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Welcome to this slow Russian podcast for beginners! In this episode, you will learn what kasha is – one of the most popular and traditional dishes in Russia. I will read a short and simple text in slow Russian, perfect for beginner-level students. You’ll also see the full transcript with English translation to help you follow along and improve your listening comprehension.
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Welcome to this slow Russian podcast for beginners! In this episode, you will learn what kasha is – one of the most popular and traditional dishes in Russia. I will read a short and simple text in slow Russian, perfect for beginner-level students. You’ll also see the full transcript with English translation to help you follow along and improve your listening comprehension.
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🎧 Perfect for daily Russian listening practice and expanding your vocabulary!

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![Learn Russian with songs - Катюша / Katyusha (lyrics in English and Russian)
Learn Russian with songs - Катюша / Katyusha (lyrics in English and Russian).
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LEARN RUSSIAN WITH MUSIC:
🎵 Kalinka: https://youtu.be/nNr0cT6294s
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Part 1: 01:03
Part 2: 03:19
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I know how much you enjoy learning Russian with music and in this lesson, we’ll break down a legendary Russian song, Katyusha. During WWII, Russian people went crazy for this song. Katyusha is a diminutive of the female name Katya or Ekaterina. The song is about a girl longing for her lover who joins the army and is sent to a distant outpost.
We’ll go through every single line of the song, youll see the lyrics in English and Russian, and Ill slowly pronounce each line in Russian a couple of times. If you want to download the transcript, the link is in the description. If you have suggestions on which song I should use next for my lessons, leave a comment below.
If you liked learning Russian with music, there is a good chance you will also like my series Learn Russian with Movies. There we will watch clips from famous Russian and foreign movies while learning Russian words and phrases from them. Here´s the link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlly00ErnI9_PrEagVU8I dfZvJt6M_P
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Learn Russian with music - Калинка / Kalinka (lyrics in English and Russian)
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Learn All Russian Verbs of Motion in One Song!
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Singing songs is a simple but effective way of learning Russian. This video will help you to make a difficult process, like learning Russian motion verbs become an enjoyable experience!
00:00 Russian verbs of motion song
00:05 Идти / Ходить
00:49 Бежать / Бегать
01:35 Ехать / Ездить
02:22 Лететь / Летать
03:08 Плыть / Плавать
03:54 Вести / Водить
04:40 Нести / Носить
05:26 Везти / Возить
06:12 Ползти / Ползать
06:58 Катить / Катать
07:45 Лезть / Лазить
08:31 Гнать / Гонять
09:17 Тащить / Таскать
10:03 Брести / Бродить
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One important group of words in the Russian language is the verbs of motion. Verbs of motion are words that take you somewhere. For example: walk, go, run, travel. In Russian such words behave a little differently from the other verbs, and to use them correctly, you need to know all their conjugation forms. Learn All Russian Verbs of Motion in One Song! / Russian Language](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GYaSUedUzos/mqdefault.jpg)
![35 Useful Russian Phrases to Talk about Feeling Sick / Russian Vocabulary Lesson
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In this video, we’ll be learning 35 useful Russian phrases to talk about feeling sick. Hopefully, you will not have to use these phrases in Russian often but you definitely need to know them in case of emergency. Let’s dive right into this vocabulary lesson.
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![Russian Reader for Beginners // Slow Russian
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If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I have a series of graded Russian readers. They are available in four levels of difficulty: elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, and advanced.
In this video, we’ll be reading the first chapter of the elementary reader Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. This is a perfect book for beginners, and I´ll be reading it in slow Russian. This is a great chance for you to practice your Russian listening skills because adapted texts and slow audio is always a winning combination when it comes to learning Russian.
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![RUSSIAN SPEECH: Full 2022 Vladimir Putins New Years address with Russian and English subtitles
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The new series of videos called Russian speeches is designed to help Russian language learners improve their Russian. It includes videos that come with both English and Russian subtitles. All Russian words include stress marks to help you pronounce Russian words correctly.
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