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Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! Your mother warned you that it was going to be cold in Moscow. Of course…you are a big university student now-you don’t need her advice anymore. You packed plenty of coats, and jackets, and sweaters. You’ll be fine. Besides, you’ll be inside the Russian university classrooms most of the time anyway! Mothers! You climb off the plane in Moscow and the icy Russian wind blows right through the coat and sweater you are wearing! It catches you by surprise and your feet come flying out from under you as you stumble onto your…umm…nether regions, and onto the icy Russian sidewalk. The Russian flight attendant leans forward to lend you a hand getting up. As you grasp his hand, he tells you in Russian that you won’t last a day in those clothes during a Russian winter! You would think a big university student would know by now that Mom is always right!

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 weather in Russian and to describe different weather conditions in Russian. You will also learn how to say that someone or something is hot or cold in Russian. Then we will revisit how to say, “I need,” in Russian, which you can also use to give advice in Russian…such as which kind of coat to buy in a Russian winter! Finally, we will give you some wonderful advice for the appropriate type of clothing to wear during a Russian winter! 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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Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! 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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Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! 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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Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! 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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Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! 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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