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As you approach the front desk of the hotel in Saint Petersburg, panic strikes you. You freeze in your tracks and turn to face your wife who has been learning to speak in Russian for several months. You tell her that she has to be the one to register at the hotel because you don’t know how to speak in Russian. You booked your hotel room with a travel agent and it had not occurred to you until right now that the Russian desk clerk may not speak anything but Russian. You would just like to avoid the embarrassment and have your wife handle this. She approaches the hotel desk and begins speaking in Russian to the desk the tall Russian woman behind the desk. Immediately, they both look at you and burst loudly into laughter! Well, so much for avoiding embarrassment. You have to learn how to speak Russian soon.

Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Beginner lesson will prepare you for booking Russian reservations of all sorts and filling in forms in Russian. We will also continue our discussion of the Russian accusative case by talking about Russian direct objects in the accusative case. Then, we will talk about Russian names and how people prefer to be addressed in Russia. Visit RussianPod101.com to 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 plane has just landed in Russia. You feel the butterflies swarming in your stomach as you gather your things to leave the plane. One look at the faces of the other passengers tells you that they must feel the same. Anxious to leave the plane, you decide to strike up a conversation with the man sitting next to you. You ask him if this is his first time in Russia, but he just looks at you confused and replies in Russian, “I don’t speak English.” Well, lucky for him (and you), you have been learning to speak Russian with RussianPod101! You reword your question in Russian, “OBVIOUSLY, this is not your first time in Russia!” He laughs a hearty Russian laugh, and asks you in Russian, “Did you learn to speak Russian so well in America?” You laugh too, and reply in Russian, “I learned to speak Russian so well from the comfort of my own home in America with RussianPod101!”

Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Beginner lesson will teach you all about the Russian localized case and how to use it! We will provide you with plenty of examples to get you started too! Remember to stop by RussianPod101 to pick up more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

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Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! You are very excited on the flight to Russia…so excited in fact that you just cannot wait another second to talk with someone! So you quietly pull out your cell phone, knowing it is against the rules, and attempt to call your friends in Russia. Immediately, the Russian stewardess hears your phone and demands in Russian, “you cannot use you phone on the plane!” Although you have no idea what she has said, you understand her motions and put the phone away quickly. However moments later, assuming she was only referring to making voice calls, you pull the phone back out and attempt to send an SMS. The Russian stewardess storms back down the aisle and yells at you in Russian, “Sir! You may not use your phone on the plane!” You still have no idea what she has said…but something tells you this time you had better not push things!

Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Beginner lesson will teach you about nouns in the Russian instrumental case. We will show you some different situations in which you might use nouns in this case in Russia, and how gender affects them. Stop by RussianPod101 to get the greatest Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!


Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! Your daughter comes bursting through the doors crying! You can only assume her first day at the Russian school did not go as well as you had hoped it would. You moved to Saint Petersburg because your employer needed help in the Russian office so your entire family had to transfer with you. You all began learning how to speak Russian together with RussianPod101. You have done everything you can to prepare your family for the move to Russia…but kids will be kids! You had better go see what happened. Hmmm, it seems that a little boy was teasing her. He told her in Russian that his Russian dad was better than hers…and his Russian dog was better than hers…and the picture he drew in class was better than hers…and well, everything he had or did today was better than hers. Your daughter wants to know why you didn’t teach her how to say “she is better than him” in Russian! Oh Dad, how could you?!

Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! In this Russian Beginner lesson, you will learn to make comparisons in Russian. You will then learn the common ways that Russian people address people they don’t know. Don’t forget to stop by RussianPod101.com and pick up some of our other great Russian learning material…and while you’re there leave us a comment in the comment section!

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Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! Well, that’s wonderful! You have no idea where in Russia to begin your search! You have been in several Russian cities…thanks to that overly energetic Russian tour guide! Now you have three days until your plane leaves Russia and you have lost your passport, your boarding pass, and your visa! Although your Russian language skills have improved quite a bit in the past few weeks, you had not planned to lose anything while you were in Russia! You never thought to learn how to say “lose” or “find” in Russian! Maybe that Russian tour guide can help you find everything you lost. If you knew how to say “lost” or “find” in Russian, asking him would be a lot simpler. Oh…and you should stay at the Russian hotel and let your Russian guide and friends handle this one.  If the Russian police stop you how will you explain to them that you have “lost” your id? Exactly!

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 say some very helpful words in Russian, such as lose, find, look, and bar…because if you ever find your id you might need a stiff Russian drink! You will also learn the two different ways Russians express the word “there” and how to make sure you use them correctly. Finally, learn a little about the elusive Russian smile! Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

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