урок'. In many Russian-speaking regions, students stand up when the teacher enters to start the lesson as a sign of respect. In the digital age, 'начать урок' often involves a technical check: 'Меня слышно? Тогда начнём урок.' The phrase 'преподать урок' (to give a lesson) is a more formal/literary version of starting to teach.
Use 'Давайте'
Always use 'Давайте начнём урок' to sound polite and encouraging as a teacher or partner.
Aspect Matters
Use 'начать' (perfective) for a specific lesson today. Use 'начинать' (imperfective) for general schedules.
Bedeutung
Beginning a class session.
Use 'Давайте'
Always use 'Давайте начнём урок' to sound polite and encouraging as a teacher or partner.
Aspect Matters
Use 'начать' (perfective) for a specific lesson today. Use 'начинать' (imperfective) for general schedules.
Add a preposition
Use 'начать урок С...' (start the lesson WITH...) to sound more natural when describing your plan.
The Bell Rule
In Russia, even if you are ready, wait for the teacher to say 'начнём' before you start talking about the subject.
Teste dich selbst
Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence.
Учитель хочет _______ урок сейчас.
The infinitive 'начать' is needed after the verb 'хочет' (wants).
Fill in the missing word.
Давайте начнём _______ с повторения.
'Урок' is the direct object of 'начнём'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are a teacher and the bell just rang. What do you say?
'Пора начать урок' means 'It's time to start the lesson'.
Complete the dialogue.
Студент: Мы готовы. Учитель: Хорошо, _______.
The teacher confirms they will start the lesson.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenУчитель хочет _______ урок сейчас.
The infinitive 'начать' is needed after the verb 'хочет' (wants).
Давайте начнём _______ с повторения.
'Урок' is the direct object of 'начнём'.
You are a teacher and the bell just rang. What do you say?
'Пора начать урок' means 'It's time to start the lesson'.
Студент: Мы готовы. Учитель: Хорошо, _______.
The teacher confirms they will start the lesson.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, 'класс' refers to the room or the group of people. Use 'урок' for the session.
'Начать' is for a single, completed start. 'Начинать' is for a process or a habit.
It is neutral. It's appropriate for both a strict school and a casual private lesson.
Use the reflexive: 'Урок начинается'.
Yes, if they are being proactive or reminding a distracted teacher, but it might sound a bit bold!
The Accusative case. For 'урок', it looks the same as the Nominative.
Начать урок с игры (Instrumental case).
'Занятие' is more general and often used for university or hobbies. 'Урок' is standard for school and languages.
It's better to say 'начать лекцию' for a formal university lecture.
'Закончить урок' (to finish the lesson).
Verwandte Redewendungen
Закончить урок
contrastTo finish the lesson
Провести урок
similarTo conduct/hold a lesson
Пропустить урок
relatedTo skip a lesson
Идти на урок
builds onTo go to a lesson
План урока
specialized formLesson plan
