Rapid Russian Vol.2

7/28/2019 Rapid Russian Vol.2

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earwormsM u s i c a l B r a i n T r a i n e r

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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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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!

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* 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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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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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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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!)

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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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