TPRS Russian – Effortless Russian
TPRS Russian – Effortless Russian is a language learning podcast that uses the Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) method. It teaches Russian through funny stories and simple questions, helping learners absorb grammar and vocabulary naturally. New episodes are released every Monday.
Episodes
37 – Study or Not? Shrek Will Decide (A1: ДОЛЖЕН)
Today we practice должен/должна! Text in Russian: Это Шрек. Он студент. Сегодня он должен учиться. Он должен читать книгу и писать текст. Но Шрек не хочет учиться. Он хочет есть суп и смотреть кино. А это Фиона. Она тоже студентка. Она должна читать журнал и слушать лекцию. Фиона любит учиться, но Шрек любит только отдыхать. Translation: This is Shrek. He is a student. Today he has to study. He ha
36 – Lovely Apartment (A1: КВАРТИРА Vocabulary)
Today we practice some vocabulary related to apartments and furniture in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and
35 – Daria Wants a New Apartment (A1: ХОТЕТЬ+Nouns)
Today we practice the verb 'to want' (хотеть) in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussia
34 – Santa Loves Soccer (A1: ХОТЕТЬ+Verbs)
Today we practice the verb 'to want' (хотеть) in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussia
33 – It's Cold in Siberia (A1: ADVERBS)
Today we practice adverbs in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subscribe
32 – Flash's Day in 5 min (A1: ВРЕМЯ)
Today we practice telling time in Russian. *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subsc
31 – Artemii Lebedev Dyes His Hair (A1: ИДТИ, ЕХАТЬ)
Today we practice verbs of motion again – ИДТИ и ЕХАТЬ ;) *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussi
30 – Tom Cruise Went to Moscow (A1: ЕЗДИЛ)
Today we learn verbs of motion in Russian in past tense. *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussian
29 – Daria Used to Walk (A1: ХОДИЛ)
Today we learn verbs of motion in Russian in past tense. *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussian
28 – McQueen Loves Driving (A1: ЕЗДИТЬ)
Today we learn verbs of motion in Russian! ЕЗДИТЬ *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.co
27 – Superman Goes to Work (A1: ХОДИТЬ)
Today we learn verbs of motion in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subs
26 – Dostoevsky Must Write (A1: Должен)
Today we learn how to say "I must" in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/
25 – Hulk Hogan Plays Golf (A1: Тоже Также)
Today we learn how to say "also" in Russian and what the difference is between ТОЖЕ and ТАКЖЕ! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful
24 – Curious George Drinks Wine (А1: Завтракать, Обедать, Ужинать)
Today we learn how to describe our typical day in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realruss
23 – Regina George Goes to School (A1: Accusative case)
Today we learn how to describe our typical day in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realruss
22 – Hermione Constantly Studies (A1: Daily Schedule)
Today we learn how to describe our typical day in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My new cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://real
21 – Queen Elizabeth (A1: Family Members)
Today we learn how to name family members in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My new cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussi
20 – Elton John and his wardrobe (A1: Clothes and Colors)
Today we learn Russian colors! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My new cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subscribe R
19 – Johnny Depp eats wine (A1: Verbs ЕСТЬ and ПИТЬ)
Today we learn Russian verbs есть (to eat) and пить (to drink.) Here we go! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My new cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and ti
18 – Woody and Buzz love music (A1: ACCUSATIVE CASE)
The accusative case in Russian is one of the six grammatical cases used to indicate the role of a noun or pronoun in a sentence, particularly the direct object of a verb. It's used to show the noun that is receiving the action of the verb. In English, this is often the noun that follows the verb and answers the question "what?" or "whom?" *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my c
17 – Moscow and Putin (A1: Adjectives)
Russian adjectives describe nouns by expressing qualities such as size, color, shape, or characteristics. They agree in gender, number, and case with the nouns they modify:) *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My new cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluen
16 – Where was Peter Parker? (A1: Past Tense)
Past tense in Russian is one of my favorite grammar topics. So easy! Simply add Л, ЛА or ЛИ to a verb:) *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My new cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lot
15 – We read Jane Austen (A1: ЛЮБИТЬ + Infinitive)
English verbs "to love" and "to like" can be described in one Russian verb – ЛЮБИТЬ. Today we learn how to use this verb with infinitives. *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My new cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia
14 – Vladimir the Cat dreams about a rocket (A1: Prepositional + O)
Russian Prepositional case has another function! It doesn't only answer the question "Где?". It also answers the question "What about" – "О чём?" (or "О ком?" if it's a person.) *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclu
13 – Tom and Jerry smoke vape (A1: Plurals)
Russian plurals are super simple! Just add Ы if a word ends with a consonant, or replace the ending A with Ы: кот – коты телефон – телефоны мама – мамы машина – машины Keep in mind the 7-letter spelling rule of Russian: don't write Ы after КГХШЩЧЖ: книга – книги Америка – Америки *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzer
12 – Trump doesn't speak Russian (A1: The verb ГОВОРИТЬ)
Russian verbs are divided into 2 conjugations. We have already practiced the so-called E-conjugation (I conjugation or First conjugation) where the endings included letter E: он работаЕт, ты отдыхаЕшь, вы читаЕте and so on. This mini-story is for the 2nd conjugation aka И-conjugation. For example, ГОВОРИТЬ (to speak): я говорю ты говоришь он говорит она говорит мы говорим вы говорите они говорят
11 – Bilbo Baggins on the Go (A1: Prepositional case)
Today we talk about the Prepositional case in the meaning of location again. It answers the question ГДЕ? (Where?) – В Шире, в рюкзаке. If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subscribe Real Russian Club Youtube cha
10 – Wonder Woman works too much (А1: Много vs Мало)
New grammar today – МНОГО vs МАЛО (much vs little.) If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subscribe Real Russian Club Youtube channel – http://youtube.com/realrussianclubchannel Instagram with short lessons – htt
9 – Marc Jacobs Superhero Banana (A1: Prepositional Case)
We continue practicing the Prepositional case today! If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my full Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subscribe Real Russian Club Youtube channel – http://youtube.com/realrussianclubchannel Instagram with short lessons – http:/
8 – Putin, Belucci, and Jay Z (A1: Prepositional Case)
In today's episode, we practice the Prepositional case! It answers the question 'Где?' and is pretty straightforward to form. Add -E- to the consonants in masculine nouns. And replace the endings with -E- in feminine ones. The ending ИЯ/ИЕ becomes ИИ. And we don't change geographical names that end on О, Е, У, И (Колорадо, Чили, Конго). *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my fu
7 – Garfield doesn't work (A1: First Verbs)
In today's episode, we practice our first verbs! Russian verbs change their endings, so don't forget about it ;) знать (to know) я знаю; ты знаешь; он / она знает; мы знаем; вы знаете; они знают. If you want to learn Russian with me, welcome! My complete step-by-step course for beginners – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – ht
6 – At the Zoo (A1: Possessive pronouns)
New grammar today :) In this episode, we practice possessive pronouns! я – мой ты – твой он – его она – её мы – наш вы – ваш они – их Also, you will hear the phrase "Его зовут / её зовут" – His / her name is ... If you want to learn Russian with me, welcome! My complete step-by-step course for beginners – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Join my free email course with lots of useful materi
5 – Countries and Capitals (A0)
Russian Language Lesson 5 – Countries and Capitals. If you want to learn Russian with me, welcome! My complete step-by-step course for beginners – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subscribe Real Russian Club Youtube channel – http://youtube.com/realrussianclubchannel Instagram with short lessons
4 – Names and Professions (A0)
Russian Language Lesson 4 – Names and professions. If you want to learn Russian with me, welcome! My complete step-by-step course for beginners – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ The new grammar here: Personal pronouns: он (he) and она (she.) In some words, we add the suffix -ка- to the word to make it feminine. For example, студент-студентка, спортсмен-спортсменка. Question 'Кто это?' mean
3 – At the Bar (A0)
Russian Language Lesson 3 – At the bar. How to work with a mini-story: • Read the text • Listen and answer the questions OUT LOUD (you don't need to provide the full answer, just yes and no would work for now) • Re-tell the story yourself out loud Grammar: And we stay at the same level of grammar here! 'Есть' means 'to be'. 'Вот' is the word we usually say when pointing at something. Text in R
2 – At the Coffee Shop (A0)
Russian Language Lesson 2 – At the coffee shop. If you want to learn Russian with me, welcome! My complete step-by-step course for beginners – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ Grammar: And again, this episode does not require any knowledge of grammar :) 'Это' means 'this is'. 'Тут' (здесь) means 'here'. 'И' means 'and'. 'Что это?' means 'What is it?' 'Конечно' means 'Of course' Text in Rus
1 – At the restaurant (A0)
Russian Language Lesson 1 – At the restaurant. If you want to learn Russian with me, welcome! My complete step-by-step course for beginners – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ How to work with a mini-story: • Read the text • Listen and answer the questions OUT LOUD (you don't need to provide the full answer, just yes and no would work for now) • Re-tell the story yourself out loud Grammar
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Russian language speaking is made easy with mini-stories in my TPRS Effortless Russian Podcast! Welcome! Добро пожаловать! My name is Daria Molchanova, I am a Russian professor and certified Russian language teacher. You might know me from my Slow Russian Podcast and the Real Russian Club YouTube channel. I love using TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) for teaching Russ
