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Click on the title "Vacation Note" to hear my message. I have a few photos to go with my audio note. All of them were taken in Texas outside Tyler.I can't waith to get back to work on the next "A Spoonful of Russian" lesson!

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Learn Russian language from a Russian online tutor at your own pace. Natalia teaches via Skype and other video chat services. Russian lessons are tailor-made for all students. Experience authentic Russian pronunciation, see Russian alphabet written in cursive in real time, enjoy free supplemental YouTube videos.

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Lesson 1 - Greeting: Friends and family members greet each other with a simple "Привет". for those who want to 'Copy'+'Paste' : - Привет, Эмили. - Привет, мам. Use "Здравствуйте" with people you barely know, with much older folks (unless they are your relatives) or with gover by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 5 - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing: Sounds like cognates are the single greatest friend to folks learning Russian. However, as with most good things there are pitfalls. And these pitfalls are called 'false cognates'. A 'false cognate' is a word that shares a similar pronunciation between tw by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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BBC interviews Natalia: Hi, everyone. Добрый день. This is just a short note to let you know I haven't forgotten about my listeners and "A Spoonful of Russian' podcast will be coming back! I also wanted to share with you an interview I recently gave to a BBC reporter and produce by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Vacation Note: Click on the title "Vacation Note" to hear my message. I have a few photos to go with my audio note. All of them were taken in Texas outside Tyler. I can't waith to get back to work on the next "A Spoonful of Russian" lesson! by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 2 - Saying 'Goodbye': How do you say 'Goodbye' in Russian? This show teaches you a couple of ways to do that. As you listen, the images below will help you visually. - Пока, Эмили. - Пока, мам. - До свидания, Эмили. - До свидания, папа. Sorry for the quality of the show's audi by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 6 - Don't Get Stressed About Stress and other advice....: Добрый день, дорогие друзья! (Hello, dear friends). Сегодня суббота, 8-ое октября. The show is still recorded at my temp 'studio' away from my home in New Orleans. In this podcast you will learn how to say the days of the week in Russian, as well as coun by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 7 - Getting Around: Let's say you want to fly out of JFK to Scheremetyevo airport in Moscow, then take the train to Vladivostok, stopping to drive through the countryside both by car and by horseback. Or maybe you enjoy boat cruises and would love to go down the Volga river! by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 10 - No Lesson, but rather 'Bye for Now'...: Bought a new mic, new headphones, iMac G5 - all set up to produce 'killer shows', yet this show will be the last one before I can get settled in our house. This is show#10 and the last one as far as my introductory lessons go. After almost 7,000 visitors by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 16 - Russian Cursive (Letters "Б,В,Г"): Today I'll show you how to write Б,В,Г in cursive. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 13 - Family Matters: Добрый день, друзья! Как дела? Хорошо? Отлично. (Hello, friends! How are you? Doing well? Great!) It's December now, and I am a bit late with my coming back to the 'Spoonful of Russian'. I was hoping to get it started again in November, but....like they s by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 18 - Russian Cursive (Letters "З,И"): Добрый день, мои дорогие слушатели ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. Добро пожаловать ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listeners who stuck with the show since t by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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С Новым Годом, Друзья! (Happy New Year, Friends!): Emily made a little сюрприз for you: by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 8 - Speaking on the Phone: Привет, дорогие слушатели. (Hi, dear listeners). Сегодня суббота, 22 октября. (Today's Saturday, Oct. 22nd.) Let's check your homework from the previous lesson#7: Exercise 7.1 1. Туристы летают в Мексико-Сити из Нью-Йорка ___на самолете___ . Tourists trav by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 4 - Alphabet and Words you Already Know: You'll be surprised how many words you would be able to recognize without studying any Russian. The words I am talking about are cognates - words borrowed from a foreign language that share a common pronunciation and meaning.The Russian version of an Engl by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 20 - Russian Cursive (Letters "О,П,Р,С,Т"): 8th of March - Women's Day . It's Women's Day in Russia today, a holiday of spring and attention to women. It's one of most important holidays in Russia. The celebration is similar to a combination of Valentine's Day and Mother's Day in the West, but bet by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 12 - Happy Birthday!: Topic - Birthday Greetings • ❑1 intro Добрый день, друзья! (Hello, friends!) Как дела? (How are you?) Надеюсь, что у вас все хорошо. (Hope you are doing well.) Thank you for keeping up with this podcast even though I do not produce them as often as I'd li by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 9 - Food: How do you feel about food? Я люблю поесть! (I love to eat!) most people will say.  Whether you love it or hate it, we deal with food and talk about food every single day. That reminds me, I have to throw together PLOV (rice-based national by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 14 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!: • ❑ Opening Word Ну, здравствуйте, мои дорогие слушатели = Well, hello, my dear listeners! Как вы поживаете? = 'How are you?' 'Как вы поживаете' is basically the same as 'Как дела'. The difference is in the use. I'd never say 'Как дела' to a person I just by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 21 - Russian Cursive (Letters "У,Ф,Х,Ц,Ч"): Today you will learn how to write Russian Cursive letters "У,Ф,Х,Ц,Ч" . (updated on November 25, 2009) To answer Chris' question about forming a cursive 'ф' in the middle of a word I made a little demonstration vid. by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 11 - Love is in the Air: (Due to lack of interest in the enhanced version of the podcast I am going to stick with the audio only version. Below is the Valentine's Day enhanced show converted into .mp3 file) Привет! Hey there, all you Russian language addicts and all those who hav by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 17 - Russian Cursive (Letters "Д,Е,Ё,Ж"): (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Добрый день, дорогие друзья! You are listening to and viewing 'A Spoonful of Russian' podcast, where we learn Russian 'one bite at a time'! I am your host, Natalia. Дав by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 22 - Russian Cursive (Letters "Ш,Щ,ь,ъ,Ы,Э,Ю,Я"): 'Привет', my old friends, and 'Здравствуйте', my new listeners! Welcome to Lesson 22 of 'A Spoonful of Russian with Natalia'. I am Natalia, your host and instructor. And today we are going to finish the Russian Cursive Letters series. But before we start by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 24 - Russian Sound System. Introduction: Ученье свет, а неученье тьма(Knowledge is light, ignorance is darkness) Век живи - век учись(Live and learn) And the last one is quoted around our house quite often:) Повторенье - мать ученья(Repetition is the Mother of learning) I thought I would start by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Mother-Daughter Duet (Опять Метель): Just to change the pace a little, my daughter Emily and I are trying our hand at covering one of the most popular contemporary Russian songs originally performed by Alla Pugacheva and her daughter Kristina. Those two don't need introduction. by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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A Spring Storm (Весенняя Гроза) - Ф.И. Тютчев: Inspired by last night's thunderstorm, our next poem is by Ф.И. Тютчев "Весенняя Гроза". English translation by Dmitri Obolensky by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 26 - Consonants [p][b] and [n][t][d]: Lesson on bilabial stop consonants [p] [b] and dental consonants [n] [t] [d] 1. Greeting by a subscriber (Thank you, Jeanette, and Happy Birthday!) - Спасибо! С днём рождения! 2. Recommendation of recording apps - Voice Record Pro (for iOS) - Hi-Q mp3 Vo by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 23 - Nouns and Gender: Today we'll talk about nouns and genders. Keep in mind that we are going to look only at singular nouns in nominative case (more on the 6 noun cases later). As you know, a noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, event or idea. All Russian nouns by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 19 - Russian Cursive (Letters "Й,К,Л,М,Н"): Russian Cursive (Letters "Й,К,Л,М,Н") Letter 'Й' is represented by word 'Йогурт' (Yogurt) Letter 'К' is represented by word 'Кошка' (Cat) Letter 'Л' is represented by word 'Лодка' (Boat) Letter 'М' is represented by word 'Машина' (Car) Letter 'Н' is repr by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Q and A Session #1: Здравствуйте и добро пожаловать … Hello and welcome to the very first 'Questions and Answers' edition of A Spoonful of Russian Podcast. Coming to you from a small home studio in beautiful Charlotte, North Carolina. Instead of trying to find time to get b by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Lesson 27 - Russian Stress Patterns ( Accented Vs Unaccented Vowels): Russian Stress Patterns ( Accented Vs Unaccented Vowels) 1. Greeting by a subscriber (Thank you, Emily) - Спасибо! 2. BIG thanks to all who show their support by: - purchasing authentic Russian food at Russiantable.com also via a banner 3. Lesson -& by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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