3 – At the Bar (A0)

3 – At the Bar (A0)

Author: Daria Molchanova – Real Russian Club October 27, 2023 Duration: 6:28

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 Russian:

Добро́ пожа́ловать в бар. Тут есть во́дка, ви́ски, бре́нди и скотч. Вот кока-ко́ла и вода́.

Text in English:

Welcome to the bar. There is vodka, whiskey, brandy and scotch. Here's Coca-Cola and water.

Transcript:

Добро пожаловать в бар. Это бар? Да, это бар. Это клуб? Нет, это не клуб. Это бар. Это театр? Нет, это бар. Это ресторан? Нет, это не ресторан, это бар. Это кофешоп? Нет, это не кофешоп, это бар. Это кафе? Нет, это не кафе, это бар. Это гараж? Нет, это не гараж, это бар. Что это? Это бар. Тут есть водка. Тут есть водка? Да, тут есть водка. Тут есть чай? Нет, тут есть водка. Тут есть кофе? Нет, не кофе, тут есть водка. Тут есть какао? Нет, тут есть водка. Тут есть Фанта? Нет, тут есть водка. Тут есть Пепси? Нет, тут есть водка. Что тут есть? Тут есть водка. Вот виски. Это виски? Да, это виски. Это водка? Нет, это виски. Это коктейль? Нет, это не коктейль, это виски. Это чай? Нет, это не чай, это виски. Это коньяк? Нет, это не коньяк, это виски. Что это? Это виски. Тут бренди и скотч. Это бренди? Да, это бренди. Это виски? Нет, это не виски. Это бренди. Это вода? Нет, это не вода, это бренди. Бренди и скотч. Это скотч? Да, это скотч. Это текила? Нет, это не текила, это бренди и скотч. Что это? Это бренди и скотч. Вот кока-кола и вода. Это кока-кола? Да, это кока-кола. Это Пепси? Нет, это не пепси, это кока-кола. Это Маунтин Дью? Нет, это кока-кола. Это кофе? Нет, это не кофе, это кока-кола. Кока-кола и вода. Это вода? Да, это вода. Что это? Это вода.

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