In this episode I want to tell you about my recent experience of becoming blind. It made me think that very often we don’t appreciate what we have. ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun, educational, and controversial topics. I speak clear and slow, explaining words in Russian to build your strong Russian foundation and help you on your way to understand real Russian (TV-shows,...
Feb 12, 2019•25 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast We start reading in Russian! Hooray! This is the first book called The three little pigs and today we will take a half of it. This is a short HQ audio version of the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/i0A4OvGQIs4 Here's the link for text: http://www.planetaskazok.ru/smihalkovsth/triporosenkamihalkov My plan: I choose one short Russian book for reading (or a tale \ story, etc) and give you the full text of it. Then during the live session I explain some difficult words and give you the main idea of ...
Feb 06, 2019•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of our slow Russian Podcast I decided to walk around the place I live in Saint Petersburg and make a live recording of my thoughts. I am going to tell you how I got to Russia and how I feel about moving here from China. This podcast is a kind of improvisation and has real spoken Russian. It's slightly adapted for better comprehension. I mentioned a video from my YouTube "Learn Russian VLog" series and here's the link: https://youtu.be/tvIZ0y-EbQ4 ----- This podc...
Feb 05, 2019•27 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Привет-привет! Hey my dearest learners! In today's episode of our slow Russian podcast we are going to talk about one smart guy who faced a difficulty on his new job, but he managed to deal with it in a very creative way! This story has a few questions (TRPS-like) so you may try to answer them while listening. ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun, educational, and controve...
Jan 29, 2019•26 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Привет, мои дорогие и замечательные! Today in our Slow and Comprehensible Russian podcast I'm going to talk about my experience of traveling in Russia with almost no money. I started travelling this way 9 years ago and visited lots of wonderful places in Russia (and other world). Is it easy to travel this way? Where did I sleep? How were the drivers who picked me up? I'll try to answer these questions and hope you will find some new and useful vocabulary to improve your Russian! ----- Th...
Jan 23, 2019•24 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Приветствую, дорогие товарищи! In this episode we have a conversation in Russian and our guest is Katya from Live Russian. We'll talk about our experience of learning languages and talk specifically about learning Russian as a foreign language. Unfortunately Chinese internet didn't allow us to make sound very clear and I'm really sorry for that. Anyway it's a good listening practice and I hope you'll find it interesting! До встречи, Ваш Макс :) Katya's channel: https://ww...
Jan 15, 2019•29 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Приветствую всех! In this episode of our slow and comprehensible Russian podcast we are going to learn some relationships and dating vocabulary. Firstly you will hear a story of a girl (one friend of mine) and then I will share with you my thoughts about "what love is". I think it'll be good Russian listening practice and, hey, I want to hear your opinion on this topic! Tell us what you think and what love means for you! ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermed...
Jan 08, 2019•27 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Привет, дорогие! Let's talk about a few Russian bank terms and finance vocabulary in Russian. Today you will learn how to say some basic bank operations as to withdraw money, to put money into your account, what we can do with our finance and so forth. If you listen to this podcast and enjoy it I'd super appreciate your feedback and rating on iTunes - it helps me a lot! ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Rus...
Jan 01, 2019•23 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Hi all! In this episode of our slow and comprehensible Russian podcast we will talk about Instagram as a tool for learning Russian. We'll also chat about social networks dependency and as always will learn a few new vocabulary words in Russian. ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun, educational, and controversial topics. I speak clear and slow, explaining words in Russian t...
Dec 25, 2018•22 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Привет! Verbs in Russian is a very tough topic to talk about. Perfective, imperfective, reflexive verbs and so on.. There are so many thing we need to learn to understand how to use them correctly. In this episode I want to answer a couple questions which you sent to me recently and give you some examples. ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun, educational, and controversial to...
Dec 18, 2018•24 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast This is a TRPS Russian lesson. I tried a new format for our Russian podcast with storytelling and question answering. I'm sure that this method is very effective if you want to learn spoken Russian and think in Russian. However, you should decide yourself what works better for you and if you enjoy this episode and find it helpful let me know at learn@russianwithmax.com and I'll do more stuff like this in the future. ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and ab...
Dec 11, 2018•25 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of our Russian language podcast we will learn a bunch of new vocabulary words related to... spirituality! This is a real conversation in Russian with one friend of mine named Lida who has been practicing Yoga for a few years and I want to share with you some ideas and concepts of Yoga. ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun, educational, and controversial topics....
Dec 04, 2018•20 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Привет!:) In this episode of our Russian podcast I am going to answer your questions about movies in Russian which I can recommend you and also about conditionals in Russian. Movies in Russian (some with subtitles): 1. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHIrWD0QcDA Атлантида Русского Севера 2. Счастливые Люди vasyukov.net/films/ 3. Остров www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa_13X32DRg 4. Участок hdrezka.ag/series/comedy/13611-uchastok.html ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). ...
Nov 27, 2018•23 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of my Russian language podcast I am going to tell you a little bit of my recent trip to Hong Kong and who I met there. We will also review days of the week in Russian and you'll learn a new day called Пьятница! xD A new episode of this Comprehensible Russian podcast will be released every Tuesday, so stay tuned! The next video is going to be about Hong Kong and I'm sure it'll be fun and useful!:-) Don't miss it on my YT channel: Russian With Max If you enjoy this ...
Nov 20, 2018•23 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Hey there! Today's topic is vegetarianism! I used to be a vegetarian, but now I'm not. Why? Hmm... This is the topic for the next podcast, but today we'll talk about its general idea! Привет! Сегодняшний топик - вегетарианство. Я был вегетарианцем, но сейчас я не вегетарианец. Почему? Хмм... Это будет темой следующего подкаста, а сегодня мы поговорим об общей идее вегетарианства. ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you invol...
Nov 15, 2018•23 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast we will talk about seeking a job, salary ranges in Russia and learn a few new vocabulary words. В этом подкасте мы поговорим про поиск работы, зарплаты в России и выучим несколько новых слов русского языка. ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun, educational, and controversial topics. I speak clear and slow, explaining words in Russian to build your strong Russia...
Nov 07, 2018•24 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Hey there! Who is Steven Krashen and what are his hypothesis? Today we will talk about the general idea of Krashen's second-language acquisition theory. Приветики! Кто такой Стивен Крашен и что за гипотезы он выдвнул? Сегодня мы поговорим об общей идее теории овладевания иностранным языком Стивена Крашена. Free books by Stephen D Krashen: Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition: http://www.sdkrashen.com/content/books/principles_and_practice.pdf Second Language Acquisition and ...
Oct 30, 2018•22 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Надоело слушать только Макса?! Отлично!! Сегодня вы услышите прекрасный голос одной учительницы русского языка, которая живёт во Франции и зовут её Катя! Тема нашего разговора: "по чему мы скучаем, когда живём в другой стране?" Приятного прослушивания, дорогие друзья!:) Tired of listening to Max only!? Great!! Today you will hear the beautiful voice of one Russian teacher who lives in France and her name is Katya! The topic of our conversation is"what do we miss most, when we are ...
Oct 22, 2018•21 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast I'm in a train and it's time to record a podcast due to my ride. Today let's talk about trains in Russia and China. Enjoy the show!:) Я в поезде и это самое время записать подкаст во время моей поездки! Давайте сегодня поговорим о поездах в России и Китае. Наслаждайтесь!:) Key words: Поезд - train. Наушники - earphones. Горы - mountains. Сидячее место - Hard seat. Плацкарт - hard sleeper Купе - soft sleeper ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above)....
Oct 15, 2018•20 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Hi there! Today I'm going to read you some news in Russian and afterwards I'll explain the vocabulary words! It's a longer podcast, but I hope you'll enjoy it! Here's the text: Российские власти обсудили внедрение электронных паспортов — впервые эта идея поднималась ещё в 2013 году. Теперь переход на такие документы запланирован на 2021 год, а соответствующий законопроект должен быть создан до конца этого года. По данным источников, такой паспорт будет похож на банковскую кар...
Oct 09, 2018•31 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Back to school again..? Oh, gosh! Today's topic is education system in Russia. Снова в школу..? Ох, блин! Сегодняшний топик - система образования в России. Key vocabulary: Школа - School Училище - College (specialized school) Учебное заведение - Educational institution And the most important phrase: Я не люблю школу!! Enjoy the show!;-) ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun...
Oct 03, 2018•22 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast I got a cold!!! Oh, dear... How to get any profits from it?! Hmm... Talk about it in the show! Hooray! Я простудился!!! Вот, блин... Как извлечь из этого какую-нибудь пользу?! Поговорить об этом в подкасте, еее!:) ----- This podcast is for learning Russian (A2\lower intermediate and above). My goal is to get you involved in the Russian language through interesting, fun, educational, and controversial topics. I speak clear and slow, explaining words in Russian to build your strong Russian foundat...
Oct 03, 2018•18 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Hello, everyone! This is the first episode of my Comprehensible Russian Podcast! Today I'm going to talk about myself, this Russian podcast and its idea. I hope you'll enjoy the show! :) This podcast is for Russian learners who want to listen to understandable and meaningful audio content in Russian with transcripts. It's designed to push you into the Russian language for 20-25 minutes so you can start feeling the language by discovering many things as my daily life and routines, som...
Sep 23, 2018•21 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
