Podcast Episodes

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 11
Alright, welcome to episode 11 of Russian Made Easy. Again, if you’re new to this podcast, it’s best to start with episode number 1 because each new installment assumes you’ve mastered all the previous material. Anyway, no review needed today since we reviewed virtually…

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 12
One of my listeners wrote the other day and asked, “I listen to your podcasts every day and I think I’m doing really well. But I worry that maybe my pronunciation isn’t very good. And the problem is I have no one to practice with in my area. Any suggestions? Spasibo!”

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 13
Welcome to episode 13. We know that cognates are words that sound very similar between two languages and have the same meaning. And we’ve learned lots of them already. But there’s also something known as a false cognate. Those are words that sound similar…

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 14
Alright, welcome to episode number 14. Today we’ll learn to talk about where we are at the moment. Certainly a useful thing to know when someone calls and asks where you are. So let’s start by listening and repeating the following Russian word:

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 15
Alright, welcome to episode 15. Today we’ll be talking about where we live. So, let’s start by repeating these two phrases: Я живу Ты живёшь You might be thinking, “Wait…Didn’t we already kinda learn this? In the 3rd podcast, we learned to say things like…

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 16
Welcome to episode 16. Remember, these podcasts are cumulative, so if you’re just joining us, please start at Podcast #1. Anyway, today we’ll be talking about where we work. I’d like to start by going back to a phrase we learned in podcast #14.

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 17
Welcome to episode 17. Today we’ll be speaking about speaking…that is, about which languages we speak. We’ve got a lot to do, so let’s get to it. Please repeat the following phrase after the speaker: Я говорю по-русски. One more time, a little slower: Я говорю по-русски.

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 18
Welcome to episode 18. Today’s lessons is in response to an email I got from a listener named Sherri, in Perth, Australia. She writes, “Hi Mark, it’s great how you explained the forms of the word “need” in the course, but it’s still hard for me sometimes to choose…

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 19
Welcome to episode 19 of Russian Made Easy. As always, if you’re new here, it’s best to start with Episode 1. Anyway, today we’ll learn a very useful construction to talk about what we, or other people, have. So let’s start by repeating this new phrase:

Learn Russian: Russian Made Easy Ep. 20
Welcome to the second mid-term of these Russian Made Easy podcasts. If you remember our first mid-term, back in podcast number 10, you played the role of interpreter, translating the Russian you heard into English. Today we’ll take it a step further, having you translate…