My Goals (At this time)
1. I want to be able to have a conversation with Helen's family.
2. I want to be able to purchase food from the Russian market near my apartment.
3. I want to be able to read the short stories of Anton Chekov in Russian.
Which goals can I achieve this week?
None of my goals can be achieved immediately. What can I do to work toward these goals?
Who can help me?
I will need to ask Helen. Google Translate is helpful. But it isn't always accurate.
1. I want to be able to have a conversation with Helen’s family.
- I can say “hello” (Привет) and “goodbye” (пока). I speak informally with Helen's family. I know there is a difference between formal and informal writing.
- I can ask “How are you?” (как дела?)
Helen and I usually visit her family on holidays, for big dinners.
- I will learn the question “Can I help you with anything?” (Могу ли я помочь вам с чем-либо?)
- I will learn noun vocabulary related to dinner:
plate (тарелка)
fork
knife
spoon
table
chair
cup
wine (вино)
beer (пиво)
- I will need to ask Helen these words. Words like plate and fork have many meanings.
I don’t know the names for all Russian food. But I can ask her family.
- I will need to learn theses questions: “What is this called?” (Что же это называется?) “How do you say _____ in Russian?” (Как сказать _____ на русском языке?)
- I can say: “I don’t understand.” (Не понимаю.)
- I will learn: “Can you repeat that?” (Можете ли вы повторить?)
2. I want to be able to purchase food from the Russian market near my apartment.
- I will need to learn the question: “How much is this?” (Сколько это стоит?)
- I can say: "What is this?" (Что это?)
- I will need to learn many numbers to understand prices: 1-100. I will try to learn 1-10 this week.
- I want to be able to say: “I am learning Russian. I only know a little bit.”
3. I want to be able to read the short stories of Anton Chekhov in Russian.
This will be very difficult. This will take several years before I can do this.
What do I need to be able to do before I can read a story in Russian?
- I can read Russian letters. But I still need to sound every letter out. My reading is not fluent.
- I will need a lot of vocabulary.
- I will try to find Russian stories for children.
