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Beginner Lessons 


December 24th, 2008

You just ate your first authentic Russian dinner and it was wonderful to say the least! You are so full of Russian food they are going to have to roll you out the door! All you need now is to tell your gracious Russian hosts how much you enjoyed everything in Russian…oh yeah, how does that go again? Well, they’re waiting! How rude! They took you into their warm, Russian home, and they fed you their delicious Russian food. Now, they have only asked you in return to tell them in Russian what you thought of their wonderful hospitality and you can’t do that one simple thing?? And to think they gave you every sip of their favorite Russian drink too!!! You should be ashamed!

 

Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Beginner lesson will teach you how to say “thank you” and “you’re welcome” in Russian. You will also learn how to say “all, everything” in Russian. Finally, you find out what the favorite drink is in Russia (this one will surprise you!). Don’t forget you can visit us at RussianPod101.com to find other great free Russian language learning resources. Leave us feedback in the comment section of each lesson. You can even try to write in Russian!

 

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December 17th, 2008

You and your wife are eating in a Russian restaurant. You, being the suave man that you are, surprised your wife and learned to speak a little Russian before your vacation. You have your wife eating out of the palm of your hand right now. She was very impressed when you ordered your entire meal in Russian…and so was your Russian waiter! You used all the right Russian verb conjugations and you knew exactly how to say, “she would like” and “I would like” in Russian. However, even with all your preparations, when the Russian waiter brought the food to the table, your wife was sure that there had to be some kind of mistake! She said she wanted a salad-you know…lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and salad dressing-green stuff. That Russian waiter has no idea how difficult it was to make your wife this happy! Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Beginner lesson will teach you the rules for using Russian direct objects in the accusative case. We will go over the Russian pronouns in both the nominative and accusative cases. Next, you will learn how to conjugate the Russian irregular verb, “to be.” Finally, we will give you some very valuable travel tips for dining in Russia. Remember, you can always visit RussianPod101.com to find other great free Russian language learning resources. Leave us feedback in the comment section of each lesson where you can even try to write in Russian!

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December 10th, 2008

Your Russian boss invited you to his home to meet some people from the company and have a home-cooked Russian meal. You are picking up a Russian colleague along the way, and running just a bit late. You arrive at your colleague’s house (thirty minutes late), and as he jumps in the backseat he thanks you for the ride and asks what you are bringing to the party in Russian. Completely bewildered, you ask him what he is talking about. He very quickly explains the Russians rules of revelry as you drive along the road. You suddenly remember the bottle of wine you bought at a Russian open market last week that luckily, happens to be in the backseat. Relieved, you tell your Russian friend about the bottle, and ask him to grab it for you. Shocked, he yells at you in Russian that you cannot take that to your boss’s house! The person at the Russian market said it was good…he doesn’t have to drink it if he doesn’t like it! Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! In this Russian Beginner lesson, you will learn how to use the genitive case to say you want “some” or “a little” of something in Russian. You will also learn how to use the irregular Russian verb for “to drink.” Finally, we will give you some crucial Russian party tips, including where to buy the alcohol you drink in Russia! Don’t forget to stop by RussianPod101.com and find other great free Russian language learning resources. You can leave us feedback in the comment section of each lesson and even try to write in Russian!

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December 3rd, 2008

You have been working very hard at the Russian University you attend. But tonight you are taking the night off in Moscow! You are not doing any homework-only relaxing, eating, and maybe meeting some new Russian people. And across the bar you see a tall, beautiful Russian girl. Your friends have been telling you to go ask her out, but you are not very comfortable with speaking in Russian yet. They are not going to hush until you do though… So, you make your way across the bar-terrified-and you do your best to ask her in Russian what she is doing next Saturday. Apparently, you don’t know how to talk about the future in Russian though and instead you asked her what she was doing this Saturday in Russian. She giggled-at you, not with you-and told you in Russian that obviously she was here at the bar talking to you! Well, it was enough to start a conversation! Imagine if you had just told your professor in Russian you would have your assignments finished tonight instead of next week, or worse…your boss! Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Beginner lesson will teach you how to talk about the future in Russian using both the Russian present tense and the future tense of Russian verbs. Then we will discuss how to include the different days of the week in Russian when you are making those important plans. Finally, we will discuss important proper Russian party etiquette. You won’t want to miss this lesson! So, visit RussianPod101.com and find other great free Russian language learning resources. You can leave us feedback in the comment section of each lesson, and you can even try to write in Russian!

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November 26th, 2008

Your friends at the Russian university you attend have been raving about the Russian markets they shop at every weekend. You love shopping in Russia more than almost anything, and you have been dying to see the Russian markets! So when your Russian friends invited you to go along, you excitedly accepted their offer! However, things quickly went downhill when you told the Russian sales clerk you would like to try on a pair of jeans in Russian. The Russian-speaking sales clerk directed you to an area behind the stall. As you quickly slid out of your old jeans and turned to grab the other pair, you realized everyone behind you could see you! You never meant to share that much of yourself with the people of Russia today! And you certainly did not intend to study anatomy today! Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Beginner lesson will teach you how to talk about what you want in Russian or ask others what they might want in Russian. Then, we will talk about how to ask how much something costs in Russian. Finally, we will discuss different types of shops in Russia, where you might find the best deals in Russia, and some drawbacks to shopping in different places in Russia. Don’t forget to visit RussianPod101.com and find other great free Russian language learning resources. You can leave us feedback in the comment section of each lesson. You can even try to write in Russian!

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