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200+ essential words and phrases
anchored into your long-term memory
with great music
Rapid Russian
Your personal audio language trainer
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Your personal audio language trainer
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earworms mbt Rapid Russian puts the words and
phrases you need not just on the tip of your tongue, but
also transports them deep into your long-term memory.
Simply by listening to these specially composed melodies
with their rhythmic repetitions of Russian and English a
few times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into
your auditory cortex. You will have successfully learned
the Russian phrase and have the correct accent ringing in
your ears. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing:
while jogging, in the car, in the bath, doing the ironing -you can be learning Russian at the same time!
earworms mbt Rapid Languages is the first language
course to get your toe tapping.
You know the phenomenon of those catchy tunes or ear-
worms that you just can't get out of your head? Voulez-
vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? Well, earworms mbt
has put this phenomenon to positive use. Gone are the
days of learning pressure and frustration at not being able
to remember, the experience of many on conventional
language courses. In combination with music, the phrases
you need are automatically anchored deep into your
memory, ready for instant recall.
Music is the key
The idea is as simple as it is old. Before the age of writing,
ancient historical events were recorded in verse and song
form for easy memorisation. In his book 'Songlines'
Bruce Chatwin describes how the Australian Aborigines
were able to navigate their way across hundreds of miles
of desert to their ancestral hunting grounds without maps.And how? The extensive lyrics of their traditional songs
were exact descriptions of the routes!
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Rhythm and words i.e. song and verse have always been
a very powerful memory aid, and this is supported by
recent scientific research. The advertising industry knowsonly too well how powerful music can be in getting
the message across with brainwashing-like jingles and
soundbites.
It really works!
Developed and used over years in the classroom,
earworms mbt Rapid Languages has shownphenomenal success. In tests pupils using this technique
regularly get average marks of over 90% compared to less
than 50% with conventional book based learning.
Why hasn't music been used more in education up to
now? Imagine kids at school getting a CD of hip hop
songs with all the historical dates they have to learn, or all
the irregular verbs they have to learn! Wouldn't that make
their (and teachers') school lives much easier, much
more fun, much more successful?
What you get
Volume 1 dealt with the essentials for your visit
abroad and was very much I-centric, e.g. Id like ,
Can I have ?, Can you tell me ?, I need ,Ive reserved , Ive lost , and so on.
Volume 2 has more to do with conversation:
Areyou travelling to on business?, Areyou from ?,
Ill takeyou to , What doyou do?, etc.
Among other themes you are also introduced to future
and past tenses. The themes follow closely the Common
European Framework for language learning, a recognised
benchmark of language proficiency, and the emphasisis constantly on usefulness to the learner.
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Cyrillic
This booklet contains all of the words and phrases spoken
on the CD, both English and Russian, plus the sounds of
the words. For a bit more visual input we have marked theintonation of words in bold letters.
There are some sounds in Russian which are difficult to
write phonetically using English letters, so we have left
these letters in Cyrillic. An example of this is the word for
You = . It sounds something like Vooi but not quite.
The phonetics are there as visual support and to help you
decode the Cyrillic. In order to pick up correct pronuncia-
tion quickly and effectively, let your ears guide you!
How to use earworms: Don't think, just listen!
Sit back, relax and groove along to the melodies without
trying to listen too hard. Treat them as songs you hear on
the radio. Our recommendation is that you do familiarise
yourself with the written words in the booklet - at least
the first time you listen.
After listening several times, playfully test yourself -
cover up the English side of the phrase book and see
how many words and phrases you remember!
Lastly - a word of thanks
The earworms team would like to thank you for putting
your trust in our 'slightly different' learning concept
and are sure that you will have the success that many
others have already had. It's motivating to know that
learners are really benefiting from our research and
development. Also, as accelerated learning is a rapidly
growing field, we look forward to hearing your
experiences and successes - so feel free to visit uson the website:
www.earwormslearning.com
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1. On business or on holiday?
iediti ~ v Maskvoo*...
... po delam ~ ili v otpusk?
Po delam, no ...
... ya vstrechus sdruzyami*, toe.
druzya* / sdruzyami*
toe
Izvinitie! Paaluista ...
... vikluchitie ~ Vash ~ mabilni telefon.
OK, harasho.
~ maglibi ~ priniesti ~ mnie ~ kanyak?
Da, harasho, (adgin) mamient.
Dlya menya, toe.
Pavtoritie, paaluista.
Vot, Vash kanyak.
Na zdorovie!
Vashe zdorovie!
Are you travelling ~ to Moscow ...(lit.: You travelling ~ to Moscow ...)
... on business ~ or on holiday?
On business, but ...
... Im meeting with friends, too.
friends / with friends
too / as well
Excuse me! Please ...
... switch off / turn off ~ your ~ mobile.
Ok, sure.
Could you bring me a cognac, please?(lit.: You ~ could ~ bring ~ me ~ a cognac?)
Yes, OK, just a moment.
For me, too.
Another one, please.
Here you are, your cognac.
Cheers!
Your health!
* Word endings: Notice that prepositions (to, with, etc.) change the endingsof the words they precede. E.g. Moscow is Maskva but to Moscow isv Maskvoo; friends is druzya, but with friends is sdruzyami.
Sounds to look out for:1. The word you = is a sound that we dont have in English, something likevooi. We have left it in its original form in the phonetic text.2. The letter sounds like the s in treasure.3. is a single letter that has the sound ya.4. e often sounds like ie.5. o often sounds like a (e.g. to Moskow = v Maskvoo).
~
... ~ ?
, ...
... .
/
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... ~ ~ .
, .
~ ~ ~ ~ ?
, , () .
, .
, .
, .
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2. Are you Russian?
iz Russi-i?
rooskie / rooskaya?
anglichanin?
anglichanka?
iz Angli-i?
Niet, ya nie anglichanka.
Ya rooskaya ...
... no ya ivoo v Angli-i.
Ya ivoo v Londonie*.
London / v Londonie*
iz Moskvi*?
Moskva / iz Moskvi
Niet, ya nie iz Moskvi.
Atkooda ?
Atkooda ...?
Ya iz (sankt) Peterburga.
A ?
Ya iz Londona.
piervi raz v Moskvie?
Da, piervi raz.
Bye! Paka! / Vsevo harosheva!
Are you from Russia?(lit.: You from Russia?)
Are you Russian? (to a man / woman)(lit.: You Russian?)
You English? ( to a man)
You English? (to a woman)
You from England?
No, Im not English.
I am Russian (woman) ...
... but I live in England.
I live in London.
London / in* London
Are you from Moscow?(lit.: You from* Moscow?)
Moscow / from Moscow
No, Im not from Moscow.
From where (are) you?
From where ...?
Im from St. Petersburg.
And you?
Im from London.
Are you the first time in Moscow?(lit.: You first time in Moscow?)
Yes, the first time.
Bye! / All the best!
?
/ ?
?
?
?
, .
...
... .
.
/
?
/
, .
?
...?
.
?
.
?
, .
! ! / !
* Prepositions (in, from, etc.) change the endings of the words they precede.
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3. Meeting and greeting
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Priviet, kak diela?
Ya rad ~ tebya* vidit**.
Ya rad . / Ya rada.
Spasiba, harasho. Kak ti*?
Zdrastvuitie, ...
... ya rad ~ Vas* vidit.
Ya John Beckham.
Menya zavoot John Beckham.
Ya rad s Vami* vstretitsya, Gaspadin Beckh.
s Vami
vstretitsya
Dabro paalovat ~ v Maskvoo!
Oo Vas haroshaya pagoda.
haroshaya / prikrasnaya pagoda
A kakaya ~ bila ~ pagoda ...
... vchiera?
plahaya
Pagoda ~ bila plahaya.
Hi, how (you) doing?
Im glad to see you*.(lit.: Im glad ~ you to see.)
Im glad. (man says / woman says)
Well, thanks. How (are) you*? (informal)
Hallo, ...
... Im glad ~ to see you*. (formal)
Im John Beckham.
My name is John Beckham.
Im glad to meet you, Mr. Beckham.(lit.: Im glad with you to meet, Mr. Beckh.)
with you
to meet
Welcome ~ to Moscow!
You have good weather.(lit.: With you good weather.)
good / beautiful weather
And how ~ was ~ the weather ...
... yesterday?
bad
The weather ~ was bad.
, ?
~ .
. / a.
, . ?
,
... ~ .
ea.
ea.
, ea.
~ !
.
/
A ~ ~ ...
... ?
~ .
* you is not just you in Russian: Depending on whether talking to a closefriend (you = ) or in a more formal boss/employee-situation (you = ), orwhether the you is the main object of the sentence or not (Vas / Vam / Vami /tiebya / tebie), there are different words for you. Dont concern yourself toomuch with this at this stage, just be aware that there are differences.
** The soft Russian t = , sounds something like like tss. We indicatethis with an apostrophe.
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5. Ive reserved a room
Ya za-reserviroval nomer / komnatoo...
(nomer)
... na imya Beckham.
Dabro paalovat v Maskvoo*, Gaspadin...!
Paaluista, pakaeetie Vash pasporrt.
... pakaeetie ...
Vot, paaluista.
Kak ~ boodetie ~ platit?
Kak (Chiem) ...
boodetie
... platit?
Ya plachu ~ pa kartie.
Vot Vash kluch.
Gdie boodiet savtrak?
V restauranie, tam.
restauran / v restauranie*
Vam nuna ~ pamosh ~ s bagaom?
Vam nuna ...
... pamosh?
Da, paaluista, ...
... mnie nuna pamosh.
Niet, spasiba.
Ive reserved a room ...
(a hotel room = number)
... in the name of Beckham.
Welcome to Moscow, Mr Beckham!
Please, show your passport.
... show ...
Here you are.(lit.: Here, please.)
How are you going to pay?(lit.: How ~ you going to ~ pay?)
How (With what) ...
... you going to
... pay?
Ill pay ~ by card.
Here is your key.
Where will breakfast be?
In the restaurant, over there.
restaurant / in the restaurant
Do you need ~ help ~ with the baggage?
Do you need ...
... help?
Yes, please, ...
... I need help.
No, thanks.
/ y ...
()
... h ea.
! ea!
, .
, .
~ ~ ?
()
...
... ?
~ .
.
?
,
/ *
~ ~ ?
a
... ?
, , ...
... .
, .
* Prepositions (in, to, etc.) change the endings of the words they precede.
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6. More numbers
Numbers from 11 to 19 end in: nadzat
11
12
13
14
15
The 20s and 30s end in: dzat
dva-dzat
dva-dzat adgin
dva-dzat dva
dva-dzat trree
dva-dzat chetirie
dva-dzat pyat
20
21
22
23
24
25
adgi-nadzat
dve-nadzat
trree-nadzat
chetir-nadzat
pyat-nadzat
o
16
17
18
19
shest-nadzat
siem-nadzat
vosiem-nadzat
dievyat-nadzat
c
dva-dzat shest
dva-dzat siem
dva-dzat vosiem
dva-dzat dievyat
trree-dzat
sorok
26
27
28
29
30
40
c
The 50s to 80s end in: diesyat
pyat-diesyat
shest-diesyat
shest-diesyat adgin
siem-diesyat
siem-diesyat dva
vosiem-diesyat
vosiem-diesyat trree
50
60
61
70
72
80
83
c
dievyanosta
dievyanosta chetirie
sto
dvesti
trreesta
chetiriesta
90
94
100
200
300
400
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500 to 900 end in: sot
pyat-sot
shest-sot
siem-sot
vosiem-sot
dievyat-sot
tisyacha
dvie tisyachi
dvie tisyachi diesyat
dvie tisyachi adgi-nadzat
dvie tisyachi dvie-nadzat
dvie tisyachi trree-nadzat
dvie tisyachi chetir-nadzat
dvie tisyachi pyat-nadzat
500
600
700
800
900
1000
2000
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Unleashing the brains potential
Learning to music is not only relaxing and enjoyable, it is also highlyeffective. Recent research accounts for this in two main ways.Firstly, music primes the neural networks and puts the learner into theoptimum state of consciousness for learning, the so-called Alpha state;
relaxed but at the same time receptive.Also, music engages and stimulates both the right and left hemispheresof the brain, allowing whole brain learning processes. Traditionalteaching practice has tended to favour the left hemisphere of the brainwhich is more concerned with logic, mathematical thinking, reading andthe rules of grammar discounting the value of the senses andemotions in the learning process. By tapping-in to the auditory cortex,the area responsible for processing and storing sound waves, and tosome extent evoking an emotional response through music anddialogue, earworms engages the right hemisphere, unleashing more
learning potential.
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How often do I have to listen to the earworms CD
before I can really remember all the language on it?
With the appeal of the earworms songs we
hope that it is not a question of 'having to',
it is rather a question of 'wanting to'. But seriously:the memory is like a muscle, it needs to be trained
and exercised. Based on scientific studies, the
ideal is listening relatively intensively at the
beginning (the learning phase), thereafter
listening periodically to review what you
have learnt and refresh your memory.
In practical terms this means listening to
the whole album the first day, in order to
'tune your ear in' to the sounds of the
language. Then listen regularly, several
times, over a period of one or two weeks,
making sure that you listen to every song
equally as many times. While listening,
actually speak the words out loud, whenyou can, to get a feeling for their pronun-
ciation. After this, go through the booklet
and test your knowledge, picking out any
gaps that you may wish to concentrate on.
Lastly, the review phase. As we all know,
memories fade, so it is important to refresh
your memory by listening to the CD at yourleisure, say, once a week for the following few
weeks. Thereafter, monthly.
This review phase is crucial as it consolidates
your knowledge and transfers it into your
long-term memory. Although this demands
self-discipline, it is of course without effort,
as you are only listening to songs.
The result is that you will be able to recall the
words and phrases with the same ease that
you remember your telephone number!
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7. How can I help?
Zdrastvuite, atel Savoy.
Chiem ya magoo Vam pomoch?
Oo Vas jest ~ svabodny nomer?
Na skolka person?
Tolka dlya menya.
Na dvie personi.
Na skolka dnei?
Na adgin dien. / Na niedieloo.
Dlya kurashich ili nie kurashich?
Skolka boodiet stoit?
Pyat tisyach roobliei.
Eta vkloochaya zavtrak?
Da, s zavtrakam.
Vashe imya, poaluista.
Menya zavut Beckham.
Oo Vas iest mabilni, Gaspadin Beckham?
Da, oo menya iest.
Kakooi nomer?
nol - nol - adgin ...
trree - siem - dievyat
chetirie - pyat - dva
adgin - adgin - vosiem
Hallo, Hotel Savoy.
How can I help you?(lit.: With what I can you help?)
Have you got a room free?
(lit.: Have you got ~ free room?)For how many people?
Only for me. (for = na or dlya)
For two persons.
For how many days?
For one day. / For a week.
For smokers or non-smokers?
How much will it cost?(lit.: How much will cost?)
5000 Rubels.
Is that including breakfast?(lit.: It includes breakfast?)
Yes, its with breakfast.
Your name, please.
My name is Beckham.
Have you got a mobile, Mr. Beckham?(lit.: With you is mobile, Mr. Beckham?)
Yes, I have.
(lit.: Yes, with me is.)What is the number?(lit.: Which number?)
0 - 0 - 1 ...
3 - 7 - 9
4 - 5 - 2
1 - 1 - 8
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Y ac ~ ?
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ea.
, ea?
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- -
- -
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8. Personal details
moietie zapolnit etat formoolyar?
imya / familiya
Vashe familiya?
natsianalnast
nomerpasporta
pasport
Vasha professiya?
Vash adres?
enati
zamooem
Vashe miesto rodieniya?
Vasha data rodieniya?
Kagda rodilis?
Gdie rodilis?
Vasha podpis.
Kagda ~ Vash dien rodieniya?
Moy dien rodieniya ~ pyatoie fevralya.
A Vash den rodieniya?
Moy dien rodieniya?. ...Sevodnya.
S dnyom rodieniya!
Could you fill out this form?
first name / last name
Your last name?
nationality
number of passport
passport
Your profession?
Your address?
married (man)
married (woman)
Your place of birth?
Your date of birth?
When were you born?(lit.: When you born?)
Where were you born?(lit.: Where you born?)
Your signature.
When is ~ your birthday?
My birthday is on ~ the 5. February.
And your birthday?
My birthday? ... Today.
Happy birthday!
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/
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?
.
~ ?
~ .
?
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!
Months and dates:
1) yanvar, 2) fevral, 3) mart, 4) aprel,5) mai, 6) ioon, 7) iyool, 8) avgust, 9)
sentyabr, 10) oktyabr, 11) noyabr, 12) dekabr
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9. At the restaurant
Dobri viecher!
za-rezervirovali stol ...
Ya za-reserviroval ...
... na dievyat chasov
... na imya Beckham.
Suda, paaluista.
Shto boodite pit?
Mnie piva.
Ya vazmoo ~ piva / vadi.
Shto ~ hatitie ~ iest?
Na piervai, moet bit soop?
moet bit
Kakie soopui ~ oo Vas iest?
Iest ribnai soop ili borsh.
Ya vozmoo borsh.
Ya hatyel piraki.
Ya hatyela ...
Na vtaroe, moet bit pelmieni ...
... ili Befstroganov?
Ya vozmu Befstroganov. A ? / A ti?
Ya poprobooioo pelmieni.
Priyatnago appetita!
Good evening!
Weve reserved a table ...
I reserved ...
... for 9 oclock
... in the name of Beckham.
This way, please.
What will you drink?
For me beer.
Ill take ~ a beer / a water.
What ~ do you want ~ to eat?
For first dish, maybe a soup?
maybe
What kind of soup do they have?
There is fish soup or borsh.(borsh: a kind of stew made with beetroot)
Ill take borsh.
I would like some pirashki. (a man says)(pirashki: filled bread rolls)
I would like ... (a woman says)
For second dish, maybe pelmeni ...(pelmeni: filled pasta, with meat and spices)
... or Beef Stroganov?(Beef Strog.: sauted beef with sour cream)
Ill take the Beef Stroganov. And you?
Ill try the pelmeni.
Bon appetit!
!
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ea.
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.
~ / .
~ x ~ ?
, ?
~ ?
, .
.
.
a ...
, ...
... ?
. A ? / A ?
.
!
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10. What do you do?
Kiem ~ rabotaietie?
Ya rabotayu ~ v bankie.
rabotaietie v bankie?
Kak dolga ~ tam rabotaietie?
Ooe diesyat liet.
Pravda?
Skolka Vam liet?
Skolka tiebi liet?
Mnie trreedzat pyat liet.
Ya tiebie nie vieroo.
Ya veroo. / Ya tiebie nie vieroo.
Ti zamuzhem?
Niet, ya nie zamuem.
Oo tiebya iest siestra ili brat?
moya mat (mama) / moy atiez (papa)
moyaena / moy moo
dieti / sin / doch
Moet vstretimsya?
Da harashoa, pachyemoo bui i niet?
Gdie i kagda?
Moet savtr, zdies v dievyat trreedzat?
Doa vstriechi!
What do you do?(lit.: As what ~ do you work?)
I work ~ in a bank.
You work in a bank?
How long ~ have you worked there?(lit.: How long ~ you there work?)
For 10 years.(lit.: Already 10 years.)
Is that true?(lit.: The truth?)
How old are you? (Vam is formal)(lit.: How many you years?)
How old are you? (tiebie is informal)
I am 35 years old.(lit.: Me 35 years.)
I dont believe you.(lit.: I you not nelieve.)
I believe. / I dont believe.
Are you married?
No, Im not married.
Do you have a sister or a brother?
my mother / my father
my wife / my husband
children / a son / a daughter
Can we meet?
OK, why not?
Where and when?
Maybe tomorrow, here at 9.30?
See you!(lit.: Until we meet!)
K ~ ?
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K ~ ?
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. / e .
T ?
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A large part of learning in general and language
learning in particular is to do with the memorisation
of words, facts and other significant information. It's
a well-known fact that we use only a fraction of our
brain power and traditional book learning is now
recognised as not suiting every learner.
earworms uses simple techniques which open up
and exploit more of the brain's native power, and
come under the heading of 'accelerated learning'.
In a recent issue of the journal 'Nature'
researchers at Dartmouth College reported that
they had pinpointed the region of the brain
where 'earworms' or catchy tunes reside, the
auditory cortex. They found that the sounds
and words that have actually been heard can be
readily recalled from the auditory cortex where thebrain can listen to them 'virtually' again and again.
2. What we learn
earworms mbt adopts the so-called lexicalapproach to language. In essence, this means we
look at language in terms of whole meaningful
chunks, then break these down into their componentbite-sized, easily absorbable parts and then
reconstruct them. You not only learn complete,
immediately useful phrases, you also intuitively
learn something about the structure (the grammar)
of the language. These 'chunks' which the learner
can 'mix and match', gradually build up to cover
whole areas of the language.
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These languages also available:
Further information at: www.earwormslearning.com
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The Tracks:
1. On business or on holiday? 7:52
2. Are you Russian? 6:43
3. Meeting and greeting 6:17
4. Future plans 7:08
5. Ive reserved a room 6:40
6. More numbers 6:31
7. How can I help? 6:33
8. Personal details 6:25
9. At the restaurant 7:14
10. What do you do? 7:12
Concept & Text: Marlon Lodge, Project Development:Andrew Lodge, Project Management: Maria
Lodge, Editorial Supervision: Renate Elbers-Lodge, Russian Text:Vladimir Sholokhov, Alexander
Meltser, Music: earworms, Russian Voice:Tatyana Homova, Graphic Design: Jaroslaw Suchorski @
HKP, Special Thanks to: Jan, Evie, Anna, Freddy, Jane, Jason Sparrow & Lois Vickery Grund.
www.earwormslearning.com 2010 Earworms Ltd.
ISBN: 9781905443444
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