14.Ultimate Russian Beginner-Intermediate

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CONTENTS

INFRODUCTION
THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET AND SOUNDS

YPOK 1: 3Hak6mctTBo. Getting Acquainted.

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A. Auano6r (Dialogue): Ha BbictaBke aMepuKaHCKOM KOMNbIOTepHOH
TExHUKH. At an American Computer Show.

B. Npon3sHowéHue (Pronunciation):
andt 2. YaapéuHue (Stress) 3.
_ (Intonation)

1. The Consonants 6, 3, K, M,
VHTOHALWMA

C. Ppammdatuka “ cnopoynotpeénéuue Grammar and Usage):
1. The Absence of “to Be” in the Present Tense 2. Articles
3. Personal Pronouns 4. Simple Negation 5. Asking and

Answering Questions
D, CnoBdpb (Vocabulary)

Pycckan KyAbTypa (Russian Culture)

YnpaxkHéuua (Exercises)

YPOK 2: B aaponopty. At the Airport.

A. Ananor (Dialogue): Ha TamookHe. At Customs.

B. Npou3sHowéuue (Pronunciation):

1, The Stressed Vowels. 0, a,

and bt 2. The Unstressed Vowels.o, a, A, ande. 3. The

Vowels HM, y, 10, and 3

C. Ppammdtuka wu cnopoynotpe6néHue Grammar and Usage):

1. Formal versus Informal Speech

2. The “Umbrella” Spelling

Rule 3. The Gender of Nouns 4. Noun Plurals 5. “To Have”

D. CnoBapb (Vocabulary)

Pycckaa KynbTYpa (Russian Culture)

YnpaxkHéuua (Exercises)

YPOK 3: B roctiHuue. At a Hotel.

A. Auan6r (Dialogue): Myk uv KeHd y cTOMKM peructpaunn. A
Husband and Wife at a Hotel Reception Desk.

B, Npou3zHowéHue (Pronunciation):

1. Intonation Pattern AK 3

2. Soft and Hard Vowels 3. The Consonants a, fr, A, H, and
C. Ppammdtuxa uv cnopoynotpe6néHue Grammar and Usage):

1.Introduction to Verb Conjugation

2. The Present Tense of

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Conjugation | Verbs 3. Cardinal Numbers O-10 4. Irregular

Noun Plurals 32

D. Cnopdpb (Vocabulary) 36
P¥cckaa KyfbTypa (Russian Culture) 37
Ynpannéuna (Exercises) 37

YPOK 4: O6méH aéHer. Exchanging Money. ‘ , 39

A. Auanér (Dialogue): B 64nke «Mocksa». At the “Moscow” Bank. 39
B. Mpou3zHowéHue (Pronunciation): 1.The Soft Sign (b)

2. Intonation of “Bot He 3HdeTe... ?” 40
C, Tpammatuka vu cnopoynotpebnéuue (Grammar and Usage):

1. An Introduction to Cases 2. The Nominative Case

3. The Prepositional (Locative) Case 4. The Prepositional

Case of Personal Pronouns 5. Either/Or 6. Cardinal

Numbers 11-20 41
D. Cnosdpb (Vocabulary) 47
Pycckaa KynbTypa (Russian Culture) 48
Ynpanuéuua (Exercises) 49
YPOK 5: Ha pa66re. At Work. 51
A. Auanér (Dialogue): B yypemaéuun B noHeAénbHUK YTpom.
At the Office on Monday Morning. 51
B. Npou3ssHoménHne (Pronunciation): 1. Consonant Devoicing
2, Consonant Clusters 3. The Consonants B, n, p, and c 52

C. [pammatuna uv cnopoynotpe6nénue (Grammar and Usage):
1. The Verbs xKuTb (to live) and nucatb (to write) 2. The
Accusative Case and Direct Objects 3. The Days of the Week

4. The Conjunction a 5. Patronymics and Last Names 54
D. CnoBdpb (Vocabulary) 58
Pycckas KyfbTypa (Russian Culture) 59
Ynpamuéuna (Exercises) 59
fiéppas nposépka (First Review) 62
YPOK 6: Cusitve kBapTuppl. Renting an Apartment. 64
A. Auanor: B uuctutyte. At the Institute, 64

B. NpouzsHowéuue: 1. The Consonants wi and wh. 2. The
Hard Sign b 65

C. [pammatuka “ cnosoynotpe6néxue: ©. 1. An Introduction
to Adjectives 2. Short-form Adjectives . 3. The Verb “To Want”
4. Cardinal. Numbers 30~1,000 66

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YPOK 7:

CnoBdpb
PyccKaa KynbTypa
YnpakHéuua

Pa3rosdp 0 f6me u cembé, Talking About Home and Family.

A. Auanor: B néesge, y Kpachospckoro Box3dna..On-the Train,

B.

YPOK 8:

Near Krasnoyarsk Station.
Hpouznowénne: 1. The Consonants 2», x, U, and 4
2. Exclamations with WK 5 3; The Soft a

. pammMatuka vu cnoBoynotpe6néuue: 1. The Present Tense of

Conjugation Il Verbs 2. Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns -
(Special Modifiers) 3. Demonstrative Adjectives (Special
Modifiers) _4. The Prepositional Case of Adjectives and Special
Modifiers 5, The Accusative Case of Nouns and Pronouns

6. Family and Relationship Words . 7. Nox6# (Similar) and the
Accusative

. Cnopdpb

PYccKan KyYAbTYpa
YopaxHéuua

Ha konyépte. At a Concert.

A. Auanor: B poné 3an Ounapmoéuuu. In the Foyer at the

B.

C,

YPOK 9:

Symphony.
fpousHowéuue: 1. Questions with WK 4 2. Pronunciation of
Complex Sentences

[pammatnka uv cnoBoynotpe6néune: 1. The Genitive Case

2. The Genitive Case of Personal Pronouns 3. Het with the
Genitive Case. 4. Complex Sentences _ 5. Commands and
Requests

. ChoBdpb

Pycckaa KynbTypa
YnpaxkHénua

Npokat aBTomo6uina, 3anpaBka 6eH3vHom. Renting a Car;
Getting Gas.

A. Amanor: Ha nyHkte npokdta asTomo6iinen B Kiviepe. At the. Car

B.

C.

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Rental Agency in Kiev.

MpousHowénue: 1. Double Letters . 2. Intonation-of. New or
Questioned Information
Tpammatnka “ cnopoynorpe6néune: 1; Two Verbs of Motion:
MaTH and éxatb 2. [ge versus kya (Location versus Direction)

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3, The Accusative Over Time and Space 4. The Accusative
Case of Adjectives and Special Modifiers 5. Reflexive Verbs
6. Emphasis with xe :

D. Cnosdps
.P¥cckaa KyAbTypa
YnpaxkHéHna

YPOK 10: Ha noure, At the Post Office.

A. Auanor : B kacberépun yHusepcurtéra. At the University
Cafeteria. .

B. Npowsnouénve: 1. The Consonant # 2. The Soft p-

C. [pammatuka uv cnosoynotpe6néuue: 1. The Dative Case
(Indirect Objects) 2. The Accusative with uépe3 3, The
Genitive After the Prepositions y, 40, and ot 4. The
Genitive with Numbers 2~4 5. Possibility and Permission:
MOMKHO and Hemb3f 6. Feminine Nouns Ending in —b
7. Capitalization

D. Cnospdps
P¥cckaa KynbTypa
YnpamHéuna

Bropda nposépxa (Second Review)
Tekct ain uTéHua (Reading): Teorpddua

YPOK 11: Mloxdg B KUHO. Going to a Movie.
A. Auan6r: No teneddouy. On the Telephone.
- B. Tpammadtuxa vw cnosoynotpe6néuue: 1. The Past Tense

2. The Dative Case of Personal Pronouns 3. Expressing
“To Like” 4. Telling Time

C. Cnopdpp
Pycckan KyAbTyYpa
YnpaxHéuna

YPOK 12: Noxynka 6unéta Ha nde3g. Buying a Train Ticket.

A. Auanor: ¥Y 6unétHon Hacc BoK3ana. At the Train Station
Ticket-window.

B. Fpammatuka wv cnopoynotpeénénne: 1. Uni- Versus Mullti-
Directional Verbs of Motion 2. Tne Singular Genitive and
Accusative Case of Adjectives 3. The Singular Genitive and
Accusative Case of Special Modifiers 4. The Months and

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the Date 5. More on Telling Time (with Genitive) 6. The
Instrumental Case of Personal Pronouns 7. Personal

Pronouns with Prepositions 134

C. Cnopdpb , 144
Pycckaa kynbTypa 142
YrpaxkHéHua 143

YPOK 13: Cumntombi “ neKapctBa. Symptoms and Medicine. 145
A, Auanor: B antéxe. At a Pharmacy. 145

B. Fpammatvka u cnopoynotpeénénne: 1. The Future Tense
with 6bITb 2. The Instrumental Case of Singular Nouns
3. Expressing Obligation with aom«eH. 4, Double Negatives

5. Onomatopoeias 146

C. Cnopdpp 1514
P¥cckan KyibTypa- 152
YrpamaHéHun 153

YPOK 14: Co6cTBeHHoe onncdunue, Describing Oneself. 155
A. Auanor: No tenedouy. On the Telephone, 155

B. Fpammatuka u cnopoynotpeénéuue: 1. Description of
Color and Height (with Genitive) 2. a Versus u and HO
3. The Instrumental Case of Adjectives and Special Modifiers
4. Verbs That Require the Instrumental Case 5. Each
Other (apyr apyra) 6. Nouns Used Only in the Piural or

Singular - 156
C. Cnopdpb 162
Py¥ccKan KyAbTYpa oo, 164 -
YnpaxHéHua 164
YPOK 15: O6pa3oBdune wu pacnucduua. Education and Schedules. 166
A. Auanor: B o6wexdtuy yHupepcutéra. In a University
Dormitory. 166

B. fpammdtuka 4 cnopoynotpeénénue: 1, The Dative Case of
Plural Nouns 2. Greetings and Good Wishes 3. Verbs of
Studying, Learning, and Teaching 4. Adverbs of Place,

Time, and Frequency 5. YoKé versus emé 167

C. Cnopapb . 172
Pycckaa KyibTypa 174
Ynpannénua , ; 174

Tpétba npowépxa (Third Review) . 177

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YPOK 16: B pecropdxe. At a Restaurant.

A. Auanor: Youn ¢ apy3bAmn. Dinner with Friends. -

B. fpammatuxa u cnopoynotpeénéuue: 1. Quantifiers 2. The
Genitive and Accusative Case of Plural Nouns 3. Languages
and Nationalities (no-pyccku versus pyccKun) 4.N..u...
(Both...and...) 5. Some of (The Partitive Genitive)
6. The Verb ectTb (to eat)

C. Cnopdpp
Pycckaa KynbTypa
YnpaxkHéHua

YPOK 17: HéBoctu no Tenesvizopy. The News on Television.

A. [\uanor: f6ma Béyepom. At Home in the Evening.

B. [pammatuka u cnopoynotpe6néxue: 1. Adverbs of Manner
2. Impersonal Expressions 3. Reported Speech 4. “One”
and “All”. 5, To Try (nbITaTbca versus CTapdaTbCa versus
nonpé6oBaTb) 6. The Seasons .

C. CnoBapp
Pycckan KyAbTypa
YnpaxxHéHun

YPOK 18: MnaHuposdHue noe3qKn. Planning a Trip.

A. fuanor: B typuctv4eckom aréuctse. At a Travel Agency.

B. fpammatuka u cnopoynotpe6nénue: 1. Prepositional Plural
Endings 2. Ecru versus in 3. “By Means Of” and the
Instrumental Case 4. “Some-” versus “any-” (-TO versus
-Hvu6yab) 5. The Future and the Past with Impersonal
Constructions 6. Conjugation of -oBaTb/-eBaTb Verbs
7. “Different” versus “Another”

C. Cnopapb
Pycckaa KynbTypa
YnpaxkHénua

YPOK 19: Boirosbie ycayru. Domestic Services.
A. fivanor: B xumulictre. At the Dry Cleaner’s.
B. fpammatnka uv cnoBoynotpe6néHve: = 1. The Instrumental
Plural of Nouns — 2. Introduction to Verb Aspect — 3. Verbal
Aspect in the Past Tense 4. no- as a Perfective Prefix
5. More on Short-form Adjectives

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C. Cnopdpb 220

P¥cckan KyAbTypa 221

YnpaxkHeHun 222

YPOK 20: O6uwécrBeHHbI4 TpdHcnopt. Public Transportation. 224
A. Auanor: B Cankt-Netep6ypre, Ha octaHéseKe aBto6yca. In St.

Petersburg, at a Bus Stop. 224

B. Fpammatuka uv cnosoynotpe6néuue: 1. Expressing Need
with ayKeH and HyKHO/HaAO- 2. Prefixes and Verbs of Motion

3. Adjectives Used as Nouns 4. Ordinal Numbers 225

C. Cnopdapb 230
Pycckan KyAbTYpa 230
YnpaxHéHun 231
YerBéptaa npopépxa (Fourth Review) i 233
Texct ans ytéuna (Reading): Beicuiee o6pazoBdune 235
YPOK 21: Jleuénue 3y66B. Dentistry. . 237
A. Ananor: B 6ydéte. At a Snack-bar. 237

B. [pammatnka uv cnosoynotpe6nénue: 1, Perfective Verbs in
the Future Tense 2. Kotdépplii (which, that, who, whom)
3. Irregular Verbs 4. Verbs Ending in -aBatb 5. The

Prepositions x, oT, and y__ 6. Interjections 238
C. CnoBapb ; 243
Pycckaa KynbTYpa 244
YnpanuHénua 245

YPOK 22: BotpaméHua 6narogdpHoctmu vu KoMnAMMéHTBI.

Expressions of Gratitude and Compliments. 247
A. Auanor: B KBapTiipe nog HoBbii rég. in an Apartment, on
New Year’s Eve. 247

B. [pammadtuka u cnopoynotpe6nénue: 1. Aspect Pairs 2. Muoro
versus O4@Hb 3, The Preposition 3a 4. The Past Tense of
Unidirectional Verbs of Motion 5. Alapdi(re)...! (Let's... !) 249

C. CnoBdpb ° 253
Pycckaa kyfetTypa 254
YnpanHénua 255

YPOK 23: Homawtue pend. Domestic Activities. 257
' A. fluanor; Ndcne o66aga, Ha pa6ore. After lunch, at work. 257

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B. fpammdtuka uw cnopoynotpeénéuue: 1. Aspect of Verbs of
Motion 2. Aspect Pairs with Different Stems ..3. Torgd versus
nloT6m versus 3atém 4. Word Roots 5. The Verb npoBogvitb 258

C. Cnopapb : 263
Pycckaa KybTypa 264
YnpakHénna 265

YPOK 24: 3anonHénue ankér. Filling out Forms, . 268

A. [ivanor: ¥ spaud. At the Doctor's. 268

B. Tpammatuxa uv cnopoynotpe6nénue: 1. The Date and the Year |
2. Collective: Numbers 3. Expressing “To Ask” 4. The Verbs
pact (To Grow Up) and ymupatb (To Die) 5. CBoit versus

mon 270
C. Cnopdps 274
Pycckaa KynbTypa 275
YnpaxKHénna 275
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YPOK 25: floxynku B yHueepmdre. Shopping in a Department Store. 277

A. Quano6r: B Toctvinom gsopé, 6 Netep6ypre. At Gostiny Dvor, in
St. Petersburg. 277

B. [pammatuxa uv cnopoynoTpe6néune: — 1. Mo plus the Dative
Case 2. “To Fit, To Suit” 3. Expressing Opinions 4. Verbs
with Consonant Mutations/Stress Shifts 5, Expressing

Proximity 278

C. Cnopapb 282

Pycckan KynbTypa oe 283

Ynpanuénua ; 284

Nsitaa npopépka (Fifth Review) : 286

YPOK 26: CBdab6a. A Wedding. . 288
A. Ananor: {pxyau nonyudet npurnawénne Ha cBdgpby. Judy

Receives a Wedding Invitation. 288

B. fpammdtuka u cnopoynotpe6néune: 1. The Dative Case of
Plural Adjectives and Special Modifiers 2. The instrumental After
CTaHOBMTbCcA/cTatb and 6bIte ~=3. Aspect with Henb3 and
MOKHO 4, Expressing “Also, Besides” 5. Nout versus

uyTb He (Almost) 289
C. Cnopapb , 294
Pycckaa KynetTypa re 295
YnpaxHéHua pee: 296

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YPOK 27: lon-kyabtypa, Hapogvaa MY3bIKa. Popular Culture, Folk
Music. 298
A. Auanor: Ha seyepvinke. At a Party. 298 |
B. fpammdtnka u cnosoynotpebnéune: 1. Prepositions Requiring
the Instrumental Case. 2.A Summary of Aspect 3. The
Prepositions 43, oT, and c 4. Verbs with an Added Soft n
5. The Four Compass Points - 6. The Twelve Signs of

the Zodiac 300

C. Cnopdpb 305
Pycckaa KynbTYpa 307
YnpawHéHua 307

YPOK 28: Noxynka npogyKtos. Shopping for Food. 309

A. Auanor: Kona uv Mat nokyndtot npoayutbi Ha pbinke ana yuna
cnyuato AHA powgénua. Kolya and Pat Shop at the Farmers’
Market for a Birthday Dinner. ; 309
B. fpammatuka uv cnopoynotpe6nénue: 1. The Genitive and
Accusative Case of Plural Adjectives and Special Modifiers

2. The Comparative 3. Units of Food 4. Love and Hate 310

C. CnoBdpb 314
Pycckan KyAbTYpa 316
YnpaxHéuua 316

YPOK 29: Ha gocyre. At Leisure. 318
A. Ananor: Ha adye. At a Dacha. 318

B. [pammatuka uv cnopoynotpe6nénne: 1. The Instrumental
Case of Plural Adjectives and Special Modifiers 2. Expressing
Similarity 3. Hé- plus Question Words 4. The Verb urpdtb
(To Play) 5. Irregular Short-form Comparatives’ 6. Masculine

Nouns Ending in -y in the Prepositional Case 319
C.Cnopdpb - 324
Pycckan kynbTypa 325
YnpanHénua 326

YPOK 30: B my3ée. At a Museum. . 328
A. Avanor: B Ipmutaxe. At the Hermitage Museum. 328

B. fpammatnka u cnoBoynotpe6néune: 1. The Superlative 2. The
Conditional with 61 3. Plural Subjects with c 4. Declension

and Number of Surnames . 5. (Crortb versus CTOUTb 329
C. Cnopdpb 333
P¥cckaa KynbTYpa 334
YnpaxkHéHna ~ 335

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