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| Welcome to Can-Do Russian by RussianPod101.com. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the weather in Russian. |
| For example, "How hot!" is |
| Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) |
| Milena Maslova sees her neighbor, Dina Denisenko , and starts a conversation about the weather. |
| Before you hear their conversation, let's preview some of its key components. |
| жарко (zharko) |
| "hot" |
| жарко |
| жарко |
| сегодня (segodnya) |
| "today" |
| сегодня |
| сегодня |
| Listen to the conversation, and focus on Milena 's comment. |
| Ready? |
| Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) |
| Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) |
| Once more with the English translation. |
| Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) |
| "How hot!" |
| Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) |
| "Yes, it's hot today." |
| Let's break down the conversation. |
| Do you remember how Milena says, |
| "How hot!" |
| Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) |
| First is как (kak), "how." Как . Как. |
| After this is жарко (zharko), literally "hotly" but translates as "hot," in this context. Жарко . Жарко. |
| Together, it’s Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) Literally "How hotly," but translates as "How hot!" Как жарко! |
| This forms an exclamation, and it’s meant to elicit a response from the listener. |
| Milena is expecting her neighbor to respond after she says, Как жарко! "How hot!" |
| Как жарко! |
| Let’s take a closer look at the response. |
| Do you remember how the neighbor says, |
| "Yes, it’s hot today." |
| Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) |
| First is Да (Da), meaning "yes." Да . Да. |
| Next is сегодня (segodnya), "today." Cегодня . Cегодня. |
| After this, жарко (zharko), "hot." Жарко. |
| All together, Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) Literally, "Yes, today hotly," but it translates as "Yes, it's hot today." |
| Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) |
| The pattern is |
| Как WEATHER CONDITION. (Kak WEATHER CONDITION.) |
| "How WEATHER CONDITION." |
| Как WEATHER CONDITION. |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the WEATHER CONDITION placeholder with the current weather condition. |
| Note: This pattern requires a word belonging to a subset of Russian adverbs sometimes called categories of state. |
| Imagine it’s cold. Холодно (Kholodno), literally "coldly," but translates as "cold" in this context. Холодно . Холодно. |
| Say |
| "How cold!" |
| Literally, "How coldly." |
| Ready? |
| Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) |
| "How cold!" |
| Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) |
| Do you remember how Dina Denisenko responded |
| Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) |
| This can also be used as a way to comment on the current weather condition. |
| The pattern is, |
| Сегодня WEATHER CONDITION. (Segodnya WEATHER CONDITION.) |
| "It’s WEATHER CONDITION today." |
| For example, |
| сегодня холодно (segodnya kholodno), "it’s cold today." сегодня холодно |
| Or |
| Сегодня прекрасная погода (Segodnya prekrasnaya pogoda), "It's beautiful weather today." Сегодня прекрасная погода . |
| Again, the key pattern is |
| Как WEATHER CONDITION. (Kak WEATHER CONDITION.) |
| "How WEATHER CONDITION." |
| Как WEATHER CONDITION. |
| Let's look at some examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) |
| "How hot!" |
| Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) |
| Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) |
| "How cold!" |
| Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) |
| Сегодня душно! (Segodnya dushno!) |
| "It's muggy today!" |
| Сегодня душно! (Segodnya dushno!) |
| Какая плохая погода! (Kakaya plokhaya pogoda!) |
| "What bad weather!" |
| Какая плохая погода! (Kakaya plokhaya pogoda!) |
| Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!) |
| "What beautiful weather!" |
| Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!) |
| Did you notice how the last two speakers used slightly longer phrases? |
| The first phrase is Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!) |
| "What beautiful weather." |
| Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!) |
| Let’s start with погода (pogoda), "weather." Погода . Погода. |
| In Russian, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Погода (pogoda) is feminine and singular — a fact which will determine the form of other words in the sentence. |
| Before this is прекрасная (prekrasnaya), "beautiful." Прекрасная . Прекрасная. |
| Прекрасная (prekrasnaya) is singular and feminine to agree with погода (pogoda). |
| Moving to the front in the sentence, какая (kakaya), translating as "what" in this context. Какая . Какая. |
| Какая (kakaya) is singular and feminine to agree with погода (pogoda). |
| All together is Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!). "What beautiful weather!" |
| Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!) |
| Let’s look at the other example, Какая плохая погода! (Kakaya plokhaya pogoda!) "What bad weather." Какая плохая погода! |
| Recall, Погода is singular and feminine, and this determines forms of other words of the sentence. |
| Before this is плохая (plokhaya), "bad." Плохая . Плохая. |
| Плохая (Plokhaya) is singular and feminine to agree with погода (pogoda). |
| Together, плохая погода (plokhaya pogoda) "bad weather." Плохая погода. |
| Moving to the front of the sentence, какая (kakaya), "what," in this context. Какая. |
| Какая (kakaya) is singular and feminine to agree with погода (pogoda). |
| All together, Какая плохая погода! (Kakaya plokhaya pogoda!) "What bad weather." Какая плохая погода! |
| Let's review the key vocabulary. |
| Холодно (Kholodno). |
| "Cold." |
| Холодно . Холодно. |
| Душно (Dushno). |
| "Muggy." |
| Душно . Душно. |
| Плохая погода (Plokhaya pogoda) |
| "Bad weather." |
| Плохая погода . Плохая погода. |
| Прекрасная погода (Prekrasnaya pogoda). |
| "Beautiful weather." |
| Прекрасная погода . Прекрасная погода. |
| Let's review. |
| Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say "hot"? |
| Literally, "hotly." |
| Жарко (Zharko). |
| Жарко (Zharko). |
| Do you remember how Milena Maslova says, |
| "How hot!" |
| Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) |
| Как жарко! (Kak zharko!) |
| Do you remember how to say "yes?" |
| Да (Da). |
| Да (Da). |
| And how to say "today?" |
| Сегодня (Segodnya). |
| Сегодня (Segodnya). |
| Do you remember how Dina Denisenko says, |
| "Yes, it's hot today." |
| Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) |
| Да, сегодня жарко. (Da, segodnya zharko.) |
| Do you remember how to say "cold?" |
| Literally, "coldly?" |
| Холодно (Kholodno). |
| Холодно (Kholodno). |
| And how to say "beautiful weather?" |
| Прекрасная погода (Prekrasnaya pogoda). |
| Прекрасная погода (Prekrasnaya pogoda). |
| Do you remember how to say "bad weather?" |
| Плохая погода (Plokhaya pogoda). |
| Плохая погода (Plokhaya pogoda). |
| Let's practice. |
| Imagine you're Dina , Milena 's neighbor. Comment to Milena on how cold it is. "Cold" in Russian is холодно (kholodno). |
| Ready? |
| Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) |
| Да, сегодня холодно. (Da, segodnya kholodno.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) |
| Как холодно! (Kak kholodno!) |
| Let's try another. |
| Imagine you're Marina Maslova . Comment to your classmate on how bad the weather is. |
| "Bad weather" in Russian is плохая погода (plokhaya pogoda). |
| Ready? |
| Какая плохая погода! (Kakaya plokhaya pogoda!) |
| Да, сегодня плохая погода. (Da, segodnya plokhaya pogoda.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Какая плохая погода! (Kakaya plokhaya pogoda!) |
| Какая плохая погода! (Kakaya plokhaya pogoda!) |
| Let’s try one more. |
| Imagine you're Miroslav Maslov . Comment to your neighbor on how beautiful the weather is. "Beautiful weather" in Russian is прекрасная погода (prekrasnaya pogoda). |
| Ready? |
| Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!) |
| Да, сегодня прекрасная погода. (Da, segodnya prekrasnaya pogoda.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!) |
| Какая прекрасная погода! (Kakaya prekrasnaya pogoda!) |
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