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Self study guide for elementary level learners of Russian
and for intermediate level students who wish to review basic grammar and vocabulary




Phrasebook Topic 11

Languages




Russian grammar and vocabulary. Unit 4
Grammar Lesson 13
Questions 'Какой' and 'Как?': Adjectives vs Adverbs.Formation of Adverbs. Adverbs of Place and Time
Grammar Lesson 14
Talking about languages: русский язык vs по-русски. Language skills vs study or knowledge of language
Phrasebook Topic 11
Languages
Phrasebook Topic 12
Cardinal and Ordinal Numerals
Quiz 10
Check what you have learned from Grammar Lessons 13-14 and Phrasebook Topic 11 with this 10 minute quiz.
Grammar Lesson 15
Denoting a Direct Object. Accusative Case of Nouns (Formation of Singular Forms). Transitive and Intransitive verbs
Grammar Lesson 16
Accusative Case of Adjectives, Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns. The verb хотеть - to want
Grammar Lesson 17
Studying and Teaching: изучать, учиться, заниматься, преподавать. Verbs with -ся
Phrasebook Topic 13
Subjects at School
Phrasebook Topic 14
About Myself
Quiz 11
Check what you have learned from Grammar Lessons 15-17 and Phrasebook Topics 13-14 with this 10 minute quiz.
Test 4
Check what you have learned from Grammar Lessons 13-17 and Phrasebook Topics 11-14.

 Лексика                                                                      Languages

 
What languages do you know, study, speak

When talking about languages you study or know,  use the structures  below. 

Listen and repeat after speaker:

1. Я изучаю русский язык.

2. Я знаю английский язык.

I study Russian.

I know English.

More languages. Listen and repeat after speaker

современные языки

 

испанский язык

итальянский язык

китайский язык

корейский язык

немецкий язык

польский язык

украинский язык

французский язык

чешский язык

японский язык

 

древние языки:

 

латинский язык

древнегреческий язык

старославянский язык

 contemporary (modern) languages:

 

  Spanish

  Italian

  Chinese 

  Korean

  German

  Polish

  Ukrainian

  French 

  Czech

  Japanese 

  

 classical (ancient)  languages:

 

  Latin

  Ancient Greek

  Old Slavonic

 

When talking about languages you speak, use the different structure. Listen and repeat after speaker:

1. Я немного говорю по-русски.

2. Я говорю по-английски.

I speak Russian a little.

I speak English.

More languages:

по-испански

по-итальянски

по-китайски

по-корейски

по-немецки

по-польски

по-украински

по-французски

по-чешски

по-японски

 

по-латински

по-древнегречески

по-старославянски

  Spanish

  Italian

  Chinese 

  Korean

  German

  Polish

  Ukrainian

  French 

  Czech

  Japanese

 

   Latin

  Ancient Greek

  Old Slavonic

 

Notes

  • For more details on these structures see grammar topic Talking about languages: русский язык vs по-русски
  • Consult your dictionary to find out the Russian words for other languages.

 Reading and writing: The languages I speak and study

1. Use the text below as the model for you own story. Read these text aloud at least three times.

 

Меня зовут Майкл. Я студент. Я хорошо говорю по-английски и по-французски. Я изучаю русский язык в университете. Я *немного говорю по-русски.

 *немного - a little

 

2. Make up your own story. Tell what is your name, what language(s) you speak, what language(s) you study.

3. Write down your story on paper or type it on your computer, then read it aloud at least three times. 

4. Keep your story for future reference.

 Speaking: Languages I speak and study

Memorize your story and retell it without looking at the paper or computer.

 


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