Introduction. How to use this course. Similarities between English and Russian eto bank = 'this (is) (a / the) bank' - no word for 'is', 'a' or 'the' in Russian ya toorist = 'I (am) (a) tourist' - no word for 'am' or 'a' in Russian Form a question by inflexion: say the word that you are questioning at the highest pitch of your voice Soft consonants Saying 'yes', 'no', 'not' -tsiya in Russian is '-tion' in English vy = 'you' Question words 'what?, where?' mozhno = 'possible' so 'I / you / he/ one etc. can / may' Saying 'please' and 'thank you' Using infinitives (the 'to' form of the verb) after mozhno = 'possible': mozhno koopit'? = 'Possible to buy?' Making words plural (more than one) n'el'z'a = 'not possible' so 'I / you / he/ one etc. shouldn't, I / you / he/ one etc. am / are / is not allowed' Using infinitives after n'el'z'a = 'not possible': n'el'z'a koopit' = 'not allowed to buy' znat' = 'to know'; ponimat' = 'to understand'; doomat' = 'to think'; ooznat' = 'to find out'; 'I' form of these verbs ya (n'e) khochoo = I (don't) want (it); yest' = 'to eat', pit' = 'to drink'; d'elat' = 'to do' Asking politely 'you' form of verbs 'me', 'you' as object of verb ('I understand you') Question word 'how?' 'I / you have' in Russian = 'by me / you (is)' byt' = 'to be' Saying 'please' and 'thank you' Using infinitives after mozhno = 'possible': mozhno koopit'? = 'Possible to buy?' Making words plural (more than one) n'el'z'a = 'not possible' so 'I / you / he/ one etc. shouldn't, I / you / he/ one etc. am / are / is not allowed' Using infinitives after n'el'z'a = 'not possible': n'el'z'a koopit' = 'not allowed to buy' znat' = 'to know'; ponimat' = 'to understand'; doomat' = 'to think'; ooznat' = 'to find out'; 'I' form of these verbs ya (n'e) khochoo = I (don't) want (it); yest' = 'to eat', pit' = 'to drink'; d'elat' = 'to do' Asking politely 'you' form of verbs 'me', 'you' as object of verb ('I understand you') Question word 'how?' 'I / you have' in Russian = 'by me / you (is)' byt' = 'to be' ya boodoo = 'I will (be)'; ya boodoo yest' = 'I will eat'; vy bood'et'e = 'you will (be)' Question word 'why?' rabotat' = 'to work' 'he / she' and form of verbs; 'we' and form of verbs nado = 'necessary'; mn'e nado = 'to me necessary' so 'I need'; mn'e int'er'esno = 'to me (it is) interesting' so 'I am interested'; vam nado = 'to you necessary' so 'you need'; 'will need' 'they / it' masculine, feminine and plural endings for short adjectives (adjectives used after the word that they describe) Question word 'when?' vot = 'here (is)' Possessive adjective 'my' in masculine, feminine, plural and neuter forms; 'at home' Past tense of verbs: 'I / he / she / we / you / they knew / thought' Russian 'will' for English 'would' when talking about the past Past tense of 'to be' ('was, were'); past tense of 'have': 'at me was problem'; past tense of 'need': 'to me necessary was' zabyt' = 'to forget'; yest' = 'there is / are'; 'us, to us, our' 'i' verb sp'eshit' = 'to hurry'; explanation of 'ye' verbs learned previously; vid'et' = 'to see' 'nothing' and double negatives govorit' = 'to speak'; khot'et' = 'to want'; skazat' = 'to, say, tell' Russian 'am' (omitted) for English 'was' when talking about the past Reading the Russian alphabet verb forms for 'they' 'you / he / I can' + infinitives
