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Lesson 5 - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
FromA Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
Lesson 5 - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
FromA Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2012
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Podcast episode
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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 two languages, but means one thing in one language and something else in the other. You'd sound pretty silly if a Russian asked you what you were doing ('Что вы делаете?') and you'd answer 'Я читаю магазин' (which means 'I am reading a store')....'False Cognates" examples.The dialogue at the beginning of the show:
Released:
Oct 17, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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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