Learn to ask ‘Whose thing is this?’ to avoid awkward situations with new Russian friends. You will learn to choose from four different forms of ‘whose’ depending on what you are talking about. You will also practise pronouncing the letter ‘Ч’ in some common words.
Discover what is inside Tanya’s bag and learn that Russian ‘his’, ‘her’ and ‘their’ - surprisingly - have one form each, which makes it very easy to say phrases like ‘his girlfriend’, ‘her husband’, ‘their car’, etc.
Tanya Semke introduces her family to demonstrate the four forms of ‘my’. Also you’ll learn how to talk about popular professions and occupations, as usual, using an extremely simple formula.
Tanya Semke makes a confession about one of Russian’s most challenging aspects, the three genders of words – masculine, feminine and neuter. If you are brave enough to press the play button, you will see it is surprisingly easy to determine the gender of a particular word based on its last letter.
This lesson is worth watching at least to learn how to pronounce ‘Kremlin’, the name of the Presidential Residence in the centre of the Russian capital. You will also grasp the difference between the letters ‘Е’ and ‘Ё’ and learn how to ask questions starting with ‘Where is…’.
The new letter ‘Э’, introduced in this lesson, appears in a lot of international words borrowed into Russian - like ‘airport’, ‘export’, ‘eco’, ‘espresso’ – so mastering its pronunciation in the Russian manner is essential.
Following a terribly awkward situation with her boss, Tanya Semke has to improvise and teach you some basics of politeness in this lesson. You will learn how to say ‘Sorry’ and ‘Excuse me’ in Russian, depending on who you are apologizing to.
After surviving an encounter with a snake, Tanya Semke gets a chance to teach you the difference between very similar Russian letters ‘Ш’ and ‘Щ’. Practising these letters will help you master key words like ‘man’, ‘woman’, ‘car’, ‘chocolate’, and others.
This lesson covers essential etiquette basics, including ‘Please’, ‘Thank you’, and ‘Goodbye’, as well as a super simple two-word formula to ask for anything you might need.
You will learn a highly multifunctional, almost magical word that can open any door for you and get you anything you might ever need when in Russia.
This lesson might feel a bit dull unless you are a football player or a football fan. Still, Tanya Semke has done her best to make it entertaining while teaching you how to pronounce the new letter ‘Ф’, which makes the sound [f].
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about possession in Russian. Tanya Semke will share her very special teacher’s tips to help you memorize the appropriate construction literally forever.
