Lesson 18 - Russian Cursive  (Letters "З,И")

Lesson 18 - Russian Cursive (Letters "З,И")

Author: Natalia Worthington February 15, 2007 Duration: 0:00
Добрый день, мои дорогие слушатели ( Hello, my dear listeners)! Welcome to 'A Spoonful of Russian' , where we learn Russian one bite at a time. Добро пожаловать ( Welcome)! (Samir's audio message) I thank all the listeners who stuck with the show since the beginning and welcome the newcomers. I appreciate all the mail that you send my way. Questions, comments, suggestion and even criticism....I read them all and try to reply as time allows. We've covered a lot of ground already, and there's more to come! And now, for the lesson. (Please follow the video for this lesson. Just click on the title of the blog entry.) Letter 'З' is represented by word 'Зонтик' (Umbrella) Letter 'И' is represented by word 'Иголки' (Pins) Letter 'Й' is represented by word 'Йод' (Iodine)

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