Russian

Spelling rules Remember! There are two important spelling rules in Russian: 1. Never write ы, ю, я after г, к, х, ж, ч, ш, щ; instead write и, у, а. 2. Never write an unstressed о after ж, ч, ш, щ, ц I order to apply Rule 2 accurately, it is important to know which syllable of a word is stressed. Unfortunately, there is no foolproof way of knowing where a word is stressed... other than to make a point of learning where the stress is when you first come across the word!

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🇷🇺 The importance of the stress syllable; some spelling rules, which will apply to all forms of words (e.g. nouns, adjectives, verbs)

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🍽 On the Menu If you were in a Russian bar or café, here are some words you might see on the menu: Меню - Menu Кофе - Coffee Чай - Tea Молоко - Milk Кока-Кола - Coca-Cola Лимонад - Lemonade Сок - Juice Борщ - Russian beetroot soup Суп - Soup Торт - Cake Водка - Vodka Пиво - Beer Вино - Wine Вода - Water минералка с газом - Mineral water (with gas) минералка без газа - Mineral water (without gas) When you ask for water is a bar it's best to ask for mineral water (минералка). If you simply ask for water (вода), it will sound like you are asking for tap water, which is not normal in Russia. When you ask for mineral water you should specify if you want it still or sparkling (с газом/без газа). Be careful, when you order vodka in Russia, you will generally get straight vodka.

🇷🇺Russian is almost phonetic language, because you pronounce all of the letters in the word. 🔻The word ‘молоко’ – 6 letters, 6 sounds. Therefore, if you know pronunciation rules, you can read any Russian word. 🇬🇧It’s not like in English. 🔹For example in the word ‘thought’ there are 7 letters and only 3 sounds. When Russians learn English, they learn words together with transcription (pronunciation) 🔻There are some exceptions though: in the word ‘здравствуйте’ the middle ‘в’ is not pronounced.

🔊 What should you do when you come across new words? When you are reading something in English, don't look up every new word or expression or you will soon get fed up. Only look up something that is really important for understanding the text. When you have finished reading, look back at what you have read and then perhaps look up some extra words and write down new expressions that interest you. Similarly when you listen to English don't panic when you hear some new words or expressions that you don't know. Keep listening and the overall meaning will often become clear. When you read or listen to English it is sometimes possible to guess the meaning of a word you don't know before you look up or ask its meaning. Decide first what part of speech the word is and then look for clues in its context or form.

💭 Russian language is not easy. As you are a follower of this channel you should know this. Do you know that word order means almost nothing in Russian? 'A have a beautiful pen' you say in English In Russian you can say: 'У меня красивая ручка' or 'У меня ручка красивая' Yes, for many cases word order adds a shade of meaning. But you should learn to feel it. And it is not a simple task. Much practice should be done. Many books should be read. I want to wish all of you to be patient and move one step closer to understanding Russian language.

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🍽 Finding a cafe After a busy day in Russia, you might be looking for somewhere to have a drink. You could ask people with the following phrases. 🔹Скажите, пожалуйста.... - Tell me please.... 🔹Скажите, пожалуйста, где кафе? - Tell me please, where is a cafe? 🔹Скажите, пожалуйста, где бар? - Tell me please, where is a bar? Russian does not use the articles “a” or “the”, so the phrase “Где кафе?” means both “where is a cafe?” and “where is the cafe?”. It will probably sound more natural to ask where the nearest café is. 🔹Скажите, пожалуйста, где ближайшее кафе? - Tell me please, where is the nearest cafe?

Let's continue our learning with basic phrases http://telegra.ph/Basic-Phrases-11-28