Lesson 3 - 'How are You?'
If you ask a Russian 'How are you?' (КÐК ДЕЛÐ) you might hear more that just a simple "OK". But for starters we'll learn some simple replies. Here are the transcripts of the dialogs from our lesson.
#1
(- Как д
Vacation Note
Click on the title "Vacation Note" to hear my message. I have a few photos to go with my audio note. All of them were taken in Texas outside Tyler.
Author(s):
Lesson 4 - Alphabet and Words you Already Know
You'll be surprised how many words you would be able to recognize without studying any Russian. The words I am talking about are cognates - words borrowed from a foreign language that share a common pronunciation and meaning.The Russian version of an English word may look intimidating to you at first, but as you become familiar with the Russian characters you'll learn to recognize a cognate when you see it.
1. тенниÑ
2. доллар
3. баÑкетбол
4.
Lesson 5 - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Sounds like cognates are the single greatest friend to folks learning Russian. However, as with most good things there are pitfalls. And these pitfalls are called 'false cognates'. A 'false cognate' is a word that shares a similar pronunciation between two languages, but means one thing in one language and something else in the other. You'd sound pretty silly if a Russian asked you what you were doing ('Что вы делаете?') and you'd answer 'Я читаю магазин' (which means 'I
Lesson 6 - Don't Get Stressed About Stress and other advice....
Добрый день, дорогие друзьÑ! (Hello, dear friends).
Ð¡ÐµÐ³Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ñ Ñуббота, 8-ое октÑбрÑ. The show is still recorded at my temp 'studio' away from my
Lesson 7 - Getting Around
Let's say you want to fly out of JFK to Scheremetyevo airport in Moscow, then take the train to Vladivostok, stopping to drive through the countryside both by car and by horseback. Or maybe you enjoy boat cruises and would love to go down the Volga river! In trying to put all of this into words, you realize that you need to use some new expressions. Here are some examples:
Lesson 8 - Speaking on the Phone
Привет, дорогие Ñлушатели. (Hi, dear listeners). Ð¡ÐµÐ³Ð¾Ð´Ð½Ñ Ñуббота, 22 октÑбрÑ. (Today's Saturday, Oct. 22nd.)
Let's check your homework from the previous lesson#7:
Exercise 7.1
1. ТуриÑÑ‚Ñ‹ летают в МекÑико-Сити из Ðью-Йорка ___на Ñамолете___ .
Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane).
2. Люди ездÑÑ‚ на работу ___на автоÐ
Lesson 9 - Food
How do you feel about food? Я люблю поеÑÑ‚ÑŒ! (I love to eat!) most people will say.
Author(s):
Lesson 10 - No Lesson, but rather 'Bye for Now'...
Bought a new mic, new headphones, iMac G5 - all set up to produce 'killer shows', yet this show will be the last one before I can get settled in our house.
This is show#10 and the last one as far as my introductory lessons go. After almost 7,000 visitors to my site and close to 3,0
BBC interviews Natalia
Hi, everyone. Добрый день. This is just a short note to let you know I haven't forgotten about my listeners and "A Spoonful of Russian' podcast will be coming back! I also wanted to share with you an interview I recently gave to a BBC reporter and producer April Peavey. It aired today, January 4th, 2006. It was a pleasure and honor to work with April.
The interview is a co-production of the BBC World Service, PRI and WGBH Boston.Author(s):
Lesson 11 - Love is in the Air
(Due to lack of interest in the enhanced version of the podcast I am going to stick with the audio only version. Below is the Valentine's Day enhanced show converted into .mp3 file)
Привет! Hey there, all you Russian language addicts and all those who have just subscribed. Welcome! (Добро пожаловать!)
Lesson 12 - Happy Birthday!
Topic - Birthday Greetings
• â‘1 intro
Добрый день, друзьÑ! (Hello, friends!)
Как дела? (How are you?)
ÐадеюÑÑŒ, что у Ð²Ð°Ñ Ð²Ñе хорошо. (Hope you are doing well.)
Thank you for keeping up w
Lesson 13 - Family Matters
Добрый день, друзьÑ! Как дела? Хорошо? Отлично.
(Hello, friends! How are you? Doing well? Great!)
It's December now, and I am a bit late with my coming back to the 'Spoonful of Russian'. I was hoping to get it started again in November, but....like they say in Russia: "Люди предполагают, а Бог раÑполагает!" Which literally means "People make plans, but everything is in God's hands'.
To quickly bring
Lesson 14 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
• ①Opening Word
Ðу, здравÑтвуйте, мои дорогие Ñлушатели = Well, hello, my dear listeners!
Как вы поживаете? = 'How are you?'
'Как вы поживаете' is basically the same as 'Как дела'. The difference is in the use. I'd never say 'Как дела' to a person I just met, or to someone who's a lot older than I am. 'Как дела' is reserved for close friends, family and children. The use of 'Как
С Ðовым Годом, ДрузьÑ! (Happy New Year, Friends!)
Emily made a little Ñюрприз for you: