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A1How to sayya vazmú éta

How to say “I’ll take it” in Russian

The sentence that ends a purchase — in the perfective, because you are deciding once.

Quick answer

Я возьму́ э́то.

ya vazmú éta — perfective future, because it is one decision

The options

Я возьму́ э́то.I’ll take this.
Беру́!I’ll take it! — on the spot
Да, э́то подойдёт.Yes, that will do.
Два, пожа́луйста.Two, please.
Мне ну́жно поду́мать.I need to think about it.

возьму́ or беру́?

Возьму́ is the perfective future of взять — one decision, now. Беру́ is the imperfective present used as a snap decision, exactly like English “I’m taking it”. Both are natural; беру́ sounds a shade more decisive.

Finishing the purchase

Ско́лько с меня́? — how much do I owe? Мо́жно ка́ртой? — can I pay by card? Паке́т не ну́жен — I don’t need a bag. And at the end, Чек, пожа́луйста.

What you hear back

Хорошо́, с вас две ты́сячи.Right, that’s two thousand.
Паке́т ну́жен?Do you need a bag?
Опла́та зде́сь.Payment here.
Спаси́бо за поку́пку!Thanks for your purchase!

Typical mistakes

Я бу́ду брать э́то.

Я возьму́ э́то.

A single decision takes the perfective.

Я возьму́ э́та

Я возьму́ э́то

э́то is the neutral form used for an unnamed object.

Check yourself

Which is the natural way to close a purchase?

One decision → perfective future.

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