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I am still alive and well
To the few people who have been following me, I am sorry for neglecting this journal. I got so busy with other fascinating things that I neglected studying Russian, and now I believe that I have forgotten a lot. Time to open the grammar books back up. -
Back after a long time!
To the few people, if there are actually any at all, who read this, I apologise for a long absence and no new Pimsleur notes since last summer. I hope to get going again.
I took a break, and took a Russian class finally. I've NEVER had the good fortune to have an actual teacher before, and learn in such a structured way. It was a wonderful ( Read more... ) -
Still plugging along
i'm still here, slowly making my way through my book.(Live From Russia, vol 2). I have not been well and it's tooo hot this summer...have no energy to type!
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Dative case weirdness
The dative case always throws me off. I mean..the way it pops up all the time in places I do not expect it to be.
This is what caused me to write about it in an earlier post.But I now know the answer to my previous questions about it.
Here's the deal:
1. Some verbs are WACKO and NEED to be used with dative case. Dictionaries will sometimes indicate ( Read more... ) -
Васька
Here he is, the little troublemaker. He's the white one. The black one curled up with him is his sister, Rosemary.
He is a Flamepoint Siamese, yet his sister is a domestic longhair.
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Васька
Vaska, my cat, chewed the earbuds from their wires. So I can't even listen to my little mp3 player and finish that Pimsleur lesson. I ordered another set of earbuds from Ebay. So...after they arrive, and after I'm really through with that lesson, I'll start the next one. -
Pimsleur Russian II, lesson 20 notes
Ему часто нужно ездить туда.
Вот письмо из крыма.
Для кого? Для кого это письмо? Это для вас!
Я жил. Я жила.
Где вы живёте? Я живу в Москве. А ваш сын? Он жил в Москве вместе с нами. Но сейчас он живёт в Крыму.Он живёт там уже год. Долго. До этого он долго жил вместе с нами. Он жил и работал здесь пять лет. Но ему лучше жить в Крыму. Там, погода ( Read more... ) -
Story 5 from Russian Reader book!
5. В кафе
Наталья Павловна: Сливочное мороженое и стакан минеральной воды, пожалуйста.
Виктор Иванович: Официант, бутылку белого вина, пожалуйста.
Таня: Шоколадное мороженое, пожалуйста.
Студент: Две чашки чёрного кофе, пожалуйста.
Официант: (к Виктору Ивановичу) ( Read more... ) -
Story 4 from Russian Reader book!
Сегодня среда, три часа дна. Лена и Боря играют во дворе в пинг-понг (настольный теннис) с Димой и Ларисой ( Read more... ) -
Between Pimsleur lessons
I have been working on sentences such as these ( Read more... )
