Learn how to order at a restaurant
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| 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant |
| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Russian Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Russian. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'Can I see the menu?' in Russian. |
| Elena: [Normal] Можно посмотреть меню?(Mozhna pasmatret` menyu?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'can' |
| Elena: [Normal] можно [Slow] можно (mozhna) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'see' |
| Elena: [Normal] посмотреть [Slow] посмотреть(pasmatret`) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'menu' |
| Elena: [Normal] меню [Slow] меню(menyu) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'Can I see the menu?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Можно посмотреть меню? [Normal] Можно посмотреть меню? |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to ask 'What do you recommend?' |
| Elena: [Normal] Что вы рекомендуете?(Shto vy rekamenduyete?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'what' |
| Elena: [Normal] что [Slow] что (shto) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'you' |
| Elena: [Normal] вы [Slow] вы(vy) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'recommend' |
| Elena: [Normal] рекомендуете [Slow] рекомендуете(rekamenduyete) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'What do you recommend?' |
| Elena: [Slow] Что вы рекомендуете? [Normal] Что вы рекомендуете? |
| Becky: Next up is the formal way to say 'A coffee for me, please.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Мне кофе, пожалуйста.(Mne kofe, pazhalusta. ) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'for me' |
| Elena: [Normal] мне [Slow] мне(mne) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Elena: [Normal] кофе [Slow] кофе(kofe) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'please' |
| Elena: [Normal] пожалуйста [Slow] пожалуйста(pazhalusta) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal sentence meaning 'A coffee for me, please.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Мне кофе, пожалуйста. [Normal] Мне кофе, пожалуйста. |
| Becky: Finally, here is the informal way to say 'I want coffee.' |
| Elena: [Normal] Я хочу кофе.(Ya khachu kofe.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Elena: [Normal] Я [Slow] Я(ya) |
| Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'want' |
| Elena: [Normal] хочу [Slow] хочу (khachu) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'coffee' |
| Elena: [Normal] кофе [Slow] кофе(kofe) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal sentence meaning 'I want coffee.' |
| Elena: [Slow] Я хочу кофе.. [Normal] Я хочу кофе.. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Elena: The last phrase will come in handy if you have a menu with pictures. Just point at what you want and say it - [Это, пожалуйста (Eta, pazhalusta)], which means "This, please" |
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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