At the end of this February, I launched a podcast for students of Russian. The podcast is in Russian. Each episode lasts five minutes and is dedicated to one selected topic. I think the podcast would be most helpful for intermediate and advanced students, but beginners can also enjoy it. How can one work with
Пять Минут. Выпуск 3. Приметы
Привет! Вы слушаете третий эпизод подкаста “Пять минут”. Это подкаст для тех, кто учит русский язык. Меня зовут Евгения Власова, я лингвист и учитель русского языка. Сегодня тринадцатое марта. Тринадцать – это несчастливое число, оно приносит несчастье, misfortune. Разговорное название числа тринадцать — чёртова дюжина, devil’s dozen. Если обычная дюжина — это 12, то чёртова
Привет! Вы слушаете третий эпизод подкаста “Пять минут”. Это подкаст для тех, кто учит русский язык. Меня зовут Евгения Власова, я лингвист и учитель русского языка. Сегодня тринадцатое марта. Тринадцать – это несчастливое число, оно приносит несчастье, misfortune. Разговорное название числа тринадцать — чёртова дюжина, devil’s dozen. Если обычная дюжина — это 12, то чёртова
The Philosopher’s Demise
What can one do after failing to achieve something? Learning from failure is a good way to utilise one’s painful experience. Writing a book about your failure and letting other people learn from it is even better. First, you help others avoid the mistakes you made, second, you can heal your wounded ego with the
What can one do after failing to achieve something? Learning from failure is a good way to utilise one’s painful experience. Writing a book about your failure and letting other people learn from it is even better. First, you help others avoid the mistakes you made, second, you can heal your wounded ego with the
Пять Минут. Выпуск 2. 8 Марта
Привет! Вы слушаете второй эпизод подкаста “Пять минут”. Это подкаст для тех, кто учит русский язык. Меня зовут Евгения Власова. Я лингвист, я даю уроки русского языка по интернету. Сегодня я расскажу про восьмое марта. Чуть больше века назад женщины в Америке, Европе и России стали отмечать восьмое марта как день солидарности и борьбы за
Привет! Вы слушаете второй эпизод подкаста “Пять минут”. Это подкаст для тех, кто учит русский язык. Меня зовут Евгения Власова. Я лингвист, я даю уроки русского языка по интернету. Сегодня я расскажу про восьмое марта. Чуть больше века назад женщины в Америке, Европе и России стали отмечать восьмое марта как день солидарности и борьбы за
How Your Mother-tongue Sabotages Your Language Learning
What helps people to acquire a new language? Surprisingly, it is not adding something new to their everyday practice. It is getting rid of the unwanted help of their mother-tongue. When learning a second language, adult people use their mother-tongue as a middleman between them and their new language. It is unavoidable at some stage
What helps people to acquire a new language? Surprisingly, it is not adding something new to their everyday practice. It is getting rid of the unwanted help of their mother-tongue. When learning a second language, adult people use their mother-tongue as a middleman between them and their new language. It is unavoidable at some stage
Пять Минут. Выпуск 1. О погоде
Привет! Вы слушаете первый эпизод подкаста “Пять минут”. Это подкаст для тех, кто учит русский язык. Меня зовут Евгения Власова. Я лингвист, я даю уроки русского языка по Интернету и веду блог ProperRussian. Я знаю, что в Интернете не очень много аудиоматериалов для тех, кто изучает русский язык, поэтому я решила делать свой подкаст. Новые
Привет! Вы слушаете первый эпизод подкаста “Пять минут”. Это подкаст для тех, кто учит русский язык. Меня зовут Евгения Власова. Я лингвист, я даю уроки русского языка по Интернету и веду блог ProperRussian. Я знаю, что в Интернете не очень много аудиоматериалов для тех, кто изучает русский язык, поэтому я решила делать свой подкаст. Новые
Word Order In Russian
If you are learning Russian, you might have heard that in Russian, word order is flexible. What exactly does this mean? To what degree is Russian word order flexible? And does it make Russian a bit easier to learn since you don’t have to memorize a specific word order for simple sentences and questions? At
If you are learning Russian, you might have heard that in Russian, word order is flexible. What exactly does this mean? To what degree is Russian word order flexible? And does it make Russian a bit easier to learn since you don’t have to memorize a specific word order for simple sentences and questions? At
Chess
hess is a very special game. It has a charisma and is surrounded by an aura of intellectual elitism (in a good sense). Perhaps these days chess means less than what it used to a few decades ago, and chess world champions are less popular than local baseball stars. However, I remember the times when
hess is a very special game. It has a charisma and is surrounded by an aura of intellectual elitism (in a good sense). Perhaps these days chess means less than what it used to a few decades ago, and chess world champions are less popular than local baseball stars. However, I remember the times when
Borscht
Borscht (борщ), a cabbage and beetroot soup, is known in many, if not every, Slavic cuisine. I wouldn’t be wrong to say that this soup all-Slavic. Borscht is delicious, nutritious and can be stored in a fridge for a few days without losing its taste. It actually becomes better the next day than on the
Borscht (борщ), a cabbage and beetroot soup, is known in many, if not every, Slavic cuisine. I wouldn’t be wrong to say that this soup all-Slavic. Borscht is delicious, nutritious and can be stored in a fridge for a few days without losing its taste. It actually becomes better the next day than on the
Parts Of Speech
Every time I start my car, a dash camera (yes, I have a dash camera in my car) says: “Starting driving recording”. This phrase drives me crazy, because to my Russian ear they are the three unconnected nouns! It takes me a second to build connections between the three words and figure out what is
Every time I start my car, a dash camera (yes, I have a dash camera in my car) says: “Starting driving recording”. This phrase drives me crazy, because to my Russian ear they are the three unconnected nouns! It takes me a second to build connections between the three words and figure out what is