A cup of Russian | Podcast

Всем привет! In this episode of Easy Russian listening you'll learn a lot of vocabulary related to weather and seasons of the year. Hopefully, it'll help you express yourself better talking about these topics.You can follow the transcript of this episode in my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages If you'd like to get the full transcript of this podcast or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com Словарьу вас - at your placeк сожалению – unfortunatelyшёл дождь - it was rainingзависят от ответа (gen.) – depend on the answerБабье лето - Indian summerсветит солнце - the sun is shiningстановиться – to get, to turn, to becomeлистья, листики – leavesнаступать – to come, to arriveиграть в снежки – to play snowballsкататься на санках и коньках – to go sledding and skatingнесколько причин – a few reasonsсредняя температура – average temperature таять – to meltсмешиваться – to mix upприносить (надежду, радость) – to bring (hope, joy)оживать – to come back to lifeВсё цветёт и пахнет - Everything is blooming and fragrantнаслаждаться жизнью (instrum.) – to enjoy lifeзакат - sunsetрассвет - sunrise

Всем привет! In this episode we’ll discuss what are the most popular tourist destinations among Belarusians and Russians. Also, we’ll look into some statistics and compare two years - 2019 and 2024. This way we’ll see how tourism preferences for Belarusians and Russians have changed over the last 5 years, what are the current trends and their possibles causes.You can follow the transcript of this episode in my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages If you'd like to get the full transcript of this podcast or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com Hope you'll find this episode useful.

Привет! In this episode I'll teach you 5 interesting idioms in Russian that are commonly used by native speakers, so that you could also incorporate them to your passive and, eventually, to your active vocabulary.You can follow the transcript of this episode in my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages If you'd like to get the full transcript of this podcast or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com Hope you'll find this episode useful.🔹 Делать из мухи слона – преувеличивать🔹 Ждать у моря погоды - надеяться, что наша проблема решится сама собой, без нашего активного участия🔹 Кататься как сыр в масле – жить в благополучии, ни в чём не нуждаться🔹 Мир тесен – используется для описания ситуации, когда мы встречаем знакомых в самых неожиданных местах🔹 Убить двух зайцев одним выстрелом – достичь двух целей одним действием

Всем привет! In this episode I talk about the Dostoevsky's novel "White nights" that has recently become popular among users on Tiktok. I give its brief description and reflect what are the reasons behind its sudden popularity among young people.You can follow the transcript of this episode in my Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@oliaxlanguages If you'd like to get the full transcript of this video or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com Hope you'll find this episode useful.До скорых встреч :)

Всем привет! In this episode I talk about minimalism, and why I consider it's important to apply its ideas in our everyday life, and also give some ideas how we can do it.If you'd like to get the full transcript of this video or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com Hope you'll find this episode useful.До скорых встреч :)▫️Второстепенное – secondary ▫️Расставлять приоритеты – to set priorities ▫️Тревожность – anxiety ▫️Направление – a trend▫️Наполнен – be full of▫️Потребительство - consumerism▫️Неудовлетворение - dissatisfaction▫️Владеть – to own▫️Бесконечный - infinite▫️Ограниченный – limited ▫️Осознанно - consciously▫️Наткнуться – to come across ▫️Избыток, переизбыток – excess ▫️Поверхностный – superficial ▫️Комплекс неполноценности - Inferiority complex▫️Источник – a source▫️Переработать – to process ▫️Перегружать – to overload▫️Применять – to apply▫️Ограничивать – to limit▫️Подписки – subscriptions ▫️Отписаться – to unsubscribe ▫️Отвлечения – distractions ▫️Приближать – to bring closer▫️Связи – ties ▫️Ценность - value

Всем привет! This is the third episode of the podcast "A cup of Russian", the podcast for intermediate Russian learners.Last year I spent 3 months in Cuba. So, in this episode I'd like to share with you some of my experiences and thoughts about this beautiful island with such a complicated past and present.If you'd like to get the full transcript of this video or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com You can also follow the transcript in my Youtube channel @oliaxlanguages Hope you'll find this episode useful.До скорых встреч :)

Всем привет! This is the second episode of the podcast "A cup of Russian", the podcast for intermediate Russian learners.In this episode I talk a bit about 2025 and its symbol, the Snake, reflect on New Year's resolutions, and, most importantly, share my 2024's reading results. And also, I recommend some books that I liked the most last year.If you'd like to get the full transcript of this video or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com You can also follow the transcript in my Youtube channel @oliaxlanguages Hope you'll find this episode useful.До скорых встреч :)

Hello everyone! This is the first episode of the podcast "A cup of Russian", the podcast that I will be creating for intermediate Russian learners. In this episode I introduce myself and share my experience learning 3 foreign languages. Here, I use a lot of vocabulary related to language learning that will, hopefully, help you talk about your language learning experience in Russian. If you'd like to get the full transcript of this podcast or book a conversational Russian class with me, please contact me via this email cupofrussian.podcast@gmail.com You can also follow the transcript in my Youtube channel @oliaxlanguages Hope you'll find this episode useful. До скорых встреч :) 📌 Useful vocabulary 🔹Изучать - to learn, to study 🔹Изучать с удовольствием - to study with pleasure 🔹Изучение - learning, studying 🔹Изучающий - a person that studies something 🔹Владеть иностранным языком - to master a foreign language, to be fluent in … 🔹Владение иностранным языком - fluency in a foreign language 🔹Поделиться опытом - to share experience 🔹Начинающий / продолжающий / продвинутый уровень языка - beginner / intermediate / advanced level 🔹Хоть пруд пруди (id.) - очень много 🔹Можно по пальца пересчитать (id.) - очень мало 🔹Учиться / научиться (imperf. / perf.) - to learn 🔹Сделать первый шаг / начать - to take the first step / to begin 🔹Познавать - to explore, to learn 🔹Запоминать - to remember 🔹Списки слов - word lists 🔹Понимать на слух - to understand by ear 🔹Носители языка - native speakers 🔹Обучение - learning (process) 🔹Осознанный выбор - a conscious choice 🔹Навязывать - to impose 🔹Неизвестный - unknown 🔹Китайские иероглифы - Chinese characters 🔹Пугать - to scare 🔹Введение в язык - introduction to the language 🔹Забрасывать - to give up on sth 🔹Собственный выбор - your own choice 🔹Оправдания = отмазки (informal) - excuses 🔹Взять себя в руки - to pull yourself together 🔹Посвящать время - to dedicate time 🔹Впечатляющие результаты - impressive results 🔹Амбициозные цели - ambitious goals 🔹Брать разговорные уроки - to take conversational classes 🔹Словарный запас - vocabulary (a number of words someone knows) 🔹Постоянство - constancy, regularity