Podcast – Russian Made Easy Full Episodes

Welcome to episode #10. Today we’re going to have you play the role of interpreter. Aside from being fun practice, this is also pretty realistic. After all, you’re probably the only person in your group or your family who speaks Russian, now.

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Alright, welcome to episode #9. Today we’ll learn how to talk about the things we want. But first, let’s review by asking our friend about what she wants. Ask… Want coffee? Хочешь кофе?

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Today’s podcast is in response to an email from Matt in Arizona. He writes, “Hi Mark, I’m really enjoying your podcasts. They go great with your RussianAccelerator course, which is why I’m writing. In Unit 4 we learn how to say Ты хочешь but I’m hoping you can elaborate on when you need to say…

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Welcome to episode number 7. Let’s practice saying two new Russian words. These are two of the most common words in the language. So, repeat after the speaker: есть …again… есть

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Alright, welcome to episode number six. Let me just toss out a reminder that these podcasts are cumulative, so if this is your first time joining us it’s best to start with episode number 1. Now, before getting to our review session, I’d like you to listen to and repeat this two-word phrase.

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Welcome to Podcast #5. Before doing our review, let’s add one new occupation which is kind of a cognate. Listen and repeat: адвокат

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Welcome to this 4th episode of our Russian Made Easy podcast. If you’re just joining me, please know that the episodes are cumulative. Each one builds on the material learned in all the previous episodes, so it’s assumed you’ve mastered everything in those earlier ones.

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Welcome to this third podcast of Russian Made Easy. Let’s start by reviewing what we learned in the previous podcast. Imagine you’re at a cafe with your Russian friend. She comes back from the bathroom and sees that the food you both ordered has been served. Say each of the following phrases in Russian…out loud.…

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Welcome to this second podcast of Russian Made Easy. Let’s start by reviewing what we learned in the first podcast. Although we learned eleven new words — which is a lot — eight of them were cognates, so it was still a manageable amount of new words.

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Hello, this is Mark. Welcome to Russian Made Easy. If you have any doubts about your ability to learn Russian, you can set them aside right now. The fact is, your success in the language has nothing to do with whether you’re good at languages or not. It all comes down to the method you…

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