Daily Russian Language Course

Name: Daily Russian Language Course
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Travel, Business, TORFL Exam Levels A1, A2, B1, Family Life

Created byNadezda Mikusova

Last updated 4/2021

English

Russian

What you'll learn

You will learn the correct Russian language of everyday life which is also necessary to pass TORFL exam levels A1, A2, B1
By learning all the topics you will be able to start speaking the Russian language right away.

Course content

8 sections • 40 lectures • 2h 14m total length

Contents of the English-Russian conversation course A1, A2, B1, for tourism9:00
Introduction for the English speaking audience.1:25
In this lecture you will learn briefly about the main features of the Russian linguistic instruction. It will help you to understand why it is important to learn at least some phrases in Russian, if you plan to visit this beautiful country, the largest in the world. The text of all the course will be read in two speeds always: the slow one and the rapid one. The slow speed will help you to understand how letters you see are pronounced, and the normal speed of reading will show you the native way of everyday talking.
Our method of learning a foreign language.2:28
Children are perfect students of foreign languages! And they are also the most severe judges of how the everyday phrases are expressed and pronounced. This is because they create fundamentals of their language knowledge for all their lives. The adult people forget this process very often and they try to invent something new regarding the process of learning a new language, thus creating for them the learning wall, that is difficult often to overpass. Let us follow the children process of learning: the desire to survive - first, curiosity - the second and listen, understanding and repeating - the last! Did you forget something?
Russian alphabet: 33 letters to learn by heart.1:45
Learn the Russian alphabet with all 33 letters, their pronunciations, and symbols—from a to ya, including the soft and hard signs, to build a solid base for daily Russian.

Lesson 1. Let's get acquainted!1:54
This lesson will help you to learn passively the most important phrases to get acquainted with people or to greet them. You will find always the translation into English in the right column. You can listen to talking while you make something. When you don't remember the meaning of phrases, peek into the English translation, try to be a child, who doesn't understand, what parents are talking about - the most curious thing for all children of the world!
Exercise 1. Dialogue 1.1 Control your Russian pronunciation and rate your result2:04
This exercise is part of all the exercises in this course that will help you to develop your ability to speak Russian correctly and to assess your ability to speak Russian fluently (even if only a few sentences but it is important to develop a sense of self-belief, when speaking in a new foreign language). The psychological aspect of learning is always of great importance. Help yourself by using this good verified method.
Lesson 2. Russian names, surnames and forms of address.3:24
In this lecture you will learn how to pronounce correctly the Russian names and different ways to address people, arriving from capitalist and socialist times. You can exercise in two speeds: slow and normal speaking language.
Lesson 3. Russian names and patronymics.2:55
If you visit Russia, then it is very important, that you understand the official way of addressing people, calling them for their name and patronymic. It is very important, because it shows, that you respect this person and that you have cultural literacy. The patronymic, as you know is the father's name with added to it suffix, for men it is - ovich, for women this suffix is - ovna. So, if father has the name Ivan, then his son will have patronymic Ivanovich, and his daughter - Ivanovna.
Lesson 4. How to introduce yourself in a conversation and to address people.1:47
In this lesson you will learn traditional ways of presenting in Russian.
Lesson 5. Formal and colloquial Russian names.3:31
In Russia you will find official very diffused system of colloquial names, that are used for friends and relatives. Normally no other form of non official names is used throughout the country. So, it is enough to learn for every official name its colloquial version.

Lesson 13. Service bureau.3:49
Lesson 14. Where do I find a hairdresser or a barber?2:37
Learn how to ask for a hairdresser or barber, find a good, affordable option, and discuss services and pricing, including hair washing, dry or wet hair cutting, and styling.
Lesson 15. Looking for a dentist.3:01
Find an affordable dentist who can see you immediately using local Google searches, dentist websites, or yellow pages, while identifying which tooth hurts and its response to cold.
Lesson 16. At the post office to send a parcel.1:55
Learn to send a parcel from the post office to relatives abroad, ask about cardboard packing boxes, and understand costs and delivery times for parcels and registered letters.
Lesson 17. To book a table at a restaurant.3:09
Lesson 18. To order food at a restaurant.7:53
Lesson 19. Walking in the city.6:41
Lesson 20. To take a taxi.2:22
Learn practical Russian taxi phrases, including asking for a taxi, giving destinations like the square or station, asking for fare, stopping, and confirming payment.
Lesson 21. Go to the theater. To attend a live theater performance.3:31
Learn practical russian for going to the theater, including buying tickets, asking about showtimes, seating options, and discussing performances, concerts, operas, and ballets.
Lesson 22. School and university education.6:00
Explore Russia's education paths from primary school at age 6-7 through eight-year schooling, vocational technical schools, and secondary education, then university options and careers in research institutes or skilled jobs.
Lesson 23. Customs and border control.2:13
Lesson 24. At a gas station. At a petrol station.1:03
Lesson 25. Shopping at a supermarket or at a store.3:57
Lesson 26. Visit to a pharmacy.1:59
Lesson 27. Money and foreign currency exchange.2:05

Lesson 32. Grammar - Numerals.1:46
Explore the grammar of numerals and learn Russian numbers from one to one hundred one, with English translations for common cardinal numbers.
Lesson 33. Grammar - Pronouns.1:24
Explore Russian pronouns with focus on personal and possessive forms, including я, ты, он, она, оно, мы, вы, они, possessives мой, твой, его, её, наш, ваш, их.
Lesson 34. Grammar - Verbs.4:04

Requirements

No prior knowledge of the Russian language is required. Be passionate about learning Russian.

Description

This Russian language conversation course will help you quickly learn everyday Russian language intensively but effortlessly thanks to a special optimized approach. You will learn standard Russian words, frequently used phrases in order to start speaking correctly right from the start. You will see all topics presented in 2 columns, one with Russian words and expressions and another synchronized with the corresponding English translation. Furthermore, the videos will allow you to follow the entire reading of the text of this course with Russian subtitles. This gives an optimized version of a real live lesson at school, when a student follows reading the text in the textbook, listening to the correct pronunciation and clearly understanding all the spoken text. This will help you to quickly learn the native speaker's Russian pronunciation with accurate Russian voice intonations. This video course represents a word-by-word reading of all Russian phrases from the textbook, which you can download as a pdf file. Reading is done twice for all texts: one is slow, which helps to understand the syllables, and the second reading is at normal conversation speed with a precise native intonation. The linguistic approach that is proposed to you is based on memorizing various everyday Russian phrases by passively listening to the speaker, understanding and repeating exactly what was said. This is an easy, fast and fun way to learn a foreign language. This approach will help you learn everyday Russian language in no time. This course is useful for non-native Russian students of all levels.

Who this course is for:

This course will be useful for travel, for preparing students for the TORFL exam.
No special efforts are required from a student. The learning process is easy and natural.

Daily Russian Language Course

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Course content

Our quick way to learn Russian for travel.4 lectures • 15min

How to get acquainted. Particularities of the Russian name and patronymic system6 lectures • 16min

Storytelling about yourself and your family.5 lectures • 18min

To book and to stay at a hotel or in a private apartment.2 lectures • 11min

Useful expressions to use services in Russia.15 lectures • 52min

Calendar, dates, weather, common useful words.4 lectures • 15min

Some examples of the Russian grammar.3 lectures • 7min

Colours.1 lecture • 1min

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