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Strangers: Che and Ya – RussianPod101
Zdrastvuite, Ya Svetlana! Welcome to Russianpod101.com’s Алфавит Made Easy! The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn the Russian Cyrillic alphabet: the Алфавит! You’re officially on the second half! Last time we quickly reviewed all of our True Friends, False Friends, and New Friends. Then we learned a few new words and phrases. Now is where it gets really fun! In this lesson we’ll introduce our last category of Russian letters – “Strangers.” Strangers are letters which don’t look familiar and don’t have an equivalent letter in English. After that, we’ll learn some more phrases for your notebook. Ready to go? Our first Stranger is “Я”. It looks like a backwards Arr but unfortunately, it doesn’t sound similar at all. It’s almost always pronounced “Ya”, like “Why”-”A” in English. In addition to being a letter, on its own it is one of the most important words in Russian: the first personal pronoun, “I”. In printed form, size is the only difference between the upper and lowercase versions. Here’s the uppercase. Я (print, upper) And the lowercase. Я (print, lower) The cursive version of uppercase “Я” looks like this. With the loop, it may seem a bit confusing at first. But once you get used to it, you will realize that it is quite an efficient stroke. Lowercase “Я” is written the same way as the uppercase, except for the smaller size. It also has the hook on the left. This is the third letter we have learned that uses a hook when following another letter. Now let’s write them. Я (cursive, upper) And the lowercase. Я (cursive, lower) The second letter we’ll learn in this lesson looks like the number 4: Ч. While it may look strange, “Ч” has a pretty familiar sound. “Ч” usually makes a “ch” sound, but sometimes it can sound like “sh” when used before a hard sound or at the beginning of the word. We’ll go over this in more detail later. Size is the only difference between the upper and lowercase versions. Here’s how to write the printed versions. Ч (print, upper) And the lowercase. Ч (print, lower) Now let’s see how to write “Ч” by hand. Uppercase “Ч” is easy to write, and because it looks quite similar to the printed version, it’s easy to read too. It’s written with a single stroke and connects smoothly to the next letter. The lowercase is a bit more interesting. When it stands alone, it’s pretty easy to recognize, but when it’s connected to a preceding letter, it looks similar to a lowercase cursive Arr in English. When transitioning into “Ч”, you have to stretch the connection point from the previous letter so it connects more smoothly. Handwriting time. Ч (cursive, upper) And the lowercase. Ч (cursive, lower) Great! We’ve learned two new letters. Now let’s see some new sentences that you can write! First up is a question and answer that introduces a very important and useful phrase. Try reading it aloud. [short pause] Did you try to say “Chto”? It’s nearly impossible, isn’t it! That’s why the first word in this sentence is pronounced “Shto” with an “Ess”-”Aytch” sound. This is an incredibly useful word because it means “what.” We know “eto” means “this,” so basically you’re asking “What is this?” “Shto eto”. In the answer, we see “Eto” again, and “Fabrika” which we already know means “factory.” “Moya” means “My.” So the question and answer fully translated is: “What is this?” “This is my factory.” Что это? Это моя фабрика. (cursive) Don’t forget the hook on the lowercase “я”! Now you are ready to move on to another useful phrase. [short pause] We read this phrase as “Я еду через Москву.” Let’s go over the words in the phrase. As we just mentioned, “Я” means “I”. “еду” means “to go (by transport),” “через” means “through,” and “Москву” is a form of Moscow. So fully translated it reads “I am going through Moscow” with the implication that you are using transport, and not going by foot. Я еду через Москву. (cursive) In the next lesson, we’ll meet a few more Strangers. I hope you’re excited! See you in the next Алфавит Made Easy! lesson. Пока Пока -
How to Learn Russian Faster & Easier with Structured Audio/Video Lessons
If you’re learning the language but not improving because the apps you use teach random words, and YouTube videos are too disconnected, then you’ll want structured lessons that build on each other. And that’s how our lessons and learning system work, and you’ll see how in just a bit. But first, if you don’t yet have access to our language learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. How to get a structured path of lessons. First things first is, where do you get the lessons? The moment you sign up for a free lifetime account, you get access to all the lessons. Once you’re in and set your level, we’ll give you a pathway of lessons that match your level. It’s all laid out for you to follow from lesson one to two to three until the end. You’ll see lesson one on your dashboard, so click go to lesson to get started. And each lesson is about three to 15 minutes, so you can finish one anytime you have a few spare minutes. Since the lessons are audio and video format, you can just listen or watch, which makes it way easier to consume than reading a textbook, and you can listen on the go with our app, Innovative Language Learning. How do the lessons work? So you might be wondering, how do lessons actually work? Well, it’s super straightforward, and it’s all designed to help you learn as quickly and naturally as possible. All you have to do is press play on a lesson. All lessons are hosted by real teachers and native speakers, so you’re getting authentic language right from the start. First, you’ll hear a conversation between two native speakers. Then we’ll play it again, this time slowed down and translated for you. After that, our teachers explain the main grammar point, the words, and any cultural nuances that pop up. Finally, you’ll hear the conversation one last time, but now you’ll actually understand it. When you’re done, we’ll guide you to the next lesson in the pathway, which will build on what you just learned. So you start with basics, like greetings in lesson one. Then in lesson two, you’re introducing yourself. By lesson three, you’re asking how someone is, and all the way from beginner to advanced. Extra tricks for learning faster. Now there are tricks you can use to learn even faster with our lessons. First, you can read along with the free lesson transcript as you listen or watch. You’ll find the transcript inside every lesson. Following along makes sure you understand every word, and it really helps you learn faster. Second, you should replay and re-listen to the lessons. You can also download lessons to review offline. But the point here is that the more you listen, the better the language will stick. It’s kind of like playing songs on repeat, and some of our learners play these lessons on repeat like you do with songs. Third, if you have questions, just leave a comment on the lesson. Our teachers are there to respond and help you out. And fourth, use the premium dialogue track. This track is just the conversation in the target language. No translations or anything. You can use this to immerse yourself, and you can also re-listen to it as many times as you want. So if you want to learn the language and get access to these learning tools and our learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. -
The One Guaranteed Way to Learn Words & Phrases for Good: Spaced Repetition Flashcards
What if there was a guaranteed way to learn new words fast? You’d speak way more of your target language, right? Well, such a way exists. It’s called spaced repetition flashcards, and you’ll see just what makes this method powerful in just a bit. But first, if you don’t yet have access to our language learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. What is spaced repetition? So first, let’s talk about spaced repetition. What is it, and why is it so powerful for learning languages? First off, spaced repetition is exactly what it sounds like. It’s learning that gets spaced out over time. Imagine this. You learn a new phrase today, and instead of trying to memorize for the next 20 minutes so you can remember it forever, you just walk away for the day. But then, you come back tomorrow to review, then again, two days later, then again, three days later, and so on. So you’re spacing out your learning. You learn, you take a break, you come back later. Why do it this way? There are two big reasons. First, you need repetition to learn anything. I mean, think about it. When was the last time you heard something once and it stuck forever? You’d be fluent by now if that worked. And second, your brain remembers better when you take breaks in between reviews. If you try to cram it all in at once, your brain has no time to process, and you forget everything as quickly as you learned it. But by spacing out your learning, you’re giving your brain time to rest, process, and remember new words and phrases. So that’s spaced repetition learning. And spaced repetition flashcards apply this spaced repetition method to help you learn the language and remember it for good. Instead of you having to remember when to review certain words, the flashcards do this for you and test you accordingly. How to use the spaced repetition flashcards inside our system. Now, let’s talk about how to use our spaced repetition flashcards. You’ll find the flashcards in the vocabulary drop-down menu on our site. There, you’ll see the 100 Must Know Words deck waiting for you. That’s a ready-made deck you can start with. But you can also make flashcard decks using words and phrases from our lessons, the 2,000 core word list, words in your word bank, and our free vocabulary list. So click study and then start session to begin. Here’s how it works. You’ll see a word or phrase and your job is to see if you know it or not. Click show answer to check. If you got it right, mark it as correct. If not, mark it as incorrect. You can even rate how well you knew it by clicking on the spectrum from correct to incorrect. You can also set it as mastered to never see it again. And here’s where the flashcards put spaced repetition to work. They start sorting the words based on how well you know them. The words that you don’t know will show up until you get them right. For the words you know, these will start getting spaced out. You’ll see them in two days, then five days, then 13 days, and so on. So you don’t forget them over time. When you’re done with a session, that’s it. Come back tomorrow. How to customize your learning with spaced repetition flashcards. The most common way to quiz yourself with flashcards is simple. You see the word in your target language and check if you know the meaning. But there are other ways to quiz yourself too. In the settings, you can choose from three modes. Listening, hear the word and check if you understand it. Production, see the translation and try to recall the word in the target language. Recognition, see the word and check if you know its meaning. You can use one, two, or all three modes to learn even faster. So if you haven’t tried learning with spaced repetition yet, give it a try. It’s a guaranteed way to learn new words and remember them for good. And in the grand scheme, you’ll learn much faster and spend less time on the actual vocab study. So if you want to learn the language and get access to these learning tools and our learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. -
Greetings & Farewells – RussianPod101
Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Доброе утро. (Dobroye utro.) What do these words mean? Stick around. In this quick lesson, you’ll learn basic Russian greetings that all beginners must know. Before we start, do you know why often Russians avoid shaking hands through a doorway when greeting or saying goodbye? Keep watching for the answer at the end. Здравствуйте. (Zdravstvuyte.) “Hello.” Здравствуйте. (Zdravstvuyte.) Здравствуйте. (Zdravstvuyte.) The word Здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte) is a polite greeting in Russian. It comes from the Old Slavic word здравие (zdraviye), which means “health” and translates to “be healthy” or “I wish you health.” The word Здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte) is long, with many consonants in a row, some of which are not pronounced. In informal settings, this word is often shortened to здрасьте (zdras’te). It sounds quick and casual. Jack greets Steve at a networking event. Jack: Здравствуйте! Как поживаете? (Zdravstvuyte! Kak pozhivayete?) Steve: Хорошо! А вы? (Khorosho! A vy?) Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) “Goodnight.” Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) The literal translation of the phrase спокойной ночи into English would be “peaceful night.” Once, at my birthday party, my friend left earlier than the others. The fun was in full swing. I asked if she got home safely and wished her “good night” – Спокойной ночи (Spokoynoy nochi). She then wished us a not-so-peaceful night – неспокойной ночи (nespokoynoy nochi) in return. Which really means something like “have a crazy night.” Steve calls Tom before going to bed. Steve: Спокойной ночи. Было весело. (Spokoynoy nochi. Bylo veselo.) Tom: Спокойной ночи. До завтра. (Spokoynoy nochi. Do zavtra.) Доброе утро. (Dobroye utro.) “Good morning.” Доброе утро. (Dobroye utro.) Доброе утро. (Dobroye utro.) Hardworking people joke, ‘The morning might be good, but I’m not.’ Start with coffee, a tasty breakfast, and some exercise—then you can wish your colleagues ‘good morning’ or Доброе утро (Dobroye utro). The word добрый (dobryy) also describes someone’s character, like добрый мужчина (dobryy muzhchina) – “a kind man.” Victoria greets her friends before heading out on a hiking trip. Victoria: Всем доброе утро. (Vsem dobroye utro.) Tom: Доброе утро! Рад тебя видеть. (Dobroye utro! Rad tebya videt’.) Приятно познакомиться. (Priyatno poznakomit’sya.) “Nice to meet you.” Приятно познакомиться. (Priyatno poznakomit’sya.) Приятно познакомиться. (Priyatno poznakomit’sya.) There is another phrase similar to Приятно познакомиться (Priyatno poznakomit’sya). Очень приятно (Ochen’ priyatno). It has a broader meaning – “It’s a pleasure.” Очень приятно (Ochen’ priyatno) can also be used to express gratitude or pleasure. Karolina greets a new student. Karolina: Приятно познакомиться. Пожалуйста, проходите. (Priyatno poznakomit’sya. Pozhaluysta, prokhodite.) Gabriel: И мне приятно познакомиться. Спасибо. (I mne priyatno poznakomit’sya. Spasibo.) Как дела? (Kak dela?) “How are you?” Как дела? (Kak dela?) Как дела? (Kak dela?) The phrase как дела? (Kak dela?) is an expression used to ask about someone’s affairs, well-being, or mood. The word дела (dela), “affairs or matters,” in this context originally could refer to how things were going in a broader sense – how events or tasks in a person’s life were unfolding. Steve greets Tom at a party. Steve: Рад тебя видеть! Как дела? (Rad tebya videt’! Kak dela?) Tom: Хорошо! А у тебя? (Khorosho! A u tebya?) До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) “Goodbye.” До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) Свидание (Svidaniye) originally meant “a meeting” or “encounter” and до свидания (Do svidaniya) literally translates to “until (the next) meeting.” Now, in Russia, the word Свидание (Svidaniye) means “a date.” Jack says goodbye after meeting with Steve. Jack: До свидания. Скоро увидимся! (Do svidaniya. Skoro uvidimsya!) Steve: Обязательно. Береги себя! (Obyazatel’no. Beregi sebya!) Let’s review. You’ll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Russian. Ready? Do you remember how to say “Hello.”? Здравствуйте. (Zdravstvuyte.) Здравствуйте. (Zdravstvuyte.) And how to say “Goodnight.”? Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) How about “Good morning.”? Доброе утро. (Dobroye utro.) Доброе утро. (Dobroye utro.) Do you remember how to say “Nice to meet you.”? Приятно познакомиться. (Priyatno poznakomit’sya.) Приятно познакомиться. (Priyatno poznakomit’sya.) And how to say “How are you?” Как дела? (Kak dela?) Как дела? (Kak dela?) And finally, do you remember how to say “Goodbye.”? До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) Do you know why often Russians avoid shaking hands through a doorway when greeting or saying goodbye? Russians believe it’s bad luck to shake hands or pass anything through a doorway. They think this might bring bad luck, so they step fully into a room or out of it before shaking hands! Thanks for watching! Don’t forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time! -
Cars and Driving: Common Terms
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How to Talk About Basic Weather Conditions
Welcome to Can-Do Russian by RussianPod101.com. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about weather conditions in Russian. For example, “It’s sunny.” is Солнечно. (Solnechno.) Milena Maslova is in sunny Moscow. She’s on a long-distance call with Rose Reznikova , her former colleague, who asks about the current weather. Before you hear their conversation, let’s preview some of its key components. погода (pogoda) “weather” погода погода солнечно (solnechno) “sunny” солнечно солнечно Listen to the conversation, and focus on the response. Ready? Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) Солнечно. (Solnechno.) Once more with the English translation. Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) “How’s the weather?” Солнечно. (Solnechno.) “It’s sunny.” Let’s break down the conversation. Do you remember how Rose asks, “How’s the weather?” Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) First is Как (Kak), which translates as “how.” Как . Как. Note, как (kak) is from как есть (kak yest’) “how is,” where есть (yest’) “is” is omitted. Next is погода (pogoda), “weather.” Погода . Погода. All together, it’s Как погода? (Kak pogoda?), literally “How weather,” but it translates as “How’s the weather?” Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) Let’s take a closer look at the response. Do you remember how Milena says, “It’s sunny?” Солнечно. (Solnechno.) Солнечно (Solnechno) literally means “sunnily,” but it translates as “[It’s] sunny.” Солнечно (Solnechno.) . Солнечно. The pattern is WEATHER CONDITION. “WEATHER CONDITION.” WEATHER CONDITION. To use this pattern, simply replace the WEATHER CONDITION placeholder with the current weather condition. Note: This pattern requires a word belonging to a subset of Russian adverbs sometimes called categories of state. Imagine it’s cloudy, облачно (oblachno). Облачно . Облачно. Say “It’s cloudy.” Ready? Облачно (Oblachno). “It’s cloudy.” Облачно (Oblachno). There is another pattern that is often used to talk about weather. Погода WEATHER CONDITION. (Pogoda WEATHER CONDITION. ) “The weather is WEATHER CONDITION.” Note: This pattern requires a feminine form of an adjective to agree with погода (pogoda), “weather,” which is also feminine. Let’s try this new pattern. Say “The weather is cloudy.” Literally, “weather cloudy.” The feminine form of облачный (oblachnyy), “Сloudy”, is облачная (oblachnaya). Ready? Погода облачная. (Pogoda oblachnaya.) “The weather is cloudy.” Погода облачная. (Pogoda oblachnaya.) In Russian, the most common way to answer the question Как погода? (Kak pogoda?), “How’s the weather,” is to respond with only one word that describes the weather. However, if you want to be more specific about when, add an adverb referencing the point in time. For example, Сегодня солнечно (Segodnya solnechno). “Today [it’s] sunny.” Сегодня солнечно. First is сегодня (segodnya), “today.” Сегодня . Сегодня. Сегодня (Segodnya) is from сегодня есть (segodnya yest’), “today is,” as in “today is sunny,” where есть (yest’) “is” is omitted. Next is солнечно (solnechno), literally “sunnily,” but it translates as “sunny.” Солнечно. Together Сегодня солнечно (Segodnya solnechno). “Today [is] sunny.” Сегодня солнечно. Again, the key patterns are WEATHER CONDITION. “WEATHER CONDITION.” WEATHER CONDITION. And Погода WEATHER CONDITION. (Pogoda WEATHER CONDITION. ) “[The weather] is WEATHER CONDITION.” Погода WEATHER CONDITION. Let’s look at some examples. Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. Солнечно (Solnechno). “It’s sunny.” Солнечно (Solnechno). Облачно (Oblachno). “It’s cloudy.” Облачно (Oblachno). Погода холодная (Pogoda kholodnaya). “It’s cold weather.” Погода холодная (Pogoda kholodnaya). Влажно. (Vlazhno.) “It’s humid.” Влажно. (Vlazhno.) Идёт дождь. (Idyot dozhd’.) “It’s raining.” Идёт дождь. (Idyot dozhd’.) Did you notice how the native speaker used a phrase instead of a single word? Идёт дождь. (Idyot dozhd’.) “It’s raining.” First is идёт (idyot), “going.” Идёт . Идёт. Идёт (idyot) is from идти (idti), “to go.” Идти. Next is дождь (dozhd’), “rain.” Дождь . Дождь. Together, it’s Идёт дождь (Idyot dozhd’). Literally, “going rain,” but it translates as “It’s raining.” This pattern is: Идёт WEATHER CONDITION. “It’s WEATHER CONDITION.” This pattern can be used to talk about weather elements such as rain, snow, and hail. To use this pattern, simply replace the WEATHER CONDITION placeholder with the current weather condition. Note: This pattern requires a noun. Similar to идёт дождь (idyot dozhd’) is дождливо (dozhdlivo), also “It’s raining.” Both phrases translate as “It’s raining,” but идёт дождь (idyot dozhd’) conveys that “It’s raining,” at the moment, and дождливо (dozhdlivo) describes an ongoing state of the weather over one or more days. Let’s review the key words. облачно (oblachno) “cloudy” облачно облачно Literally: “cloudly” влажно (vlazhno) “humid” влажно влажно Literally: “humidly” холодный (kholodnyy) “cold” холодный холодный дождливо (dozhdlivo) “rainy” дождливо дождливо Literally: “rainly” Идёт дождь (Idyot dozhd’). “It’s raining.” Идёт дождь. Идёт дождь. Let’s review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? Do you remember how to say “weather?” погода (pogoda) погода (pogoda) Do you remember how Rose Reznikova asks, “How’s the weather?” Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) Do you remember how Milena Maslova says, “It’s sunny.” Солнечно. (Solnechno.) Солнечно. (Solnechno.) And how to say “The weather is cold.” Literally, “weather cold.” Погода холодная. (Pogoda kholodnaya.) Погода холодная. (Pogoda kholodnaya.) Do you remember how to say “It’s raining.” Идёт дождь. (Idyot dozhd’.) Идёт дождь. (Idyot dozhd’.) Let’s practice. Imagine you’re Milena , and you’re in Moscow, where it’s sunny. “Sunny” is солнечно (solnechno). Respond to the question. Ready? Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) Солнечно (Solnechno). Listen again and repeat. Солнечно (Solnechno). Солнечно (Solnechno). Let’s try another. Imagine you’re Rose Reznikova , and it’s raining in Krasnodar. “Rain” is дождь (dozhd’). Ready? Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) Идёт дождь (Idyot dozhd’). Listen again and repeat. Идёт дождь (Idyot dozhd’). Идёт дождь (Idyot dozhd’). Let’s try one more. Imagine you’re Miroslav’s friend Sergey Svalov , and you’re in Norilsk, where the weather is cold. “Cold” is холодный (kholodnyy) in Russian. Ready? Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) Погода холодная. (Pogoda kholodnaya.) Listen again and repeat. Погода холодная. (Pogoda kholodnaya.) Погода холодная. (Pogoda kholodnaya.) In this lesson, you learned how to talk about weather in Russian. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of talking about the weather. Let’s review. Do you remember how to say “hot?” жарко (zharko) жарко (zharko) And do you remember how to say, “How hot.” Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) Imagine you’re Jack Jones , and it’s cold outside. Do you remember how to say “cold” in Russian? холодно (kholodno) холодно (kholodno) Now, tell your friend that it’s cold. Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) Да, сегодня холодно. (Da, segodnya kholodno.) Listen again and repeat. Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) On a different occasion you’re traveling to St. Petersburg and talking with your friend on the phone. Your friend asks how the weather is, and It’s raining. Do you remember how to say “rain” in Russian? дождь (dozhd’) дождь (dozhd’) Respond to your friend and say, that it’s raining. Как погода? (Kak pogoda?) Идёт дождь. (Idyot dozhd’.) Listen again and repeat. Идёт дождь. (Idyot dozhd’.) Идёт дождь. (Idyot dozhd’.) Well done! This is the end of the lesson and the Can Talk About the Weather unit of this course. Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. What’s next? Show us what you can do. When you’re ready, take your assessment. You can take it again and again, so try anytime you like. Our teachers will assess it, and give you your results. Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson! -
Cheat Code to Learn Russian 200% Faster
What if you could cheat and learn words, phrases, and grammar two times faster? You’ll learn how to do just that with our exclusive PDF Cheat Sheets. But first, if you don’t yet have access to our language learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. First, so what are Cheat Sheets? With our learning program, you’ll learn the language with conversation-based lessons that you can just listen to or watch, and get everything explained, and start speaking those very same dialogues. And as a bonus, you also get PDF Cheat Sheets as supplementary material for the lessons. These Cheat Sheets cover must-know topics like weather, your hobbies, daily routine, and much more. There are over 30 Cheat Sheets inside, and you’ll find them inside our program, so they’re not available anywhere else. Inside each Cheat Sheet, you get the words, phrases, and sentence patterns related to the topic that you can quickly review whenever you have a minute or two. So that’s how the Cheat Sheets work. Now, how can you learn faster with these Cheat Sheets? Just download a Cheat Sheet, print it, keep it nearby, and glance through as much as possible. Not for hours a day, but just a few minutes throughout the day. It’s as simple as that. If you can follow these simple steps, and do this daily, you’ll actually learn faster. Faster than if you were to sit down and memorize for hours a day. You’ll know all of the words and phrases in and out, simply because you’ve seen them enough times. Language learning is all about repeated exposure. The more you’re exposed to the language, the better you’ll remember it. And the Cheat Sheets give you that quick exposure to the words, phrases, and grammar patterns. You can always save the PDFs to your device, but having physical Cheat Sheets will speed up your progress. It’s just easier to pick one up and glance through. Plus, you can write on them for extra practice. Otherwise, if you keep the PDFs on your device, chances are you’ll barely use them and forget about them. How can you get access to our PDF Cheat Sheets? If you’re a member, you already have access. If not, just click the link in the description and sign up for our free lifetime account to get our learning program and these bonus Cheat Sheets. Once you’ve signed up and logged in, come back to the special PDF Lessons page. The PDFs will now be available for instant download. And that’s it. So, if you want to learn the language and get access to these learning tools and our learning system, sign up for our free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. -
How to Ask About Well-Being – Vocabulary and Review
Let’s review the new words. Неплохо (Neplokho). “Not bad / Pretty good.” Неплохо. Неплохо. Прекрасно (Prekrasno). “Fine.” Прекрасно. Прекрасно. Отлично (Otlichno). “Perfect.” Отлично. Отлично. Хорошо (Khorosho) – “Well” or “Good.” Хорошо. Хорошо. Let’s review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? Do you remember how to say “how”? как (kak) как (kak). And do you remember how Lee asks, “How are you?” Как дела? (Kak dela?) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Do you remember the formal way to say “How are you”? Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Do you remember how Estis says, “I’m well.” Хорошо. (Khorosho.) Хорошо. (Khorosho.) Do you remember how to say, “And you?” (informal) А у тебя? (A u tebya?) А у тебя? (A u tebya?) And how to say “pretty good?” Неплохо (Neplokho). Неплохо (Neplokho). -
How to Ask About Well-Being – Practice
Let’s practice. Imagine you’re Edward Mark’s colleague. Ask how Mark is doing using informal Russian. Ready? Как дела? (Kak dela?) Неплохо. (Neplokho.) Listen again and repeat. Как дела? (Kak dela?) Как дела? (Kak dela?) Let’s try another. Imagine you’re Karen’s teacher, Karolina Kalashnikova and you’re starting class. Ask about Karen’s well being using formal Russian. Ready? Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Хорошо. А вы? (Khorosho. A vy?) Listen again and repeat. Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Как поживаете? (Kak pozhivayete?) Let’s try one more. Imagine you’re Sasha Lee and you meet your friend at school. Respond by saying, “Well. And you?” Ready? Как дела? (Kak dela?) Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) Listen again and repeat. Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) Хорошо. А у тебя? (Khorosho. A u tebya?) This is the end of this lesson. Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. What’s next? Show us what you can do. When you’re ready, take your assessment. You can take it again and again, so try anytime you like. Our teachers will assess it, and give you your results. Now you know In this lesson, you will learn how to ask about someone’s well being. That’s all there is to it. Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson! -
Throwback Thursday S1 #19 – Make the Most of the Nightlife in Russia! — Video Conversation
learn how to use a Russian reflexive verb, as well as some time indicators with this video conversation
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