Learn 20 high-frequency expressions, including fruits and modes of transportation
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| In this video, you'll learn 20 of the most common words and phrases in Russian. | |
| Hi everybody, my name is Katya. | |
| Welcome to The 800 Core Russian Words and Phrases video series! | |
| This series will teach you the eight hundred most common words and phrases in Russian. | |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… | |
| 1. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| банан | |
| (banan) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "banana" | |
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| банан | |
| (SLOW) | |
| банан | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| banana | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Обезьяны на деревьях едят бананы. | |
| (Obez'yany na derev'yakh yedyat banany.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "Monkeys on the trees eat bananas." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Обезьяны на деревьях едят бананы. | |
| 2. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| яблоко | |
| (yabloko) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "apple" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| яблоко | |
| (SLOW) | |
| яблоко | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| apple | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| яблоку негде упасть | |
| (yabloku negde upast') | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "There is no room for an apple to fall" | |
| (SLOW) | |
| яблоку негде упасть | |
| 3. | |
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| виноград | |
| (vinograd) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "grape" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| виноград | |
| (SLOW) | |
| виноград | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| grape | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Виноград в больших количествах выращивают в Краснодарском крае. | |
| (Vinograd v bol 'shikh kolichestvakh vyrashchivayut v Krasnodarskom kraye.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "Grapes are grown in large quantities in the Krasnodar region." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Виноград в больших количествах выращивают в Краснодарском крае. | |
| 4. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| арбуз | |
| (arbuz) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "watermelon" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| арбуз | |
| (SLOW) | |
| арбуз | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| watermelon | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Мои дети обожают арбуз. | |
| (Moi deti obozhayut arbuz.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "My children love watermelon." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Мои дети обожают арбуз. | |
| 5. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| птица | |
| (ptitsa) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "bird" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| птица | |
| (SLOW) | |
| птица | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| bird | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Птица улетела. | |
| (Ptitsa uletela.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "The bird flew away." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Птица улетела. | |
| 6. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| мышь | |
| (mysh') | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "mouse" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| мышь | |
| (SLOW) | |
| мышь | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| mouse | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Боже! Что это? Это мышь! | |
| (Bozhe! Chto eto? Eto mysh'!) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "OMG! What is that? It`s a mouse!" | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Боже! Что это? Это мышь! | |
| 7. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| солнце | |
| (solntse) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "sun" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| солнце | |
| (SLOW) | |
| солнце | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| sun | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Солнце вышло из-за туч. | |
| (Sontse vyshlo iz-za tuch.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "The sun came out from the clouds." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Солнце вышло из-за туч. | |
| 8. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| погода | |
| (pogoda) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "weather" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| погода | |
| (SLOW) | |
| погода | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| weather | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Какая завтра будет погода? | |
| (Kakaya zavtra budet pogoda?) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "What will the weather be like tomorrow?" | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Какая завтра будет погода? | |
| 9. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| градус | |
| (gradus) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "degree" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| градус | |
| (SLOW) | |
| градус | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| degree | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Сегодня плюс тридцать градусов. | |
| (Segodnya plus tridtsat' gradusov.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "It's thirty degrees Celsius above zero today." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Сегодня плюс тридцать градусов. | |
| 10. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| женщина | |
| (zhenshchina) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "woman" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| женщина | |
| (SLOW) | |
| женщина | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| woman | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Женщина достигла цели. | |
| (Zhenshchina dostigla tseli.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "A woman achieved her goal." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Женщина достигла цели. | |
| 11. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| мужчина | |
| (muzhchina) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "man" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| мужчина | |
| (SLOW) | |
| мужчина | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| man | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Мужчина выбрал лампочку. | |
| (Muzhchina vybral lampochku.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "A man chose a light bulb." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Мужчина выбрал лампочку. | |
| 12. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| девушка | |
| (devushka) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "girlfriend" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| девушка | |
| (SLOW) | |
| девушка | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| girlfriend | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Русскоговорящая девушка | |
| (Russkogovoryashchaya devushka) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "Russian-speaking girlfriend" | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Русскоговорящая девушка | |
| 13. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| парень | |
| (paren') | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "boyfriend" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| парень | |
| (SLOW) | |
| парень | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| boyfriend | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Мой парень очень заботливый. | |
| (Moy paren' ochen' zabotlivyy.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "My boyfriend is very caring." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Мой парень очень заботливый. | |
| 14. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| поезд | |
| (poyezd) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "train" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| поезд | |
| (SLOW) | |
| поезд | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| train | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Во сколько последний поезд? | |
| (Vo skol'ko posledniy poyezd?) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "What time is the last train?" | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Во сколько последний поезд? | |
| 15. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| самолёт | |
| (samolyot) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "airplane" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| самолёт | |
| (SLOW) | |
| самолёт | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| airplane | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Ему нравится летать на самолёте. | |
| (Yemu nravitsya letat' na samolyote.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "He likes flying by airplane." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Ему нравится летать на самолёте. | |
| 16. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| автобус | |
| (avtobus) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "bus" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| автобус | |
| (SLOW) | |
| автобус | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| bus | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Этот автобус идёт до Ярославля? | |
| (Etot avtobus idyot do Yaroslavlya?) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "Does this bus go to Yaroslavl?" | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Этот автобус идёт до Ярославля? | |
| 17. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| такси | |
| (taksi) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "taxi" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| такси | |
| (SLOW) | |
| такси | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| taxi | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Хватит уже болтать, такси ждёт! | |
| (Khvatit uzhe boltat', taksi zhdet!) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "Finish your chatting, the taxi is waiting!" | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Хватит уже болтать, такси ждёт! | |
| 18. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| шпинат | |
| (shpinat) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "spinach" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| шпинат | |
| (SLOW) | |
| шпинат | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| spinach | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Папай всегда ест шпинат. | |
| (Papay vsegda yest shpinat) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "Popeye always eats spinach." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Папай всегда ест шпинат. | |
| 19. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| дельфин | |
| (del'fin) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "dolphin" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| дельфин | |
| (SLOW) | |
| дельфин | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| dolphin | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Дельфин плавает в океане. | |
| (Del'fin plavayet v okeane.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "The dolphin is swimming in the ocean." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Дельфин плавает в океане. | |
| 20. | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| кальмар | |
| (kal'mar) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "squid" | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| кальмар | |
| (SLOW) | |
| кальмар | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| squid | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| Я не могу есть кальмаров. | |
| (Ya ne mogu yest' kal'marov.) | |
| (NORMAL SPEED) | |
| "I can`t eat squid." | |
| (SLOW) | |
| Я не могу есть кальмаров. | |
| Well done! In this lesson, you expanded your vocabulary and learned 20 new useful words. | |
| See you next time! | |
| До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) |
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