Learn how to post comments about a smiling baby picture
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Russian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 14 - Talking About Your Baby. |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Elena: And I'm Elena. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Russian about a baby picture. Marina plays with her baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment- |
| Elena: Наше маленькое чудо. |
| Eric: Meaning "Our little miracle!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Марина: Наше маленькое чудо. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Паша: Вылитый папа. |
| Ира: А мне кажется, что ребенок больше похож на маму. |
| Аня: Какой красивый малыш! Поздравляю! |
| Иван Петрович: Как назвали? |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Марина: Наше маленькое чудо. |
| Eric: "Our little miracle!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Паша: Вылитый папа. |
| Eric: "Looks like his dad." |
| Ира: А мне кажется, что ребенок больше похож на маму. |
| Eric: "I think the kid looks more like his mother." |
| Аня: Какой красивый малыш! Поздравляю! |
| Eric: "What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!" |
| Иван Петрович: Как назвали? |
| Eric: "What's his name?" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen to Марина (Marina)'s post again. |
| Elena: Наше маленькое чудо. |
| Eric: "Our little miracle!" |
| Elena: (SLOW) Наше маленькое чудо. (Regular) Наше маленькое чудо. |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is a pronoun meaning "our." |
| Elena: Наше (Nashe) |
| Eric: You can use this pronoun only with nouns of neuter gender. Listen again. "Our" is... |
| Elena: (SLOW) Наше (Nashe) (REGULAR) Наше (Nashe) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "little miracle." |
| Elena: маленькое чудо (malen'kaye chuda) |
| Eric: The second word is the noun.. |
| Elena: чудо chuda |
| Eric: which means "miracle.” It definitely means “a baby” in this context. You can use this word to talk about an extraordinary and remarkable event as well as something unusual and mysterious. Russians often use this word as in.. |
| Elena: Дети - это чудо. |
| Eric: which means “Kids are miracles.” Listen again. "Little miracle" is... |
| Elena: (SLOW) маленькое чудо (malen'kaye chuda) (REGULAR) маленькое чудо (malen'kaye chuda) |
| Eric: All together, "Our little miracle!" |
| Elena: Наше маленькое чудо. |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Марина (Marina)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: Her husband, Паша (Pasha), uses an expression meaning "Looks like his dad." |
| Elena: (SLOW) Вылитый папа. (REGULAR) Вылитый папа. |
| [Pause] |
| Elena: Вылитый папа. |
| Eric: Use this expression to show your support. |
| Eric: Her neighbor, Ира (Ira), uses an expression meaning " I think the kid looks more like his mother." |
| Elena: (SLOW) А мне кажется, что ребенок больше похож на маму. (REGULAR) А мне кажется, что ребенок больше похож на маму. |
| [Pause] |
| Elena: А мне кажется, что ребенок больше похож на маму. |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted and to make an observation. |
| Eric: Her husband's high school friend, Аня (Anya), uses an expression meaning "What a beautiful baby! Congratulations!" |
| Elena: (SLOW) Какой красивый малыш! Поздравляю! (REGULAR) Какой красивый малыш! Поздравляю! |
| [Pause] |
| Elena: Какой красивый малыш! Поздравляю! |
| Eric: Use this expression to congratulate new parents. |
| Eric: Her supervisor, Иван Петрович (Ivan Petrovich), uses an expression literally meaning "How did you call him?” or “What's his name?" |
| Elena: (SLOW) Как назвали? (REGULAR) Как назвали? |
| [Pause] |
| Elena: Как назвали? |
| Eric: Use this expression to ask for more details. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted a baby picture, which phrase would you use? Leave a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
| Elena: Пока (Paka) |
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