Learn how to ask how much something is
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| 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking how much. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Russian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'How much does this cost?' in Russian. |
| Elena: [Normal] Сколько это стоит? (Skol'ka eta stoit?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'how much' |
| Elena: [Normal] сколько [Slow] сколько (skol'ka) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Elena: [Normal] это [Slow] это(eta) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'costs' |
| Elena: [Normal] стоит [Slow] стоит(stoit) |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Сколько это стоит? [Normal] Сколько это стоит? |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'How much does that cost?' in Russian. |
| Elena: [Normal] Сколько то стоит? (Skol'ka to stoit?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'how much' |
| Elena: [Normal] сколько [Slow] сколько (skol'ka) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Elena: [Normal] то [Slow] то (to) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'costs' |
| Elena: [Normal] стоит [Slow] стоит(stoit) |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning ''How much does that cost?' |
| Elena: [Normal] Сколько то стоит? (Skol'ka to stoit?) |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Хорошо, я возьму это.(Kharasho, ya vaz'mu eta.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'ok' |
| Elena: [Normal] хорошо [Slow] хорошо(kharasho) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] я [Slow] я(ya) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'will take' |
| Elena: [Normal] возьму [Slow] возьму(vaz'mu) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'this' |
| Elena: [Normal] это [Slow] это(eta) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Хорошо, я возьму это. [Normal] Хорошо, я возьму это. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Нет, спасибо. Это слишком дорого.(Net, spasiba. Eta slishkam doraga.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'no' |
| Elena: [Normal] нет [Slow] нет(net) |
| Becky: Next is the expression meaning 'thank you' |
| Elena: [Normal] спасибо [Slow] спасибо(spasiba) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Elena: [Normal] это [Slow] это(eta) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'too' |
| Elena: [Normal] слишком [Slow] слишком(slishkam) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'expensive' |
| Elena: [Normal] дорого [Slow] дорого(doraga) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Нет, спасибо. Это слишком дорого. [Normal] Нет, спасибо. Это слишком дорого. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Elena: A faster way to ask about the price of something is [сколько стоит (skol'ka stoit)] meaning, “how much?” Feel free to use this phrase in any kind of situation and setting. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Elena: Пока. |
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