Podcast Ep. 9 Vid. 1
Reporting about a British fair, Huxley describes various foods they have. Can you translate? (Не забудьте = Don’t forget)
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…and don’t forget traditional tea. (ugh) Where’s my coffee.
NOTE: He uses the masculine adjective “мой” so we realize that кофе (despite ending with the letter ‘e’) is actually masculine.
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Podcast Ep. 9 Vid. 2
This is a string of clips from a Russian pediatrician’s popular show.
Here he’s listing the drinks kids should have. He starts by touting water (вода) but can you get the last three?
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The most healthy drink for a child of any age, this is….water.
Чай, кофе, какао.
Tea, coffee, cocoa.
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Podcast Ep. 9 Vid. 3
Here’s a clip from that Russian TV show called LONDONGRAD. See which words you can pick out…
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Hello?
Боря, как твои дела?
Borya, how are things?
У меня всё хорошо. Кушаю. Как у тебя? Всё получилось?
All’s good with me. I’m eating. How’re you doing? Did everything work out?
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Podcast Ep. 9 Vid. 4
Here’s a clip from the incredibly popular КУХНЯ. Can you get the gist?
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Darn!
Мне только макарони.
For me just macaroni.
А почему ты мясо не кушаешь, Джена?
Why don’t you eat meat, Jenna?
А я вегетерианка.
I’m a vegetarian.
Вегетерианка?
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Podcast Ep. 9 Vid. 5
This one is barely three seconds long. They’re discussing table etiquette. Again, try to spot our new verb…
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Lit: How is it necessary to be eating chicken? (What he means is, “What’s the right way to eat chicken (when you’re in a restaurant)?”
NOTE: Despite textbooks and even native speakers claiming you need to use the verb “есть” (to eat), the man is using our verb from this RME episode: кушать
In fact, that’s the reason we teach it. Everyone uses it.
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Podcast Ep. 9 Vid. 6
Admittedly, КУШАТЬ is most commonly used around the dinner table and other family situations. Like here, Yulia is talking to her cat…
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Well, why don’t you want to eat? It’s so delicious, look. Mmmmmmm! Nothing but vitamins.
SIDENOTE: We don’t work with numbers in RME because they are best absorbed through video lessons, as done in Russian Accelerator.
Nevertheless, for those who have learned some numbers: Russian uses the plural form of ONE (ОДНИ) to convey the idea of “Nothing but”. A store that sells only jeans might be called: ОДНИ ДЖИНСЫ.
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Podcast Ep. 9 Vid. 7
Might as well listen to the command form, too. What is she telling them to eat?
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Well, girls…well, eat! Here, take the mushrooms, and the ribs, the ribs!
Ну…Вкусно!
Well….delicious!
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