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Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Как поживаете? Приятно с Вами познакомиться. Меня зовут Алекс. Приятно с Вами познакомиться. ----Formal English---- How do you do? It is nice to meet you. I am Alex. Nice to meet you. ----Formal Romanization---- Kak pozhivaete? priyatno s Vami poznakomitsa. Menya zovut Aleks. Priyatno s Vami poznakomitsa. --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Что входит в пятерку самых популярных сладостей и десертов в Росии? 1. Яблочный Пирог 2. Халва 3. Пряники 4. Вафли 5. Шоколад ----Formal English---- What are the five most popular sweets and desserts in Russia? 1. Apple pie 2.　Paste of nuts, sugar and oil 3. Gingerbread 4. Sweet waffles usually with chocolate layers 5. Chocolate ----Formal Romanization---- Shto vhodit v pyatyorku samih populyarnih sladostey i desertov v Rossii? 1. Yablochniy pirog 2. Halva 3. Pryaniki 4. Vafli 5. Shokolad --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! You have just moved to Russia, and for the past two weeks you have struggled to find your way around the town, the university, and your work. In fact, you haven't even had a chance to meet anyone. Well, tonight, that is going to change. You dress nicely and head out the door to meet some new friends, but once you get to the Russian café where you always see crowds of people sitting around chatting, you realize you don't know how to begin a conversation in Russian. Back home you would have broken the ice by talking about something common to everyone...the weather!! That's your ticket to making friends in Russia! You approach a table of people your age and ask in Russian, "Is the weather always this hot here?" Smiling, one of the ladies at the table responds in Russian, "Today is sunny with occasional clouds, but sometimes the sun bakes us here!" Another person at the table speaks up and says inRussian, "You're not from around here are you? (Your accent must have given it away.) What is the weather like where you are from?" An hour later, the world's best conversation starter has helped you make new friends in Russia! Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about the world's best conversation starter in Russian– the weather! In this Russian vocabulary video, you will learn Russian by watching the video, seeing both English and Russian translations describing the video, and all while listening to the Russian translations being read aloud by our native Russian speakers. Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Гена: Наконец-то у меня отпуск, не могу поверить. Вера: Ты куда-нибудь поедешь? Гена: Я мечтаю попутешествовать, а жена хочет поехать в горы. Вера: А дети куда хотят? Гена: Дети любят море. Но мы всё равно никуда не сможем поехать до следующей недели. У детей каникулы начинаются только с 25-го Мая. Вера: Иногда и дома отдохнуть неплохо. ----Formal English---- Gena: Finally I am on vacation, I can't believe it. Vera: Will you go anywhere? Gena: I'm dreaming of traveling, but my wife wants to go to the mountains. Vera: Where do your kids want to go? Gena: The kids love the sea. But we can't go anywhere until next week anyway. The kids' schools vacation starts on May 25th. Vera: Sometimes it's good to have some rest at home, too. ----Formal Romanization---- Gyena: Nakonyets-to u myenya otpusk, nye mogu povyerit '. Vyera: Ty kuda-nibud ' poyedyesh '? Gyena: YA myechtayu poputyeshyestvovat ', a zhyena hochyet poyehat ' v gory. Vyera: A dyeti kuda hotyat? Gyena: Dyeti lyubyat morye. No my vsyo ravno nikuda nye smozhyem poyehat ' do slyeduyuschyey nyedyeli. U dyetyey kanikuly nachinayutsya tol 'ko s 25-go Maya. Vyera: Inogda i doma otdohnut ' nyeploho. --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Что входит в пятерку самых популярных блюд, приготовленных дома? 1. Пельмени 2. Щи 3. Гречка 4. Котлеты 5. Оладьи ----Formal English---- What are the five most popular home cooked meals in Russia? 1. Dumplings 2.　Cabbage soup 3. Buckwheat 4. Minced meat cutlet 5. Flat round piece of dough which is fried on both sides ----Formal Romanization---- Shto vhodit v pyatyorku samih populyarnih blyud, prigotovlennih doma? 1. Pel'meni 2. Shi 3. Grechka 4. Kotleti 5. olad'i --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Nika's dad: Ты опять идёшь гулять с Беном? Nika: Да, а что? Nika's dad: Ничего... Ммм... Что Бен делает в Москве? Nika: Путешествует. Nika's dad: А сколько он уже в Москве? Nika: Несколько дней. Nika's dad: А когда он уезжает? Nika: Через несколько дней. Пап, не волнуйся, всё будет хорошо! ----Formal English---- Nika's dad: Are you going out with Ben again? Nika: Yeah, why? Nika's dad: Nothing...Erm...What's Ben doing in Moscow? Nika: Travelling. Nika's dad: How long has he been in Moscow already? Nika: Several days. Nika's dad: And when is he leaving? Nika: In a few days. Dad, don't worry, everything will be fine! ----Formal Romanization---- Nika's dad: Ty opyat' idyosh gulyat' s Benom? Nika: Da, a shto? Nika's dad: Nichevo... Hmm... Shto Ben dyelayet v Moskve? Nika: Putyeshestvuet. Nika's dad: A skol'ko on uzhe v Moskvye? Nika: Nyeskol'ko dnyei. Nika's dad: A kogda on uezzhaet? Nika: Cherez nyeskol'ko dnyei. Pap, nye volnuisya, vsyo buduet horosho! --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Что входит в пятерку самых популярных напиткой в России? 1. Квас 2. Пиво 3. Водка 4. Кисель 5. Компот ----Formal English---- What are the five most popular beverages in Russia? 1. Kvass, a soft drink made from black or regular rye bread 2.　Beer 3. Vodka, an alcoholic drink made from grains, potatoes, some fruits or berries, and sugar 4. Kisel’, a hot fruit juice with starch 5. Kompot, a refreshing drink made of dried fruits and berries ----Formal Romanization---- Shto vhodit v pyatyorku samih populyarnih napitkov v Rossii? 1. Kvas 2. Pivo 3. Vodka 4. Kisel' 5. Kompot --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Ben: Этот парк очень красивый! Nika: Это мой любимый парк. Здесь всегда тихо и спокойно. Ben: Да. Тебе не холодно? Nika: Нет, мне жарко! И я немного устала. Ты не устал? Ben: Нет, я в порядке, но мы можем пойти в кино и отдохнуть там. Nika: Да, было бы неплохо. ----Formal English---- Ben: This park is very beautiful! Nika: Yes, it's my favorite park. It's always quiet and peaceful here. Ben Yes. Are you cold? Nika: No, I'm hot! And I'm a bit tired. Aren't you tired? Ben No, I'm okay, but we can go to a movie and rest there. Nika: Yeah, that would be good. ----Formal Romanization---- Ben: Etot park ochen' krasivyi. Nika: Eto moi lyubimyi park. Zdes' vsegda tiho i spokoino. Ben: Da. Tyebye nye holodno? Nika: Nyet, mnye zharko! I ya nyemnogo ustala. Ty nye ustal? Ben: Nyet, ya v poryadke, no my mozhem poiti v kino i otdohnut' tam. Nika: Da, bylo by nyeploho. --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Коля: Привет, ты чего такая грустная? Ты чем-то расстроена? Инна: Нет, просто настроения нет... Коля: И давно это у тебя? Инна: Уже несколько дней. Не хочется никого видеть, нет аппетита, не хочется ничего делать... Коля: Это похоже на депрессию. Я могу тебе чем-нибудь помочь? Инна: Да. Уйди, пожалуйста. ----Formal English---- Kolya: Hey, why are you so sad? Are you upset about something? Inna: No, just in a bad mood... Kolya: How long have you been like this? Inna: Several days already. I don't want to see anyone, have no appetite, don't want to do anything ... Kolya: It looks like depression. Can I do anything to help? Inna: Yes. Go away, please. ----Formal Romanization---- Kolya: Privyet, ty chyego takaya grustnaya? Ty chyem-to rasstroyena? Inna: Nyet, prosto nastroyeniya nyet... Kolya: I davno eto u tyebya? Inna: Uzhye nyeskol 'ko dnyey. Nye hochyetsya nikogo vidyet ', nyet appyetita, nye hochyetsya nichyego dyelat '... Kolya: Eto pohozhye na dyepryessiyu. YA mogu tyebye chyem-nibud ' pomoch '? Inna: Da. Uydi, pozhaluysta. --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Что входит в пятерку самой популярной еды в России? 1. Борщ 2.　Пирожки 3. Каравай 4. Блины 5. Оливье ----Formal English---- What are the five most popular foods in Russia? 1. Borsch, a cabbage and beetroot soup with meat 2.　Pirozhki, pies usually stuffed with meat or cabbage 3. Karavay, Cottage loaf, round bread 4. Blini, Thin pancake 5. Oliv'ye, a vegetable salad topped with mayonnaise ----Formal Romanization---- Shto vhodit v pyatyorku samoy populyarpoy edi v Rossii? 1. Borsch 2.　Pirozhki 3. Karavai 4. Blini 5. Oliv'ye --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Nika: Бен, ты любишь пельмени? Ben: Что такое "пельмени"? Скажи по-английски. Nika: Ммм… Я не знаю, как это сказать по-английски. Девушка, извините, как сказать по-английски "пельмени"? Waitress: Meat dumplings. Ben: Аа! Да, я очень люблю пельмени! Давай закажем. ----Formal English---- Nika: Ben, do you like "pelmeni?" Ben: What is "pelmeni?" Say it in English. Nika: Hmm...I don't know how to say it in English. Excuse me, waitress, how do you say "pelmeni" in English? Waitress: "Meat dumplings." Ben: Oh! Yes, I love dumplings a lot. Let's order some. ----Formal Romanization---- Nika: Ben, ty lyubish pel'meni? Ben: Shto takoe "pel'meni"? Skazhi po-angliski. Nika: Mmm... Ya ne znayu, kak eto skazat' po-angliski. Devushka, izvinite, kak skazat' po-angliski "pel'meni"? Waitress: Meat dumplings. Ben:Aa! Da, ya ochen' lyublyu pel'meni! Davai zakazhem. --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Ben: Девушка, счёт, пожалуйста! Замечательный обед. Nika: Да, я так наелась... Сколько с меня? Ben: Нисколько, я заплачу. Nika: Нет, Бен, давай поделим! Ben: Ника, перестань. Мне приятно тебя угостить. Nika: Спасибо... ----Formal English---- Ben: Waitress, a bill, please. It was a great lunch. Nika: Yeah, I'm so full...How much do I owe you? Ben: Nothing, I'll pay. Nika: No, Ben, let's split it. Ben: Nika, stop it. It's my pleasure to treat you to a lunch. Nika: Thank you... ----Formal Romanization---- Ben: Dyevushka, schot, pozhalusta! Zamyechatyel'nyi obyed. Nika: Da, ya tak nayelas'... Skol'ko s menya? Ben: Niskol'ko, ya zaplachu. Nika: Nyet, Ben, davai podyelim! Ben: Nika, perestan'. Mnye priyatno tyebya ugostit'. Nika: Spasibo... --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Какие национальные праздники входят в пятерку самых популярных? 1. Новый Год 2.　Рождество Христово 3. День Защитника Отечества 4. Международный женский день 5. День Победы ----Formal English---- What is the top five most important National Holidays? 1. New Year 2.　Christmas 3. Defender of the Motherland Day 4. International Women's Day 5. Victory Day ----Formal Romanization---- Kakie natsional'nie prazdniki vhodyat v pyatyorku samix populyarnix? 1. Noviy God 2.　Rozhdestvo Hristovo 3. Den' Zashitnika Otechestva 4. Mezhdunarodniy Zhenskiy Den' 5. Den' Pobedi --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!

Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!