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Colloquial Russian Colloquial Russian provides a step-by-step course in Russian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to commu- nicate confidently and effectively in Russian in a broad range of situa- tions. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Features include: • progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills • structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar • an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises • realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios • useful vocabulary lists throughout the text • additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Russian will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Russian. Colloquials are now supported by FREE AUDIO available online. All audio tracks referenced within the text are free to stream or download from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio complements the book and will help enhance learners’ listen- ing and speaking skills. THE COLLOQUIAL SERIES Series Adviser: Gary King The following languages are available in the Colloquial series: Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic (Levantine) Arabic of Egypt Arabic of the Gulf Basque Bengali Breton Bulgarian Burmese Cambodian Cantonese Catalan Chinese (Mandarin) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Gujarati Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italian Japanese Kazakh Korean Latvian Lithuanian Malay Mongolian Norwegian Panjabi Persian Polish Portuguese Portuguese of Brazil Romanian Russian Scottish Gaelic Serbian Slovak Slovene Somali Spanish Spanish of Latin America Swahili Swedish Tamil Thai Tibetan Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish Yoruba Zulu (forthcoming) COLLOQUIAL 2s series: The Next Step in Language Learning Chinese Dutch French German Italian Portuguese of Brazil Russian Spanish Spanish of Latin America Colloquials are now supported by FREE AUDIO available online. All audio tracks referenced within the text are free to stream or download from www.routledge.com/ cw/colloquials. Colloquial Russian The Complete Course for Beginners Svetlana le Fleming and Susan E. Kay Fourth edition published 2017 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2017 Svetlana le Fleming and Susan E. Kay The right of Svetlana le Fleming and Susan E. Kay to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. First edition published by Routledge 1993 Second edition published by Routledge 1997 Third edition published by Routledge 2010 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book has been requested ISBN: 978-1-138-20852-0 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-45901-1 (ebk) Typeset in Avant Garde and Helvetica by Apex CoVantage, LLC Contents Introduction 1 Introduction to the Russian language 3 1 Как вас зовýт? 13 What’s your name? In this unit you will learn how to: Identify yourself – your name, nationality, profession and address Ask simple questions Describe things using ‘my’, ‘your’ and adjectives Use the prepositional case 2 Изучáем рýсский язьíк 23 We are studying Russian In this unit you will learn how to: Say which languages you can speak Talk about television and newspapers Ask more questions Use personal pronouns Use verbs in the present tense Make nouns plural Form adverbs Use a wider range of adjectives vi Contents 3 В гости´ нице 36 At the hotel In this unit you will learn how to: Ask the way Find out about hotel services and facilities Use the accusative case Use a wider range of possessives and adjectives Use numbers 1–30 4 Типи´ чный день 48 A typical day In this unit you will learn how to: Order a meal Use the genitive case Use short adjectives Describe your day Use ordinal numerals 1–30 5 Семья´ 61 Family In this unit you will learn how to: Deal with introductions Learn about Russian names Learn about Russian addresses Talk about your family, their characters, hobbies and work Use personal pronouns in the accusative and genitive Form expressions for ‘must’ and ‘all’ 6 Идём в гóсти! 74 Visiting friends In this unit you will learn how to: Receive guests and be a guest yourself Talk about clothing Refer to days of the week Give someone’s age Use reflexive verbs Use the dative case Contents vii 7 Спорт 90 Sport In this unit you will learn how to: Talk about sport Talk about careers Use the imperfective past tense Use the instrumental case Use чей 8 Люби´ мый óтдых 104 Favourite holidays In this unit you will learn how to: Discuss the weather Talk about holidays Refer to months of the year Use adjectives, possessives, э�тот, тот, весь and оди�н in cases other than the nominative Use свой 9 Прáздники 121 Festivals In this unit you will learn how to: Describe festivals and celebrations Use the imperfective future tense Express dates 10 Арбáт 135 The Arbat In this unit you will learn how to: Hold a telephone conversation Make a date Use verbs of motion 11 Как снять кварти´ ру в Москвé 148 How to rent a fl at in Moscow In this unit you will learn how to: Talk about renting a fl at Use the perfective past and perfective future tenses viii Contents 12 Российские СМИ 165 Russian mass media In this unit you will learn how to: Talk about the press Form nominative, accusative and genitive plurals Use the imperative Use adjectives with numerals Ask questions using ли 13 За покупками! 179 Shopping In this unit you will learn how to: Make purchases and deal with prices Use dative, instrumental and prepositional plurals Use the partitive genitive Use numerals 40–1,000 Translate the verb ‘to put’ 14 Путешéствия 191 Travelling In this unit you will learn how to: Buy a rail or air ticket Describe a journey Use prefi xed verbs of motion 15 Теáтр 207 The theatre In this unit you will learn how to: Book a theatre ticket Talk about the theatre Tell the time Use comparatives Use котóрый Contents ix 16 У Здравоохранéние 224 Health care In this unit you will learn how to: Talk about health and cope with a visit to the doctor Use the superlative Use себя� Use negatives 17 Петербу�рг 237 St Petersburg In this unit you will learn how to: Write a letter Express dates Use more numerals Use the subjunctive/conditional 18 Равнопрáвие 253 Equal rights In this unit you will learn how to: Discuss women’s rights in Russia Form present active and past active participles Use н´екого and н´ечего 19 Образовáние 266 Education In this unit you will learn how to: Talk about education in Russia Form the passive voice Form present and past passive participles Use что-то, что-нибýдь 20 Cиби�рь 280 Siberia In this unit you will learn how to: Discuss ecological issues Use verbal adverbs (gerunds) Use conjunctions Use то, что
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