Learn how to post comments about relaxing
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know Russian Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 19 - Just Relaxing. |
| 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 relaxing. Pasha relaxes in a beautiful place, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment- |
| Elena: Рай на земле! |
| Eric: Meaning - "Heaven on Earth!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Паша: Рай на земле! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Денис: Больше фоток! |
| Ира: Потрясающе! |
| Иван Петрович: Я вам завидую! |
| Аня: Красотища! |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Паша: Рай на земле! |
| Eric: "Heaven on Earth!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Денис: Больше фоток! |
| Eric: "More photos!" |
| Ира: Потрясающе! |
| Eric: "Breathtaking!" |
| Иван Петрович: Я вам завидую! |
| Eric: "I’m jealous!" |
| Аня: Красотища! |
| Eric: "How nice!" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen to Паша (Pasha)'s post again. |
| Elena: Рай на земле! |
| Eric: "Heaven on Earth!" |
| Elena: (SLOW) Рай на земле! (Regular) Рай на земле! |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is a noun meaning "Heaven." |
| Elena: Рай (ray) |
| Eric: It can be translated as “paradise" or "heaven" in English. Listen again. "Heaven" is... |
| Elena: (SLOW) Рай (ray) (REGULAR) Рай (ray) |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase "on Earth." |
| Elena: на земле (na zemle) |
| Eric: In this phrase, we have the word.. |
| Elena: земля |
| Eric: which means both the Earth and the land. Listen again. "On Earth" is... |
| Elena: (SLOW) на земле (na zemle) (REGULAR) на земле (na zemle) |
| Eric: All together, "Heaven on Earth!" |
| Elena: Рай на земле! |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Паша (Pasha)'s friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His college friend, Денис (Denis), uses an expression meaning "More photos!" |
| Elena: (SLOW) Больше фоток! (REGULAR) Больше фоток! |
| [Pause] |
| Elena: Больше фоток! |
| Eric: Use this expression to ask for more photos. |
| Eric: His neighbor, Ира (Ira), uses an expression meaning "Breathtaking!" |
| Elena: (SLOW) Потрясающе! (REGULAR) Потрясающе! |
| [Pause] |
| Elena: Потрясающе! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show excitement. |
| Eric: His supervisor, Иван Петрович (Ivan Petrovich), uses an expression meaning "I’m jealous!" |
| Elena: (SLOW) Я вам завидую! (REGULAR) Я вам завидую! |
| [Pause] |
| Elena: Я вам завидую! |
| Eric: Use this expression to say that you envy someone, but not seriously. |
| Eric: His high school friend, Аня (Anya), uses an expression meaning "How nice!" |
| Elena: (SLOW) Красотища! (REGULAR) Красотища! |
| [Pause] |
| Elena: Красотища! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show excitement. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about relaxing, 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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