RussianCast

Do you know any Russian names? What does a Russian name consist of? In this episode of the Russian language podcast, you'll learn what are the essential three parts of any Russian name. You'll find out what the patronymic is. Visit russiancast.ru to read the transcript. On russiancast.ru, you can also get a subscription and learn how patronymics are formed and when they're used. The extra materials of this episode include some examples of Russian full and short names with correct stresses.

This extra episode features the names of the days of the week, and examples of how to use them in simple sentences. What's the Russian for 'on Monday' or 'I went shopping last Tuesday'? How do we pronounce the preposition в in в понедельник and в воскресенье? Is the pronunciation the same or different? If you want to find the answers, please visit russiancast.ru. The full version of this episode is available to Subscribers. On the website you can become a subscriber to support RussianCast and get access to full versions of every episode. 

Do you know what the question Как дела? really means and how it's different from the English 'How are you doing?' This episode features a short story with an example of how this phrase may be used in real life and provides a detailed comment on its meaning and usage. Visit russiancast.ru to find the transcript and additional materials where you can learn when it's not appropriate to ask this question, and what are possible different variations of Как дела?

In this episode, I'm telling a short story about Marina who is going to the shopping mall to buy a new dress and new shoes. The story is read slowly and at a regular speaking speed. Comments to some vocabulary are provided, including the verb 'сходить'. Visit russiancast.ru to find the transcript and the full version of the episode including a quiz on the episode content, extra audio, PDF, grammar notes, and an English-Russian glossary.

This episode features a short story about Olya who is going to visit her parents at their dacha. The story is read slowly and at a regular speaking speed. Comments on some vocabulary are provided, including the word 'dacha'. Some verbs of motion are used and discussed. Visit russiancast.ru to find the transcript and the full version of the episode including extra audio, PDF, grammar notes, and an English-Russian glossary is available on russiancast.ru. On the website you can buy a subscription to support RussianCast and get access to extra materials. 

In this episode, you'll hear a short story about a regular evening of Zhenya. The story features some daily routine vocabulary. The story is read slowly and at a regular speaking speed. Comments on some vocabulary is provided. Visit russiancast.ru to find the transcript and the full version of the episode including extra audio, PDF, grammar notes, and an English-Russian glossary. On the website you can buy a subscription to support RussianCast and get access to the extra materials.

This episode features a short story about Olya who works at the office. She goes to the office every day. The story is read slowly and then at a regular speaking speed. Some verbs of motion are used and discussed. Visit russiancast.ru to find the transcript and the full version of the episode including extra audio, PDF, grammar notes, and an English-Russian glossary is available on russiancast.ru. 

This episode features a short story about Alex who lives in Russia and works as an engineer at a factory. He learns Russian and has a lot of Russian friends. The story is read slowly and then at a regular speaking speed. The transcript is available on russiancast.ru as is the full version of the episode including extra audio, PDF, grammar notes, and an English-Russian glossary.

In this episode of this podcast for Russian learners, I'm telling you a short story about Lena who is reading a book. The story is read slowly and then at a regular speaking speed. Comments on some vocabulary are provided. The transcript of this episode is available on russiancast.ru as is the full version, including a quiz to check your understanding, extra audio, PDF, grammar notes, and an English-Russian glossary.