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3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 12 - What are you doing?
Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 12 - What are you doing? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask what someone is doing in Russian.
Body
Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'What are you doing?' in Russian.
Elena: [Normal] Что ты делаешь?(Shto ty delaesh?)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'what'
Elena: [Normal] что [Slow] что (shto)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Elena: [Normal] ты [Slow] ты(ty)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'are doing'
Elena: [Normal] делаешь [Slow] делаешь(delaesh )
Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Elena: [Slow] Что ты делаешь? [Normal] Что ты делаешь?
Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'What are you doing?'
Elena: [Normal] Что вы делаете?(Shto vy delayete?)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'what'
Elena: [Normal] что [Slow] что (shto)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you'
Elena: [Normal] вы [Slow] вы(vy)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'are doing'
Elena: [Normal] делаете [Slow] делаете(delayete)
Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What are you doing?'
Elena: [Slow] Что вы делаете? [Normal] Что вы делаете?
Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I am studying.'
Elena: [Normal] Я учусь.(Ya uchus'.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'
Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я(ya)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'am studying'
Elena: [Normal] учусь [Slow] учусь(uchus')
Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I am studying.'
Elena: [Slow] Я учусь. [Normal] Я учусь.
Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'Nothing.'
Elena: [Normal] Ничего.(Nichevo.)
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'Nothing.'
Elena: [Normal] Ничего. [Slow] Ничего.(nichevo)
Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Nothing.'
Elena: [Slow] Ничего. [Normal] Ничего.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Elena: If you don't feel like giving an explanation of what you are doing, you can just say Ничего особенного, а что? (Nichevo asobennava. A shto?) which means "Nothing special. Why? (why are you asking). It is ok to use this phrase with friends and people you know. This phrase is quite polite.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Elena: Пока.

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