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A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor

Natalia Worthington

"Learning Russian One Bite at aTime!"

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A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Nov 14, 2014

a Spoonful of Russian 032

Today I fill a request of one of my Podcast listeners/ YouTube subscribers by reciting a short poem written by one of Russia's greatest talents - Anna Akhmatova. Лотова Жена - Анна Ахматова (Lot's …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Oct 20, 2014

a Spoonful of Russian 031

The video that goes with this episode can be found on my YouTube channel: Episode 031 Toasting is a huge thing in Russia. Has been for ages. A full glass must be drunk to …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Oct 15, 2014

a Spoonful of Russian 030

The video that goes with this episode can be found on my YouTube channel: Episode 030 Asking questions in Russian can be quite a daunting and intimidating task, especially if you try to follow …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Sep 4, 2014

a Spoonful of Russian 029

Ever wanted to pronounce the days of the week in Russian like a native? Piece of cake!

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Jul 31, 2014

a Spoonful of Russian 028

Today’s spoonful is going to consist of a useful Russian phrase and a poem in Russian. Don’t worry if you don’t understand the poem. The reason for reading out loud is so that you …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · May 13, 2014

Russian Vocabulary: Family (Семья)

Ever wanted to know how to call your family members in Russian? I don't mean nicknames:) I mean official titles.

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Jan 7, 2014

Russian Christmas (Рождество)

Many of you probably know that Russians have always been big on celebrating the New Year rather than Christmas. After the 1917 Revolution, Christmas was banned throughout Russia, along with other religious celebrations. It …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Dec 31, 2013

Most Common Russian Drinking Toasts

Most Common Russian Drinking Toasts. There are more, but these will get you started:)

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Dec 31, 2013

Little Fir Tree (В Лесу Родилась Ёлочка) Happy New 2014!

Little Fir Tree (В Лесу Родилась Ёлочка). This is the most popular Russian New Year's song. Every Russian knows it. It's something that no winter holiday can do without. The song was born in …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Nov 27, 2013

Russian Vocabulary - Borrowed Words in Modern Russian

Borrowing: The best way to think about the borrowed words in Russian is from a historical perspective. The influx of foreign words came in waves depending on what country or culture had influence in …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Aug 17, 2013

Russian Vocabulary - Antonyms (Антонимы)

A fun way to learn Russian is by learning the words with opposite meanings. Here are some antonyms for you. Stay in touch: - site: http://speakrussian.blogspot.com - voicemail: 209-980-7877 (209-980-RUSS) - email: spoonfulofrussian@gmail.com - …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Aug 9, 2013

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 …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Jul 4, 2013

Russian Vocabulary - Weather, Seasons, Pets

Learn some Russian words related to weather, seasons, and pets. Twitter @russianspoonful Email: spoonfulofrussian@gmail.com

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Jun 18, 2013

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 …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · May 16, 2013

Гой Ты, Русь - Сергей Есенин / Hey there, Russia

Subscribers spoke. Some of you mentioned you would enjoy listening to Russian spoken without thinking of grammar. I've been thinking of doing it for a while now. Auditory training is an integral part of …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · May 14, 2013

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 …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · May 9, 2013

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 …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Apr 25, 2013

Lesson 25 - Russian Accented Vowels

Russian accented vowels sound much richer and fuller than their English equivalents. That is because Russian is spoken much more vigorously than is English - there is greater muscular tension throughout the organs used …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Apr 16, 2013

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 …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · May 8, 2007

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 …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Apr 25, 2007

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 …

A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor · Mar 21, 2007

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 …

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