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| INTRODUCTION |
| Jonathan:Hi everyone, I’m Jonathan. |
| Svetlana:And I’m Svetlana! |
| Jonathan:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Russian Vocabulary, Lesson 8! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Society &Culture. These are 5 examples of Russian pop and traditional culture. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at RussianPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Jonathan:Svetlana, what’s our first word? |
| Svetlana:Народные песни и пляски |
| Jonathan:Folk songs and dances |
| Svetlana:(slow) Народные песни и пляски (regular) Народные песни и пляски |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Svetlana:Народные песни и пляски |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:Russian folk songs and dances are not very popular today because there are more than 300 ethnic groups in Russia and most of them have their own ethnic culture. - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this phrase. |
| Svetlana:(normal) К сожалению русские народные песни и пляски сейчас можно увидеть только на концертах |
| Jonathan:Unfortunately, now, the only place you can enjoy Russian folk songs and dances is at a concert. |
| Svetlana:(slow) К сожалению русские народные песни и пляски сейчас можно увидеть только на концертах |
| Jonathan:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Svetlana:Хоровод |
| Jonathan:Horovod, circle dance |
| Svetlana:(slow) Хоровод (regular) Хоровод |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Svetlana:Хоровод |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:Russians usually do a circle dance while singing folk songs and wearing traditional Russian clothes, like Sarafan and Kaftan. - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Svetlana:(normal) На Новый Год принято водить хоровод вокруг елки |
| Jonathan:It is a tradition to do a circle dance around the Christmas tree on New Year’s night. |
| Svetlana:(slow) На Новый Год принято водить хоровод вокруг елки |
| Jonathan:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Svetlana:Балет |
| Jonathan:Ballet |
| Svetlana:(slow) Балет (regular) Балет |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Svetlana:Балет |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:The most famous schools of ballet in Russia are the Mariinskiy Ballet, Bolshoy Ballet, Vaganova Ballet and Mikhalkovskiy Ballet. |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Svetlana:(normal) Российский балет известен по всему миру |
| Jonathan:Russian ballet is famous worldwide. |
| Svetlana:(slow) Российский балет известен по всему миру |
| Jonathan:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Svetlana:Опера |
| Jonathan:Opera |
| Svetlana:(slow) Опера (regular) Опера |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Svetlana:Опера |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:Composers like Glinka, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich glorified Russian Opera. - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Svetlana:(normal) Опера появилась в России в 18 веке. |
| Jonathan:Opera came to Russia in the 18th century. |
| Svetlana:(slow) Опера появилась в России в 18 веке. |
| Jonathan:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Svetlana:Баян |
| Jonathan:Accordion |
| Svetlana:(slow) Баян (regular) Баян |
| Jonathan:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Svetlana:Баян |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jonathan:The accordion is used in traditional folk concerts. - |
| Jonathan:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Svetlana:(normal) Баян назван в честь известного барда |
| Jonathan:The Russian accordion is named after a famous bard. |
| Svetlana:(slow) Баян назван в честь известного барда |
| QUIZ |
| Jonathan:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Svetlana will give you the Russian – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Svetlana:Народные песни и пляски |
| [pause]Jonathan:Folk songs and dances |
| Svetlana:Хоровод |
| [pause]Jonathan:Horovod, circle dance |
| Svetlana:Балет |
| [pause]Jonathan:Ballet |
| Svetlana:Опера |
| [pause]Jonathan:Opera |
| Svetlana:Баян |
| [pause]Jonathan:Accordion |
Outro |
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| Jonathan:There you have it – 5 examples of pop and traditional culture in Russia! We have a more complete list at RussianPod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Svetlana: |
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