http://www.odeo.com/channels/33193-A-Spoonful-of-Russian NataliaWorthington no Welcome to the site of the "Spoonful of Russian" podcast! Use the audio and videos on the site to stir your interest in Russian language or to refresh your former skills! Learn to participate in simple, direct conversations on everyday topics, in everyday situations; satisfy immediate needs, such as ordering food and making simple purchases. My desire is to create love for the Russian language in my listeners and motivate them to learn more! Welcome to the site of the "Spoonful of Russian" podcast! Use the audio and videos on the site to stir your interest in Russian language or to refresh your former skills! Learn to participate in simple, direct conversations on everyday topics, in everyday situations; satisfy immediate needs, such as ordering food and making simple purchases. My desire is to create love for the Russian language in my listeners and motivate them to learn more! "Learnig Russian One Bite at a Time..." en 40 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:50:30 -0800 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:50:30 -0800 Language http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443248-Video-Vocabulary-01 Video Vocabulary #1 - Common Greetings and Phrases. You can find a PDF file of the vocabulary in the DOWNLOADS section of the site. Video Vocabulary #1 - Common Greetings and Phrases. You can find a PDF file of the vocabulary in the DOWNLOADS section of the site. Video Vocabulary #1 - Common Greetings and Phrases. You can find a PDF file of the vocabulary in the DOWNLOADS section of the site. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443248 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:50:30 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443244-Lesson-22-Russian-Cursive-Letters '??????', my old friends, and '????????????', my new listeners! Welcome to Lesson 22 of 'A Spoonful of Russian with Natalia'. I am Natalia, your host and instructor. And today we are going to finish the Russian Cursive Letters series. But before we start, I want to thank again all those of you who support this podcast by first of all, keeping subscribed, also by purchasing Rosetta Stone's software through the link on my site (that really helps), and via PayPal donations. There's another and rather fun way of supporting the show - by getting a little souvenir from my Cafepress. com store. Did you know that they have "A Spoonful of Russian" stamp now? And "A Spoonful of Russian" license plate? Since I enjoy cooking, my favorite is the apron. And what pet can live without "A Spoonful of Russian" T-shirt? The store's ID is speakrussian. Oh, and a special THANK YOU goes to Norman, who surprised me with a new RODE PodCaster microphone. The sound quality has gone up since I started using i... '??????', my old friends, and '????????????', my new listeners! Welcome to Lesson 22 of 'A Spoonful of Russian with Natalia'. I am Natalia, your host and instructor. And today we are going to finish the Russian Cursive Letters series. But before we start, I want to thank again all those of you who support this podcast by first of all, keeping subscribed, also by purchasing Rosetta Stone's software through the link on my site (that really helps), and via PayPal donations. There's another and rather fun way of supporting the show - by getting a little souvenir from my Cafepress. com store. Did you know that they have "A Spoonful of Russian" stamp now? And "A Spoonful of Russian" license plate? Since I enjoy cooking, my favorite is the apron. And what pet can live without "A Spoonful of Russian" T-shirt? The store's ID is speakrussian. Oh, and a special THANK YOU goes to Norman, who surprised me with a new RODE PodCaster microphone. The sound quality has gone up since I started using it. Thanks, Norman, if you are listening:) Now , for the lesson! ??????? ??????! '??????', my old friends, and '????????????', my new listeners! Welcome to Lesson 22 of 'A Spoonful of Russian with Natalia'. I am Natalia, your host and instructor. And today we are going to finish the Russian Cursive Letters series. But before we start, I want to thank again all those of you who support this podcast by first of all, keeping subscribed, also by purchasing Rosetta Stone's software through the link on my site (that really helps), and via PayPal donations. There's another and rather fun way of supporting the show - by getting a little souvenir from my Cafepress. com store. Did you know that they have "A Spoonful of Russian" stamp now? And "A Spoonful of Russian" license plate? Since I enjoy cooking, my favorite is the apron. And what pet can live without "A Spoonful of Russian" T-shirt? The store's ID is speakrussian. Oh, and a special THANK YOU goes to Norman, who surprised me with a new RODE PodCaster microphone. The sound quality has gone up since I started using it. Thanks, Norman, if you are listening:) Now , for the lesson! ??????? ??????! tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443244 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:04:14 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443245-Lesson-21-Russian-Cursive-Letters Today you will learn how to write Russian Cursive letters "?,?,?,?,?" . Today you will learn how to write Russian Cursive letters "?,?,?,?,?" . Today you will learn how to write Russian Cursive letters "?,?,?,?,?" . tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443245 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:03:54 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443246-Lesson-20-Russian-Cursive-Letters 8th of March - Women's Day . It's Women's Day in Russia today, a holiday of spring and attention to women. It's one of most important holidays in Russia. The celebration is similar to a combination of Valentine's Day and Mother's Day in the West, but better. This is a national holiday and a day off. Several nations celebrate this, but only a few acknowledge it as an official, non-working holiday . If you forgot to send a rose on Valentine's Day, it's only half the trouble. But if you forgot to send flowers to the special women in your life you are in a really big trouble! On this day Russian men congratulate all women in their lives (mothers, wives, daughters, grandmothers, girl-friends, teachers) by presenting them with first spring flowers, candy and cards, and self-made short poems. My Dad always presented my Mom with red carnations early in the morning, while reading a poem specially-written for this occasion. Every woman of any age is honoured on this day. Russian women are sur... 8th of March - Women's Day . It's Women's Day in Russia today, a holiday of spring and attention to women. It's one of most important holidays in Russia. The celebration is similar to a combination of Valentine's Day and Mother's Day in the West, but better. This is a national holiday and a day off. Several nations celebrate this, but only a few acknowledge it as an official, non-working holiday . If you forgot to send a rose on Valentine's Day, it's only half the trouble. But if you forgot to send flowers to the special women in your life you are in a really big trouble! On this day Russian men congratulate all women in their lives (mothers, wives, daughters, grandmothers, girl-friends, teachers) by presenting them with first spring flowers, candy and cards, and self-made short poems. My Dad always presented my Mom with red carnations early in the morning, while reading a poem specially-written for this occasion. Every woman of any age is honoured on this day. Russian women are surrounded with flowers, poems, love and care. They are not allowed to do any work in house that day: men do all cooking, cleaning and take care of the children. The Women Day - 8th of March is the best holiday for Russian women of any age. In other countries where the 8th of March is celebrated, it's usually a celebration of feminist and women's rights groups. But in Russia, where the life is different in many ways, the 8th of March is one of most favorite holidays for all Russian women, along with New Year and Christmas. For Russian Women the 8th of March "Women day" is a holiday of Love and Spring. One of my most favourable memories are of this Day:) Letter '?' is represented by word '????' (glasses)Letter '?' is represented by word '???????' (steam engine)Letter '?' is represented by word '????' (fish)Letter '?' is represented by word '???' (cheese)Letter '?' is represented by word '???????' (telephone) 8th of March - Women's Day . It's Women's Day in Russia today, a holiday of spring and attention to women. It's one of most important holidays in Russia. The celebration is similar to a combination of Valentine's Day and Mother's Day in the West, but better. This is a national holiday and a day off. Several nations celebrate this, but only a few acknowledge it as an official, non-working holiday . If you forgot to send a rose on Valentine's Day, it's only half the trouble. But if you forgot to send flowers to the special women in your life you are in a really big trouble! On this day Russian men congratulate all women in their lives (mothers, wives, daughters, grandmothers, girl-friends, teachers) by presenting them with first spring flowers, candy and cards, and self-made short poems. My Dad always presented my Mom with red carnations early in the morning, while reading a poem specially-written for this occasion. Every woman of any age is honoured on this day. Russian women are surrounded with flowers, poems, love and care. They are not allowed to do any work in house that day: men do all cooking, cleaning and take care of the children. The Women Day - 8th of March is the best holiday for Russian women of any age. In other countries where the 8th of March is celebrated, it's usually a celebration of feminist and women's rights groups. But in Russia, where the life is different in many ways, the 8th of March is one of most favorite holidays for all Russian women, along with New Year and Christmas. For Russian Women the 8th of March "Women day" is a holiday of Love and Spring. One of my most favourable memories are of this Day:) Letter '?' is represented by word '????' (glasses)Letter '?' is represented by word '???????' (steam engine)Letter '?' is represented by word '????' (fish)Letter '?' is represented by word '???' (cheese)Letter '?' is represented by word '???????' (telephone) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443246 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:03:28 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443247-Lesson-19-Russian-Cursive-Letters Russian Cursive (Letters "?,?,?,?,?") Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Yogurt)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Cat)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Boat)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Car)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Socks) Russian Cursive (Letters "?,?,?,?,?") Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Yogurt)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Cat)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Boat)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Car)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Socks) Russian Cursive (Letters "?,?,?,?,?") Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Yogurt)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Cat)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Boat)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Car)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Socks) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443247 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:03:10 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443249-Lesson-18-Russian-Cursive-Letters ?????? ????, ??? ??????? ????????? ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. ????? ?????????? ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listeners who stuck with the show since the beginning and welcome the newcomers. I appreciate all the mail that you send my way. Questions, comments, suggestion and even criticism....I read them all and try to reply as time allows. We've covered a lot of ground already, and there's more to come! Many have been asking about a piece of software that would enhance their Russian learning experience. I cannot think of a better choice than Rosetta Stone's Language CDs. Using it you learn the 4 basic skills: -listening comprehension-speaking-reading-writing I myself am using this software to brush up on my French and study Italian right now:) As far as Russian is concerned, the speakers you hear are native Russians. I was impressed with the ease of use of the program as well as it... ?????? ????, ??? ??????? ????????? ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. ????? ?????????? ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listeners who stuck with the show since the beginning and welcome the newcomers. I appreciate all the mail that you send my way. Questions, comments, suggestion and even criticism....I read them all and try to reply as time allows. We've covered a lot of ground already, and there's more to come! Many have been asking about a piece of software that would enhance their Russian learning experience. I cannot think of a better choice than Rosetta Stone's Language CDs. Using it you learn the 4 basic skills: -listening comprehension-speaking-reading-writing I myself am using this software to brush up on my French and study Italian right now:) As far as Russian is concerned, the speakers you hear are native Russians. I was impressed with the ease of use of the program as well as its effectiveness - my 6 year-old daughter spent 30 minutes going through the 1st lesson of Level 1 French and she knew 10 new words and could pronounce them correctly! In my support of Rosetta Stone Software I put a link to it on my site: spoonfulofrussian.com It's at the very top. You can't miss it! By purchasing this software through the link on my website you are contributing to this podcast. Thank you! And now, for the lesson. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Umbrella)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Pins)Letter '?' is represented by word '???' (Iodine) ?????? ????, ??? ??????? ????????? ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. ????? ?????????? ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listeners who stuck with the show since the beginning and welcome the newcomers. I appreciate all the mail that you send my way. Questions, comments, suggestion and even criticism....I read them all and try to reply as time allows. We've covered a lot of ground already, and there's more to come! Many have been asking about a piece of software that would enhance their Russian learning experience. I cannot think of a better choice than Rosetta Stone's Language CDs. Using it you learn the 4 basic skills: -listening comprehension-speaking-reading-writing I myself am using this software to brush up on my French and study Italian right now:) As far as Russian is concerned, the speakers you hear are native Russians. I was impressed with the ease of use of the program as well as its effectiveness - my 6 year-old daughter spent 30 minutes going through the 1st lesson of Level 1 French and she knew 10 new words and could pronounce them correctly! In my support of Rosetta Stone Software I put a link to it on my site: spoonfulofrussian.com It's at the very top. You can't miss it! By purchasing this software through the link on my website you are contributing to this podcast. Thank you! And now, for the lesson. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Umbrella)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Pins)Letter '?' is represented by word '???' (Iodine) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443249 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:02:52 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443250-Lesson-17-Russian-Cursive-Letters (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! You are listening to and viewing 'A Spoonful of Russian' podcast, where we learn Russian 'one bite at a time'! I am your host, Natalia. ??????? ?????? (Let us begin)! First, I want to take just a few seconds to thank all those who contributed to this show either by donating through PayPal, purchasing products with 'Spoonful of Russian' logo at my cafepress.com store of going to russiantable.com online grocery store via the link on my site. Thanks to you I was able to purchase Snapz Pro X software that enabled me to record visual lessons for you, just like this one. And now for our next Russian letters in cursive...... ------------------------------------------------- I'd like to ask my listeners to e-mail me short accounts of the reasons behind your interest in Russian language and culture. You can either shoot me an e-mail telling me why you love Russian or send me a s... (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! You are listening to and viewing 'A Spoonful of Russian' podcast, where we learn Russian 'one bite at a time'! I am your host, Natalia. ??????? ?????? (Let us begin)! First, I want to take just a few seconds to thank all those who contributed to this show either by donating through PayPal, purchasing products with 'Spoonful of Russian' logo at my cafepress.com store of going to russiantable.com online grocery store via the link on my site. Thanks to you I was able to purchase Snapz Pro X software that enabled me to record visual lessons for you, just like this one. And now for our next Russian letters in cursive...... ------------------------------------------------- I'd like to ask my listeners to e-mail me short accounts of the reasons behind your interest in Russian language and culture. You can either shoot me an e-mail telling me why you love Russian or send me a short audio. If you want me to play it on the show, let me know. ????? ???????? ? ?? ?????? ??????? (All the best, and see you soon) !------------------------------------------------- (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! You are listening to and viewing 'A Spoonful of Russian' podcast, where we learn Russian 'one bite at a time'! I am your host, Natalia. ??????? ?????? (Let us begin)! First, I want to take just a few seconds to thank all those who contributed to this show either by donating through PayPal, purchasing products with 'Spoonful of Russian' logo at my cafepress.com store of going to russiantable.com online grocery store via the link on my site. Thanks to you I was able to purchase Snapz Pro X software that enabled me to record visual lessons for you, just like this one. And now for our next Russian letters in cursive...... ------------------------------------------------- I'd like to ask my listeners to e-mail me short accounts of the reasons behind your interest in Russian language and culture. You can either shoot me an e-mail telling me why you love Russian or send me a short audio. If you want me to play it on the show, let me know. ????? ???????? ? ?? ?????? ??????? (All the best, and see you soon) !------------------------------------------------- tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443250 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:02:27 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443251-Lesson-16-Russian-Cursive-Letters Today I'll show you how to write ?,?,? in cursive. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Today I'll show you how to write ?,?,? in cursive. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Today I'll show you how to write ?,?,? in cursive. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443251 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:02:05 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443252-Lesson-15-Russian-Cursive-Letter Today you will learn to write Russian cursive "?". I will include more than one letter in my future lessons.Thanks to one of my listeners I was able to upload a "Russian Cursive Workbook" in the DOWNLOADS section on the right. The Cyrillic alphabet was adopted by the Slavs in about the 9th century. Although it is named after St. Cyril (Constantine), it was not invented by St. Cyril. It is based on the system of Greek capital letters. If you know the Greek alphabet, many of the letters will be familiar to you.The Cyrillic alphabet, with some modifications, is used by many nations in Europe and Asia, including Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, and Mongolia, to name only a few. Few Americans write in cursive script anymore. All Russians write in cursive. You won't need to learn cursive to "get by" such as reading street signs or newspapers, and Russians will be able to read your notes if you print your letters. But you'll need to learn cur... Today you will learn to write Russian cursive "?". I will include more than one letter in my future lessons.Thanks to one of my listeners I was able to upload a "Russian Cursive Workbook" in the DOWNLOADS section on the right. The Cyrillic alphabet was adopted by the Slavs in about the 9th century. Although it is named after St. Cyril (Constantine), it was not invented by St. Cyril. It is based on the system of Greek capital letters. If you know the Greek alphabet, many of the letters will be familiar to you.The Cyrillic alphabet, with some modifications, is used by many nations in Europe and Asia, including Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, and Mongolia, to name only a few. Few Americans write in cursive script anymore. All Russians write in cursive. You won't need to learn cursive to "get by" such as reading street signs or newspapers, and Russians will be able to read your notes if you print your letters. But you'll need to learn cursive to read Russians' handwriting. If you want to learn "good Russian" then learn to write in cursive. If you just want to "get by" on vacation you can skip this. Russian cursive letters looks quite different from Russian printed letters. Some letters look like English cursive letters, but represent different letters. The bane of Russian cursive is the letters ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, which look almost identical. Upper- and lower-case cursive letters look quite different. Thus Russians use three distinct alphabets: printed, upper-case cursive, and lower-case cursive. In this example, each letter--upper and lower case--is followed by the same letter in Russian cursive. You will notice that in the block style, the only difference between the upper and lower case letters is the size. In the cursive style, certain letters distinguish between upper and lower case. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.)----------------------------------------------------- Today you will learn to write Russian cursive "?". I will include more than one letter in my future lessons.Thanks to one of my listeners I was able to upload a "Russian Cursive Workbook" in the DOWNLOADS section on the right. The Cyrillic alphabet was adopted by the Slavs in about the 9th century. Although it is named after St. Cyril (Constantine), it was not invented by St. Cyril. It is based on the system of Greek capital letters. If you know the Greek alphabet, many of the letters will be familiar to you.The Cyrillic alphabet, with some modifications, is used by many nations in Europe and Asia, including Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, and Mongolia, to name only a few. Few Americans write in cursive script anymore. All Russians write in cursive. You won't need to learn cursive to "get by" such as reading street signs or newspapers, and Russians will be able to read your notes if you print your letters. But you'll need to learn cursive to read Russians' handwriting. If you want to learn "good Russian" then learn to write in cursive. If you just want to "get by" on vacation you can skip this. Russian cursive letters looks quite different from Russian printed letters. Some letters look like English cursive letters, but represent different letters. The bane of Russian cursive is the letters ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, which look almost identical. Upper- and lower-case cursive letters look quite different. Thus Russians use three distinct alphabets: printed, upper-case cursive, and lower-case cursive. In this example, each letter--upper and lower case--is followed by the same letter in Russian cursive. You will notice that in the block style, the only difference between the upper and lower case letters is the size. In the cursive style, certain letters distinguish between upper and lower case. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.)----------------------------------------------------- tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443252 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:01:44 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443253-Happy-New-Year-Friends Emily made a little ??????? for you. Please, listen to the song attached to this podcast. The lyrics to the song are in Lesson#14. Emily made a little ??????? for you. Please, listen to the song attached to this podcast. The lyrics to the song are in Lesson#14. Emily made a little ??????? for you. Please, listen to the song attached to this podcast. The lyrics to the song are in Lesson#14. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443253 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:01:24 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443254-Lesson-14-Merry-Christmas-and-a-Happy-New-Year • ? Opening Word ??, ????????????, ??? ??????? ????????? = Well, hello, my dear listeners! ??? ?? ?????????? = 'How are you?' '??? ?? ?????????' is basically the same as '??? ????'. The difference is in the use. I'd never say '??? ????' to a person I just met, or to someone who's a lot older than I am. '??? ????' is reserved for close firends, family and children. The use of '??? ?????????' in turn is more appropriate when addressing people much older than you, groups of people, someone you don't know very well, or simply to show respect. So, ??? ?? ?????????? ? ???? ??? ??????. (I am doing fine). Are you ready for another spoonful of Russian today? • ? Lesson#14 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It would be more than appropriate to teach you a few Christmas and New Year-related phrases. Many of you probably know that Russians have always been big on celebrating the New Year's rather than Christmas. After the 1917 Revolution, Christmas was banned throughout Russia, along with ... • ? Opening Word ??, ????????????, ??? ??????? ????????? = Well, hello, my dear listeners! ??? ?? ?????????? = 'How are you?' '??? ?? ?????????' is basically the same as '??? ????'. The difference is in the use. I'd never say '??? ????' to a person I just met, or to someone who's a lot older than I am. '??? ????' is reserved for close firends, family and children. The use of '??? ?????????' in turn is more appropriate when addressing people much older than you, groups of people, someone you don't know very well, or simply to show respect. So, ??? ?? ?????????? ? ???? ??? ??????. (I am doing fine). Are you ready for another spoonful of Russian today? • ? Lesson#14 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It would be more than appropriate to teach you a few Christmas and New Year-related phrases. Many of you probably know that Russians have always been big on celebrating the New Year's rather than Christmas. After the 1917 Revolution, Christmas was banned throughout Russia, along with other religious celebrations. In 1992 the Christmas celebration was revived and announced to be an official state holiday. Note that the Orthodox Christmas falls after the Western Christmas on the 7th of January! Together with the Russians the Orthodox Christmas is celebrated by Romanians and Serbs, while the Greeks adopted the Western Christmas. Did you know that the New Year holiday ha? been celebrated in Russia for more than 300 years? It's Peter the Great who established the New Year celebration on the 1st of January. In his documents the evergreen trees were concidered the main decoration for the holiday. That will explain my choice for today's song later. But let us turn to Russian Chritmas and New Year vocabulary. Now, during the time right before the New Year holiday people say '? ??????????? ????? ?????' literally 'With forthcoming New Year'. But I'd translate is as 'Happy Holidays'! Natalia: ??????, ? ??????????? ????? ?????! (S Nas-too-pah-you-schim Novym Godum) Julia: ? ???? ????, ???.(Ee te-byah toh-zhah, mum) = ('You, too, Mom.') When the clock stikes 12 on January 1st, it's safe to yell out: '? ????? ?????!' You can hear people saying '? ????? ?????' well into February. Especially to the ones they haven't seen since the previous year:) 'Merry Christmas' will be '? ?????????? ?????????' (S Rozh-deh-stvom Khris-to-vym). I do not remember the particulars of the Russian Christmas celebration, since I left Russia in 1995. But I did some research on the subject and compiled some facts that I hope you'll find interesting. You can find the text file 'Russian Christmas' in my 'downloads' section spoonfulofrussian dot com Once again, if you want to wish someone a Merry Christmas, say '? ?????????? ?????????!' And if you want to wish a Happy New Year, say '? ????? ?????!' But all through the holiday season '? ??????????' (S prahz-knee-kom) will be always appropriate and timely. '? ??????????, ??????? ????????! :))))))) Well, maybe not that official... '????????' means 'comrades'.'? ??????????, ??????!' ---- 'Happy holidays, friends!' Now, that's more like it. • ? Song "? ???? ???????? ??????" ("A Little Fir Tree's Born") performed by a children's choir.This is the most popular Russian New Year's song. Every Russian knows it. It's something that no winter holiday can do without. The author of the lyrics is a school teacher, who was also a librarian: Raisa Adamovna Kudashova. The song was born in 1903 and since then it brings joy and excitement to Russian kids just like that little fir tree from the song...... "? ???? ???????? ??????" ? ???? ???????? ??????,?? ???? ??? ?????,?????? ? ????? ????????,???????? ????.?????? ? ????? ????????,???????? ????. ?????? ?? ???? ???????: ?"???, ??????, ???-???!"?????? ??????? ????????:?"??????, ?? ????????!"?????? ??????? ????????:?"??????, ?? ????????!" ???????? - ????? ????????????? ??????? ??????.?????? ????, ???????? ????,??????? ????????.?????? ????, ???????? ????,??????? ????????. ??! ???? ?? ???? ??????????? ??????? ???????;???????? ????????????????????, ?????.???????? ????????????????????, ?????. ????? ??????? ?????????,?? ? ??????? ????????,??????? ?? ???? ?????????? ????? ???????.??????? ?? ???? ?????????? ????? ???????. ?????? ?? ????? ????????,??? ???????? ? ??? ??????,?? ?????, ????? ???????????????? ????????.?? ?????, ????? ???????????????? ????????------------------------------------------------------ (the English Translation) In the woods a spruce was born,?It was growing in the wood?In summer and winter?it was straight and green.??The blizzard sang it a lullaby:?Sleep dear spruce, sleep tight!?The frost put snow around it?saying: Don't freeze!??The timid grey rabbit?hopped under the tree,?From time to time?The angry wolf just trotted by.??Hush, listen! Deep in the woods?Snow scratches under a sleigh.?A heavy horse?Runs smoothly.??The sleigh carries firewood,?and in it was an old man?He chopped it down?at the very roots.??And here it is, all dressed up,?it's come to us for the holiday?And lots and lots of happiness?it brought to the children. • ? Closing Word ??? ? ???. That's it. You can find the Russian lyrics of the song and it's English translation on my site spoonfulofrussian.com as well as the transcripts of today's lesson. Check the site also for some helpful downloadable material. (Just follow the grey arrow!) Don't you just love the sound of balalaika that's playing for you right now? I want to thank a New York-based Russian folk dance and music ensemble "Barynya" (??????) and her director Mikhail Smirnov for kindly letting me use their music in the production of the podcast. You can read their fascinating story and order CDs with this authentic Russian music on their website: barynya dot com They have a Russian Christmas Music Balalaika album out that I find just awesome! Go over to barynya dot com and get yourself one. It'll put you in the mood for Russian Christmas like nothing else! ? ? ???????? ? ???? ? ?????? ??? '??????????? ????????? ? ? ??????????? ????? ?????!' (I am saying 'good-bye' and 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!') ???????? ? ????????? ????!('See you next year!') • ? Opening Word ??, ????????????, ??? ??????? ????????? = Well, hello, my dear listeners! ??? ?? ?????????? = 'How are you?' '??? ?? ?????????' is basically the same as '??? ????'. The difference is in the use. I'd never say '??? ????' to a person I just met, or to someone who's a lot older than I am. '??? ????' is reserved for close firends, family and children. The use of '??? ?????????' in turn is more appropriate when addressing people much older than you, groups of people, someone you don't know very well, or simply to show respect. So, ??? ?? ?????????? ? ???? ??? ??????. (I am doing fine). Are you ready for another spoonful of Russian today? • ? Lesson#14 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It would be more than appropriate to teach you a few Christmas and New Year-related phrases. Many of you probably know that Russians have always been big on celebrating the New Year's rather than Christmas. After the 1917 Revolution, Christmas was banned throughout Russia, along with other religious celebrations. In 1992 the Christmas celebration was revived and announced to be an official state holiday. Note that the Orthodox Christmas falls after the Western Christmas on the 7th of January! Together with the Russians the Orthodox Christmas is celebrated by Romanians and Serbs, while the Greeks adopted the Western Christmas. Did you know that the New Year holiday ha? been celebrated in Russia for more than 300 years? It's Peter the Great who established the New Year celebration on the 1st of January. In his documents the evergreen trees were concidered the main decoration for the holiday. That will explain my choice for today's song later. But let us turn to Russian Chritmas and New Year vocabulary. Now, during the time right before the New Year holiday people say '? ??????????? ????? ?????' literally 'With forthcoming New Year'. But I'd translate is as 'Happy Holidays'! Natalia: ??????, ? ??????????? ????? ?????! (S Nas-too-pah-you-schim Novym Godum) Julia: ? ???? ????, ???.(Ee te-byah toh-zhah, mum) = ('You, too, Mom.') When the clock stikes 12 on January 1st, it's safe to yell out: '? ????? ?????!' You can hear people saying '? ????? ?????' well into February. Especially to the ones they haven't seen since the previous year:) 'Merry Christmas' will be '? ?????????? ?????????' (S Rozh-deh-stvom Khris-to-vym). I do not remember the particulars of the Russian Christmas celebration, since I left Russia in 1995. But I did some research on the subject and compiled some facts that I hope you'll find interesting. You can find the text file 'Russian Christmas' in my 'downloads' section spoonfulofrussian dot com Once again, if you want to wish someone a Merry Christmas, say '? ?????????? ?????????!' And if you want to wish a Happy New Year, say '? ????? ?????!' But all through the holiday season '? ??????????' (S prahz-knee-kom) will be always appropriate and timely. '? ??????????, ??????? ????????! :))))))) Well, maybe not that official... '????????' means 'comrades'.'? ??????????, ??????!' ---- 'Happy holidays, friends!' Now, that's more like it. • ? Song "? ???? ???????? ??????" ("A Little Fir Tree's Born") performed by a children's choir.This is the most popular Russian New Year's song. Every Russian knows it. It's something that no winter holiday can do without. The author of the lyrics is a school teacher, who was also a librarian: Raisa Adamovna Kudashova. The song was born in 1903 and since then it brings joy and excitement to Russian kids just like that little fir tree from the song...... "? ???? ???????? ??????" ? ???? ???????? ??????,?? ???? ??? ?????,?????? ? ????? ????????,???????? ????.?????? ? ????? ????????,???????? ????. ?????? ?? ???? ???????: ?"???, ??????, ???-???!"?????? ??????? ????????:?"??????, ?? ????????!"?????? ??????? ????????:?"??????, ?? ????????!" ???????? - ????? ????????????? ??????? ??????.?????? ????, ???????? ????,??????? ????????.?????? ????, ???????? ????,??????? ????????. ??! ???? ?? ???? ??????????? ??????? ???????;???????? ????????????????????, ?????.???????? ????????????????????, ?????. ????? ??????? ?????????,?? ? ??????? ????????,??????? ?? ???? ?????????? ????? ???????.??????? ?? ???? ?????????? ????? ???????. ?????? ?? ????? ????????,??? ???????? ? ??? ??????,?? ?????, ????? ???????????????? ????????.?? ?????, ????? ???????????????? ????????------------------------------------------------------ (the English Translation) In the woods a spruce was born,?It was growing in the wood?In summer and winter?it was straight and green.??The blizzard sang it a lullaby:?Sleep dear spruce, sleep tight!?The frost put snow around it?saying: Don't freeze!??The timid grey rabbit?hopped under the tree,?From time to time?The angry wolf just trotted by.??Hush, listen! Deep in the woods?Snow scratches under a sleigh.?A heavy horse?Runs smoothly.??The sleigh carries firewood,?and in it was an old man?He chopped it down?at the very roots.??And here it is, all dressed up,?it's come to us for the holiday?And lots and lots of happiness?it brought to the children. • ? Closing Word ??? ? ???. That's it. You can find the Russian lyrics of the song and it's English translation on my site spoonfulofrussian.com as well as the transcripts of today's lesson. Check the site also for some helpful downloadable material. (Just follow the grey arrow!) Don't you just love the sound of balalaika that's playing for you right now? I want to thank a New York-based Russian folk dance and music ensemble "Barynya" (??????) and her director Mikhail Smirnov for kindly letting me use their music in the production of the podcast. You can read their fascinating story and order CDs with this authentic Russian music on their website: barynya dot com They have a Russian Christmas Music Balalaika album out that I find just awesome! Go over to barynya dot com and get yourself one. It'll put you in the mood for Russian Christmas like nothing else! ? ? ???????? ? ???? ? ?????? ??? '??????????? ????????? ? ? ??????????? ????? ?????!' (I am saying 'good-bye' and 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!') ???????? ? ????????? ????!('See you next year!') tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443254 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:56 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443255-Lesson-13-Family-Matters ?????? ????, ??????! ??? ????? ??????? ???????. (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: "???? ????????????, ? ??? ???????????!" Which literally means "People make plans, but everything is in God's hands'. To quickly bring you up to date we are in our new house in Charlotte, NC and lovin' it! Still lots of things to do around the house to make our home -- thus lack of time for making podcasts:( For all the listeners who were asking about our trip to my hometown in Russia - the trip did not materialize for a couple of reasons. The Russian embassy told me I had some problems with my Russian passport at the last minute when I had the tickets in my hands! Then the airline company refused to refund us after we told them we were not going to Russia. But enough of that. Let's get to our lesson. ------- ? ?????? ?... ?????? ????, ??????! ??? ????? ??????? ???????. (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: "???? ????????????, ? ??? ???????????!" Which literally means "People make plans, but everything is in God's hands'. To quickly bring you up to date we are in our new house in Charlotte, NC and lovin' it! Still lots of things to do around the house to make our home -- thus lack of time for making podcasts:( For all the listeners who were asking about our trip to my hometown in Russia - the trip did not materialize for a couple of reasons. The Russian embassy told me I had some problems with my Russian passport at the last minute when I had the tickets in my hands! Then the airline company refused to refund us after we told them we were not going to Russia. But enough of that. Let's get to our lesson. ------- ? ?????? ??????? ???????? ? ??????????? ???? = Let us dive into today's lesson. We are in the middle of great family holidays now. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (???? ????????????) and now you are looking forward to Christmas (?????????)! One thing these 2 holidays have in common is family gatherings. Dads, Moms, Grandmas, Grandpas, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, cousins, daughter, sons, grandchildren....get together for a very special time. Would you know how to label a specific branch of your Family tree in Russian? To help you out I made a chart of the family members and relations. All family members have gender-specific names. Please, listen carefully as I pronounce the words. You are welcome to pause this podcast recording, rewind and repeat. (click on the chart for a larger view) ... ----- For the musical part of the podcast I chose a timeless song performed by a singer from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia - Nani Bregvadze. The song is called "????????" or "The Snowfall" where the snowfall stands for the end of one's youth. The singer is pleading with the Snowfall to wait and not to knock on her door. She still has love and tenderness to give, and hopes to share. The text is full of beautiful metaphors and similies. Almost 40 years have passed since Nani sang the song for the first time, but it still resonates in people's hearts, because the theme is eternal. "????????" ? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ???????? ???????? ? ??????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????? ???????? ?????? ????????? ???? ???? ???????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ?? ?????, ????????, ? ??? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???????????????? ???? ?????????? ??????? ????, ? ??? ? ???? ????????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ? ??? ????????? ? ???? ??????????????????? ?????? ????????? ??? ???? ?????, ????????, ?? ??????? ??? ?????????? ??????? ????? ????????? ?????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????????????? ?? ?????, ???????? ?? ????? -------- That's it. Now you can call your family members using the words you've learned today. But be advised, when addressing your brother, he might have a negative reaction to the word. It's somewhat close to the English word 'brat' :) I want to apologize for not answering all of your e-mails. After the move I have taken up some new responsibilities and am very short on spare time. But I still welcome all your input and comments. Send them to: speakrussian@mac.com This lesson's recording quality leaves much to be desired, but I promise next lesson will be much better. ---------- Oh, and one more thing. I recommend XCAST as the best podcast aggregator (http://getxcast.com/) ...check out the tutorial: http://xcast.epfl.ch/downloads/introducingXcast.mov ?????? ????, ??????! ??? ????? ??????? ???????. (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: "???? ????????????, ? ??? ???????????!" Which literally means "People make plans, but everything is in God's hands'. To quickly bring you up to date we are in our new house in Charlotte, NC and lovin' it! Still lots of things to do around the house to make our home -- thus lack of time for making podcasts:( For all the listeners who were asking about our trip to my hometown in Russia - the trip did not materialize for a couple of reasons. The Russian embassy told me I had some problems with my Russian passport at the last minute when I had the tickets in my hands! Then the airline company refused to refund us after we told them we were not going to Russia. But enough of that. Let's get to our lesson. ------- ? ?????? ??????? ???????? ? ??????????? ???? = Let us dive into today's lesson. We are in the middle of great family holidays now. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (???? ????????????) and now you are looking forward to Christmas (?????????)! One thing these 2 holidays have in common is family gatherings. Dads, Moms, Grandmas, Grandpas, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, cousins, daughter, sons, grandchildren....get together for a very special time. Would you know how to label a specific branch of your Family tree in Russian? To help you out I made a chart of the family members and relations. All family members have gender-specific names. Please, listen carefully as I pronounce the words. You are welcome to pause this podcast recording, rewind and repeat. (click on the chart for a larger view) ... ----- For the musical part of the podcast I chose a timeless song performed by a singer from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia - Nani Bregvadze. The song is called "????????" or "The Snowfall" where the snowfall stands for the end of one's youth. The singer is pleading with the Snowfall to wait and not to knock on her door. She still has love and tenderness to give, and hopes to share. The text is full of beautiful metaphors and similies. Almost 40 years have passed since Nani sang the song for the first time, but it still resonates in people's hearts, because the theme is eternal. "????????" ? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ???????? ???????? ? ??????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????? ???????? ?????? ????????? ???? ???? ???????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ?? ?????, ????????, ? ??? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???????????????? ???? ?????????? ??????? ????, ? ??? ? ???? ????????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ? ??? ????????? ? ???? ??????????????????? ?????? ????????? ??? ???? ?????, ????????, ?? ??????? ??? ?????????? ??????? ????? ????????? ?????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????????????? ?? ?????, ???????? ?? ????? -------- That's it. Now you can call your family members using the words you've learned today. But be advised, when addressing your brother, he might have a negative reaction to the word. It's somewhat close to the English word 'brat' :) I want to apologize for not answering all of your e-mails. After the move I have taken up some new responsibilities and am very short on spare time. But I still welcome all your input and comments. Send them to: speakrussian@mac.com This lesson's recording quality leaves much to be desired, but I promise next lesson will be much better. ---------- Oh, and one more thing. I recommend XCAST as the best podcast aggregator (http://getxcast.com/) ...check out the tutorial: http://xcast.epfl.ch/downloads/introducingXcast.mov tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443255 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:24 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443256-Lesson-12-Happy-Birthday Topic - Birthday Greetings • ?1 intro ?????? ????, ??????! (Hello, friends!)??? ????? (How are you?)???????, ??? ? ??? ??? ??????. (Hope you are doing well.) Thank you for keeping up with this podcast even though I do not produce them as often as I'd like to. I am excited to get e-mails and comments on the spoonfulofrussian.com site. Your enthusiasm is contageous! For those who asked about the condition of our house, we just sold our restored home and are planning on moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, right after our trip to Russia in August. I can hardly wait! • ?2 Happy Birthday! It's lesson 12 (??????????? ????). Tomorrow we'll be celebrating my youngest daughter's 6th birthday. I taught my daughters to say a few birthday greetings in Russian. Let me share them with you. So, How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Russian? ?????: "I know." It's "? ???? ????????".That's right, Emily. "? ???? ????????" means 'Happy Birthday' . So, what are you going to say to your sister tomorrow?????... Topic - Birthday Greetings • ?1 intro ?????? ????, ??????! (Hello, friends!)??? ????? (How are you?)???????, ??? ? ??? ??? ??????. (Hope you are doing well.) Thank you for keeping up with this podcast even though I do not produce them as often as I'd like to. I am excited to get e-mails and comments on the spoonfulofrussian.com site. Your enthusiasm is contageous! For those who asked about the condition of our house, we just sold our restored home and are planning on moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, right after our trip to Russia in August. I can hardly wait! • ?2 Happy Birthday! It's lesson 12 (??????????? ????). Tomorrow we'll be celebrating my youngest daughter's 6th birthday. I taught my daughters to say a few birthday greetings in Russian. Let me share them with you. So, How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Russian? ?????: "I know." It's "? ???? ????????".That's right, Emily. "? ???? ????????" means 'Happy Birthday' . So, what are you going to say to your sister tomorrow??????: '? ???? ????????, ??????". To which Julia will probably reply "???????, ?????". Then Russians usually wish health, happiness and longevity to the birthday person among other things. The phraze 'I wish you' will be '? ????? ????...' (informal, to be used addressing friends, family, children) or ' ? ????? ???'... (formal, to be used addressing older people, people you are not very close to, or just to show respect). Can you say '? ????? ????...' '? ????? ???...'? Good. Let us wish Julia health. '? ????? ???? ????????'. Emily: '? ????? ???? ????????'.Now, let's wish her happiness. '? ????? ???? ???????'. Emily: '? ????? ???? ???????'.Let's also wish her long life - ?????? ??? ?????. '? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????.' Emily: '? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????.' ???????, ???. What would I do without you? ('??? ?? ? ??? ???? ???????')Emily: '??????????, ????.' Alright! Now you know what to say next time you are invited to a Russian birthday party. And if any of my listeners happen to celebrate their birthday today, we are saying '? ???? ????????' to you! Here are the phrases again: • ?3 song For the musical part of today's podcast I chose a song from a Russian cartoon "Cheboorashka". The character that sings this song is happy on a very dreary day. It's his birthday! The people passing by cannot understand why he's so happy. The singer also regrets that birthdays only come once a year. " ????????? ? ???????? ????" ???? ???????? ????? ????? ???????????????? ?? ?????,? ???? ?? ???????? ?????.? ?? ???? ????????? ???? ???? ?????????,?????? ? ??????? ?????. ? ? ????? ?? ???????? ? ???????? ?? ????. ? ?????????, ???? ???????? ?????? ??? ? ????. ???????? ????? ?????????? ??????? ?????????,? ????????? ??????? ????.? ???? ???????? ?????????? ???????, ?????????? ? ??????? ??????? "??????". (You can download just the song by itself here). • ?4 closing I hope you enjoyed the song and learned something new today. As always, e-mail me if you have any comments or questions. My e-mail address is speakrussian at mac dot com. You can also leave your comments on this website. ?? ???????? ? ????? ????????! ('Good bye and all the best')! Topic - Birthday Greetings • ?1 intro ?????? ????, ??????! (Hello, friends!)??? ????? (How are you?)???????, ??? ? ??? ??? ??????. (Hope you are doing well.) Thank you for keeping up with this podcast even though I do not produce them as often as I'd like to. I am excited to get e-mails and comments on the spoonfulofrussian.com site. Your enthusiasm is contageous! For those who asked about the condition of our house, we just sold our restored home and are planning on moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, right after our trip to Russia in August. I can hardly wait! • ?2 Happy Birthday! It's lesson 12 (??????????? ????). Tomorrow we'll be celebrating my youngest daughter's 6th birthday. I taught my daughters to say a few birthday greetings in Russian. Let me share them with you. So, How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Russian? ?????: "I know." It's "? ???? ????????".That's right, Emily. "? ???? ????????" means 'Happy Birthday' . So, what are you going to say to your sister tomorrow??????: '? ???? ????????, ??????". To which Julia will probably reply "???????, ?????". Then Russians usually wish health, happiness and longevity to the birthday person among other things. The phraze 'I wish you' will be '? ????? ????...' (informal, to be used addressing friends, family, children) or ' ? ????? ???'... (formal, to be used addressing older people, people you are not very close to, or just to show respect). Can you say '? ????? ????...' '? ????? ???...'? Good. Let us wish Julia health. '? ????? ???? ????????'. Emily: '? ????? ???? ????????'.Now, let's wish her happiness. '? ????? ???? ???????'. Emily: '? ????? ???? ???????'.Let's also wish her long life - ?????? ??? ?????. '? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????.' Emily: '? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????.' ???????, ???. What would I do without you? ('??? ?? ? ??? ???? ???????')Emily: '??????????, ????.' Alright! Now you know what to say next time you are invited to a Russian birthday party. And if any of my listeners happen to celebrate their birthday today, we are saying '? ???? ????????' to you! Here are the phrases again: • ?3 song For the musical part of today's podcast I chose a song from a Russian cartoon "Cheboorashka". The character that sings this song is happy on a very dreary day. It's his birthday! The people passing by cannot understand why he's so happy. The singer also regrets that birthdays only come once a year. " ????????? ? ???????? ????" ???? ???????? ????? ????? ???????????????? ?? ?????,? ???? ?? ???????? ?????.? ?? ???? ????????? ???? ???? ?????????,?????? ? ??????? ?????. ? ? ????? ?? ???????? ? ???????? ?? ????. ? ?????????, ???? ???????? ?????? ??? ? ????. ???????? ????? ?????????? ??????? ?????????,? ????????? ??????? ????.? ???? ???????? ?????????? ???????, ?????????? ? ??????? ??????? "??????". (You can download just the song by itself here). • ?4 closing I hope you enjoyed the song and learned something new today. As always, e-mail me if you have any comments or questions. My e-mail address is speakrussian at mac dot com. You can also leave your comments on this website. ?? ???????? ? ????? ????????! ('Good bye and all the best')! tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443256 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443257-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) ??????! Hey there, all you Russian language addicts and all those who have just subscribed. Welcome! (????? ??????????!) It’s Lesson#11 - Love is in the Air. It's been a while since I cranked up my Microphone and my Mac to produce a podcast. My house renovations are still going on, and we are still living with my in-laws. Even though my current environment is not ideal for writing and producing podcasts, I felt that I needed to get back out there for several reasons. I'm still getting lots of e-mails on a daily basis from listeners who express their desire for more of 'A Spoonful of Russian'. Another reason is we are working on getting things ready for our trip to my hometown in Russia this summer, and my daughters are in serious need of freshenning up their Russian:) There are other reasons as well. But... (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) ??????! Hey there, all you Russian language addicts and all those who have just subscribed. Welcome! (????? ??????????!) It’s Lesson#11 - Love is in the Air. It's been a while since I cranked up my Microphone and my Mac to produce a podcast. My house renovations are still going on, and we are still living with my in-laws. Even though my current environment is not ideal for writing and producing podcasts, I felt that I needed to get back out there for several reasons. I'm still getting lots of e-mails on a daily basis from listeners who express their desire for more of 'A Spoonful of Russian'. Another reason is we are working on getting things ready for our trip to my hometown in Russia this summer, and my daughters are in serious need of freshenning up their Russian:) There are other reasons as well. But personally, I just miss it myself. I miss plotting the idea of the lesson, typing it on my PowerBook (while listening to some nice classical music. Russian, of course), recording it, choosing different audio transitions, piecing it all together in GarageBand, uploading it, and getting your responses later. As much as I'd like to produce lengthy and in-depth lessons on a weekly basis, that would not be possible for the time being. The next few lessons will probably be shorter and carry less info. Hey, it's 'A Spoonful of Russian' after-all:) LESSON - "Love is in the Air" You all know that Valentine's Day ( '???? ??????? ?????????' in Russian) is just around the corner. I am not going to go into the history of the holiday. You can do a little research on the subject at wikipedia.org if you want. But wouldn't it be cool to send your sweetheart a valentine written in Russian? I'm gonna show you how to do it. Here are some simple phrases you can use: - "I love You" , of course. "? ???? ?????." For your convenience I created some flash-cards to go with the lesson. - Another phrase you can put down in your valentine is: "Be Mine". And depending on the gender the Russian translation is either "???? ????" or "???? ????". - "We're Made for each Other" - "?? ??????? ???? ??? ?????". - If you are an older couple I have a perfect card for you on Apple site. It's one of the iCards Apple offers. It uses one of my photos that depicts a pair of old boots. It says: "We May be Old, but we Match!" In Russian, "???? ?? ? ?????, ?? - ????????? ????!" You can locate my card on mac.com -- iCards -- under "new in iCards". ENDING WORD and a SONG Now that you have a few phrases in Russian to dazzle your sweetheart, you might want to play this next song for her/ or him. It's called ????? ?????? ??????? ????????. Literally "Sweet-smelling clusters of acacia". It's a romantic song about 2 lovers reminiscing about their time together one summer. The unforgettable time they spent under an acacia tree, listening to the nightingale's song and whispering the words "I am yours forever". ????? ?????? ??????? ????????(?.??????? – ?????? ???????????? ??????) ? ?m????? ???? ??????? ??? ???????????,Dm Am E Am????? ?????? ? ??????? ????...Am A7 Dm????? ?????? ??????? ????????Dm Am E Am???? ???????? ??? ??????? ? ???. ??? ???? ???? ??? ????????? ???????,? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????.????, ?????? ?? ???? ????????,??? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?????! ???? ??????????, ?????? ??? ?????.??? ??????? ???? ????? ???????????? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ?????????????? ??????? ? ???. ? ???, ????? ????? ?????? ????????,? ????? ????? ???????? ?:????? ?????? ??????? ????????????????????, ??? ?????? ???!????? ?????? ??????? ???????????????????, ??? ?????? ???... (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) ??????! Hey there, all you Russian language addicts and all those who have just subscribed. Welcome! (????? ??????????!) It’s Lesson#11 - Love is in the Air. It's been a while since I cranked up my Microphone and my Mac to produce a podcast. My house renovations are still going on, and we are still living with my in-laws. Even though my current environment is not ideal for writing and producing podcasts, I felt that I needed to get back out there for several reasons. I'm still getting lots of e-mails on a daily basis from listeners who express their desire for more of 'A Spoonful of Russian'. Another reason is we are working on getting things ready for our trip to my hometown in Russia this summer, and my daughters are in serious need of freshenning up their Russian:) There are other reasons as well. But personally, I just miss it myself. I miss plotting the idea of the lesson, typing it on my PowerBook (while listening to some nice classical music. Russian, of course), recording it, choosing different audio transitions, piecing it all together in GarageBand, uploading it, and getting your responses later. As much as I'd like to produce lengthy and in-depth lessons on a weekly basis, that would not be possible for the time being. The next few lessons will probably be shorter and carry less info. Hey, it's 'A Spoonful of Russian' after-all:) LESSON - "Love is in the Air" You all know that Valentine's Day ( '???? ??????? ?????????' in Russian) is just around the corner. I am not going to go into the history of the holiday. You can do a little research on the subject at wikipedia.org if you want. But wouldn't it be cool to send your sweetheart a valentine written in Russian? I'm gonna show you how to do it. Here are some simple phrases you can use: - "I love You" , of course. "? ???? ?????." For your convenience I created some flash-cards to go with the lesson. - Another phrase you can put down in your valentine is: "Be Mine". And depending on the gender the Russian translation is either "???? ????" or "???? ????". - "We're Made for each Other" - "?? ??????? ???? ??? ?????". - If you are an older couple I have a perfect card for you on Apple site. It's one of the iCards Apple offers. It uses one of my photos that depicts a pair of old boots. It says: "We May be Old, but we Match!" In Russian, "???? ?? ? ?????, ?? - ????????? ????!" You can locate my card on mac.com -- iCards -- under "new in iCards". ENDING WORD and a SONG Now that you have a few phrases in Russian to dazzle your sweetheart, you might want to play this next song for her/ or him. It's called ????? ?????? ??????? ????????. Literally "Sweet-smelling clusters of acacia". It's a romantic song about 2 lovers reminiscing about their time together one summer. The unforgettable time they spent under an acacia tree, listening to the nightingale's song and whispering the words "I am yours forever". ????? ?????? ??????? ????????(?.??????? – ?????? ???????????? ??????) ? ?m????? ???? ??????? ??? ???????????,Dm Am E Am????? ?????? ? ??????? ????...Am A7 Dm????? ?????? ??????? ????????Dm Am E Am???? ???????? ??? ??????? ? ???. ??? ???? ???? ??? ????????? ???????,? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????.????, ?????? ?? ???? ????????,??? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?????! ???? ??????????, ?????? ??? ?????.??? ??????? ???? ????? ???????????? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ?????????????? ??????? ? ???. ? ???, ????? ????? ?????? ????????,? ????? ????? ???????? ?:????? ?????? ??????? ????????????????????, ??? ?????? ???!????? ?????? ??????? ???????????????????, ??? ?????? ???... tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443257 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:59:29 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443258-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 3,000 subscribers (at one point) I decided to take a sabbatical to re-evaluate the show and make some changes. Renovating of the house damaged by hurricane Katrina is another reason for the break. I would like to thank all my loyal long-time listeners as well as new ones for downloading the show. I really enjoyed getting the lessons ready as well as doing the production itself. I wouldn't be able to do it without you inspiring me. There will be no lesson today. If you sent me a comment or a question - don't worry. I will be answering all the questions via e-mail personally in the days to come. Stay subscribed to 'A Spoonful of Russian' - that way you'll be informed of all the changes. I did include a song in ... 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 3,000 subscribers (at one point) I decided to take a sabbatical to re-evaluate the show and make some changes. Renovating of the house damaged by hurricane Katrina is another reason for the break. I would like to thank all my loyal long-time listeners as well as new ones for downloading the show. I really enjoyed getting the lessons ready as well as doing the production itself. I wouldn't be able to do it without you inspiring me. There will be no lesson today. If you sent me a comment or a question - don't worry. I will be answering all the questions via e-mail personally in the days to come. Stay subscribed to 'A Spoonful of Russian' - that way you'll be informed of all the changes. I did include a song in this last show. "??????" ('Heart')also known as "??? ????? ??????? ???????" ('There are so many nice girls") ??? ????? ??????? ???????,??? ????? ???????? ????,?? ???? ???? ?? ??? ????????,????? ????? ? ???, ????? ???????. ?????? ???????? ????????,????? ?? ?????? ?? ?????,? ?????? ????? ????? ????????????????? ?????, ? ?? ?????: ??????:??????, ???? ?? ??????? ?????.??????, ??? ?????? ?? ????? ????!??????, ??? ??????, ??? ?? ?????,???????, ??????, ??? ?? ?????? ??? ??????! .......Got questions, comments, red caviar? You know where to find me: speakrussian AT mac DOT com 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 3,000 subscribers (at one point) I decided to take a sabbatical to re-evaluate the show and make some changes. Renovating of the house damaged by hurricane Katrina is another reason for the break. I would like to thank all my loyal long-time listeners as well as new ones for downloading the show. I really enjoyed getting the lessons ready as well as doing the production itself. I wouldn't be able to do it without you inspiring me. There will be no lesson today. If you sent me a comment or a question - don't worry. I will be answering all the questions via e-mail personally in the days to come. Stay subscribed to 'A Spoonful of Russian' - that way you'll be informed of all the changes. I did include a song in this last show. "??????" ('Heart')also known as "??? ????? ??????? ???????" ('There are so many nice girls") ??? ????? ??????? ???????,??? ????? ???????? ????,?? ???? ???? ?? ??? ????????,????? ????? ? ???, ????? ???????. ?????? ???????? ????????,????? ?? ?????? ?? ?????,? ?????? ????? ????? ????????????????? ?????, ? ?? ?????: ??????:??????, ???? ?? ??????? ?????.??????, ??? ?????? ?? ????? ????!??????, ??? ??????, ??? ?? ?????,???????, ??????, ??? ?? ?????? ??? ??????! .......Got questions, comments, red caviar? You know where to find me: speakrussian AT mac DOT com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443258 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:58:24 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443259-Lesson-9-Food How do you feel about food? ? ????? ??????! (I love to eat!) most people will say. Whether you love it or hate it, we deal with food and talk about food every single day. That reminds me, I have to throw together PLOV (rice-based national dish of Uzbekistan) for tonight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plov) ....be right back. (Natalia making noise in her kitchen) First, let me give you a list of some popular food items in Russian: ???? - bread ???? - salt ????? - sugar ???? - eggs ???? - caviar ????? - butter ?????? - milk ????? - kefir (a sour-tasting drink made from cow's milk fermented with certain bacteria.) ??? - juice ????? - vegetables ?????? - fruit ??? - cheese ???? - meat ???? - fish ??????? - sausage ??????? - chocolate ???? - cake ???? - water ???? - beer ?????????? - champaign ????? - vodka ??? - tea ???? - coffee Just to name a few. Now, some dishes in Russian: ????? - salad ???? - plov (Uzbek-style Rice Pilaf) ??? - soup ??????? - main course ???-????????? - Beef Stroga... How do you feel about food? ? ????? ??????! (I love to eat!) most people will say. Whether you love it or hate it, we deal with food and talk about food every single day. That reminds me, I have to throw together PLOV (rice-based national dish of Uzbekistan) for tonight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plov) ....be right back. (Natalia making noise in her kitchen) First, let me give you a list of some popular food items in Russian: ???? - bread ???? - salt ????? - sugar ???? - eggs ???? - caviar ????? - butter ?????? - milk ????? - kefir (a sour-tasting drink made from cow's milk fermented with certain bacteria.) ??? - juice ????? - vegetables ?????? - fruit ??? - cheese ???? - meat ???? - fish ??????? - sausage ??????? - chocolate ???? - cake ???? - water ???? - beer ?????????? - champaign ????? - vodka ??? - tea ???? - coffee Just to name a few. Now, some dishes in Russian: ????? - salad ???? - plov (Uzbek-style Rice Pilaf) ??? - soup ??????? - main course ???-????????? - Beef Stroganoff ??????? - Russian Spicy Meat Soup ???? - Ukranian Beet Soup ???????? - Russian “Pink” Salad Vinaigrette ???????? - Beef dumplings ????? ????????????? - Stuffed Mushrooms ??????????? ???? - Chopped eggplant simmered with tomatoes, carrots, pepper and onion. ??????? ??? ????? - Chilled slices of vinegar-marinated herring, served with sliced onions, turnip salad, boiled potatoes with a touch of butter and fresh dill. ????? - Crepes ?????? - Kebab ??????? - Cabbage leaves stuffed with meat+rice mixture ????????????? ????? - Stuffed Greeen Peppers-------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is the dialog from today's lesson. Let's try to make an order at one of the Russian restaurants. It's lunch time and you are a client, ?????? (speaking in masculine gender in this dialog) at one of the nicer Russian resaturants. By now I am sure you will be able to greet your server (????????) properly in Russian. You would say '?????? ????', '????????????', but never '??????' or '???????'....Leave the latter for your friends and family. Your ???????? would probably ask you if you'd want a starter. ????????: ??? ?? ?????? ?? ???????? Server: What would you like for a starter? ??????: ?????? ????????????? ??????, ??????????. Client: A serving of stuffed mushrooms, please. ????????: ???????. ??? ?????e?? ?? ????????? Server: Great. What would you like for your main course? ??????: ? ?????? ???? ?? ????????. ? ???????? ? ??? ????? Client: I'll take some borsch with sourcream. Do you have vinaigrette on the menu? ????????: ??????? ????. ? ??? ???????? ????????! Server: Of course we do. We serve one great-tasting vinaigarette! ??????: ????? ?????? ????????? ? ?????????. Client: Then I'll take a plate of vinaigrette as well. ????????: ???, ? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????? ??????????????? ??? ???????. Server: OK. What would you have for your second course? May I recommend Golubtzi to you? ??????: ??????? ??? ???????. ????????? ? ?? ?? ????. Client: Golubtzi it will be. Haven't eaten them in a long time. ????????: ????? ??????. ??? ?????? ????? ? ??? ???? ???, ????, ????, ??????????, ?????. Server: Very well. What are we going to drink? We have tea, coffee, beer, champaign, vodka. ??????: ?? ??? ????????? ??? ????????, ?? ? ???????? ?????. ????????? ??? ?????? ???????. Client: It's a bit too early for alchohol, and one has to have company for that. Why don't you just bring me coffee. ????????: ??????? ???, ??? ???????! ????? ??????? ????? ??????? ???????. Server: Will do as you ask. I'll bring your starter in a couple of minutes. ??????: ???????. Client: Thanks. After your meal, if you are inclined to do so, you can leave a tip (??????), which is between 18-20% of your bill. Leaving a tip is still only customary at upscale restaurants in Russia as my sources tell me.--------------------------------------------------------- Today, I'm gonna play a song from a Russian comedy called "?????????? ????????" ("The Prisoner of Caucasus"). The song is titled "A Song about Bears" . It's a funny song about polar bears who spin the axis of the Earth so that the life would go on. :) And how do they do that? They rub their backs against the axis! ???-?? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????? ????????????????? ???????? ????? ??????? ??????????? ?? ??? ??? ?????? - ?? ?????? ???? - ????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ????? ????? ?? ???????? ???????????? ??????? ???????? ??? ????? ??????????????? - ????? ??? ????? ???????? ???????????? ????? ???????????? ????? ?????????????? ??? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ????? ???-?? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? How do you feel about food? ? ????? ??????! (I love to eat!) most people will say. Whether you love it or hate it, we deal with food and talk about food every single day. That reminds me, I have to throw together PLOV (rice-based national dish of Uzbekistan) for tonight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plov) ....be right back. (Natalia making noise in her kitchen) First, let me give you a list of some popular food items in Russian: ???? - bread ???? - salt ????? - sugar ???? - eggs ???? - caviar ????? - butter ?????? - milk ????? - kefir (a sour-tasting drink made from cow's milk fermented with certain bacteria.) ??? - juice ????? - vegetables ?????? - fruit ??? - cheese ???? - meat ???? - fish ??????? - sausage ??????? - chocolate ???? - cake ???? - water ???? - beer ?????????? - champaign ????? - vodka ??? - tea ???? - coffee Just to name a few. Now, some dishes in Russian: ????? - salad ???? - plov (Uzbek-style Rice Pilaf) ??? - soup ??????? - main course ???-????????? - Beef Stroganoff ??????? - Russian Spicy Meat Soup ???? - Ukranian Beet Soup ???????? - Russian “Pink” Salad Vinaigrette ???????? - Beef dumplings ????? ????????????? - Stuffed Mushrooms ??????????? ???? - Chopped eggplant simmered with tomatoes, carrots, pepper and onion. ??????? ??? ????? - Chilled slices of vinegar-marinated herring, served with sliced onions, turnip salad, boiled potatoes with a touch of butter and fresh dill. ????? - Crepes ?????? - Kebab ??????? - Cabbage leaves stuffed with meat+rice mixture ????????????? ????? - Stuffed Greeen Peppers-------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is the dialog from today's lesson. Let's try to make an order at one of the Russian restaurants. It's lunch time and you are a client, ?????? (speaking in masculine gender in this dialog) at one of the nicer Russian resaturants. By now I am sure you will be able to greet your server (????????) properly in Russian. You would say '?????? ????', '????????????', but never '??????' or '???????'....Leave the latter for your friends and family. Your ???????? would probably ask you if you'd want a starter. ????????: ??? ?? ?????? ?? ???????? Server: What would you like for a starter? ??????: ?????? ????????????? ??????, ??????????. Client: A serving of stuffed mushrooms, please. ????????: ???????. ??? ?????e?? ?? ????????? Server: Great. What would you like for your main course? ??????: ? ?????? ???? ?? ????????. ? ???????? ? ??? ????? Client: I'll take some borsch with sourcream. Do you have vinaigrette on the menu? ????????: ??????? ????. ? ??? ???????? ????????! Server: Of course we do. We serve one great-tasting vinaigarette! ??????: ????? ?????? ????????? ? ?????????. Client: Then I'll take a plate of vinaigrette as well. ????????: ???, ? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????? ??????????????? ??? ???????. Server: OK. What would you have for your second course? May I recommend Golubtzi to you? ??????: ??????? ??? ???????. ????????? ? ?? ?? ????. Client: Golubtzi it will be. Haven't eaten them in a long time. ????????: ????? ??????. ??? ?????? ????? ? ??? ???? ???, ????, ????, ??????????, ?????. Server: Very well. What are we going to drink? We have tea, coffee, beer, champaign, vodka. ??????: ?? ??? ????????? ??? ????????, ?? ? ???????? ?????. ????????? ??? ?????? ???????. Client: It's a bit too early for alchohol, and one has to have company for that. Why don't you just bring me coffee. ????????: ??????? ???, ??? ???????! ????? ??????? ????? ??????? ???????. Server: Will do as you ask. I'll bring your starter in a couple of minutes. ??????: ???????. Client: Thanks. After your meal, if you are inclined to do so, you can leave a tip (??????), which is between 18-20% of your bill. Leaving a tip is still only customary at upscale restaurants in Russia as my sources tell me.--------------------------------------------------------- Today, I'm gonna play a song from a Russian comedy called "?????????? ????????" ("The Prisoner of Caucasus"). The song is titled "A Song about Bears" . It's a funny song about polar bears who spin the axis of the Earth so that the life would go on. :) And how do they do that? They rub their backs against the axis! ???-?? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????? ????????????????? ???????? ????? ??????? ??????????? ?? ??? ??? ?????? - ?? ?????? ???? - ????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ????? ????? ?? ???????? ???????????? ??????? ???????? ??? ????? ??????????????? - ????? ??? ????? ???????? ???????????? ????? ???????????? ????? ?????????????? ??? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ????? ???-?? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443259 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:57:54 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443260-Lesson-8-Speaking-on-the-Phone ??????, ??????? ?????????. (Hi, dear listeners). ??????? ???????, 22 ???????. (Today's Saturday, Oct. 22nd.) Let's check your homework from the previous lesson#7: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? ___?? ????????___ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? ___?? ????????___ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? ___?? ?????????___ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? ___??????___ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ___?? ??????___ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ___?? ?????___ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ___?????___ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___?? ?????___ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? ___?????___ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) th... ??????, ??????? ?????????. (Hi, dear listeners). ??????? ???????, 22 ???????. (Today's Saturday, Oct. 22nd.) Let's check your homework from the previous lesson#7: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? ___?? ????????___ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? ___?? ????????___ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? ___?? ?????????___ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? ___??????___ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ___?? ??????___ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ___?? ?????___ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ___?????___ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___?? ?????___ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? ___?????___ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ___????___ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ___???___ ????I can't find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___????????!___ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents' house, you tell them (see you later):___????!___ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ___??????___ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): ___?????___ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ___???????___ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):___?????? ????___ ------------Phone Conversations------------ (the audio files of the conversations are on the 'Downloads' page) Two friends (ring) -?????(Hello?) -????, ???. ??????. ??? ??????.(Hello, Masha. Hi. It's Natasha) -?, ?????, ??????. ??? ????? -- should be '??? ?????'(Oh, it's you Natasha. How are you?) -- should be 'How's life/What's up' -?? ???, ?????? ??????. ??? ??????? ?????. ? ?? ??? ????????????(Nothing much. Just working on my podcast. What about you?) -? ? ???? ??????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???? ?????? ?????????? ??????, ???????, ?? ??? ? ????????! ????? ????? ??????.(And I have no idea where my time goes. My kids are going to karate, ballet and even soccer practices now! Gotta make it everywhere on time) -????? ??????? ????? ???????? ? ???? ? ??????(How about finding an hour for a play date with us at the park?) -? ?????????????, ?????. ????? ?????????? ?? ??????? ? 5 ???????(I'd love to, Natasha. Let us meet on Tuesday at 5pm) -?????. ??, ?? ???????.(OK, See you then) -????.(Bye) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ School Principal calls a Parent (ring) -?????(Hello) -?????? ????. ???? ?? ? ?????????? ? ?????? ????????????(Good afternoon. May I speak with Maria Vitalyevna?) -?? ??????????, ??? ?.(Yes, of course. This is she) -????? ??????????, ? ???? ??????? ??????? ??????????, ???????? ?????, ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????.(Maria Vitalyevna, this is Natalia Nickolayevna, the principal of Katya's school) -??, ? ??? ??????.(I see. I am listening) -???? ? ???, ??? ??? ????? ??????????? ? ?????????? ? ??????? ?????????.( The thing is, we need to have a talk about Katya's behaviour) -???-?? ????????? ??????????(Something bad happened?) -???? ???. ?? ????? ?????????. ??? ? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ? 6 ??????(Not yet, but may happen in the future. Is Friday night OK for you? Say about 6pm?) -??, ???????. ?? ????? ????? ??? ????????(Sure. That'll be fine. Which floor is your office?) -?? ??????. ????? ????????, ????? ??????????.(It's on the 2nd floor. All the best, Maria Vitalyevna) -??????? ?? ??????, ??????? ??????????. ?? ????????.(Thank you for calling, Natalia Nickolayevna. Good-bye.) -?? ????????.(Good-bye) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "????????? ?? ???" ("My Sweetie") ????? ??????: ????????????? ??????: ???????? ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ??????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ??????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ???????????? ?? ??? ?? ?????. ??????, ??????? ?????????. (Hi, dear listeners). ??????? ???????, 22 ???????. (Today's Saturday, Oct. 22nd.) Let's check your homework from the previous lesson#7: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? ___?? ????????___ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? ___?? ????????___ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? ___?? ?????????___ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? ___??????___ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ___?? ??????___ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ___?? ?????___ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ___?????___ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___?? ?????___ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? ___?????___ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ___????___ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ___???___ ????I can't find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___????????!___ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents' house, you tell them (see you later):___????!___ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ___??????___ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): ___?????___ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ___???????___ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):___?????? ????___ ------------Phone Conversations------------ (the audio files of the conversations are on the 'Downloads' page) Two friends (ring) -?????(Hello?) -????, ???. ??????. ??? ??????.(Hello, Masha. Hi. It's Natasha) -?, ?????, ??????. ??? ????? -- should be '??? ?????'(Oh, it's you Natasha. How are you?) -- should be 'How's life/What's up' -?? ???, ?????? ??????. ??? ??????? ?????. ? ?? ??? ????????????(Nothing much. Just working on my podcast. What about you?) -? ? ???? ??????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???? ?????? ?????????? ??????, ???????, ?? ??? ? ????????! ????? ????? ??????.(And I have no idea where my time goes. My kids are going to karate, ballet and even soccer practices now! Gotta make it everywhere on time) -????? ??????? ????? ???????? ? ???? ? ??????(How about finding an hour for a play date with us at the park?) -? ?????????????, ?????. ????? ?????????? ?? ??????? ? 5 ???????(I'd love to, Natasha. Let us meet on Tuesday at 5pm) -?????. ??, ?? ???????.(OK, See you then) -????.(Bye) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ School Principal calls a Parent (ring) -?????(Hello) -?????? ????. ???? ?? ? ?????????? ? ?????? ????????????(Good afternoon. May I speak with Maria Vitalyevna?) -?? ??????????, ??? ?.(Yes, of course. This is she) -????? ??????????, ? ???? ??????? ??????? ??????????, ???????? ?????, ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????.(Maria Vitalyevna, this is Natalia Nickolayevna, the principal of Katya's school) -??, ? ??? ??????.(I see. I am listening) -???? ? ???, ??? ??? ????? ??????????? ? ?????????? ? ??????? ?????????.( The thing is, we need to have a talk about Katya's behaviour) -???-?? ????????? ??????????(Something bad happened?) -???? ???. ?? ????? ?????????. ??? ? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ? 6 ??????(Not yet, but may happen in the future. Is Friday night OK for you? Say about 6pm?) -??, ???????. ?? ????? ????? ??? ????????(Sure. That'll be fine. Which floor is your office?) -?? ??????. ????? ????????, ????? ??????????.(It's on the 2nd floor. All the best, Maria Vitalyevna) -??????? ?? ??????, ??????? ??????????. ?? ????????.(Thank you for calling, Natalia Nickolayevna. Good-bye.) -?? ????????.(Good-bye) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "????????? ?? ???" ("My Sweetie") ????? ??????: ????????????? ??????: ???????? ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ??????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ??????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ???????????? ?? ??? ?? ?????. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443260 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:57:26 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443261-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: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? _________________________ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? _______________________ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? _____________________ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? _____________________ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ____________________ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ____________________ .They went down the side of the mountain by ... 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: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? _________________________ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? _______________________ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? _____________________ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? _____________________ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ____________________ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ____________________ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ________________ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___________________ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? _______________ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ______________ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ________ ????I can't find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___________________________ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents' house, you tell them (see you later):___________________________________ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ______________ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): _____________________ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ____________________ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):________________________ Numbers 11-20 11???????????adeenatsat' 12??????????dvyenatsat' 13??????????treenatsat' 14????????????cheytirnatsat' 15??????????pyatnatsat' 16???????????shyesnatsat' 17??????????syemnatsat' 18????????????vasyemnatsat' 19????????????dyevyatnatsat' 20????????dvatsat' (end consonants with an apostrophe (') after it is 'soft' ) Final words: That concludes our lesson 7. I have all the material we've covered today on spoonfulofrussian.com Don't forget to do the excersizes - we'll check them next time we meet. Questions, comments? Direct them to speakrussian@mac.com Oh, and here are the lyrics of the song (you can always view them on your iPod...as you are listening to this lesson, click 3 times) ?????? ??? ?????? ?.??????????. ????? ?.?????? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ?????,? ???? ????????? ???? ???.?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ?? ?????? ???? ? ?????. ??????:???????, ?? ???????,???? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????,? ???? - ????????:?????? ??????? ???? ? ?? ?????. ????? ???? ?? ????? ?????:????????? ? ?????? ????,?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ???????? ???? ?? ?????. ???? ? ?????? ????? ?? ????????????????? ??????????? ????,?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ????????? ????? ? ?????. ?????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ????????? ??????, ??? ???? ???????,?? ? ???????, ? ?????, ? ???,??? ?????? ???? ?????? ?????. 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: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? _________________________ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? _______________________ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? _____________________ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? _____________________ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ____________________ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ____________________ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ________________ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___________________ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? _______________ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ______________ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ________ ????I can't find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___________________________ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents' house, you tell them (see you later):___________________________________ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ______________ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): _____________________ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ____________________ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):________________________ Numbers 11-20 11???????????adeenatsat' 12??????????dvyenatsat' 13??????????treenatsat' 14????????????cheytirnatsat' 15??????????pyatnatsat' 16???????????shyesnatsat' 17??????????syemnatsat' 18????????????vasyemnatsat' 19????????????dyevyatnatsat' 20????????dvatsat' (end consonants with an apostrophe (') after it is 'soft' ) Final words: That concludes our lesson 7. I have all the material we've covered today on spoonfulofrussian.com Don't forget to do the excersizes - we'll check them next time we meet. Questions, comments? Direct them to speakrussian@mac.com Oh, and here are the lyrics of the song (you can always view them on your iPod...as you are listening to this lesson, click 3 times) ?????? ??? ?????? ?.??????????. ????? ?.?????? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ?????,? ???? ????????? ???? ???.?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ?? ?????? ???? ? ?????. ??????:???????, ?? ???????,???? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????,? ???? - ????????:?????? ??????? ???? ? ?? ?????. ????? ???? ?? ????? ?????:????????? ? ?????? ????,?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ???????? ???? ?? ?????. ???? ? ?????? ????? ?? ????????????????? ??????????? ????,?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ????????? ????? ? ?????. ?????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ????????? ??????, ??? ???? ???????,?? ? ???????, ? ?????, ? ???,??? ?????? ???? ?????? ?????. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443261 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:56:59 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443262-Lesson-6-Don-t-Get-Stressed-About-Stress-and-other-advice ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! (Hello, dear friends). ??????? ???????, 8-?? ???????. The show is still recorded at my temp 'studio' away from my home in New Orleans. In this podcast you will learn how to say the days of the week in Russian, as well as count from 1-10. You will also find out why you shouldn't get stressed over stress in Russian words. We will take a look at some simple sentence structures and word order within sentences as well....This might be the largest 'Spoonful of Russian' ever, but it's all good! Correction: In the beginning of the podcast I got the date wrong. The show was being recorded on Friday, Oct, 7th. You will hear me say: "Today is Saturday, 7th of October." Oops! Just to add to our past lesson - there are noun, adjective and verb cognates in Russian, and they can help you speak smoothly and easily, making you sound very natural. But don't let false cognates trick you into saying something you don't intend! I'd like to answer a question of one of my list... ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! (Hello, dear friends). ??????? ???????, 8-?? ???????. The show is still recorded at my temp 'studio' away from my home in New Orleans. In this podcast you will learn how to say the days of the week in Russian, as well as count from 1-10. You will also find out why you shouldn't get stressed over stress in Russian words. We will take a look at some simple sentence structures and word order within sentences as well....This might be the largest 'Spoonful of Russian' ever, but it's all good! Correction: In the beginning of the podcast I got the date wrong. The show was being recorded on Friday, Oct, 7th. You will hear me say: "Today is Saturday, 7th of October." Oops! Just to add to our past lesson - there are noun, adjective and verb cognates in Russian, and they can help you speak smoothly and easily, making you sound very natural. But don't let false cognates trick you into saying something you don't intend! I'd like to answer a question of one of my listeners. He was asking about the role of the 'hard sign' and the 'soft sign' in the Russian alphabet. The soft sign '?????? ????' has no sound of its own. Rather it tells you that the consonant before it is soft. (???????).....The hard sign '??????? ????' has no sound of its own as well. It indicates that the preceeding consonant is hard. You make a slight break in the word, immediately after the consonant it follows. (????? - volume - ?????). ------------------------------------------------------- - ??? ???? ??? ????? - ???, ??? ?? ????. ??? ???. - What is this? Is this coffee?- No, it's not coffee. It's tea. and now a slightly different dialogue: - ??? ???? ??? ???????? - ???, ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???????. - Who is this? Is this a teacher?- No, It is not a teacher. It is a student. -------------------------------------------- Forming a negative sentence: ??? ?????? (It is good)??? ?? ?????? (It's not good)--------------------------------------------- If you don't know how to count from 1 to 10 in Russian, today's the day! Most of these numbers have a soft sign at the end, so don't forget to soften the last consonant! 0 (nol') - ????1 (adeen) - ????2 (dva) - ???3 (tree) - ???4 (chyetirye) - ??????5 (pyat') - ????6 (shyest') - ?????7 (syem') - ????8 (vosyem') - ??????9 (devyat') - ??????10 (desyat') - ?????? Days of the week: ??????????? (pah-neh-DEHL-neek) Monday??????? (FTOR-neek) Tuesday????? (sreh-DAH) Wednesday??????? (chet-VERK) Thursday??????? (PYAHT-neet-sah) Friday??????? (soo-BOH-tah) Saturday??????????? (vahs-kree-SEHN-yeh) Sunday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lyrics of this week's Russian song: ????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????? (?.??????? - ?.???????) from the film "My Street" ??????? ??????????, ??????? ??????,????? ??????? ? ?? ??????? ????:????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???????????? ? ??? ??????. ????? ?????????? ?????? ???????????,???????? ?????? ??????? ???,??? ??????? ?: - ????? ????????, -? ?? ???????? ?? ????????. ??????? ???????, ?????? ??????,???? ???????? ? ???? ?????.????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???? ????????? ?? ??? ?????... ????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???????????? ? ??? ??????. --------- ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! (Hello, dear friends). ??????? ???????, 8-?? ???????. The show is still recorded at my temp 'studio' away from my home in New Orleans. In this podcast you will learn how to say the days of the week in Russian, as well as count from 1-10. You will also find out why you shouldn't get stressed over stress in Russian words. We will take a look at some simple sentence structures and word order within sentences as well....This might be the largest 'Spoonful of Russian' ever, but it's all good! Correction: In the beginning of the podcast I got the date wrong. The show was being recorded on Friday, Oct, 7th. You will hear me say: "Today is Saturday, 7th of October." Oops! Just to add to our past lesson - there are noun, adjective and verb cognates in Russian, and they can help you speak smoothly and easily, making you sound very natural. But don't let false cognates trick you into saying something you don't intend! I'd like to answer a question of one of my listeners. He was asking about the role of the 'hard sign' and the 'soft sign' in the Russian alphabet. The soft sign '?????? ????' has no sound of its own. Rather it tells you that the consonant before it is soft. (???????).....The hard sign '??????? ????' has no sound of its own as well. It indicates that the preceeding consonant is hard. You make a slight break in the word, immediately after the consonant it follows. (????? - volume - ?????). ------------------------------------------------------- - ??? ???? ??? ????? - ???, ??? ?? ????. ??? ???. - What is this? Is this coffee?- No, it's not coffee. It's tea. and now a slightly different dialogue: - ??? ???? ??? ???????? - ???, ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???????. - Who is this? Is this a teacher?- No, It is not a teacher. It is a student. -------------------------------------------- Forming a negative sentence: ??? ?????? (It is good)??? ?? ?????? (It's not good)--------------------------------------------- If you don't know how to count from 1 to 10 in Russian, today's the day! Most of these numbers have a soft sign at the end, so don't forget to soften the last consonant! 0 (nol') - ????1 (adeen) - ????2 (dva) - ???3 (tree) - ???4 (chyetirye) - ??????5 (pyat') - ????6 (shyest') - ?????7 (syem') - ????8 (vosyem') - ??????9 (devyat') - ??????10 (desyat') - ?????? Days of the week: ??????????? (pah-neh-DEHL-neek) Monday??????? (FTOR-neek) Tuesday????? (sreh-DAH) Wednesday??????? (chet-VERK) Thursday??????? (PYAHT-neet-sah) Friday??????? (soo-BOH-tah) Saturday??????????? (vahs-kree-SEHN-yeh) Sunday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lyrics of this week's Russian song: ????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????? (?.??????? - ?.???????) from the film "My Street" ??????? ??????????, ??????? ??????,????? ??????? ? ?? ??????? ????:????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???????????? ? ??? ??????. ????? ?????????? ?????? ???????????,???????? ?????? ??????? ???,??? ??????? ?: - ????? ????????, -? ?? ???????? ?? ????????. ??????? ???????, ?????? ??????,???? ???????? ? ???? ?????.????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???? ????????? ?? ??? ?????... ????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???????????? ? ??? ??????. --------- tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443262 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:56:32 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443263-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 ('??? ?? ????????') and you'd answer '? ????? ???????' (which means 'I am reading a store').... Download 'False Cognates" examples. Lyrics of this week's song (with translation) The dialogue at the beginning of the show: 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 ('??? ?? ????????') and you'd answer '? ????? ???????' (which means 'I am reading a store').... Download 'False Cognates" examples. Lyrics of this week's song (with translation) The dialogue at the beginning of the show: 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 ('??? ?? ????????') and you'd answer '? ????? ???????' (which means 'I am reading a store').... Download 'False Cognates" examples. Lyrics of this week's song (with translation) The dialogue at the beginning of the show: tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443263 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:55:27 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443264-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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????... 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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ???????????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ??? ??? ????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? Here's the translation for "??????" song. To find out more about the story behind the song, see this Wikipedia article I found to be very helpful. This lesson is a day premature, but with the hurricane in the area I'd rather be safe than sorry:) 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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ???????????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ??? ??? ????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? Here's the translation for "??????" song. To find out more about the story behind the song, see this Wikipedia article I found to be very helpful. This lesson is a day premature, but with the hurricane in the area I'd rather be safe than sorry:) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443264 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:54:55 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443243-Lesson-23-Nouns-and-Gender Today we'll talk about nouns and genders. Keep in mind that we are going to look only at singular nouns in nominative case (more on the 6 noun cases later). As you know, a noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, event or idea. All Russian nouns are divided into 3 genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. It's important to know the gender of a noun, since it needs to agree with other parts of speech. Let me give you an example: ???????? ??????? (a pretty girl) is correct, while ???????? ??????? is not. Ending -?? of the adjective ???????? denotes masculine gender. Learning gender rules is not an easy process. Many times you will be able to determine the gender of a noun simply by using your biology knowledge. Ex.: ??????? (masculine), ??????? (feminine), etc. But most of the time noun gender is random and unchangeable. Gender rules MUST be memorized. However, the secret is simple: the ending of a noun determines its gender. After learning a few rules you'll be able to instan... Today we'll talk about nouns and genders. Keep in mind that we are going to look only at singular nouns in nominative case (more on the 6 noun cases later). As you know, a noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, event or idea. All Russian nouns are divided into 3 genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. It's important to know the gender of a noun, since it needs to agree with other parts of speech. Let me give you an example: ???????? ??????? (a pretty girl) is correct, while ???????? ??????? is not. Ending -?? of the adjective ???????? denotes masculine gender. Learning gender rules is not an easy process. Many times you will be able to determine the gender of a noun simply by using your biology knowledge. Ex.: ??????? (masculine), ??????? (feminine), etc. But most of the time noun gender is random and unchangeable. Gender rules MUST be memorized. However, the secret is simple: the ending of a noun determines its gender. After learning a few rules you'll be able to instantly recognize whether nouns are masculine, feminine or neuter. Here's a Russian Noun Genders table for your convenience.(Click the table for an enlarged view) Highlights: *Every Russian noun has a gender (masculine, feminine or neuter)*Every adjective or verb must agree with the gender of a Russian noun (and pronoun)*Most masculine nouns end in a consonant, as well as -? or -?*Feminine nouns usually end in -?, as well as -?, -??, and -?*Most neuter nouns end in -? or -?, but can also take endings like -??, and -[?]?*A handful of Russian nouns appear to be feminine by their endings, are in fact masculine. Commit them to memory! ------------------------------------------- It's been a while since I added a Russian song to my podcast. So many of you requested this feature back! I promise to add one when I get a chance to obtain license-free Russian music. May 9th is the Victory Day in Russia. (???? ??????). To mark this day I am including a well-known song from the Soviet era called «? ????????» - "In the Dugout" performed by ?????? ??????. Here are the lyrics of the song and its translation. ? ???????? ??????: ?.?????? ?????: ?.?????? ?????? ? ?????? ??????? ?????, ?? ???????? ?????, ??? ?????. ? ???? ??? ? ???????? ??????? ??? ?????? ???? ? ?????. ??? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ? ??????????? ????? ??? ???????. ? ????, ????? ??????? ??, ??? ??????? ??? ????? ?????. ?? ?????? ??????, ??????, ????? ???? ????? ? ?????. ?? ???? ??? ????? ?? ?????, ? ?? ?????? - ?????? ????. ???, ?????????, ????? ?????, ??????????? ??????? ????. ??? ? ???????? ???????? ????? ?? ???? ????????? ?????. ? ???????? in English: The fire beats in the tiny hearth, Resin shines on the wood like a tear, An accordion sings about love, And your eyes and your smile reappear. The trees have whispered of you to me, In the snow-white plains of Moscow, Oh, my love, if it only could be, If you heard me here singing alone. You are far, far away at this hour. Snows between us and winter's hard breath. To rejoin you is not in my power, Though just four steps divide me from death. Sing, accordion, mocking the storm, Call back joy, drive off sorrow and doubt. In the cold of the dogout I 'm warm For the fire of our love won't go out. ------------------------------------------------- In closing, I'd like to thank Bethany for her lovely greeting that I started today's lesson with. To the rest of my listeners: you are welcome to send in your greetings in Russian. Don't forget to visit spoonfulofrussian.com for some lagniappe* (11 years in New Orleans have taken their toll:) . Send all your questions and comments to speakrussian@mac.com ?? ???????? ? ????? ????????, ??????! -------------------------------------------------* (Lagniappe derives from New World Spanish la ñapa, “the gift,” and ultimately from Quechua yapay, “to give more.” The word came into the rich Creole dialect mixture of New Orleans and there acquired a French spelling. It is still used in the Gulf states, especially southern Louisiana, to denote a little bonus that a friendly shopkeeper might add to a purchase. By extension, it may mean “an extra or unexpected gift or benefit.”) Today we'll talk about nouns and genders. Keep in mind that we are going to look only at singular nouns in nominative case (more on the 6 noun cases later). As you know, a noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, event or idea. All Russian nouns are divided into 3 genders: masculine, feminine and neuter. It's important to know the gender of a noun, since it needs to agree with other parts of speech. Let me give you an example: ???????? ??????? (a pretty girl) is correct, while ???????? ??????? is not. Ending -?? of the adjective ???????? denotes masculine gender. Learning gender rules is not an easy process. Many times you will be able to determine the gender of a noun simply by using your biology knowledge. Ex.: ??????? (masculine), ??????? (feminine), etc. But most of the time noun gender is random and unchangeable. Gender rules MUST be memorized. However, the secret is simple: the ending of a noun determines its gender. After learning a few rules you'll be able to instantly recognize whether nouns are masculine, feminine or neuter. Here's a Russian Noun Genders table for your convenience.(Click the table for an enlarged view) Highlights: *Every Russian noun has a gender (masculine, feminine or neuter)*Every adjective or verb must agree with the gender of a Russian noun (and pronoun)*Most masculine nouns end in a consonant, as well as -? or -?*Feminine nouns usually end in -?, as well as -?, -??, and -?*Most neuter nouns end in -? or -?, but can also take endings like -??, and -[?]?*A handful of Russian nouns appear to be feminine by their endings, are in fact masculine. Commit them to memory! ------------------------------------------- It's been a while since I added a Russian song to my podcast. So many of you requested this feature back! I promise to add one when I get a chance to obtain license-free Russian music. May 9th is the Victory Day in Russia. (???? ??????). To mark this day I am including a well-known song from the Soviet era called «? ????????» - "In the Dugout" performed by ?????? ??????. Here are the lyrics of the song and its translation. ? ???????? ??????: ?.?????? ?????: ?.?????? ?????? ? ?????? ??????? ?????, ?? ???????? ?????, ??? ?????. ? ???? ??? ? ???????? ??????? ??? ?????? ???? ? ?????. ??? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ? ??????????? ????? ??? ???????. ? ????, ????? ??????? ??, ??? ??????? ??? ????? ?????. ?? ?????? ??????, ??????, ????? ???? ????? ? ?????. ?? ???? ??? ????? ?? ?????, ? ?? ?????? - ?????? ????. ???, ?????????, ????? ?????, ??????????? ??????? ????. ??? ? ???????? ???????? ????? ?? ???? ????????? ?????. ? ???????? in English: The fire beats in the tiny hearth, Resin shines on the wood like a tear, An accordion sings about love, And your eyes and your smile reappear. The trees have whispered of you to me, In the snow-white plains of Moscow, Oh, my love, if it only could be, If you heard me here singing alone. You are far, far away at this hour. Snows between us and winter's hard breath. To rejoin you is not in my power, Though just four steps divide me from death. Sing, accordion, mocking the storm, Call back joy, drive off sorrow and doubt. In the cold of the dogout I 'm warm For the fire of our love won't go out. ------------------------------------------------- In closing, I'd like to thank Bethany for her lovely greeting that I started today's lesson with. To the rest of my listeners: you are welcome to send in your greetings in Russian. Don't forget to visit spoonfulofrussian.com for some lagniappe* (11 years in New Orleans have taken their toll:) . Send all your questions and comments to speakrussian@mac.com ?? ???????? ? ????? ????????, ??????! -------------------------------------------------* (Lagniappe derives from New World Spanish la ñapa, “the gift,” and ultimately from Quechua yapay, “to give more.” The word came into the rich Creole dialect mixture of New Orleans and there acquired a French spelling. It is still used in the Gulf states, especially southern Louisiana, to denote a little bonus that a friendly shopkeeper might add to a purchase. By extension, it may mean “an extra or unexpected gift or benefit.”) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443243 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:55 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443265-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. I can't waith to get back to work on the next "A Spoonful of Russian" lesson! 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. I can't waith to get back to work on the next "A Spoonful of Russian" lesson! 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. I can't waith to get back to work on the next "A Spoonful of Russian" lesson! tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443265 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:24 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443266-Lesson-3-How-are-You If you ask a Russian 'How are you?' (??? ????) 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 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ) #2 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ? ? ????) ("I am fine as well" - "???? ??????" ) #3 (- ??? ????, ????- ??? ????...) #4 (- ??? ????, ???? - ?????? ????????, ?????...) Word/Expressions list: Provided below are the lyrics to the song you heard on the show (click for a bigger view) Don't forget to take a look at the poll I have on the right-hand side and vote! Email me with any questions or comments. And yes, the lessons WILL get more challenging. If you ask a Russian 'How are you?' (??? ????) 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 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ) #2 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ? ? ????) ("I am fine as well" - "???? ??????" ) #3 (- ??? ????, ????- ??? ????...) #4 (- ??? ????, ???? - ?????? ????????, ?????...) Word/Expressions list: Provided below are the lyrics to the song you heard on the show (click for a bigger view) Don't forget to take a look at the poll I have on the right-hand side and vote! Email me with any questions or comments. And yes, the lessons WILL get more challenging. If you ask a Russian 'How are you?' (??? ????) 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 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ) #2 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ? ? ????) ("I am fine as well" - "???? ??????" ) #3 (- ??? ????, ????- ??? ????...) #4 (- ??? ????, ???? - ?????? ????????, ?????...) Word/Expressions list: Provided below are the lyrics to the song you heard on the show (click for a bigger view) Don't forget to take a look at the poll I have on the right-hand side and vote! Email me with any questions or comments. And yes, the lessons WILL get more challenging. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443266 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:00 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443267-Lesson-2-Saying-Goodbye How do you say 'Goodbye' in Russian? Our show#1 teaches you a couple of way to do that. As you listen, the images below will help you visually. - ????, ?????.- ????, ???. - ?? ????????, ?????.- ?? ????????, ????. Sorry for the quality of the show's audio. I am hoping that I'll have all my usual gear unharmed when I go back to New Orleans, La. on Monday. How do you say 'Goodbye' in Russian? Our show#1 teaches you a couple of way to do that. As you listen, the images below will help you visually. - ????, ?????.- ????, ???. - ?? ????????, ?????.- ?? ????????, ????. Sorry for the quality of the show's audio. I am hoping that I'll have all my usual gear unharmed when I go back to New Orleans, La. on Monday. How do you say 'Goodbye' in Russian? Our show#1 teaches you a couple of way to do that. As you listen, the images below will help you visually. - ????, ?????.- ????, ???. - ?? ????????, ?????.- ?? ????????, ????. Sorry for the quality of the show's audio. I am hoping that I'll have all my usual gear unharmed when I go back to New Orleans, La. on Monday. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443267 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:52:31 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25443268-Lesson-1-Greeting Friends and family members greet each other with a simple "??????". for those who want to 'Copy'+'Paste' : - ??????, ?????.- ??????, ???. Use "????????????" with people you barely know, with much older folks (unless they are your relatives) or with government officials. - ????????????, ???? ???????.- ??????????, ?????. Remember, "Practice makes perfect". Your e-mails with questions and comments are welcome. My e-mail is: SPEAKRUSSIAN at mac dot com If you are brave enough, you can e-mail me an audio file with your greeting in Russian. I'll play it on the next show, which will air next week on Saturday. Friends and family members greet each other with a simple "??????". for those who want to 'Copy'+'Paste' : - ??????, ?????.- ??????, ???. Use "????????????" with people you barely know, with much older folks (unless they are your relatives) or with government officials. - ????????????, ???? ???????.- ??????????, ?????. Remember, "Practice makes perfect". Your e-mails with questions and comments are welcome. My e-mail is: SPEAKRUSSIAN at mac dot com If you are brave enough, you can e-mail me an audio file with your greeting in Russian. I'll play it on the next show, which will air next week on Saturday. Friends and family members greet each other with a simple "??????". for those who want to 'Copy'+'Paste' : - ??????, ?????.- ??????, ???. Use "????????????" with people you barely know, with much older folks (unless they are your relatives) or with government officials. - ????????????, ???? ???????.- ??????????, ?????. Remember, "Practice makes perfect". Your e-mails with questions and comments are welcome. My e-mail is: SPEAKRUSSIAN at mac dot com If you are brave enough, you can e-mail me an audio file with your greeting in Russian. I'll play it on the next show, which will air next week on Saturday. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-12,25443268 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:51:05 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25433251-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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????... 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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ???????????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ??? ??? ????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? Here's the translation for "??????" song. To find out more about the story behind the song, see this Wikipedia article I found to be very helpful. This lesson is a day premature, but with the hurricane in the area I'd rather be safe than sorry:) 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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ???????????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ??? ??? ????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? Here's the translation for "??????" song. To find out more about the story behind the song, see this Wikipedia article I found to be very helpful. This lesson is a day premature, but with the hurricane in the area I'd rather be safe than sorry:) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25433251 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:21:17 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25433246-Lesson-22-Russian-Cursive-Letters '??????', my old friends, and '????????????', my new listeners! Welcome to Lesson 22 of 'A Spoonful of Russian with Natalia'. I am Natalia, your host and instructor. And today we are going to finish the Russian Cursive Letters series. But before we start, I want to thank again all those of you who support this podcast by first of all, keeping subscribed, also by purchasing Rosetta Stone's software through the link on my site (that really helps), and via PayPal donations. There's another and rather fun way of supporting the show - by getting a little souvenir from my Cafepress. com store. Did you know that they have "A Spoonful of Russian" stamp now? And "A Spoonful of Russian" license plate? Since I enjoy cooking, my favorite is the apron. And what pet can live without "A Spoonful of Russian" T-shirt? The store's ID is speakrussian. Oh, and a special THANK YOU goes to Norman, who surprised me with a new RODE PodCaster microphone. The sound quality has gone up since I started using i... '??????', my old friends, and '????????????', my new listeners! Welcome to Lesson 22 of 'A Spoonful of Russian with Natalia'. I am Natalia, your host and instructor. And today we are going to finish the Russian Cursive Letters series. But before we start, I want to thank again all those of you who support this podcast by first of all, keeping subscribed, also by purchasing Rosetta Stone's software through the link on my site (that really helps), and via PayPal donations. There's another and rather fun way of supporting the show - by getting a little souvenir from my Cafepress. com store. Did you know that they have "A Spoonful of Russian" stamp now? And "A Spoonful of Russian" license plate? Since I enjoy cooking, my favorite is the apron. And what pet can live without "A Spoonful of Russian" T-shirt? The store's ID is speakrussian. Oh, and a special THANK YOU goes to Norman, who surprised me with a new RODE PodCaster microphone. The sound quality has gone up since I started using it. Thanks, Norman, if you are listening:) Now , for the lesson! ??????? ??????! '??????', my old friends, and '????????????', my new listeners! Welcome to Lesson 22 of 'A Spoonful of Russian with Natalia'. I am Natalia, your host and instructor. And today we are going to finish the Russian Cursive Letters series. But before we start, I want to thank again all those of you who support this podcast by first of all, keeping subscribed, also by purchasing Rosetta Stone's software through the link on my site (that really helps), and via PayPal donations. There's another and rather fun way of supporting the show - by getting a little souvenir from my Cafepress. com store. Did you know that they have "A Spoonful of Russian" stamp now? And "A Spoonful of Russian" license plate? Since I enjoy cooking, my favorite is the apron. And what pet can live without "A Spoonful of Russian" T-shirt? The store's ID is speakrussian. Oh, and a special THANK YOU goes to Norman, who surprised me with a new RODE PodCaster microphone. The sound quality has gone up since I started using it. Thanks, Norman, if you are listening:) Now , for the lesson! ??????? ??????! tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25433246 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:40:35 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25433247-Lesson-21-Russian-Cursive-Letters Today you will learn how to write Russian Cursive letters "?,?,?,?,?" . Today you will learn how to write Russian Cursive letters "?,?,?,?,?" . Today you will learn how to write Russian Cursive letters "?,?,?,?,?" . tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25433247 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:17:12 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25433248-Lesson-20-Russian-Cursive-Letters 8th of March - Women's Day . It's Women's Day in Russia today, a holiday of spring and attention to women. It's one of most important holidays in Russia. The celebration is similar to a combination of Valentine's Day and Mother's Day in the West, but better. This is a national holiday and a day off. Several nations celebrate this, but only a few acknowledge it as an official, non-working holiday . If you forgot to send a rose on Valentine's Day, it's only half the trouble. But if you forgot to send flowers to the special women in your life you are in a really big trouble! On this day Russian men congratulate all women in their lives (mothers, wives, daughters, grandmothers, girl-friends, teachers) by presenting them with first spring flowers, candy and cards, and self-made short poems. My Dad always presented my Mom with red carnations early in the morning, while reading a poem specially-written for this occasion. Every woman of any age is honoured on this day. Russian women are sur... 8th of March - Women's Day . It's Women's Day in Russia today, a holiday of spring and attention to women. It's one of most important holidays in Russia. The celebration is similar to a combination of Valentine's Day and Mother's Day in the West, but better. This is a national holiday and a day off. Several nations celebrate this, but only a few acknowledge it as an official, non-working holiday . If you forgot to send a rose on Valentine's Day, it's only half the trouble. But if you forgot to send flowers to the special women in your life you are in a really big trouble! On this day Russian men congratulate all women in their lives (mothers, wives, daughters, grandmothers, girl-friends, teachers) by presenting them with first spring flowers, candy and cards, and self-made short poems. My Dad always presented my Mom with red carnations early in the morning, while reading a poem specially-written for this occasion. Every woman of any age is honoured on this day. Russian women are surrounded with flowers, poems, love and care. They are not allowed to do any work in house that day: men do all cooking, cleaning and take care of the children. The Women Day - 8th of March is the best holiday for Russian women of any age. In other countries where the 8th of March is celebrated, it's usually a celebration of feminist and women's rights groups. But in Russia, where the life is different in many ways, the 8th of March is one of most favorite holidays for all Russian women, along with New Year and Christmas. For Russian Women the 8th of March "Women day" is a holiday of Love and Spring. One of my most favourable memories are of this Day:) Letter '?' is represented by word '????' (glasses)Letter '?' is represented by word '???????' (steam engine)Letter '?' is represented by word '????' (fish)Letter '?' is represented by word '???' (cheese)Letter '?' is represented by word '???????' (telephone) 8th of March - Women's Day . It's Women's Day in Russia today, a holiday of spring and attention to women. It's one of most important holidays in Russia. The celebration is similar to a combination of Valentine's Day and Mother's Day in the West, but better. This is a national holiday and a day off. Several nations celebrate this, but only a few acknowledge it as an official, non-working holiday . If you forgot to send a rose on Valentine's Day, it's only half the trouble. But if you forgot to send flowers to the special women in your life you are in a really big trouble! On this day Russian men congratulate all women in their lives (mothers, wives, daughters, grandmothers, girl-friends, teachers) by presenting them with first spring flowers, candy and cards, and self-made short poems. My Dad always presented my Mom with red carnations early in the morning, while reading a poem specially-written for this occasion. Every woman of any age is honoured on this day. Russian women are surrounded with flowers, poems, love and care. They are not allowed to do any work in house that day: men do all cooking, cleaning and take care of the children. The Women Day - 8th of March is the best holiday for Russian women of any age. In other countries where the 8th of March is celebrated, it's usually a celebration of feminist and women's rights groups. But in Russia, where the life is different in many ways, the 8th of March is one of most favorite holidays for all Russian women, along with New Year and Christmas. For Russian Women the 8th of March "Women day" is a holiday of Love and Spring. One of my most favourable memories are of this Day:) Letter '?' is represented by word '????' (glasses)Letter '?' is represented by word '???????' (steam engine)Letter '?' is represented by word '????' (fish)Letter '?' is represented by word '???' (cheese)Letter '?' is represented by word '???????' (telephone) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25433248 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:59:15 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25433249-Lesson-19-Russian-Cursive-Letters Russian Cursive (Letters "?,?,?,?,?") Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Yogurt)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Cat)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Boat)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Car)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Socks) Russian Cursive (Letters "?,?,?,?,?") Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Yogurt)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Cat)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Boat)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Car)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Socks) Russian Cursive (Letters "?,?,?,?,?") Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Yogurt)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Cat)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Boat)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Car)Letter '?' is represented by word '?????' (Socks) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25433249 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:42:27 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25433250-Video-Vocabulary-01 Video Vocabulary #1 - Common Greetings and Phrases. You can find a PDF file of the vocabulary in the DOWNLOADS section of the site. Video Vocabulary #1 - Common Greetings and Phrases. You can find a PDF file of the vocabulary in the DOWNLOADS section of the site. Video Vocabulary #1 - Common Greetings and Phrases. You can find a PDF file of the vocabulary in the DOWNLOADS section of the site. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25433250 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:33:36 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431505-Lesson-18-Russian-Cursive-Letters ?????? ????, ??? ??????? ????????? ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. ????? ?????????? ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listeners who stuck with the show since the beginning and welcome the newcomers. I appreciate all the mail that you send my way. Questions, comments, suggestion and even criticism....I read them all and try to reply as time allows. We've covered a lot of ground already, and there's more to come! Many have been asking about a piece of software that would enhance their Russian learning experience. I cannot think of a better choice than Rosetta Stone's Language CDs. Using it you learn the 4 basic skills: -listening comprehension-speaking-reading-writing I myself am using this software to brush up on my French and study Italian right now:) As far as Russian is concerned, the speakers you hear are native Russians. I was impressed with the ease of use of the program as well as it... ?????? ????, ??? ??????? ????????? ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. ????? ?????????? ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listeners who stuck with the show since the beginning and welcome the newcomers. I appreciate all the mail that you send my way. Questions, comments, suggestion and even criticism....I read them all and try to reply as time allows. We've covered a lot of ground already, and there's more to come! Many have been asking about a piece of software that would enhance their Russian learning experience. I cannot think of a better choice than Rosetta Stone's Language CDs. Using it you learn the 4 basic skills: -listening comprehension-speaking-reading-writing I myself am using this software to brush up on my French and study Italian right now:) As far as Russian is concerned, the speakers you hear are native Russians. I was impressed with the ease of use of the program as well as its effectiveness - my 6 year-old daughter spent 30 minutes going through the 1st lesson of Level 1 French and she knew 10 new words and could pronounce them correctly! In my support of Rosetta Stone Software I put a link to it on my site: spoonfulofrussian.com It's at the very top. You can't miss it! By purchasing this software through the link on my website you are contributing to this podcast. Thank you! And now, for the lesson. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Umbrella)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Pins)Letter '?' is represented by word '???' (Iodine) ?????? ????, ??? ??????? ????????? ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. ????? ?????????? ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listeners who stuck with the show since the beginning and welcome the newcomers. I appreciate all the mail that you send my way. Questions, comments, suggestion and even criticism....I read them all and try to reply as time allows. We've covered a lot of ground already, and there's more to come! Many have been asking about a piece of software that would enhance their Russian learning experience. I cannot think of a better choice than Rosetta Stone's Language CDs. Using it you learn the 4 basic skills: -listening comprehension-speaking-reading-writing I myself am using this software to brush up on my French and study Italian right now:) As far as Russian is concerned, the speakers you hear are native Russians. I was impressed with the ease of use of the program as well as its effectiveness - my 6 year-old daughter spent 30 minutes going through the 1st lesson of Level 1 French and she knew 10 new words and could pronounce them correctly! In my support of Rosetta Stone Software I put a link to it on my site: spoonfulofrussian.com It's at the very top. You can't miss it! By purchasing this software through the link on my website you are contributing to this podcast. Thank you! And now, for the lesson. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Umbrella)Letter '?' is represented by word '??????' (Pins)Letter '?' is represented by word '???' (Iodine) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431505 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:26:20 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431506-Lesson-17-Russian-Cursive-Letters (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! You are listening to and viewing 'A Spoonful of Russian' podcast, where we learn Russian 'one bite at a time'! I am your host, Natalia. ??????? ?????? (Let us begin)! First, I want to take just a few seconds to thank all those who contributed to this show either by donating through PayPal, purchasing products with 'Spoonful of Russian' logo at my cafepress.com store of going to russiantable.com online grocery store via the link on my site. Thanks to you I was able to purchase Snapz Pro X software that enabled me to record visual lessons for you, just like this one. And now for our next Russian letters in cursive...... ------------------------------------------------- I'd like to ask my listeners to e-mail me short accounts of the reasons behind your interest in Russian language and culture. You can either shoot me an e-mail telling me why you love Russian or send me a s... (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! You are listening to and viewing 'A Spoonful of Russian' podcast, where we learn Russian 'one bite at a time'! I am your host, Natalia. ??????? ?????? (Let us begin)! First, I want to take just a few seconds to thank all those who contributed to this show either by donating through PayPal, purchasing products with 'Spoonful of Russian' logo at my cafepress.com store of going to russiantable.com online grocery store via the link on my site. Thanks to you I was able to purchase Snapz Pro X software that enabled me to record visual lessons for you, just like this one. And now for our next Russian letters in cursive...... ------------------------------------------------- I'd like to ask my listeners to e-mail me short accounts of the reasons behind your interest in Russian language and culture. You can either shoot me an e-mail telling me why you love Russian or send me a short audio. If you want me to play it on the show, let me know. ????? ???????? ? ?? ?????? ??????? (All the best, and see you soon) !------------------------------------------------- (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! You are listening to and viewing 'A Spoonful of Russian' podcast, where we learn Russian 'one bite at a time'! I am your host, Natalia. ??????? ?????? (Let us begin)! First, I want to take just a few seconds to thank all those who contributed to this show either by donating through PayPal, purchasing products with 'Spoonful of Russian' logo at my cafepress.com store of going to russiantable.com online grocery store via the link on my site. Thanks to you I was able to purchase Snapz Pro X software that enabled me to record visual lessons for you, just like this one. And now for our next Russian letters in cursive...... ------------------------------------------------- I'd like to ask my listeners to e-mail me short accounts of the reasons behind your interest in Russian language and culture. You can either shoot me an e-mail telling me why you love Russian or send me a short audio. If you want me to play it on the show, let me know. ????? ???????? ? ?? ?????? ??????? (All the best, and see you soon) !------------------------------------------------- tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431506 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:46:10 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431507-Lesson-16-Russian-Cursive-Letters Today I'll show you how to write ?,?,? in cursive. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Today I'll show you how to write ?,?,? in cursive. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Today I'll show you how to write ?,?,? in cursive. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431507 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:18:16 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431508-Lesson-15-Russian-Cursive-Letter Today you will learn to write Russian cursive "?". I will include more than one letter in my future lessons.Thanks to one of my listeners I was able to upload a "Russian Cursive Workbook" in the DOWNLOADS section on the right. The Cyrillic alphabet was adopted by the Slavs in about the 9th century. Although it is named after St. Cyril (Constantine), it was not invented by St. Cyril. It is based on the system of Greek capital letters. If you know the Greek alphabet, many of the letters will be familiar to you.The Cyrillic alphabet, with some modifications, is used by many nations in Europe and Asia, including Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, and Mongolia, to name only a few. Few Americans write in cursive script anymore. All Russians write in cursive. You won't need to learn cursive to "get by" such as reading street signs or newspapers, and Russians will be able to read your notes if you print your letters. But you'll need to learn cur... Today you will learn to write Russian cursive "?". I will include more than one letter in my future lessons.Thanks to one of my listeners I was able to upload a "Russian Cursive Workbook" in the DOWNLOADS section on the right. The Cyrillic alphabet was adopted by the Slavs in about the 9th century. Although it is named after St. Cyril (Constantine), it was not invented by St. Cyril. It is based on the system of Greek capital letters. If you know the Greek alphabet, many of the letters will be familiar to you.The Cyrillic alphabet, with some modifications, is used by many nations in Europe and Asia, including Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, and Mongolia, to name only a few. Few Americans write in cursive script anymore. All Russians write in cursive. You won't need to learn cursive to "get by" such as reading street signs or newspapers, and Russians will be able to read your notes if you print your letters. But you'll need to learn cursive to read Russians' handwriting. If you want to learn "good Russian" then learn to write in cursive. If you just want to "get by" on vacation you can skip this. Russian cursive letters looks quite different from Russian printed letters. Some letters look like English cursive letters, but represent different letters. The bane of Russian cursive is the letters ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, which look almost identical. Upper- and lower-case cursive letters look quite different. Thus Russians use three distinct alphabets: printed, upper-case cursive, and lower-case cursive. In this example, each letter--upper and lower case--is followed by the same letter in Russian cursive. You will notice that in the block style, the only difference between the upper and lower case letters is the size. In the cursive style, certain letters distinguish between upper and lower case. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.)----------------------------------------------------- Today you will learn to write Russian cursive "?". I will include more than one letter in my future lessons.Thanks to one of my listeners I was able to upload a "Russian Cursive Workbook" in the DOWNLOADS section on the right. The Cyrillic alphabet was adopted by the Slavs in about the 9th century. Although it is named after St. Cyril (Constantine), it was not invented by St. Cyril. It is based on the system of Greek capital letters. If you know the Greek alphabet, many of the letters will be familiar to you.The Cyrillic alphabet, with some modifications, is used by many nations in Europe and Asia, including Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, and Mongolia, to name only a few. Few Americans write in cursive script anymore. All Russians write in cursive. You won't need to learn cursive to "get by" such as reading street signs or newspapers, and Russians will be able to read your notes if you print your letters. But you'll need to learn cursive to read Russians' handwriting. If you want to learn "good Russian" then learn to write in cursive. If you just want to "get by" on vacation you can skip this. Russian cursive letters looks quite different from Russian printed letters. Some letters look like English cursive letters, but represent different letters. The bane of Russian cursive is the letters ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, which look almost identical. Upper- and lower-case cursive letters look quite different. Thus Russians use three distinct alphabets: printed, upper-case cursive, and lower-case cursive. In this example, each letter--upper and lower case--is followed by the same letter in Russian cursive. You will notice that in the block style, the only difference between the upper and lower case letters is the size. In the cursive style, certain letters distinguish between upper and lower case. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.)----------------------------------------------------- tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431508 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:01:02 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431509-Happy-New-Year-Friends Emily made a little ??????? for you. Please, listen to the song attached to this podcast. The lyrics to the song are in Lesson#14. Emily made a little ??????? for you. Please, listen to the song attached to this podcast. The lyrics to the song are in Lesson#14. Emily made a little ??????? for you. Please, listen to the song attached to this podcast. The lyrics to the song are in Lesson#14. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431509 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:50:50 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431510-Lesson-13-Family-Matters ?????? ????, ??????! ??? ????? ??????? ???????. (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: "???? ????????????, ? ??? ???????????!" Which literally means "People make plans, but everything is in God's hands'. To quickly bring you up to date we are in our new house in Charlotte, NC and lovin' it! Still lots of things to do around the house to make our home -- thus lack of time for making podcasts:( For all the listeners who were asking about our trip to my hometown in Russia - the trip did not materialize for a couple of reasons. The Russian embassy told me I had some problems with my Russian passport at the last minute when I had the tickets in my hands! Then the airline company refused to refund us after we told them we were not going to Russia. But enough of that. Let's get to our lesson. ------- ? ?????? ?... ?????? ????, ??????! ??? ????? ??????? ???????. (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: "???? ????????????, ? ??? ???????????!" Which literally means "People make plans, but everything is in God's hands'. To quickly bring you up to date we are in our new house in Charlotte, NC and lovin' it! Still lots of things to do around the house to make our home -- thus lack of time for making podcasts:( For all the listeners who were asking about our trip to my hometown in Russia - the trip did not materialize for a couple of reasons. The Russian embassy told me I had some problems with my Russian passport at the last minute when I had the tickets in my hands! Then the airline company refused to refund us after we told them we were not going to Russia. But enough of that. Let's get to our lesson. ------- ? ?????? ??????? ???????? ? ??????????? ???? = Let us dive into today's lesson. We are in the middle of great family holidays now. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (???? ????????????) and now you are looking forward to Christmas (?????????)! One thing these 2 holidays have in common is family gatherings. Dads, Moms, Grandmas, Grandpas, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, cousins, daughter, sons, grandchildren....get together for a very special time. Would you know how to label a specific branch of your Family tree in Russian? To help you out I made a chart of the family members and relations. All family members have gender-specific names. Please, listen carefully as I pronounce the words. You are welcome to pause this podcast recording, rewind and repeat. (click on the chart for a larger view) ... ----- For the musical part of the podcast I chose a timeless song performed by a singer from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia - Nani Bregvadze. The song is called "????????" or "The Snowfall" where the snowfall stands for the end of one's youth. The singer is pleading with the Snowfall to wait and not to knock on her door. She still has love and tenderness to give, and hopes to share. The text is full of beautiful metaphors and similies. Almost 40 years have passed since Nani sang the song for the first time, but it still resonates in people's hearts, because the theme is eternal. "????????" ? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ???????? ???????? ? ??????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????? ???????? ?????? ????????? ???? ???? ???????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ?? ?????, ????????, ? ??? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???????????????? ???? ?????????? ??????? ????, ? ??? ? ???? ????????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ? ??? ????????? ? ???? ??????????????????? ?????? ????????? ??? ???? ?????, ????????, ?? ??????? ??? ?????????? ??????? ????? ????????? ?????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????????????? ?? ?????, ???????? ?? ????? -------- That's it. Now you can call your family members using the words you've learned today. But be advised, when addressing your brother, he might have a negative reaction to the word. It's somewhat close to the English word 'brat' :) I want to apologize for not answering all of your e-mails. After the move I have taken up some new responsibilities and am very short on spare time. But I still welcome all your input and comments. Send them to: speakrussian@mac.com This lesson's recording quality leaves much to be desired, but I promise next lesson will be much better. ---------- Oh, and one more thing. I recommend XCAST as the best podcast aggregator (http://getxcast.com/) ...check out the tutorial: http://xcast.epfl.ch/downloads/introducingXcast.mov ?????? ????, ??????! ??? ????? ??????? ???????. (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: "???? ????????????, ? ??? ???????????!" Which literally means "People make plans, but everything is in God's hands'. To quickly bring you up to date we are in our new house in Charlotte, NC and lovin' it! Still lots of things to do around the house to make our home -- thus lack of time for making podcasts:( For all the listeners who were asking about our trip to my hometown in Russia - the trip did not materialize for a couple of reasons. The Russian embassy told me I had some problems with my Russian passport at the last minute when I had the tickets in my hands! Then the airline company refused to refund us after we told them we were not going to Russia. But enough of that. Let's get to our lesson. ------- ? ?????? ??????? ???????? ? ??????????? ???? = Let us dive into today's lesson. We are in the middle of great family holidays now. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving (???? ????????????) and now you are looking forward to Christmas (?????????)! One thing these 2 holidays have in common is family gatherings. Dads, Moms, Grandmas, Grandpas, husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, cousins, daughter, sons, grandchildren....get together for a very special time. Would you know how to label a specific branch of your Family tree in Russian? To help you out I made a chart of the family members and relations. All family members have gender-specific names. Please, listen carefully as I pronounce the words. You are welcome to pause this podcast recording, rewind and repeat. (click on the chart for a larger view) ... ----- For the musical part of the podcast I chose a timeless song performed by a singer from the former Soviet Republic of Georgia - Nani Bregvadze. The song is called "????????" or "The Snowfall" where the snowfall stands for the end of one's youth. The singer is pleading with the Snowfall to wait and not to knock on her door. She still has love and tenderness to give, and hopes to share. The text is full of beautiful metaphors and similies. Almost 40 years have passed since Nani sang the song for the first time, but it still resonates in people's hearts, because the theme is eternal. "????????" ? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ???? ?????? ??? ???????? ???????? ? ??????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????? ???????? ?????? ????????? ???? ???? ???????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ?? ?????, ????????, ? ??? ?? ???????? ??? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???????????????? ???? ?????????? ??????? ????, ? ??? ? ???? ????????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ? ??? ????????? ? ???? ??????????????????? ?????? ????????? ??? ???? ?????, ????????, ?? ??????? ??? ?????????? ??????? ????? ????????? ?????? ????????, ????????, ?? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ? ??? ?????, ? ????? ?? ?????????????, ????????, ???? ??????? ??????????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ????????????? ?? ?????, ???????? ?? ????? -------- That's it. Now you can call your family members using the words you've learned today. But be advised, when addressing your brother, he might have a negative reaction to the word. It's somewhat close to the English word 'brat' :) I want to apologize for not answering all of your e-mails. After the move I have taken up some new responsibilities and am very short on spare time. But I still welcome all your input and comments. Send them to: speakrussian@mac.com This lesson's recording quality leaves much to be desired, but I promise next lesson will be much better. ---------- Oh, and one more thing. I recommend XCAST as the best podcast aggregator (http://getxcast.com/) ...check out the tutorial: http://xcast.epfl.ch/downloads/introducingXcast.mov tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431510 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:33:43 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431511-Lesson-12-Happy-Birthday Topic - Birthday Greetings • ?1 intro ?????? ????, ??????! (Hello, friends!)??? ????? (How are you?)???????, ??? ? ??? ??? ??????. (Hope you are doing well.) Thank you for keeping up with this podcast even though I do not produce them as often as I'd like to. I am excited to get e-mails and comments on the spoonfulofrussian.com site. Your enthusiasm is contageous! For those who asked about the condition of our house, we just sold our restored home and are planning on moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, right after our trip to Russia in August. I can hardly wait! • ?2 Happy Birthday! It's lesson 12 (??????????? ????). Tomorrow we'll be celebrating my youngest daughter's 6th birthday. I taught my daughters to say a few birthday greetings in Russian. Let me share them with you. So, How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Russian? ?????: "I know." It's "? ???? ????????".That's right, Emily. "? ???? ????????" means 'Happy Birthday' . So, what are you going to say to your sister tomorrow?????... Topic - Birthday Greetings • ?1 intro ?????? ????, ??????! (Hello, friends!)??? ????? (How are you?)???????, ??? ? ??? ??? ??????. (Hope you are doing well.) Thank you for keeping up with this podcast even though I do not produce them as often as I'd like to. I am excited to get e-mails and comments on the spoonfulofrussian.com site. Your enthusiasm is contageous! For those who asked about the condition of our house, we just sold our restored home and are planning on moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, right after our trip to Russia in August. I can hardly wait! • ?2 Happy Birthday! It's lesson 12 (??????????? ????). Tomorrow we'll be celebrating my youngest daughter's 6th birthday. I taught my daughters to say a few birthday greetings in Russian. Let me share them with you. So, How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Russian? ?????: "I know." It's "? ???? ????????".That's right, Emily. "? ???? ????????" means 'Happy Birthday' . So, what are you going to say to your sister tomorrow??????: '? ???? ????????, ??????". To which Julia will probably reply "???????, ?????". Then Russians usually wish health, happiness and longevity to the birthday person among other things. The phraze 'I wish you' will be '? ????? ????...' (informal, to be used addressing friends, family, children) or ' ? ????? ???'... (formal, to be used addressing older people, people you are not very close to, or just to show respect). Can you say '? ????? ????...' '? ????? ???...'? Good. Let us wish Julia health. '? ????? ???? ????????'. Emily: '? ????? ???? ????????'.Now, let's wish her happiness. '? ????? ???? ???????'. Emily: '? ????? ???? ???????'.Let's also wish her long life - ?????? ??? ?????. '? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????.' Emily: '? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????.' ???????, ???. What would I do without you? ('??? ?? ? ??? ???? ???????')Emily: '??????????, ????.' Alright! Now you know what to say next time you are invited to a Russian birthday party. And if any of my listeners happen to celebrate their birthday today, we are saying '? ???? ????????' to you! Here are the phrases again: • ?3 song For the musical part of today's podcast I chose a song from a Russian cartoon "Cheboorashka". The character that sings this song is happy on a very dreary day. It's his birthday! The people passing by cannot understand why he's so happy. The singer also regrets that birthdays only come once a year. " ????????? ? ???????? ????" ???? ???????? ????? ????? ???????????????? ?? ?????,? ???? ?? ???????? ?????.? ?? ???? ????????? ???? ???? ?????????,?????? ? ??????? ?????. ? ? ????? ?? ???????? ? ???????? ?? ????. ? ?????????, ???? ???????? ?????? ??? ? ????. ???????? ????? ?????????? ??????? ?????????,? ????????? ??????? ????.? ???? ???????? ?????????? ???????, ?????????? ? ??????? ??????? "??????". (You can download just the song by itself here). • ?4 closing I hope you enjoyed the song and learned something new today. As always, e-mail me if you have any comments or questions. My e-mail address is speakrussian at mac dot com. You can also leave your comments on this website. ?? ???????? ? ????? ????????! ('Good bye and all the best')! Topic - Birthday Greetings • ?1 intro ?????? ????, ??????! (Hello, friends!)??? ????? (How are you?)???????, ??? ? ??? ??? ??????. (Hope you are doing well.) Thank you for keeping up with this podcast even though I do not produce them as often as I'd like to. I am excited to get e-mails and comments on the spoonfulofrussian.com site. Your enthusiasm is contageous! For those who asked about the condition of our house, we just sold our restored home and are planning on moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, right after our trip to Russia in August. I can hardly wait! • ?2 Happy Birthday! It's lesson 12 (??????????? ????). Tomorrow we'll be celebrating my youngest daughter's 6th birthday. I taught my daughters to say a few birthday greetings in Russian. Let me share them with you. So, How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Russian? ?????: "I know." It's "? ???? ????????".That's right, Emily. "? ???? ????????" means 'Happy Birthday' . So, what are you going to say to your sister tomorrow??????: '? ???? ????????, ??????". To which Julia will probably reply "???????, ?????". Then Russians usually wish health, happiness and longevity to the birthday person among other things. The phraze 'I wish you' will be '? ????? ????...' (informal, to be used addressing friends, family, children) or ' ? ????? ???'... (formal, to be used addressing older people, people you are not very close to, or just to show respect). Can you say '? ????? ????...' '? ????? ???...'? Good. Let us wish Julia health. '? ????? ???? ????????'. Emily: '? ????? ???? ????????'.Now, let's wish her happiness. '? ????? ???? ???????'. Emily: '? ????? ???? ???????'.Let's also wish her long life - ?????? ??? ?????. '? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????.' Emily: '? ????? ???? ?????? ??? ?????.' ???????, ???. What would I do without you? ('??? ?? ? ??? ???? ???????')Emily: '??????????, ????.' Alright! Now you know what to say next time you are invited to a Russian birthday party. And if any of my listeners happen to celebrate their birthday today, we are saying '? ???? ????????' to you! Here are the phrases again: • ?3 song For the musical part of today's podcast I chose a song from a Russian cartoon "Cheboorashka". The character that sings this song is happy on a very dreary day. It's his birthday! The people passing by cannot understand why he's so happy. The singer also regrets that birthdays only come once a year. " ????????? ? ???????? ????" ???? ???????? ????? ????? ???????????????? ?? ?????,? ???? ?? ???????? ?????.? ?? ???? ????????? ???? ???? ?????????,?????? ? ??????? ?????. ? ? ????? ?? ???????? ? ???????? ?? ????. ? ?????????, ???? ???????? ?????? ??? ? ????. ???????? ????? ?????????? ??????? ?????????,? ????????? ??????? ????.? ???? ???????? ?????????? ???????, ?????????? ? ??????? ??????? "??????". (You can download just the song by itself here). • ?4 closing I hope you enjoyed the song and learned something new today. As always, e-mail me if you have any comments or questions. My e-mail address is speakrussian at mac dot com. You can also leave your comments on this website. ?? ???????? ? ????? ????????! ('Good bye and all the best')! tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431511 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:32:18 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431512-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) ??????! Hey there, all you Russian language addicts and all those who have just subscribed. Welcome! (????? ??????????!) It’s Lesson#11 - Love is in the Air. It's been a while since I cranked up my Microphone and my Mac to produce a podcast. My house renovations are still going on, and we are still living with my in-laws. Even though my current environment is not ideal for writing and producing podcasts, I felt that I needed to get back out there for several reasons. I'm still getting lots of e-mails on a daily basis from listeners who express their desire for more of 'A Spoonful of Russian'. Another reason is we are working on getting things ready for our trip to my hometown in Russia this summer, and my daughters are in serious need of freshenning up their Russian:) There are other reasons as well. But... (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) ??????! Hey there, all you Russian language addicts and all those who have just subscribed. Welcome! (????? ??????????!) It’s Lesson#11 - Love is in the Air. It's been a while since I cranked up my Microphone and my Mac to produce a podcast. My house renovations are still going on, and we are still living with my in-laws. Even though my current environment is not ideal for writing and producing podcasts, I felt that I needed to get back out there for several reasons. I'm still getting lots of e-mails on a daily basis from listeners who express their desire for more of 'A Spoonful of Russian'. Another reason is we are working on getting things ready for our trip to my hometown in Russia this summer, and my daughters are in serious need of freshenning up their Russian:) There are other reasons as well. But personally, I just miss it myself. I miss plotting the idea of the lesson, typing it on my PowerBook (while listening to some nice classical music. Russian, of course), recording it, choosing different audio transitions, piecing it all together in GarageBand, uploading it, and getting your responses later. As much as I'd like to produce lengthy and in-depth lessons on a weekly basis, that would not be possible for the time being. The next few lessons will probably be shorter and carry less info. Hey, it's 'A Spoonful of Russian' after-all:) LESSON - "Love is in the Air" You all know that Valentine's Day ( '???? ??????? ?????????' in Russian) is just around the corner. I am not going to go into the history of the holiday. You can do a little research on the subject at wikipedia.org if you want. But wouldn't it be cool to send your sweetheart a valentine written in Russian? I'm gonna show you how to do it. Here are some simple phrases you can use: - "I love You" , of course. "? ???? ?????." For your convenience I created some flash-cards to go with the lesson. - Another phrase you can put down in your valentine is: "Be Mine". And depending on the gender the Russian translation is either "???? ????" or "???? ????". - "We're Made for each Other" - "?? ??????? ???? ??? ?????". - If you are an older couple I have a perfect card for you on Apple site. It's one of the iCards Apple offers. It uses one of my photos that depicts a pair of old boots. It says: "We May be Old, but we Match!" In Russian, "???? ?? ? ?????, ?? - ????????? ????!" You can locate my card on mac.com -- iCards -- under "new in iCards". ENDING WORD and a SONG Now that you have a few phrases in Russian to dazzle your sweetheart, you might want to play this next song for her/ or him. It's called ????? ?????? ??????? ????????. Literally "Sweet-smelling clusters of acacia". It's a romantic song about 2 lovers reminiscing about their time together one summer. The unforgettable time they spent under an acacia tree, listening to the nightingale's song and whispering the words "I am yours forever". ????? ?????? ??????? ????????(?.??????? – ?????? ???????????? ??????) ? ?m????? ???? ??????? ??? ???????????,Dm Am E Am????? ?????? ? ??????? ????...Am A7 Dm????? ?????? ??????? ????????Dm Am E Am???? ???????? ??? ??????? ? ???. ??? ???? ???? ??? ????????? ???????,? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????.????, ?????? ?? ???? ????????,??? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?????! ???? ??????????, ?????? ??? ?????.??? ??????? ???? ????? ???????????? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ?????????????? ??????? ? ???. ? ???, ????? ????? ?????? ????????,? ????? ????? ???????? ?:????? ?????? ??????? ????????????????????, ??? ?????? ???!????? ?????? ??????? ???????????????????, ??? ?????? ???... (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) ??????! Hey there, all you Russian language addicts and all those who have just subscribed. Welcome! (????? ??????????!) It’s Lesson#11 - Love is in the Air. It's been a while since I cranked up my Microphone and my Mac to produce a podcast. My house renovations are still going on, and we are still living with my in-laws. Even though my current environment is not ideal for writing and producing podcasts, I felt that I needed to get back out there for several reasons. I'm still getting lots of e-mails on a daily basis from listeners who express their desire for more of 'A Spoonful of Russian'. Another reason is we are working on getting things ready for our trip to my hometown in Russia this summer, and my daughters are in serious need of freshenning up their Russian:) There are other reasons as well. But personally, I just miss it myself. I miss plotting the idea of the lesson, typing it on my PowerBook (while listening to some nice classical music. Russian, of course), recording it, choosing different audio transitions, piecing it all together in GarageBand, uploading it, and getting your responses later. As much as I'd like to produce lengthy and in-depth lessons on a weekly basis, that would not be possible for the time being. The next few lessons will probably be shorter and carry less info. Hey, it's 'A Spoonful of Russian' after-all:) LESSON - "Love is in the Air" You all know that Valentine's Day ( '???? ??????? ?????????' in Russian) is just around the corner. I am not going to go into the history of the holiday. You can do a little research on the subject at wikipedia.org if you want. But wouldn't it be cool to send your sweetheart a valentine written in Russian? I'm gonna show you how to do it. Here are some simple phrases you can use: - "I love You" , of course. "? ???? ?????." For your convenience I created some flash-cards to go with the lesson. - Another phrase you can put down in your valentine is: "Be Mine". And depending on the gender the Russian translation is either "???? ????" or "???? ????". - "We're Made for each Other" - "?? ??????? ???? ??? ?????". - If you are an older couple I have a perfect card for you on Apple site. It's one of the iCards Apple offers. It uses one of my photos that depicts a pair of old boots. It says: "We May be Old, but we Match!" In Russian, "???? ?? ? ?????, ?? - ????????? ????!" You can locate my card on mac.com -- iCards -- under "new in iCards". ENDING WORD and a SONG Now that you have a few phrases in Russian to dazzle your sweetheart, you might want to play this next song for her/ or him. It's called ????? ?????? ??????? ????????. Literally "Sweet-smelling clusters of acacia". It's a romantic song about 2 lovers reminiscing about their time together one summer. The unforgettable time they spent under an acacia tree, listening to the nightingale's song and whispering the words "I am yours forever". ????? ?????? ??????? ????????(?.??????? – ?????? ???????????? ??????) ? ?m????? ???? ??????? ??? ???????????,Dm Am E Am????? ?????? ? ??????? ????...Am A7 Dm????? ?????? ??????? ????????Dm Am E Am???? ???????? ??? ??????? ? ???. ??? ???? ???? ??? ????????? ???????,? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????.????, ?????? ?? ???? ????????,??? ?? ?? ?????? ???? ?????! ???? ??????????, ?????? ??? ?????.??? ??????? ???? ????? ???????????? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ?????????????? ??????? ? ???. ? ???, ????? ????? ?????? ????????,? ????? ????? ???????? ?:????? ?????? ??????? ????????????????????, ??? ?????? ???!????? ?????? ??????? ???????????????????, ??? ?????? ???... tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431512 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:25:29 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431513-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 3,000 subscribers (at one point) I decided to take a sabbatical to re-evaluate the show and make some changes. Renovating of the house damaged by hurricane Katrina is another reason for the break. I would like to thank all my loyal long-time listeners as well as new ones for downloading the show. I really enjoyed getting the lessons ready as well as doing the production itself. I wouldn't be able to do it without you inspiring me. There will be no lesson today. If you sent me a comment or a question - don't worry. I will be answering all the questions via e-mail personally in the days to come. Stay subscribed to 'A Spoonful of Russian' - that way you'll be informed of all the changes. I did include a song in ... 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 3,000 subscribers (at one point) I decided to take a sabbatical to re-evaluate the show and make some changes. Renovating of the house damaged by hurricane Katrina is another reason for the break. I would like to thank all my loyal long-time listeners as well as new ones for downloading the show. I really enjoyed getting the lessons ready as well as doing the production itself. I wouldn't be able to do it without you inspiring me. There will be no lesson today. If you sent me a comment or a question - don't worry. I will be answering all the questions via e-mail personally in the days to come. Stay subscribed to 'A Spoonful of Russian' - that way you'll be informed of all the changes. I did include a song in this last show. "??????" ('Heart')also known as "??? ????? ??????? ???????" ('There are so many nice girls") ??? ????? ??????? ???????,??? ????? ???????? ????,?? ???? ???? ?? ??? ????????,????? ????? ? ???, ????? ???????. ?????? ???????? ????????,????? ?? ?????? ?? ?????,? ?????? ????? ????? ????????????????? ?????, ? ?? ?????: ??????:??????, ???? ?? ??????? ?????.??????, ??? ?????? ?? ????? ????!??????, ??? ??????, ??? ?? ?????,???????, ??????, ??? ?? ?????? ??? ??????! .......Got questions, comments, red caviar? You know where to find me: speakrussian AT mac DOT com 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 3,000 subscribers (at one point) I decided to take a sabbatical to re-evaluate the show and make some changes. Renovating of the house damaged by hurricane Katrina is another reason for the break. I would like to thank all my loyal long-time listeners as well as new ones for downloading the show. I really enjoyed getting the lessons ready as well as doing the production itself. I wouldn't be able to do it without you inspiring me. There will be no lesson today. If you sent me a comment or a question - don't worry. I will be answering all the questions via e-mail personally in the days to come. Stay subscribed to 'A Spoonful of Russian' - that way you'll be informed of all the changes. I did include a song in this last show. "??????" ('Heart')also known as "??? ????? ??????? ???????" ('There are so many nice girls") ??? ????? ??????? ???????,??? ????? ???????? ????,?? ???? ???? ?? ??? ????????,????? ????? ? ???, ????? ???????. ?????? ???????? ????????,????? ?? ?????? ?? ?????,? ?????? ????? ????? ????????????????? ?????, ? ?? ?????: ??????:??????, ???? ?? ??????? ?????.??????, ??? ?????? ?? ????? ????!??????, ??? ??????, ??? ?? ?????,???????, ??????, ??? ?? ?????? ??? ??????! .......Got questions, comments, red caviar? You know where to find me: speakrussian AT mac DOT com tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431513 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:24:32 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431514-Lesson-9-Food How do you feel about food? ? ????? ??????! (I love to eat!) most people will say. Whether you love it or hate it, we deal with food and talk about food every single day. That reminds me, I have to throw together PLOV (rice-based national dish of Uzbekistan) for tonight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plov) ....be right back. (Natalia making noise in her kitchen) First, let me give you a list of some popular food items in Russian: ???? - bread ???? - salt ????? - sugar ???? - eggs ???? - caviar ????? - butter ?????? - milk ????? - kefir (a sour-tasting drink made from cow's milk fermented with certain bacteria.) ??? - juice ????? - vegetables ?????? - fruit ??? - cheese ???? - meat ???? - fish ??????? - sausage ??????? - chocolate ???? - cake ???? - water ???? - beer ?????????? - champaign ????? - vodka ??? - tea ???? - coffee Just to name a few. Now, some dishes in Russian: ????? - salad ???? - plov (Uzbek-style Rice Pilaf) ??? - soup ??????? - main course ???-????????? - Beef Stroga... How do you feel about food? ? ????? ??????! (I love to eat!) most people will say. Whether you love it or hate it, we deal with food and talk about food every single day. That reminds me, I have to throw together PLOV (rice-based national dish of Uzbekistan) for tonight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plov) ....be right back. (Natalia making noise in her kitchen) First, let me give you a list of some popular food items in Russian: ???? - bread ???? - salt ????? - sugar ???? - eggs ???? - caviar ????? - butter ?????? - milk ????? - kefir (a sour-tasting drink made from cow's milk fermented with certain bacteria.) ??? - juice ????? - vegetables ?????? - fruit ??? - cheese ???? - meat ???? - fish ??????? - sausage ??????? - chocolate ???? - cake ???? - water ???? - beer ?????????? - champaign ????? - vodka ??? - tea ???? - coffee Just to name a few. Now, some dishes in Russian: ????? - salad ???? - plov (Uzbek-style Rice Pilaf) ??? - soup ??????? - main course ???-????????? - Beef Stroganoff ??????? - Russian Spicy Meat Soup ???? - Ukranian Beet Soup ???????? - Russian “Pink” Salad Vinaigrette ???????? - Beef dumplings ????? ????????????? - Stuffed Mushrooms ??????????? ???? - Chopped eggplant simmered with tomatoes, carrots, pepper and onion. ??????? ??? ????? - Chilled slices of vinegar-marinated herring, served with sliced onions, turnip salad, boiled potatoes with a touch of butter and fresh dill. ????? - Crepes ?????? - Kebab ??????? - Cabbage leaves stuffed with meat+rice mixture ????????????? ????? - Stuffed Greeen Peppers-------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is the dialog from today's lesson. Let's try to make an order at one of the Russian restaurants. It's lunch time and you are a client, ?????? (speaking in masculine gender in this dialog) at one of the nicer Russian resaturants. By now I am sure you will be able to greet your server (????????) properly in Russian. You would say '?????? ????', '????????????', but never '??????' or '???????'....Leave the latter for your friends and family. Your ???????? would probably ask you if you'd want a starter. ????????: ??? ?? ?????? ?? ???????? Server: What would you like for a starter? ??????: ?????? ????????????? ??????, ??????????. Client: A serving of stuffed mushrooms, please. ????????: ???????. ??? ?????e?? ?? ????????? Server: Great. What would you like for your main course? ??????: ? ?????? ???? ?? ????????. ? ???????? ? ??? ????? Client: I'll take some borsch with sourcream. Do you have vinaigrette on the menu? ????????: ??????? ????. ? ??? ???????? ????????! Server: Of course we do. We serve one great-tasting vinaigarette! ??????: ????? ?????? ????????? ? ?????????. Client: Then I'll take a plate of vinaigrette as well. ????????: ???, ? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????? ??????????????? ??? ???????. Server: OK. What would you have for your second course? May I recommend Golubtzi to you? ??????: ??????? ??? ???????. ????????? ? ?? ?? ????. Client: Golubtzi it will be. Haven't eaten them in a long time. ????????: ????? ??????. ??? ?????? ????? ? ??? ???? ???, ????, ????, ??????????, ?????. Server: Very well. What are we going to drink? We have tea, coffee, beer, champaign, vodka. ??????: ?? ??? ????????? ??? ????????, ?? ? ???????? ?????. ????????? ??? ?????? ???????. Client: It's a bit too early for alchohol, and one has to have company for that. Why don't you just bring me coffee. ????????: ??????? ???, ??? ???????! ????? ??????? ????? ??????? ???????. Server: Will do as you ask. I'll bring your starter in a couple of minutes. ??????: ???????. Client: Thanks. After your meal, if you are inclined to do so, you can leave a tip (??????), which is between 18-20% of your bill. Leaving a tip is still only customary at upscale restaurants in Russia as my sources tell me.--------------------------------------------------------- Today, I'm gonna play a song from a Russian comedy called "?????????? ????????" ("The Prisoner of Caucasus"). The song is titled "A Song about Bears" . It's a funny song about polar bears who spin the axis of the Earth so that the life would go on. :) And how do they do that? They rub their backs against the axis! ???-?? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????? ????????????????? ???????? ????? ??????? ??????????? ?? ??? ??? ?????? - ?? ?????? ???? - ????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ????? ????? ?? ???????? ???????????? ??????? ???????? ??? ????? ??????????????? - ????? ??? ????? ???????? ???????????? ????? ???????????? ????? ?????????????? ??? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ????? ???-?? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? How do you feel about food? ? ????? ??????! (I love to eat!) most people will say. Whether you love it or hate it, we deal with food and talk about food every single day. That reminds me, I have to throw together PLOV (rice-based national dish of Uzbekistan) for tonight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plov) ....be right back. (Natalia making noise in her kitchen) First, let me give you a list of some popular food items in Russian: ???? - bread ???? - salt ????? - sugar ???? - eggs ???? - caviar ????? - butter ?????? - milk ????? - kefir (a sour-tasting drink made from cow's milk fermented with certain bacteria.) ??? - juice ????? - vegetables ?????? - fruit ??? - cheese ???? - meat ???? - fish ??????? - sausage ??????? - chocolate ???? - cake ???? - water ???? - beer ?????????? - champaign ????? - vodka ??? - tea ???? - coffee Just to name a few. Now, some dishes in Russian: ????? - salad ???? - plov (Uzbek-style Rice Pilaf) ??? - soup ??????? - main course ???-????????? - Beef Stroganoff ??????? - Russian Spicy Meat Soup ???? - Ukranian Beet Soup ???????? - Russian “Pink” Salad Vinaigrette ???????? - Beef dumplings ????? ????????????? - Stuffed Mushrooms ??????????? ???? - Chopped eggplant simmered with tomatoes, carrots, pepper and onion. ??????? ??? ????? - Chilled slices of vinegar-marinated herring, served with sliced onions, turnip salad, boiled potatoes with a touch of butter and fresh dill. ????? - Crepes ?????? - Kebab ??????? - Cabbage leaves stuffed with meat+rice mixture ????????????? ????? - Stuffed Greeen Peppers-------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is the dialog from today's lesson. Let's try to make an order at one of the Russian restaurants. It's lunch time and you are a client, ?????? (speaking in masculine gender in this dialog) at one of the nicer Russian resaturants. By now I am sure you will be able to greet your server (????????) properly in Russian. You would say '?????? ????', '????????????', but never '??????' or '???????'....Leave the latter for your friends and family. Your ???????? would probably ask you if you'd want a starter. ????????: ??? ?? ?????? ?? ???????? Server: What would you like for a starter? ??????: ?????? ????????????? ??????, ??????????. Client: A serving of stuffed mushrooms, please. ????????: ???????. ??? ?????e?? ?? ????????? Server: Great. What would you like for your main course? ??????: ? ?????? ???? ?? ????????. ? ???????? ? ??? ????? Client: I'll take some borsch with sourcream. Do you have vinaigrette on the menu? ????????: ??????? ????. ? ??? ???????? ????????! Server: Of course we do. We serve one great-tasting vinaigarette! ??????: ????? ?????? ????????? ? ?????????. Client: Then I'll take a plate of vinaigrette as well. ????????: ???, ? ?? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????? ??????????????? ??? ???????. Server: OK. What would you have for your second course? May I recommend Golubtzi to you? ??????: ??????? ??? ???????. ????????? ? ?? ?? ????. Client: Golubtzi it will be. Haven't eaten them in a long time. ????????: ????? ??????. ??? ?????? ????? ? ??? ???? ???, ????, ????, ??????????, ?????. Server: Very well. What are we going to drink? We have tea, coffee, beer, champaign, vodka. ??????: ?? ??? ????????? ??? ????????, ?? ? ???????? ?????. ????????? ??? ?????? ???????. Client: It's a bit too early for alchohol, and one has to have company for that. Why don't you just bring me coffee. ????????: ??????? ???, ??? ???????! ????? ??????? ????? ??????? ???????. Server: Will do as you ask. I'll bring your starter in a couple of minutes. ??????: ???????. Client: Thanks. After your meal, if you are inclined to do so, you can leave a tip (??????), which is between 18-20% of your bill. Leaving a tip is still only customary at upscale restaurants in Russia as my sources tell me.--------------------------------------------------------- Today, I'm gonna play a song from a Russian comedy called "?????????? ????????" ("The Prisoner of Caucasus"). The song is titled "A Song about Bears" . It's a funny song about polar bears who spin the axis of the Earth so that the life would go on. :) And how do they do that? They rub their backs against the axis! ???-?? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?????? ??? ?????????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????? ????????????????? ???????? ????? ??????? ??????????? ?? ??? ??? ?????? - ?? ?????? ???? - ????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ????????? ?????? ????? ????? ?? ???????? ???????????? ??????? ???????? ??? ????? ??????????????? - ????? ??? ????? ???????? ???????????? ????? ???????????? ????? ?????????????? ??? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ????? ???-?? ?? ????? ???????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ??? ???? ?????? ???????????? ???? ????? ?????????? ?? ??? ??????????????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?????????? ??????? ????? tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431514 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:23:47 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431515-Lesson-8-Speaking-on-the-Phone ??????, ??????? ?????????. (Hi, dear listeners). ??????? ???????, 22 ???????. (Today's Saturday, Oct. 22nd.) Let's check your homework from the previous lesson#7: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? ___?? ????????___ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? ___?? ????????___ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? ___?? ?????????___ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? ___??????___ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ___?? ??????___ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ___?? ?????___ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ___?????___ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___?? ?????___ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? ___?????___ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) th... ??????, ??????? ?????????. (Hi, dear listeners). ??????? ???????, 22 ???????. (Today's Saturday, Oct. 22nd.) Let's check your homework from the previous lesson#7: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? ___?? ????????___ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? ___?? ????????___ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? ___?? ?????????___ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? ___??????___ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ___?? ??????___ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ___?? ?????___ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ___?????___ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___?? ?????___ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? ___?????___ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ___????___ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ___???___ ????I can't find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___????????!___ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents' house, you tell them (see you later):___????!___ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ___??????___ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): ___?????___ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ___???????___ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):___?????? ????___ ------------Phone Conversations------------ (the audio files of the conversations are on the 'Downloads' page) Two friends (ring) -?????(Hello?) -????, ???. ??????. ??? ??????.(Hello, Masha. Hi. It's Natasha) -?, ?????, ??????. ??? ????? -- should be '??? ?????'(Oh, it's you Natasha. How are you?) -- should be 'How's life/What's up' -?? ???, ?????? ??????. ??? ??????? ?????. ? ?? ??? ????????????(Nothing much. Just working on my podcast. What about you?) -? ? ???? ??????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???? ?????? ?????????? ??????, ???????, ?? ??? ? ????????! ????? ????? ??????.(And I have no idea where my time goes. My kids are going to karate, ballet and even soccer practices now! Gotta make it everywhere on time) -????? ??????? ????? ???????? ? ???? ? ??????(How about finding an hour for a play date with us at the park?) -? ?????????????, ?????. ????? ?????????? ?? ??????? ? 5 ???????(I'd love to, Natasha. Let us meet on Tuesday at 5pm) -?????. ??, ?? ???????.(OK, See you then) -????.(Bye) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ School Principal calls a Parent (ring) -?????(Hello) -?????? ????. ???? ?? ? ?????????? ? ?????? ????????????(Good afternoon. May I speak with Maria Vitalyevna?) -?? ??????????, ??? ?.(Yes, of course. This is she) -????? ??????????, ? ???? ??????? ??????? ??????????, ???????? ?????, ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????.(Maria Vitalyevna, this is Natalia Nickolayevna, the principal of Katya's school) -??, ? ??? ??????.(I see. I am listening) -???? ? ???, ??? ??? ????? ??????????? ? ?????????? ? ??????? ?????????.( The thing is, we need to have a talk about Katya's behaviour) -???-?? ????????? ??????????(Something bad happened?) -???? ???. ?? ????? ?????????. ??? ? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ? 6 ??????(Not yet, but may happen in the future. Is Friday night OK for you? Say about 6pm?) -??, ???????. ?? ????? ????? ??? ????????(Sure. That'll be fine. Which floor is your office?) -?? ??????. ????? ????????, ????? ??????????.(It's on the 2nd floor. All the best, Maria Vitalyevna) -??????? ?? ??????, ??????? ??????????. ?? ????????.(Thank you for calling, Natalia Nickolayevna. Good-bye.) -?? ????????.(Good-bye) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "????????? ?? ???" ("My Sweetie") ????? ??????: ????????????? ??????: ???????? ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ??????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ??????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ???????????? ?? ??? ?? ?????. ??????, ??????? ?????????. (Hi, dear listeners). ??????? ???????, 22 ???????. (Today's Saturday, Oct. 22nd.) Let's check your homework from the previous lesson#7: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? ___?? ????????___ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? ___?? ????????___ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? ___?? ?????????___ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? ___??????___ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ___?? ??????___ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ___?? ?????___ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ___?????___ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___?? ?????___ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? ___?????___ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ___????___ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ___???___ ????I can't find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___????????!___ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents' house, you tell them (see you later):___????!___ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ___??????___ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): ___?????___ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ___???????___ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):___?????? ????___ ------------Phone Conversations------------ (the audio files of the conversations are on the 'Downloads' page) Two friends (ring) -?????(Hello?) -????, ???. ??????. ??? ??????.(Hello, Masha. Hi. It's Natasha) -?, ?????, ??????. ??? ????? -- should be '??? ?????'(Oh, it's you Natasha. How are you?) -- should be 'How's life/What's up' -?? ???, ?????? ??????. ??? ??????? ?????. ? ?? ??? ????????????(Nothing much. Just working on my podcast. What about you?) -? ? ???? ??????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???? ?????? ?????????? ??????, ???????, ?? ??? ? ????????! ????? ????? ??????.(And I have no idea where my time goes. My kids are going to karate, ballet and even soccer practices now! Gotta make it everywhere on time) -????? ??????? ????? ???????? ? ???? ? ??????(How about finding an hour for a play date with us at the park?) -? ?????????????, ?????. ????? ?????????? ?? ??????? ? 5 ???????(I'd love to, Natasha. Let us meet on Tuesday at 5pm) -?????. ??, ?? ???????.(OK, See you then) -????.(Bye) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ School Principal calls a Parent (ring) -?????(Hello) -?????? ????. ???? ?? ? ?????????? ? ?????? ????????????(Good afternoon. May I speak with Maria Vitalyevna?) -?? ??????????, ??? ?.(Yes, of course. This is she) -????? ??????????, ? ???? ??????? ??????? ??????????, ???????? ?????, ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????.(Maria Vitalyevna, this is Natalia Nickolayevna, the principal of Katya's school) -??, ? ??? ??????.(I see. I am listening) -???? ? ???, ??? ??? ????? ??????????? ? ?????????? ? ??????? ?????????.( The thing is, we need to have a talk about Katya's behaviour) -???-?? ????????? ??????????(Something bad happened?) -???? ???. ?? ????? ?????????. ??? ? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ? 6 ??????(Not yet, but may happen in the future. Is Friday night OK for you? Say about 6pm?) -??, ???????. ?? ????? ????? ??? ????????(Sure. That'll be fine. Which floor is your office?) -?? ??????. ????? ????????, ????? ??????????.(It's on the 2nd floor. All the best, Maria Vitalyevna) -??????? ?? ??????, ??????? ??????????. ?? ????????.(Thank you for calling, Natalia Nickolayevna. Good-bye.) -?? ????????.(Good-bye) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "????????? ?? ???" ("My Sweetie") ????? ??????: ????????????? ??????: ???????? ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ??????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ??????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ???????????? ?? ??? ?? ?????. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431515 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:23:04 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431516-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: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? _________________________ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? _______________________ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? _____________________ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? _____________________ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ____________________ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ____________________ .They went down the side of the mountain by ... 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: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? _________________________ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? _______________________ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? _____________________ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? _____________________ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ____________________ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ____________________ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ________________ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___________________ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? _______________ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ______________ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ________ ????I can't find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___________________________ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents' house, you tell them (see you later):___________________________________ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ______________ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): _____________________ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ____________________ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):________________________ Numbers 11-20 11???????????adeenatsat' 12??????????dvyenatsat' 13??????????treenatsat' 14????????????cheytirnatsat' 15??????????pyatnatsat' 16???????????shyesnatsat' 17??????????syemnatsat' 18????????????vasyemnatsat' 19????????????dyevyatnatsat' 20????????dvatsat' (end consonants with an apostrophe (') after it is 'soft' ) Final words: That concludes our lesson 7. I have all the material we've covered today on spoonfulofrussian.com Don't forget to do the excersizes - we'll check them next time we meet. Questions, comments? Direct them to speakrussian@mac.com Oh, and here are the lyrics of the song (you can always view them on your iPod...as you are listening to this lesson, click 3 times) ?????? ??? ?????? ?.??????????. ????? ?.?????? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ?????,? ???? ????????? ???? ???.?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ?? ?????? ???? ? ?????. ??????:???????, ?? ???????,???? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????,? ???? - ????????:?????? ??????? ???? ? ?? ?????. ????? ???? ?? ????? ?????:????????? ? ?????? ????,?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ???????? ???? ?? ?????. ???? ? ?????? ????? ?? ????????????????? ??????????? ????,?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ????????? ????? ? ?????. ?????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ????????? ??????, ??? ???? ???????,?? ? ???????, ? ?????, ? ???,??? ?????? ???? ?????? ?????. 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: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? _________________________ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? _______________________ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? _____________________ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? _____________________ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma's house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ____________________ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor's office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ____________________ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ________________ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___________________ .Where is the store located? It's (around the corner). 3. ???? _______________ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ______________ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ________ ????I can't find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___________________________ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents' house, you tell them (see you later):___________________________________ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ______________ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): _____________________ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ____________________ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):________________________ Numbers 11-20 11???????????adeenatsat' 12??????????dvyenatsat' 13??????????treenatsat' 14????????????cheytirnatsat' 15??????????pyatnatsat' 16???????????shyesnatsat' 17??????????syemnatsat' 18????????????vasyemnatsat' 19????????????dyevyatnatsat' 20????????dvatsat' (end consonants with an apostrophe (') after it is 'soft' ) Final words: That concludes our lesson 7. I have all the material we've covered today on spoonfulofrussian.com Don't forget to do the excersizes - we'll check them next time we meet. Questions, comments? Direct them to speakrussian@mac.com Oh, and here are the lyrics of the song (you can always view them on your iPod...as you are listening to this lesson, click 3 times) ?????? ??? ?????? ?.??????????. ????? ?.?????? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ?????,? ???? ????????? ???? ???.?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ?? ?????? ???? ? ?????. ??????:???????, ?? ???????,???? ?????? ??? ?????? ????????,? ???? - ????????:?????? ??????? ???? ? ?? ?????. ????? ???? ?? ????? ?????:????????? ? ?????? ????,?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ???????? ???? ?? ?????. ???? ? ?????? ????? ?? ????????????????? ??????????? ????,?????? ????? ?????? ?? ? ???,??? ????????? ????? ? ?????. ?????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ????????? ??????, ??? ???? ???????,?? ? ???????, ? ?????, ? ???,??? ?????? ???? ?????? ?????. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431516 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:22:14 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431517-Lesson-6-Don-t-Get-Stressed-About-Stress-and-other-advice ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! (Hello, dear friends). ??????? ???????, 8-?? ???????. The show is still recorded at my temp 'studio' away from my home in New Orleans. In this podcast you will learn how to say the days of the week in Russian, as well as count from 1-10. You will also find out why you shouldn't get stressed over stress in Russian words. We will take a look at some simple sentence structures and word order within sentences as well....This might be the largest 'Spoonful of Russian' ever, but it's all good! Correction: In the beginning of the podcast I got the date wrong. The show was being recorded on Friday, Oct, 7th. You will hear me say: "Today is Saturday, 7th of October." Oops! Just to add to our past lesson - there are noun, adjective and verb cognates in Russian, and they can help you speak smoothly and easily, making you sound very natural. But don't let false cognates trick you into saying something you don't intend! I'd like to answer a question of one of my list... ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! (Hello, dear friends). ??????? ???????, 8-?? ???????. The show is still recorded at my temp 'studio' away from my home in New Orleans. In this podcast you will learn how to say the days of the week in Russian, as well as count from 1-10. You will also find out why you shouldn't get stressed over stress in Russian words. We will take a look at some simple sentence structures and word order within sentences as well....This might be the largest 'Spoonful of Russian' ever, but it's all good! Correction: In the beginning of the podcast I got the date wrong. The show was being recorded on Friday, Oct, 7th. You will hear me say: "Today is Saturday, 7th of October." Oops! Just to add to our past lesson - there are noun, adjective and verb cognates in Russian, and they can help you speak smoothly and easily, making you sound very natural. But don't let false cognates trick you into saying something you don't intend! I'd like to answer a question of one of my listeners. He was asking about the role of the 'hard sign' and the 'soft sign' in the Russian alphabet. The soft sign '?????? ????' has no sound of its own. Rather it tells you that the consonant before it is soft. (???????).....The hard sign '??????? ????' has no sound of its own as well. It indicates that the preceeding consonant is hard. You make a slight break in the word, immediately after the consonant it follows. (????? - volume - ?????). ------------------------------------------------------- - ??? ???? ??? ????? - ???, ??? ?? ????. ??? ???. - What is this? Is this coffee?- No, it's not coffee. It's tea. and now a slightly different dialogue: - ??? ???? ??? ???????? - ???, ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???????. - Who is this? Is this a teacher?- No, It is not a teacher. It is a student. -------------------------------------------- Forming a negative sentence: ??? ?????? (It is good)??? ?? ?????? (It's not good)--------------------------------------------- If you don't know how to count from 1 to 10 in Russian, today's the day! Most of these numbers have a soft sign at the end, so don't forget to soften the last consonant! 0 (nol') - ????1 (adeen) - ????2 (dva) - ???3 (tree) - ???4 (chyetirye) - ??????5 (pyat') - ????6 (shyest') - ?????7 (syem') - ????8 (vosyem') - ??????9 (devyat') - ??????10 (desyat') - ?????? Days of the week: ??????????? (pah-neh-DEHL-neek) Monday??????? (FTOR-neek) Tuesday????? (sreh-DAH) Wednesday??????? (chet-VERK) Thursday??????? (PYAHT-neet-sah) Friday??????? (soo-BOH-tah) Saturday??????????? (vahs-kree-SEHN-yeh) Sunday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lyrics of this week's Russian song: ????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????? (?.??????? - ?.???????) from the film "My Street" ??????? ??????????, ??????? ??????,????? ??????? ? ?? ??????? ????:????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???????????? ? ??? ??????. ????? ?????????? ?????? ???????????,???????? ?????? ??????? ???,??? ??????? ?: - ????? ????????, -? ?? ???????? ?? ????????. ??????? ???????, ?????? ??????,???? ???????? ? ???? ?????.????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???? ????????? ?? ??? ?????... ????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???????????? ? ??? ??????. --------- ?????? ????, ??????? ??????! (Hello, dear friends). ??????? ???????, 8-?? ???????. The show is still recorded at my temp 'studio' away from my home in New Orleans. In this podcast you will learn how to say the days of the week in Russian, as well as count from 1-10. You will also find out why you shouldn't get stressed over stress in Russian words. We will take a look at some simple sentence structures and word order within sentences as well....This might be the largest 'Spoonful of Russian' ever, but it's all good! Correction: In the beginning of the podcast I got the date wrong. The show was being recorded on Friday, Oct, 7th. You will hear me say: "Today is Saturday, 7th of October." Oops! Just to add to our past lesson - there are noun, adjective and verb cognates in Russian, and they can help you speak smoothly and easily, making you sound very natural. But don't let false cognates trick you into saying something you don't intend! I'd like to answer a question of one of my listeners. He was asking about the role of the 'hard sign' and the 'soft sign' in the Russian alphabet. The soft sign '?????? ????' has no sound of its own. Rather it tells you that the consonant before it is soft. (???????).....The hard sign '??????? ????' has no sound of its own as well. It indicates that the preceeding consonant is hard. You make a slight break in the word, immediately after the consonant it follows. (????? - volume - ?????). ------------------------------------------------------- - ??? ???? ??? ????? - ???, ??? ?? ????. ??? ???. - What is this? Is this coffee?- No, it's not coffee. It's tea. and now a slightly different dialogue: - ??? ???? ??? ???????? - ???, ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???????. - Who is this? Is this a teacher?- No, It is not a teacher. It is a student. -------------------------------------------- Forming a negative sentence: ??? ?????? (It is good)??? ?? ?????? (It's not good)--------------------------------------------- If you don't know how to count from 1 to 10 in Russian, today's the day! Most of these numbers have a soft sign at the end, so don't forget to soften the last consonant! 0 (nol') - ????1 (adeen) - ????2 (dva) - ???3 (tree) - ???4 (chyetirye) - ??????5 (pyat') - ????6 (shyest') - ?????7 (syem') - ????8 (vosyem') - ??????9 (devyat') - ??????10 (desyat') - ?????? Days of the week: ??????????? (pah-neh-DEHL-neek) Monday??????? (FTOR-neek) Tuesday????? (sreh-DAH) Wednesday??????? (chet-VERK) Thursday??????? (PYAHT-neet-sah) Friday??????? (soo-BOH-tah) Saturday??????????? (vahs-kree-SEHN-yeh) Sunday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lyrics of this week's Russian song: ????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????? (?.??????? - ?.???????) from the film "My Street" ??????? ??????????, ??????? ??????,????? ??????? ? ?? ??????? ????:????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???????????? ? ??? ??????. ????? ?????????? ?????? ???????????,???????? ?????? ??????? ???,??? ??????? ?: - ????? ????????, -? ?? ???????? ?? ????????. ??????? ???????, ?????? ??????,???? ???????? ? ???? ?????.????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???? ????????? ?? ??? ?????... ????? ??, ???????, ???????? ??????,???????????? ? ??? ??????. --------- tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431517 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:20:53 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431518-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 ('??? ?? ????????') and you'd answer '? ????? ???????' (which means 'I am reading a store').... Download 'False Cognates" examples. Lyrics of this week's song (with translation) The dialogue at the beginning of the show: 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 ('??? ?? ????????') and you'd answer '? ????? ???????' (which means 'I am reading a store').... Download 'False Cognates" examples. Lyrics of this week's song (with translation) The dialogue at the beginning of the show: 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 ('??? ?? ????????') and you'd answer '? ????? ???????' (which means 'I am reading a store').... Download 'False Cognates" examples. Lyrics of this week's song (with translation) The dialogue at the beginning of the show: tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431518 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:17:45 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431519-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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????... 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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ???????????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ??? ??? ????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? Here's the translation for "??????" song. To find out more about the story behind the song, see this Wikipedia article I found to be very helpful. This lesson is a day premature, but with the hurricane in the area I'd rather be safe than sorry:) 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. ??????2. ??????3. ?????????4. ??????5. ???-????6. ??????????7. ???????8. ???????????9. ?????10. ????11. ??????12. ???????13. ???14. ????????15. ?????16. ????? Click on the above image for larger view.-------------------------------------------------------- The song from the show is "Katyusha" recorded in 1938. "??????" ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???? ???????? ????????? ???? ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ??????? ???????????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ????? ?? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ??? ??? ????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????? ?????? ? ???????????? ?????? ??? ????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????????????? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?? ?????? Here's the translation for "??????" song. To find out more about the story behind the song, see this Wikipedia article I found to be very helpful. This lesson is a day premature, but with the hurricane in the area I'd rather be safe than sorry:) tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431519 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:16:44 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431520-Lesson-3-How-are-You If you ask a Russian 'How are you?' (??? ????) 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 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ) #2 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ? ? ????) ("I am fine as well" - "???? ??????" ) #3 (- ??? ????, ????- ??? ????...) #4 (- ??? ????, ???? - ?????? ????????, ?????...) Word/Expressions list: Provided below are the lyrics to the song you heard on the show (click for a bigger view) Don't forget to take a look at the poll I have on the right-hand side and vote! Email me with any questions or comments. And yes, the lessons WILL get more challenging. If you ask a Russian 'How are you?' (??? ????) 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 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ) #2 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ? ? ????) ("I am fine as well" - "???? ??????" ) #3 (- ??? ????, ????- ??? ????...) #4 (- ??? ????, ???? - ?????? ????????, ?????...) Word/Expressions list: Provided below are the lyrics to the song you heard on the show (click for a bigger view) Don't forget to take a look at the poll I have on the right-hand side and vote! Email me with any questions or comments. And yes, the lessons WILL get more challenging. If you ask a Russian 'How are you?' (??? ????) 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 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ) #2 (- ??? ????, ??????- ??????, ???????. ? ? ????) ("I am fine as well" - "???? ??????" ) #3 (- ??? ????, ????- ??? ????...) #4 (- ??? ????, ???? - ?????? ????????, ?????...) Word/Expressions list: Provided below are the lyrics to the song you heard on the show (click for a bigger view) Don't forget to take a look at the poll I have on the right-hand side and vote! Email me with any questions or comments. And yes, the lessons WILL get more challenging. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431520 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:15:36 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431521-Lesson-2-Saying-Goodbye How do you say 'Goodbye' in Russian? Our show#1 teaches you a couple of way to do that. As you listen, the images below will help you visually. - ????, ?????.- ????, ???. - ?? ????????, ?????.- ?? ????????, ????. Sorry for the quality of the show's audio. I am hoping that I'll have all my usual gear unharmed when I go back to New Orleans, La. on Monday. How do you say 'Goodbye' in Russian? Our show#1 teaches you a couple of way to do that. As you listen, the images below will help you visually. - ????, ?????.- ????, ???. - ?? ????????, ?????.- ?? ????????, ????. Sorry for the quality of the show's audio. I am hoping that I'll have all my usual gear unharmed when I go back to New Orleans, La. on Monday. How do you say 'Goodbye' in Russian? Our show#1 teaches you a couple of way to do that. As you listen, the images below will help you visually. - ????, ?????.- ????, ???. - ?? ????????, ?????.- ?? ????????, ????. Sorry for the quality of the show's audio. I am hoping that I'll have all my usual gear unharmed when I go back to New Orleans, La. on Monday. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431521 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:13:29 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian http://www.odeo.com/episodes/25431522-Lesson-1-Greeting Friends and family members greet each other with a simple "??????". for those who want to 'Copy'+'Paste' : - ??????, ?????.- ??????, ???. Use "????????????" with people you barely know, with much older folks (unless they are your relatives) or with government officials. - ????????????, ???? ???????.- ??????????, ?????. Remember, "Practice makes perfect". Your e-mails with questions and comments are welcome. My e-mail is: SPEAKRUSSIAN at mac dot com If you are brave enough, you can e-mail me an audio file with your greeting in Russian. I'll play it on the next show, which will air next week on Saturday. Friends and family members greet each other with a simple "??????". for those who want to 'Copy'+'Paste' : - ??????, ?????.- ??????, ???. Use "????????????" with people you barely know, with much older folks (unless they are your relatives) or with government officials. - ????????????, ???? ???????.- ??????????, ?????. Remember, "Practice makes perfect". Your e-mails with questions and comments are welcome. My e-mail is: SPEAKRUSSIAN at mac dot com If you are brave enough, you can e-mail me an audio file with your greeting in Russian. I'll play it on the next show, which will air next week on Saturday. Friends and family members greet each other with a simple "??????". for those who want to 'Copy'+'Paste' : - ??????, ?????.- ??????, ???. Use "????????????" with people you barely know, with much older folks (unless they are your relatives) or with government officials. - ????????????, ???? ???????.- ??????????, ?????. Remember, "Practice makes perfect". Your e-mails with questions and comments are welcome. My e-mail is: SPEAKRUSSIAN at mac dot com If you are brave enough, you can e-mail me an audio file with your greeting in Russian. I'll play it on the next show, which will air next week on Saturday. tag:odeo.com,2009-11-10,25431522 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:11:19 -0800 no A Spoonful of Russian