Thread: Pimsleur Progress

Originally Posted by fortheether

Теперь (better) отвечайте на вопрос. - now answer the question.
когда – when.
Вы поедете Санкт Петербург? - Will you drive to St. Petersburg?
Что вы собираетесь делать там? - What are you going to do there?
знакомство (substantive) – acquaintances.

несколько знакомить - some acquaintances????
I don't understand what you mean ("несколько знакомить")

увидеть – to see.
в Санкт Петербурге (p.c.) – In St. Petersburg.
работать – to work.
Вы собираетесь работать? - Are You going to work?
провести (время) – to spend (time).
день – day
дни - days
Я собираюсь провести десять дней там. - I'm going to spend 10 days there.
несколько дней – a few days
думать – to think
так – so.
Я так думаю. - I think so.
Вы собираетесь увидеть Сергея (a.c. of Сергей)? - Are You going to see Sergei?

Originally Posted by fortheether

Level 1 – Lesson 28

Добрый вечер – good evening.
Вы не знаете. - You don't know.
Вы думаете. - You think.
провести – to spend time.
остаться – to stay.
девяносто – ninety.
сто – one hundred.
ничего – nothing.
Explains that double negatives are common.
Я ничего не хочу. - I don't want anything.
уехать – to leave, drive away.
Мы собираемся уехать. - We are going to leave.
вместе – together.
поужинать – to have supper.
Но Я один. – But I am alone (mas.).
Но Я одна.– But I am alone (fem.).

Only one mistake
"Я" is big only at the beginning of a clause.

Оля,
Thank you so much for the help! I'm going to record myself trying to say what is on the tape for:

знакомить – acquaintances. - Is this right????
несколько знакомить - some acquaintances????

and post it to the "Audio Lounge". Will post here when it's up.

Thank you,

Scott

I would say.

Originally Posted by fortheether

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знакомиые – acquaintances
несколько знакомиых - some acquaintances

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Originally Posted by Spiderkat

I would say.

Originally Posted by fortheether

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знакомиы – acquaintances
несколько знакомиых - some acquaintances

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Это неправильно.

acquaintance (if you mean a friend) = "знакомый"
acquaintances = "знакомые"

несколько знакомых

знакомить (verb) = introduce (to); acquaint (with)

On the tape it sounds like:

acquaintance (if you mean a friend) = "знакомый" - they do say friend also.
несколько знакомых - they use this.

Thank you,
Scott

Hello,
Please help me fix my many mistakes.

Thank you,
Scott


Level 1 – Lesson 29

Ты – you (someone you know, friend - family member).
Как дела? - How are you? (To someone you know).
Ты знаешь. - You know.
значить – mean.
Что это значить? - What does this mean.
слово – word. (Stress on the first «o»).
слова – words. (Stress on the «a»).
Вы Американец? - Are you American (to a male)?
Да, я Американец. - Yes I am an American.
Вы Американка? - Are you American (to a female)?
Да, я Американка. - Yes I am an American.
время – time.
Сколько времени? (g.c.) - How much time?
На сколько времени? (g.c.) - For how much time? or For how long?
извините – excuse me.
Ну, надо же! - Why is this necessary?

Originally Posted by fortheether

значить – (to) mean.
Что это значит_ (without "ь")? - What does this mean?

Вы американец? - Are you American (to a male)?
Да, я американец. - Yes I am an American.
Вы американка? - Are you American (to a female)?
Да, я американка. - Yes I am an American.

Сколько времени? (g.c.) - What time is it? OR How much time?

Originally Posted by fortheether

Will post to the «Audio Lounge» what is on the tape. ???? why is that necessary.

I'm very stupid, but i don't understand this phrase

fortheether wrote:
Will post to the «Audio Lounge» what is on the tape. ???? why is that necessary.

I'm very stupid, but i don't understand this phrase Embarassed

Nothing to be embarassed about - I phrased the sentence poorly.

In the "Audio Lounge" section of this forum is a message "Pimsleur - Why is this necessary". I tried to repeat what is on the Pimsleur tape. I cannot find how to spell what is being said.

Thank you,
Scott

Hello,
Please help me fix my many mistakes.

Thank you,
Scott



Level 1 – Lesson 30

плохо – bad(ly).
не плохо – not bad.
неделя – week.

Please go to the "Audio lounge", topic "Pimsleur - for one week". They are saying "for one week".
(a.c. is this right????) – for one week.

На несколько нелель (g.c. plural) – for a few weeks.
Что вы купили вчера? - What did you buy yesterday?
Я купил (mas.) - I bought.
Я купила (fem.) - I bought.
нравиться – like.
мне (d.c.) нравится – I like.
вам (d.c.) нравится – you like.

Originally Posted by fortheether

(a.c. is this right???? yes) – for one week.

На несколько недель (g.c. plural) – for a few weeks.

Originally Posted by fortheether

Hello,
Are you American (to a male)?
Yes I am an American.
Are you American (to a female)?
Yes I am an American.

Why did you not write the indefinite article before "American" in the questions, but write it in the answers???

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by fortheether

(a.c. is this right???? yes) – for one week.

На несколько недель (g.c. plural) – for a few weeks.

Thank you,
Scott

Originally Posted by Chuvak

Originally Posted by fortheether

Hello,
Are you American (to a male)?
Yes I am an American.
Are you American (to a female)?
Yes I am an American.

Why did you not write the indefinite article before "American" in the questions, but write it in the answers???

Good point - it has been corrected.

Thank you,
Scott

Hello,
Please help me correct my many mistakes.

Thank you,
Scott


Level 2 – Lesson 1


по-русски – in Russian.
по-английски – in English.
Как сказать это слово по-русски? - How does one say this word in Russian?
Россия – Russia.
сего (is this right????) - things.
много сего - many things.
Мы ничего не купили. – We didn't buy anything.
Но вы говорили по-русски? - But did you speak Russian?
они – they.
Я говорил – I spoke (mas.).
Я говорила – I spoke (fem.).
Я говорю – I speak.
Когда вы приехали? - When did you arrive (by vehicle)?
Когда вы приехали в Москву (a.c.)? - When did you come to Moscow?
Я приехал – I arrived (mas.)
Я приехала – I arrived (fem.)
Когда вы ездили Санкт Петербург? - When did you drive (multidirectional) to St. Petersburg?
Я ездил – I drove (mas.)
Я ездила – I drove (fem.)
утро – morning.
сегодня утром – (today) in the morning.
Мы поели в ресторане (p.c.) там. - We ate in a restaurant there.
Я поел – I ate (mas.)
Я поела – I ate (fem.)
Вы поели в хорошем ресторане (p.c.)? - Did you eat in a good restaurant?

Originally Posted by fortheether

сего (is this right???? no ) - things. (things="вещи" or "штуки")
много всего - many things. (всего = genitiv of "всё")

Когда вы ездили в Санкт Петербург? - When did you drive (multidirectional) to St. Petersburg?

Мы поели в ресторане (p.c.) там. ("там" is senselessly here. Maybe "в том ресторане"?) - We ate in a restaurant there.

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by fortheether

сего (is this right???? no ) - things. (things="вещи" or "штуки")
много всего - many things. (всего = genitiv of "всё")

To me the "в" in всего is very hard to hear. Actually I have a hard time with "в" a lot.

Когда вы ездили в Санкт Петербург? - When did you drive (multidirectional) to St. Petersburg?

Мы поели в ресторане (p.c.) там. ("там" is senseless (no ly) here. Maybe "в том ресторане"?) - We ate in a restaurant there.

In the "audio lounge" is a message "Pimsleur - And we ate..."

Thank you,
Scott

Hello,
Please help me fix my many mistakes.

Thank you,
Scott


Level 2 – Lesson 2

Когда вы приехали? - When did you arrive (by vehicle)?
Я приехал (mas.) вчера. - I arrived yesterday.
Я приехала (fem.) вчера. - I arrived yesterday.
Что вы делали сегодня? - What did you do today?
вы говорили – you spoke.
мы говорили – we spoke.
вы поели – you ate.
мы поели – we ate.
Я говорил (mas.) - I spoke.
Я говорила (fem.) - I spoke.
Я делал (mas.) - I did.
Я делала (fem.) - I did.
мы ездили – we drove.
вы видели – you saw.
Я видел (mas.) - I saw.
Я видела (fem.) - I saw.
город – city.
вы знаете – you know.
много работы (g.c.) – a lot of work.

Originally Posted by fortheether

Hello,
Please help me fix my many mistakes.

Thank you,
Scott


Level 2 – Lesson 2

Когда вы приехали? - When did you arrive (by vehicle)?
Я приехал (mas.) вчера. - I arrived yesterday.
Я приехала (fem.) вчера. - I arrived yesterday.
Что вы делали сегодня? - What did you do today?
вы говорили – you spoke.
мы говорили – we spoke.
вы поели – you ate.
мы поели – we ate.
Я говорил (mas.) - I spoke.
Я говорила (fem.) - I spoke.
Я делал (mas.) - I did.
Я делала (fem.) - I did.
мы ездили – we drove.
вы видели – you saw.
Я видел (mas.) - I saw.
Я видела (fem.) - I saw.
город – city.
вы знаете – you know.
много работы (g.c.) – a lot of work.

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