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| 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 17 - Asking Why |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 17 - Asking Why. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask why in Russian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'Why are you silent?' in Russian. |
| Elena: [Normal] Почему ты молчишь?(Pachemu ty malchish`?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Elena: [Normal] почему [Slow] почему (pachemu) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Elena: [Normal] ты [Slow] ты(ty) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'silent' |
| Elena: [Normal] молчишь [Slow] молчишь(malchish`) |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Why are you silent?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Почему ты молчишь? [Normal] Почему ты молчишь? |
| Becky: Here's one possible answer, 'I am thinking. ' |
| Elena: [Normal] Я думаю.(Ya dymayu.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я (ya) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'am thinking' |
| Elena: [Normal] думаю [Slow] думаю(dumayu) |
| Becky: Listen again to the answer 'I am thinking. ' |
| Elena: [Slow] Я думаю. [Normal] Я думаю. |
| Becky: Here's another example 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Elena: [Normal] Почему ты уходишь так рано?(Pachemu ty ukhodish` tak rana?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'why' |
| Elena: [Normal] почему [Slow] почему(pachemu) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Elena: [Normal] ты [Slow] ты(ty) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'leave' |
| Elena: [Normal] уходишь [Slow] уходишь(ukhodish`) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'so' |
| Elena: [Normal] так [Slow] так(tak) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'early' |
| Elena: [Normal] рано [Slow] рано(rana) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Why do you leave so early?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Почему ты уходишь так рано? [Normal] Почему ты уходишь так рано? |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I have a lot of things to do.' |
| Elena: [Normal] У меня дела.(U menya dela. ) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I have' |
| Elena: [Normal] у меня [Slow] у меня(u menya) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'things' |
| Elena: [Normal] дела [Slow] дела(dela) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I have a lot of things to do.' |
| Elena: [Slow] У меня дела. [Normal] У меня дела. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Elena: You can use the phrase meaning “why not?” which in Russian is [Почему нет? (Pachemu net)], in the same situations that you would use it in English. |
Outro |
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| 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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