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Russian Online with Acy Class 12

Russian Online with Acy, Part 2

Lesson 12 

ЧТО ЭТО? / КТО ЭТО? / ГДЕ ЭТО? 

“How is it going?”, reading [kak-dela], the letters we learn:

Э [k-d-l]

люди

Let’s read and remember:

ЧТО ЭТО? [shto-eta] – What is it? 

КТО ЭТО? [kto-eta] – Who is it? 

ГДЕ ЭТО? [gd’e-eta] – Where is it?

Э [e] 

АЭРОПОРТ [aeraport] –  the airport 

В АЭРОПОРТУ [v-aerapartoo] – at the airport 

ЭТАЖ [etazh] – the floor, the storey 

ПЕРВЫЙ ЭТАЖ [pervyi-etazh] – the first floor

ВТОРОЙ ЭТАЖ [vtaroi-etazh] – the second floor

ТРЕТИИЙ ЭТАЖ [tretii-etazh] – the third floor

ЧЕТВЕРТЫЙ ЭТАЖ [chetviortyi-etazh] – the fourth floor

ПЯТЫЙ ЭТАЖ [piatyi-etazh] – the fifth floor

ЭДУАРД [eduard] – Eduard 

Note: the floor we walk on is called ПОЛ [pol] in Russian.

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

СПАСИБО / НЕ ЗА ЧТО [da] – thank you / not at all  

ЧТО ТАКОЕ? [da] – What’s up? What’s the matter? 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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Russian Online with Acy, Part 2

Lesson 11 

 ОДИН – ОДИННАДЦАТЬ: – “How is it going?”, reading [kak-dela]

The letters we learn:

Ц [k-d-l]

Let’s read and remember:

Ц [ts] 

ЦЕНА [tsena] – the price  

УЛИЦА [oolitsa] – the street 

МОЛОДЕЦ [maladets] – a person who did well, “well done”

Я МОЛОДЕЦ И ТЫ ТОЖЕ МОЛОДЕЦ [ia-maladets-i-ty-tozhe-maladets] – I did well and you also did well

ГОСТИНИЦА [gastinitsa] – a hotel 

АКЦИЯ [aktsiia] – a discount, a stock 

ЦИРК [tsyrk] – the circus 

ФРАНЦИЯ [frantsiia] – France 

ОФИЦИАНТ / ОФИЦИАНТКА [afitsiant / afitsiantka] – a waiter / a waitress

ТРИ / ТРИНАДЦАТЬ [tree / treenadtsat’] – three / thirteen 

ТРИ / ТРИДЦАТЬ [tree / treedtsat’] – three / thirty 

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

ЦЕРКОВЬ (ЦЕРКВИ) [tserkav’ (tserkvi)] – the church (churches)

ПЕРЕЦ (ПЕРЦЫ) [perets (pertsy)] – pepper (peppers)

ОГУРЕЦ (ОГУРЦЫ) [agoorets (agoortsy)] – a cucumber (cucumbers) 

-ЦИЯ = – TION:

СТАНЦИЯ (СТАНЦИИ) [stantsiia (stantsii)] – the station 

НАЦИЯ (НАЦИИ) [natsiia (natsii)] – the nation 

СЕКЦИЯ (СЕКЦИИ) [sektsiia (sektsii)] – the section 

ЛЕКЦИЯ (ЛЕКЦИИ) [lektsiia (lektsii)] – the lection

ЛЕСТНИЦА (ЛЕСТНИЦЫ) [lesnitsa (lesnitsy)] – the stair 

ЦИГАНКА (ЦИГАНИ) [tsyganka (tsygani)] – yes 

ЦВЕТОК (ЦВЕТЫ) [tsvetok (tsvety)] – a flower / flowers 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

ОДИН / ОДИННАДЦАТЬ [kak-dela] (how is it going?): 

ДВА / ДВЕНАДЦАТЬ [k] – 

ada] – water

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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Russian Online with Acy – Part 2 – Lesson 10 

МЕНЮ/ СЧЁТ, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА

“How is it going?”, reading [kak-dela], the letters we learn:

Ю(ЙУ)

Ё (ЙО)

Щ(СЧ) [k-d-l]

Let’s read and remember:

МЕНЮ, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА! [‘mie’nioo-pazhaloosta] – The menu, please! 

СЧЁТ, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА! [shiot-pazhaloosta] – Check, please!

Ю[ioo] 

Ё [io] 

Щ [shch] 

МЕНЮ [‘me’nioo] – the menu

ВСЁ / ВСЕ [vsio / vsie] – everything / everybody 

БОРЩ [borshch] – borshch, the traditional Ukrainian dish

ЩУКА [shchooka] – the pike

ЩЕКА / ЩЕКИ [shcheka / shcheki] – the cheek / cheeks

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

ЮБКА [da] – yes 

Я ЛЮБЛЮ ТЕБЯ = Я ТЕБЯ ЛЮБЛЮ [da] – yes 

ЕЩЁ [da] – yes 

ХОЧУ ЕЩЁ [da] – yes 

ЁЛКА [da] – yes 

ЁЛКИ-ПАЛКИ [da] – yes 

ЮЛИЯ / ЮЛЯ [da] – yes 

ЮРИЙ / ЮРА [da] – yes 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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Lesson 9 

С ГАЗОМ ИЛИ БЕЗ ГАЗА – “with gas or without gas”, reading [s-gazam-ili-bez-gaza]

The letter we learn:

Г [g]

Let’s read and remember:

С ГАЗОМ [s-gazam] – with gas 

БЕЗ ГАЗА [bez-gaza] – without gas  

Г [g] 

ПИРОГ [pirog] – the pie  

ГУГЛ [google] – Google

ГИТАРА [girara] – a guitar 

ГЕРМАНИЯ [germania] – Germany 

ПРАГА [praga] – Prague 

ДОГОВОР [dagavor] – a contract 

СНЕГ [sneg] – the snow 

СЕГОДНЯ [sevodnia] – today 

АВГУСТ [avgoost] – August 

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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Lesson 7 

В КАФЕ [v-kafe] – in the coffee-shop

КОФЕ, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА – “Coffee, please!” reading [kofe-pazhaloosta]

The letters we learn:

Ф-Ж  [f-zh]

Let’s read and remember:

КАФЕ / В КАФЕ [kak-dela] – a café / in the café 

КОФЕ, ПОЖАЛУЙСТА! [k] – Coffee, please!

Ф [f] 

Ж [zh] 

МУЖ [moozh] – a husband

ЖЕНА [zhena] – a wife

ТОЖЕ [tozhe] – also, too

ФЕЙСБУК [feisbook] – Facebook

АФРИКА [afrika] – Africa

КЕФИР [kefir] – kefir

ПАРИЖ [parizh] – Paris

ДОЖДЬ [dozhd’] – the rain

УЖИН [oozhyn] – the dinner

УЖИНАТЬ [oozhynat’] – to have dinner

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

ОФИС [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ТЕЛЕФОН [da] – yes 

НОМЕР ТЕЛЕФОНА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

И Я ТОЖЕ ХОЧУ [da] – yes 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Вот мой номер телефона.

Это мой номер телефона.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Пора … / Уже пора … 

  1. ужинать
  2. обедать
  3. спать
  4. работать 

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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Russian Online with Acy – Part 1 – Lesson 6 

КАКАЯ КРАСИВАЯ ДЕВУШКА!

“What a beautiful lady!”, reading [kakaia-krasivaia-d’evooshka], the letters we learn:

У  [oo]

Я  [ia]

род, прилагательные женского рода 

Let’s read and remember:

КАКАЯ КРАСИВАЯ ДЕВУШКА [kakaia-krasivaia-d’evooshka] – What a beautiful lady: 

У [oo] 

Я [ia] 

КАКОЙ… m / КАКАЯ f [kakoi / kakaia] – What a… (masculin) / What a… (feminine)

КРАСИВЫЙ m / КРАСИВАЯ f [krasivyi / krasivaia] – beautiful, pretty

МОЛОДОЙ m / МОЛОДАЯ f [maladoi / maladaia] – young

МОЛОДОЙ ЧЕЛОВЕК [maladoi-chelavek] – a young man

МОЛОДАЯ ДЕВУШКА [maladaia-d’evooshka] – a young lady 

ЯБЛОКО [iablaka] – an apple 

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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Russian Online with Acy – Part 1 – Lesson 5

ДОБРЫЙ ВЕЧЕР! 

“Good evening!”, reading [dobryi-vecher], the letters we learn:

Ч [ ch]

повторение, род, прилагательные мужского рода 

Let’s read and remember:

ДОБРЫЙ ВЕЧЕР [ch]:

Ч [ch]:

ЧА – ЧА – ЧА [cha-cha-cha] – cha-cha-cha

ЧАШКА [chashka] – a cup

ЧАЙ [chai] – tea

ЧАЙНИК [chainik] – the teapot

ОЧЕНЬ / ОЧЕНЬ ХОРОШО [ochen’ / ochen’-harasho] – very / very good

НЕ ОЧЕНЬ / НЕ ОЧЕНЬ ХОРОШО [ne-ochen’ / ne-ochen’-harasho] – not very / not very good

ОЧКИ [achki] – glasses

НОЧЬ [noch’] – the night 

ВЕЧЕР [vecher] – the evening 

ДОБРЫЙ ВЕЧЕР! [dobryi-vecher] – Good evening!

СПОКОЙНОЙ НОЧИ! [spakoinai-nochi] – Calm night! = Good night!

ДОБРОЙ НОЧИ! [dobrai-nochi] – Kind night! = Good night!

СЛАДКИХ СНОВ! [sladkih-snov] – Sweet dreams!

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

ВЧЕРА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ОЧЕРЕДЬ [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ХОЧУ / НЕ ХОЧУ [] 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

РУЧКА (РУЧКИ) [roochka] – a pen 

КАРАНДАШ (КАРАНДАШИ) [karandash] – a pencil  

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

 

ЧАС []

ОДИН ЧАС []

ДВА ЧАСА []

ЧАС-ПИК []

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

Хорошего вечера!

Хорошего дня!

Всего хорошего!

Всего доброго! 

Счастливо!

До завтра!

До скорого!

До свидания!

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Russian Online with Acy – Part 1 – Lesson 4 

ДОБРЫЙ ДЕНЬ!

“Good afternoon!”, reading [dobryi-den’], the letters we learn:

Ы  [y]

Й  [i]

Н  [n]

Ь  [no sound]

Let’s read and remember:

ДОБРЫЙ ДЕНЬ [dobryi-den’]  Good afternoon!

Ы [i] like in ‘it is’ 

Й [i] like in the word ‘yellow’

Н [n] like in the word ‘now’

+

Ь [no sound] – the soft sign which indicated that the previous consonant is pronounced softly:

ИНЬ [in’] – yin 

ДЕНЬ [den’] – the day 

ХОРОШИЙ [haroshyi] – the day 

КРАСИВЫЙ [krasivyi] – the day 

ВХОД / ВЫХОД [vhod / vyhad] – entrance / exit 

ПЛАТНЫЙ / БЕСПЛАТНЫЙ [platnyi / besplatnyi] – for fee / free of charge 

СВОБОДНЫЙ [svabodnyi] – free

ВХОД СВОБОДНЫЙ [vhod svabodnyi] – free entrance 

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

РЫБА [ryba] – fish 

СОЛЬ [sol’] – salt

ДА / НЕТ [da / net] – yes / no 

ДОБРЫЙ [dobryi] – kind  

НЕДОБРЫЙ [nedobryi] – unkind 

ХОРОШИЙ / НЕ ХОРОШИЙ [haroshyi / ne-haroshyi] – good / not good  

ПЛОХОЙ / НЕ ПЛОХОЙ [plahoi / ne-plahoi] – bad / not bad 

КРАСИВЫЙ / НЕ КРАСИВЫЙ [krasivyi / ne-krasivyi] – beautiful, pretty, nice / not beautiful  

ШИКАРНЫЙ / НЕ ШИКАРНЫЙ [shykarnyi / ne-shykarnyi] – chic / not chic 

ВЫСОКИЙ / НЕ ВЫСОКИЙ [vysokii / ne-vysokii] – tall, high / not high

БЫСТРЫЙ / НЕ БЫСТРЫЙ [bystryi / ne-bystryi] – fast / not fast 

СЛАДКИЙ / НЕ СЛАДКИЙ [sladkii / ne-sladkii] – sweet / not sweet 

КИСЛЫЙ / НЕ КИСЛЫЙ [kislyi / ne-kislyi] – sœur / not sour 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

The soft sign:

СОЛЬ [da] – yes 

ДЕНЬ [da] – yes 

БОЛЬ / БОЛЬНО [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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Russian Online with Acy – Part 1 – Lesson 3 

ХОРОШО, СПАСИБО! 

“Good, thank you!”, reading [harasho-spasiba], the letters we learn: 

Х [h]

Ш [sh]

С [s]

Б [b]

Let’s read and remember:

ХОРОШО, СПАСИБО [kak-dela] (how is it going?): 

Х [kh] – ХА – ХО – ХИ – ХЕ 

Ш [sh] – ША – ШО – ШИ – ШЕ 

С [s] – always, never [k]: СА – СО – СИ – СЕ 

Б [b] – БА – БО – БИ – БЕ 

ВХОД 

Repeat again:

ХА – ХО – ХИ – ХЕ [ha-ho-hi-he]

ША – ШО – ШИ – ШЕ [sha-sho-shi-she]

СА – СО – СИ – СЕ [sa-so-si-se]

БА – БО – БИ – БЕ [ba-bo-bi-be]

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

ХОРОШО [harasho] – good 

ПЛОХО [ploha] – bad 

СПАСИБО [spasiba] – thank you, thanks 

САХАР [sahar] – sugar 

САЛО [sala] – salo, the pig fat, the traditional Ukrainian dish

ХЛЕБ [hleb] – bread 

РИС [rees] – the rice 

СОСИСКА [sasiska] – the sausage like in a hotdog 

СОСИСКА В ТЕСТЕ [sasiska-v-teste] – the sausage in dough, the traditional bakery meal 

КОЛБАСА [kalbasa] – the sausage like salami, ham etc.

КАРТОШКА [kartoshka] – potatoes 

САЛАТ [salat] – the salad 

ТОСТ [tost] – a toast  

ТОСТЕР [toster] – the toaster 

САША [sasha] – Sasha, short from Alexander  

ДАША [dasha] – Dasha, short name from Darina or Daria 

БОРИС [baris] – Borys 

БРАТ / СЕСТРА [brat/sestra] – a brother / a sister 

БОСС [bos] – a boss  

КОТ / КОШКА [kot/koshka] – a male cat / a female cat 

СОБАКА [sabaka] – a dog 

УХО / УШИ [ooha/ooshi] – an ear / ears 

ДЕЛО / ДЕЛА [dela/dela] – an affair, the case, the business, the deal / affairs 

КАК ДЕЛА? [kak-dela] – How are things? How is it going?

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

ДА [da] – yes 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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Russian Online with Acy – Part 1 – Lesson 2

КАК ДЕЛА?

“How is it going?” reading as [kak-dela], The letters we learn:

К-Д-Л [k-d-l]

the О [o] stressed

the О [a] unstressed

Let’s read and remember “КАК ДЕЛА” [kak-dela] (how is it going?): 

К [k] 

Д [d] 

Л [l] +

O [o] – under stress is always [o] otherwise it sounds like [a] as if it was the letter A:

ПИВО [peeva] – beer

ВОДА [vada] – water

ПОКА [paka] – Bye, informal 

Exercise 1. We read and learn new words.

ДА [da] – yes 

ВОДА [vada] – water

ВОДКА [vodka] – vodka

ДОКТОР [doktar] – a doctor 

ВЛАД [vlad] –  Vlad (short name from Vladimir)

ВИКТОР [viktar] – Victor 

Note: in the Russian language we do not have any articles! 

ВИЛКА / ВИЛКИ [vilka / vilki] – a fork / forks 

ТАРЕЛКА / ТАРЕЛКИ [tarelka / tarelki] – a plate / plates 

РЕКА [reka] – a river

КРЕВЕТКА / КРЕВЕТКИ [krevetka / krevetki] – a shrimp / shrimps 

ЛИТР [litr] – a liter 

КОД [kod] – a code 

КВАРТИРА [kvartira] – an apartment 

ПРИВЕТ – ПОКА [preevet-paka] – Hello – Bye, informal 

Exercise 2. We practice reading.

The ‘O’ stressed is always [о]:

КОД [kod] – the code 

ЛОЛА [lola] – Lola

КОКА-КОЛА [kokakola] – Coca-Cola 

ТОРТ [tort] – the cake 

РОТ [rot] – the mouth 

ВОТ… [vot] – here (is)…

ВОТ ТОРТ [vot-tort] – here is the cake 

ВОТ КОД [vot-kod] – here is the code 

The ‘O’ not stressed is always [а]:

ПОКА [paka] – bye, bye-bye

ПОДАРОК / ПОДАРКИ [padarak / padarki] – a present / presents 

ВОДА [vada] – the water

ДОКТОР [doktar] – a doctor 

ВИКТОР [viktar] – Victor 

ПИВО [piva] – the beer 

Exercise 3.  We practice some more reading.

Exercise 4. We learn new conversational formulas.

ВОТ…

ВОТ ВОДА. – Вот вода.

ВОТ КОД. 

ВОТ КВАРТИРА.

ВОТ ВИЛКА. / ВОТ ВИЛКИ.

ВОТ ТАРЕЛКА. / ВОТ ТАРЕЛКИ.

ВОТ ПАПА И ВЛАД.

 

Exercise 5. We practice speaking.

Homework. We train some more.

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