Elvira Ivanova - Speaking Russian Fast-Track 2: Lesson Notes. Lessons 51-100.

Speaking Russian Fast-Track 2 Lesson Notes (Lessons 51-100) Elvira IVANOVA Speaking Russian Welcome to the second book in the Speaking Russian Fast-Track series. Welcome to the first book in the Speaking Russian Fast-Track series. It is a simplified and concise version of the Speaking Russian Podcast and especially attractive to those who want to learn Russian words and phrases in less than 3 minutes, as well as for those who listen to the full version of the podcast and want to revise the new words introduced in each episode of the Speaking Russian podcast. Speaking Russian Fast-Track 2 includes lessons 51-100.

I hope that you enjoy Speaking Russian Fast-Track 2.

S tress. In the transcript of the words, you will see that some vowels are written in capitals. e.g., [pr-ee-v E t] Hi! It means that this vowel is stressed. In Russian the stressed vowel is given its full value. It is pronounced very distinctly whereas the unstressed vowel is passed over quickly, almost thrown away.

Unfortunately, in e-book formats a stress sign [ ], which is usually used in printed Russian textbooks does not show properly that is why in this e-book you will see that the stressed vowel in the Russian word is highlighted in grey: e.g., [pr-ee-v E t] Hi!

(You can listen to an audio file to the lesson here, or at this link: http://www.speakingruss-ru.1gb.ru/51ft.mp3) [s-ee-my A ] a family [m A l-ee-nkaya s-ee-my A ] a small family [balsh A ya s-ee-my A ] a big family . [-oo- m-ee-ny A balsh A ya s-ee-my A ] I have a big family. . [-oo- m-ee-ny A mAl-ee-nkaya s-ee-my A ] I have a small family. [da -oo- m-ee-ny A balsh A ya s-ee-my A ] Yes, I have a big family. , . [nyet -oo- m-ee-ny A m A l-ee-nkaya s-ee-my A ] No, I have a small family. (You can listen to an audio file to the lesson here, or at this link: http://www.speakingruss-ru.1gb.ru/52ft.mp3) [rad- EE -tel-ee-] parents [mat] mother [at E ts] father aa [m A ma] mum (mom) [p A pa] dad [ma- EE - rad- EE -tel-ee-] my parents [may A m A ma] my mum [moy at E ts] my father (You can listen to an audio file to the lesson here, or at this link: http://www.speakingruss-ru.1gb.ru/53ft.mp3) [b A b-oo-shka] grandmother [d E d-oo-shka] grandfather [bab- OO -lya] granny [d-ee-d- OO - lya] grandpa [-oo- m-ee-ny A yest b A b-oo-shka -ee- d E d-oo-shka] I have a grandfather and a grandmother. (= I have grandparents) [prad E d-oo-shka] great-grandfather [prab A b-oo-shka] great-grandmother (You can listen to an audio file to the lesson here, or at this link: http://www.speakingruss-ru.1gb.ru/55ft.mp3) ? [-oo vas yest br A tya - EE -l-ee- sy O stry] Do you have siblings? Do you have brothers or sisters? [br A tya] brothers [sy O stry] sisters [brat] a brother [s-ee-str A ] a sister [ml A dsh-ee-y brat] a younger brother [ml A dshaya s-ee-str A ] a younger sister [st A rsh-ee-y brat] an elder brother [st A rshaya s-ee-str A ] an elder sister [moy] my (masculine form) [may A ] my (feminine form) [moy brat] my brother [may A s-ee-str A ] my sister (You can listen to an audio file to the lesson here, or at this link: http://www.speakingruss-ru.1gb.ru/56ft.mp3) [ad- EE -n brat] one brother [adn A s-ee-str A ] one sister [dva br A ta] two brothers [dve s-ee-str I ] two sisters [-oo- m-ee-ny A ad- EE- n brat -ee- dve s-ee-str I ] I have one brother and two sisters [tr-ee- br A ta] three brothers [ch-ee-t I re br A ta] four brothers [tr-ee- s-ee-str I ] three sisters [ch-ee-t I re s-ee-str I ] four sisters [py A t br A tyef] five brothers [py A t s-ee-sty O r] five sisters