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In lesson 1 of One Minute Russian you will learn how to say ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ in Russian. Remember – even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Russian at our website – http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. Less

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In lesson 2 of One Minute Russian you will learn a few more useful words in Russian which you’ll use every day. Remember – even a few phrases of a language can help you make friends and enjoy travel more. Find out more about One Minute Russian on our website at http://www.oneminutelanguages.com. One Minute Russian is brought to you by the Radio Lingua Network and is ÂCopyright 2008. Less

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Russian Cursive (Letters “?,?,?,?,?”) Letter ‘?’ is represented by word ‘??????’ (Yogurt)Letter ‘?’ is represented by word ‘?????’ (Cat)Letter ‘?’ is represented by word ‘?????’ (Boat)Letter ‘?’ is represented by word ‘??????’ (Car)Letter ‘?’ is represented by word ‘?????’ (Socks) Less

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Today you will learn to write Russian cursive “?”. I will include more than one letter in my future lessons.Thanks to one of my listeners I was able to upload a “Russian Cursive Workbook” in the DOWNLOADS section on the right. The Cyrillic alphabet was adopted by the Slavs in about the 9th century. Although it is named after St. Cyril (Constantine), it was not invented by St. Cyril. It is based on the system of Greek capital letters. If you know the Greek alphabet, many of the letters will be familiar to you.The Cyrillic alphabet, with some modifications, is used by many nations in Europe and Asia, including Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, and Mongolia, to name only a few. Few Americans write in cursive script anymore. All Russians write in cursive. You won’t need to learn cursive to “get by” such as reading street signs or newspapers, and Russians will be able to read your notes if you print your letters. But you’ll need to learn cursive to read Russians’ handwriting. If you want to learn “good Russian” then learn to write in cursive. If you just want to “get by” on vacation you can skip this. Russian cursive letters looks quite different from Russian printed letters. Some letters look like English cursive letters, but represent different letters. The bane of Russian cursive is the letters ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, which look almost identical. Upper- and lower-case cursive letters look quite different. Thus Russians use three distinct alphabets: printed, upper-case cursive, and lower-case cursive. In this example, each letter–upper and lower case–is followed by the same letter in Russian cursive. You will notice that in the block style, the only difference between the upper and lower case letters is the size. In the cursive style, certain letters distinguish between upper and lower case. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.)—————————————————– Less

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??????, ??????? ?????????. (Hi, dear listeners). ??????? ???????, 22 ???????. (Today’s Saturday, Oct. 22nd.) Let’s check your homework from the previous lesson#7: Exercise 7.1 1. ??????? ?????? ? ???????-???? ?? ???-????? ___?? ????????___ .Tourists travel from New York to Mexico City (by plane). 2. ???? ????? ?? ?????? ___?? ????????___ ? ???????.People go to work in Atlanta (by bus). 3. ??????? ? ?????? ___?? ?????????___ 3 ??????.The journey to Europe (by boat) is 3 months long. 4. ?? ????? ___??????___ ? ???????.We walk (by foot) to Grandma’s house. 5. ? ????? ? ????? ___?? ??????___ ??????.I will drive (by car) to the doctor’s office tomorrow. 6. ??? ???????? ?? ?????? ???? ___?? ?????___ .They went down the side of the mountain by (on skis). Exercise 7.2 1. ?????? ???? ___?????___ ??????.The road goes (alongside) the shoreline. 2. ??? ????????? ???????? ?? ___?? ?????___ .Where is the store located? It’s (around the corner). 3. ???? ___?????___ ? ?????.The cafe is (next to) the subway. 4. ? ??? ????? ?????. ___????___ ?? ????I saw you yesterday. (Where) were you going? 5. ????? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?????. ___???___ ????I can’t find my pen. (Where) is it? Exercise 7.3 (fill in the blanks by translating the words in brackets) 1. Your roommate leaves for a weekend retreat in the mountains, and you say (see you soon):___????????!___ 2. After you have dropped your kids off at the grandparents’ house, you tell them (see you later):___????!___ 3. Your late afternoon meeting began at 3:30, but you arrive (late) at 3:45: ___??????___ 4. You hope that you find those keys (soon): ___?????___ 5. The concert started at 8 p.m. and you arrived exactly at 8 p.m. You were (on time): ___???????___ 6. You check your e-mail (every day):___?????? ????___ ————Phone Conversations———— (the audio files of the conversations are on the ‘Downloads’ page) Two friends (ring) -?????(Hello?) -????, ???. ??????. ??? ??????.(Hello, Masha. Hi. It’s Natasha) -?, ?????, ??????. ??? ????? — should be ‘??? ?????’(Oh, it’s you Natasha. How are you?) — should be ‘How’s life/What’s up’ -?? ???, ?????? ??????. ??? ??????? ?????. ? ?? ??? ????????????(Nothing much. Just working on my podcast. What about you?) -? ? ???? ??????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???????. ??? ???? ?????? ?????????? ??????, ???????, ?? ??? ? ????????! ????? ????? ??????.(And I have no idea where my time goes. My kids are going to karate, ballet and even soccer practices now! Gotta make it everywhere on time) -????? ??????? ????? ???????? ? ???? ? ??????(How about finding an hour for a play date with us at the park?) -? ?????????????, ?????. ????? ?????????? ?? ??????? ? 5 ???????(I’d love to, Natasha. Let us meet on Tuesday at 5pm) -?????. ??, ?? ???????.(OK, See you then) -????.(Bye) —————————————————————————— School Principal calls a Parent (ring) -?????(Hello) -?????? ????. ???? ?? ? ?????????? ? ?????? ????????????(Good afternoon. May I speak with Maria Vitalyevna?) -?? ??????????, ??? ?.(Yes, of course. This is she) -????? ??????????, ? ???? ??????? ??????? ??????????, ???????? ?????, ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????.(Maria Vitalyevna, this is Natalia Nickolayevna, the principal of Katya’s school) -??, ? ??? ??????.(I see. I am listening) -???? ? ???, ??? ??? ????? ??????????? ? ?????????? ? ??????? ?????????.( The thing is, we need to have a talk about Katya’s behaviour) -???-?? ????????? ??????????(Something bad happened?) -???? ???. ?? ????? ?????????. ??? ? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ? 6 ??????(Not yet, but may happen in the future. Is Friday night OK for you? Say about 6pm?) -??, ???????. ?? ????? ????? ??? ????????(Sure. That’ll be fine. Which floor is your office?) -?? ??????. ????? ????????, ????? ??????????.(It’s on the 2nd floor. All the best, Maria Vitalyevna) -??????? ?? ??????, ??????? ??????????. ?? ????????.(Thank you for calling, Natalia Nickolayevna. Good-bye.) -?? ????????.(Good-bye) —————————————————————————- “????????? ?? ???” (“My Sweetie”) ????? ??????: ????????????? ??????: ???????? ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ??????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ??????????? ? ???? ??????. ????????? ?? ????????? ???? ? ???????? ? ???? ??????????? ???? ????? ????? ???,???? ?? ? ?????? ??? ? ???? ???????????? ?? ??? ?? ?????. Less

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