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ABOUT
Can you believe it´s already December? I don´t know about you but I absolutely love this time of the year and the only thing I want to do in December is stay in bed and watch Christmas movies. So let´s leave grammar explanations and pronunciation lessons for next year and dedicate the whole month of December to learning Russian with movies, and not just any movies but Christmas movies!
In the next four weeks together we´ll watch four clips from Christmas movies. Today we´ll be watching a clip from a famous Russian comedy called Ёлки (Christmas Trees) from 2010. The movie takes place in 11 different cities in Russia and the story happens on New Year´s Eve. The movie is hilarious and you´ll learn lots of conversational Russian phrases and slang words from it.
You’ll watch the clip three times. First, with Russian subtitles, then I´ll read each phrase in slow Russian and help you translate it into English. Finally, you’ll watch the clip again without subtitles and by then you should be able to understand most of what is said in the movie.
Leave a comment below with your recommendations on which movie I should use next for my series Learn Russian through Movies. Let’s go!
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[@BoostYourRussian]

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[@paulinalarsen2023]

I love this woman so much. HOW CAN I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING FOR US 😭😭😭

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thank you, Paulina! Glad you´re enjoying my videos :) If you want to support my work, you can buy me a coffee www.paypal.com/paypalme/boostyourrussian

[@vagnjensen2011]

I may as well confess right away: Without the translation I would miss about 75 % of the conversation.

[@BoostYourRussian]

That´s ok! This clip is difficult and with a lot of slang words that are worth learning

[@disdonc6012]

It's not only the vocabulary but also the slurred speech.

[@musiclyrics4507]

and that's why this video is useful

[@malte5140]

"Learn Russian with Movies" are the best videos to learn russian (and english :D )

[@BoostYourRussian]

Two birds with one stone :D

[@malte5140]

@@BoostYourRussian Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe

[@rafaelcamargo4357]

Your channel is great, it's really helpful. Thanks a lot!!!! Could you do a video with a Tarkovsky film? I love the poem "First Dates" that is on the film "The Mirror", and I would love to learn more about it. Loves from Brazil

[@BoostYourRussian]

Great idea!

[@ceresludovic7509]

Great work and really good learning. Even after 40 hours of dialogue i study in movie i just understand 60% of the conversation between the two man. Well,lt s mean i still need to learn more and more.

[@SpankyHam]

A significant part of the language consists of words and phrases in a figurative sense and/or idioms. Keep practicing and everything will gradually turn out.

[@georgegibson6984]

Great job. I am just starting now, but I can see how this series will be a great tool in the future. It makes learning fun.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Hope you´ll soon be able to enjoy these movie lessons, George!

[@saintleger858]

Toujours sympa merci, Спасибо!

[@lukasbecker7757]

Yeah the series is back!

[@slayerfiend33]

Actually this was the most helpful lesson I have seen yet, Its much better to learn russian for me as it is happening in real time.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Glad to hear that!

[@slayerfiend33]

@@BoostYourRussian What movies do you recommend watching in russian, that are also in English?

[@Pakde_Junior11]

Terima kasih banyak Kristina

[@reginaldokeke8354]

Great video, it will be helpful to show the infinitives of Less common verbs like Пашу for example.

[@victorbitaraes3143]

I think your videos are perfect. Best thing I've found on Russian language up to this moment. Thank you so much!

[@BoostYourRussian]

Happy to hear that, Victor!

[@Beastonn]

Great video layout! Спасибо)

[@BoostYourRussian]

Не за что :)

[@josephnicholas9812]

Great idea and set up for learning new words and expressions! I love this---can you use more American movies like the Harry Potter selection! I think we all want to learn words we can use. The Putin videos are OK too but some of the words he uses would not be part of everyday speech. The sequence you use for learning is fantastic!

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thanks, Joseph! I already have about five more lessons based on movies on my channel and will be publishing more soon!

[@sunmiduo]

this is actually really really really helpful thanks

[@BoostYourRussian]

You´re welcome, Amy!

[@aubreyjohnson2551]

This helps a lot! Thank you!

[@BoostYourRussian]

You're welcome!

[@Lizdvs]

Nice video as always! Большое спасибо

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Julian-AJCP]

I love those videos!

[@BoostYourRussian]

Glad to hear that!

[@fatemehakb590]

Огромное спасибо! Жду другие части фильма🥰

[@BoostYourRussian]

Скоро будут)

[@musiclyrics4507]

we need more like this video for practicing . thanks . keep going

[@BoostYourRussian]

More to come!

[@LanPham-hl6sp]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@BoostYourRussian]

You’re welcome 😊

[@michaelandre9350]

Fabulous, Kristina - I enjoyed this style of learning very much and would love to see this movie as it looks so fun. Огромное спасибо!

[@BoostYourRussian]

Glad you enjoyed it, Michael!

[@javatsang3582]

Teacher teacher. We need more new videos! Been waiting so long.

[@Magicboy1107]

Make this for more video please, I love this language From Cambodia.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Will do!

[@footballtalents9817]

i enjoy all your movies all the time ,thank you so much for help, and please post more movies for us even everyday if possible .

[@BoostYourRussian]

Will do, thanks!

[@husseinhashim1973]

Great idea .. please keep going on these videos Peace

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thank you! Will do!

[@Dreamvivid]

This is so much fun watching and listening the first time and then to see if you were right the second time through.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Glad to hear you´re enjoying the format!

[@samanthabloklen6369]

I love this type of videos

[@BoostYourRussian]

More to come!

[@charlesbyakika7094]

What an interesting story ( short film).

[@eastwesttv7530]

Hello, I just subscribed your channel, very interesting contents , can you make a video about Russian road signs ,( for driving licenses ) really appreciate 🙌🏿🌹 God bless you

[@nanuzalazar6099]

Большое спасибо

[@BoostYourRussian]

Не за что!

[@russianstuard2458]

Great movie! ёлки 2 and 3 are also decent. ёлки 1 is a classic! The film teaches you alot about Russian culture for example: I never knew in Russia on new years eve you write a wish on paper and burn it and drink it within champagne to make it come true.

[@BoostYourRussian]

I actually haven´t watched the 2nd and 3rd parts

[@aikidoRick]

Excellent movie for learning, I enjoyed it.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Glad to hear that, Rickie!

[@billybetts936]

Thank you.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thanks for watching!

[@mamapandu952]

terima kasih banyak

[@kavehkushi3661]

Очень полезный урок. Третый раз я всё понял!!! Отличный метод. Happy Holidays );

[@BoostYourRussian]

Отличный результат!

[@allen7634]

Спасибо Вам большое. Этот снимок очень полезный, но думаю, что еще было бы полезнее если б Вы объяснили фразы как рай в шалаше. Спасибо!

[@TomGuideKrakowPoland]

spasiba

[@vampireegirl]

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thanks for watching :)

[@vargaborbala5202]

This movie dialogue and your chosen method are really good. Will you upload more from Russian movies? There are valuable comedy pieces.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Probably not, too many copyright issues

[@issamassi465]

Отлично

[@BoostYourRussian]

Спасибо за просмотр!

[@gannakurylko330]

женщина сказала не "вы знаете, молодые люди...", а "извините, молодые люди..."

[@suhanovdv]

Можно взять сцену с Ельциным из второй серии "Перевала Дятлова". Будет забавно :)

[@MarcMetral]

Спасибо большое. Мне очень нравится эта цена.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Сцена? :)

[@MarcMetral]

@@BoostYourRussian Один маленький фрагмент фильма, во Франции, называется "сцена фильма".

[@melofernandesdacosta2766]

Nice

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thanks for watching!

[@OFFSITE88]

Very helpful, thank you! Even more helpful if you could also add the literal translation.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Noted! Many people requested the same, I´ll try to implement it in my future videos

[@quinnlarnachjones]

Great content as always, Kristina! Learn Russian with Movies has been my primary source of study material over the last month or so. Just out of curiosity, at one point one of the leads brings up "Yakutsk Drama". Is that a unique theory of theatre in Russia, or is it just drama that happens to be from Yakutsk? Огромное спасибо :)

[@BoostYourRussian]

They are referring to the Dramatic Theater in Yakutsk!

[@daria.akkura]

He just referer to a specific treatre located in Yakutsk city. 😊 Random place where he happened to study. 😊

[@quinnlarnachjones]

@@daria.akkura thanks heaps!

[@luckyluckydog123]

thanks, it was a great lesson! the clip, without your analysis, would have been very difficult for me. It would be good if you could also explain in more detail at least some of the difficult words encountered in the clip, eg giving more examples, specifying their register and so on. But your videos are also great as they are, anyway :)

[@BoostYourRussian]

Lorenzo, thank you for your feedback and for the donation, I really appreciate it! I know it would be useful to include explanations with examples but it takes a lot of time to do that (in addition to the extra time that I already spent to make a printable transcript) and I don´t think I can keep up with that in the long run

[@luckyluckydog123]

Sure, I understand! I'll write here my findings on some of the words and expressions I found difficult. I hope this post will be useful to other people. Да бери, бери, у меня ещё есть! The initial да is a particle used, informally, for emotional emphasis. It can be translated as "cm'on", "go on (and)" у нас запрещено распивать спиртные напитки "у нас запрещено", literaly 'with us it is forbidden' it's the Russian way of saying 'We don't allow', 'alcoholic beverages are not allowed','You're not allowed' or similar. An unexpected usage to me. распивать means here: 'to have a drink together with someone else' ловко ты с ней! ловко меанс 'adroitly, craftily, cunningly, clevery'. So the whole expression word-for-word translated into: 'smoothly you with her!' or, perhaps, 'that was smooth of you with her!' I believe this one of the situations where Russian shows its penchant for dropping verbs altogether. I suspect с нею is also possible, but probably sounds too literary for this context. Якутский драматический. A reference to the якутский драматический театр. Perhaps obvious to Russians but puzzling to me, in part because of the succinctness and unexpectedness of the utterance, in part because I'd never heard of a 'drama(tic) theatre' in English or of a 'teatro drammatico' in Italian. Also in this case, no verbs, no 'theatre', no 'I attended', nothing. Чё в Питер? Чё is informal for что, and in this case it means почему: 'why to Peterburg?' Again, no verb was deemed necessary. Other examples of 'что' used with the meaning 'почему': что же ты не едешь? Why on earth you're not going? что ты не ложишься спать? - why aren't you going to bed? что же ты молчала? - why didn't you say anything? А что так? How come?, why so?, why is that? Накосячил? (Did you) mess up? накосячить (perf.) / косячить (imperf.) is an informal neologism meaning 'to make lots of mistakes, to do something poorly'. The verb is constructed from the noun косяк, which in turn is derived from the adjective косой 'skew, oblique'. The word косяк has several standard meanings (*) unrelated to накосячить but, according to Wikislovar', it also has the slang meaning of 'mistake' (most dictionaries don't report this meaning). (*) Other meanings of косяк: door frame; flock/herd/school (of fish); joint (cigarette containing marijuana) пашу как трактор From пахать, literaly 'to plough' and by extension 'to work hard, to toil, to sweat one's guts out'. I'm not sure how common the 'как трактор' is; judging by google, it's moderately common, so it's not an invention for this film, although the more traditional forms seem to be пахать как лошадь / как конь А у неё потом телефон... Раз, и батарейка садится 'раз' in this case don't mean 'once' but it's a simple onomatopoeic particle similar to Bam!/Bang! In any case I don't understand how this sentence is connected with what was said before or what the other guy says later. He works like a dog, and then her phone's battery goes dead. What? А то... otherwise... (an synonym to иначе) задержаться to stay late (eg at work); to be held up (eg at work) Ой, вот только не надо 'Oh, just don't!' It's not something I could realistically understand 'in the wild'. Потише можно? As usual with comparatives, the по- indicates 'a little': litt.: is it possible [to be] a little more quiet? As usually no verb, no пожалуйста, nothing. про рай в шалаше рассказышать A шалаш is a kind of hut, perhaps made of tree branches or straw, made as a temporary shelter. Etymologically it's from Turkish languages. The full expression is с милым рай и в шалаше meaning 'love and personal happiness are more important than material abundance and comfort' Да девушкам нужно чтобы мы тупо были рядом The first да is, again, just for emphasis, perhaps it could be translated with a filler word such as "Y'know" тупо in general means 'dully, stupidly' (from тупой - blunt, dull, stupid) Wikislovar', but not any of my other dictionaries (and I have some good ones!), reports as 'colloquial' the meaning ' незамысловато, просто , that is 'plainly, simply' In general the dialogue is very difficult also because of its extreme terseness, informal or slang expression and little context. Do Russians really speak and behave like that with strangers or it's just this film? What happened to good manners? :)

[@martingalch]

@@luckyluckydog123 I need this for every vidéo ! thanks

[@marayoxz]

Comments on the Harry Potter video are off. Thanks for the videos. They are awesome

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thanks for your feedback! Yeah, KZbin disabled comments on that video because the video features minors :(

[@ariunzayagantsooj5190]

🔥❤

[@mamapandu952]

terbaik

[@user-qv9kl2ww3l]

Спасеба я любыу блоине соднще

[@debpartin8737]

I haven't known too many women in Russia that would fall for this guys eyes at least none of my friends

[@gionibegood6950]

until 14 i used to see every christmas a comedy called "poloseatay tigr" :-)

[@BoostYourRussian]

Oh, it´s been ages since I watched it!

[@mariaosorio3638]

Very. Good to. learn!I thiinnk Kitt. Will. Beee good tto see. tthheee wholeeee movviie

[@dmp7252]

Hi, this is great. So, you offer this sort of break down for the entire movie? How many movies do you do this for? Can we buy them as a package. This is great!

[@BoostYourRussian]

I have 3 movie-based courses at the moment. You find all the information here russianwithmovies.com/

[@rbk_toworld]

❤️

[@sethsej4668]

Can you please do a clip of the Soviet return to treasure island cartoon next time? The part where Dr Livci is diagnosing pirate captain would be great.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Oh, it´s been AGES since I watched that cartoon

[@SamSunLight]

Большое спасибо за ваше новое видео, потому что мне нравится этот способ обучения ! Hi Kristina can you tell me if it's good, please, because it's the first time I tell you what I think in Russian 😉 Thank you a lot for your good job and wish you a good evening 🌠

[@SpankyHam]

100% correct and understandable Вы написали на русском верно/корректно/грамотно/правильно и понятно.

[@SamSunLight]

@@SpankyHam Thank you very much ! большое спасибо за ваш ответ и мотивацию, которую вы мне даете 😀

[@BoostYourRussian]

Да, все правильно сказано!

[@SamSunLight]

@@BoostYourRussian Thank you Kristina, I am very happy to know that ! Excellent week-end to you with a max of sun 🌞🌞🌞

[@languagetraveladoptee]

Thank you so much for your help with Russian:)

[@BoostYourRussian]

Any time! :)

[@kokorose6632]

🙇👏👏👏

[@jansoltes971]

Привет Кристина! What about Osobennosti natsionalnoy okhoty or Osobennosti nacionalnoj rybalki...? Would be fun, wouldn´t it? Большое спасибо, it is extremely helpful, what you do for us!!! 👍

[@BoostYourRussian]

Great suggestion! I need to rewatch those movies first, it´s been ages!

[@jansoltes971]

@@BoostYourRussianДа, c ума сойти, как время летит! 🤦‍♂️😉

[@mounacheblak7828]

I hope I am not too late with my suggestion but I just saw a good Russian comedy you might want to see. It is called Плохая Соседка. I really think it is convenient for a lesson.

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thanks for the suggestion! I haven´t seen that movie

[@bhami]

I'm learning some unstated pronunciation facts. к девушке: к before д becomes voiced like г. щ seems to be nearly always be pronounced the same as ш. If not so, what are the rules on that? Thanks!

[@BoostYourRussian]

Why unstated? Russian pronunciation follows very strict rules, ones you know them, you can easily read any Russian word. In addition to devoicing in Russian pronunciation, we also have the reverse phenomenon - voicing. Voicing occurs when a voiceless consonant (к) is in front of a voiced consonant (д). In this position the voiceless consonant (к) will be pronounced like its voiced counterpart (г).

[@JohnDoe-oo9ll]

The difference between then letters is the pitch with the higher-pitch one pulling the lips back and perhaps a slight difference in tongue placement. The deeper pitch almost puckers the lips forward like for a kiss

[@myrnalopez2033]

I always wanted to understand whatever was said in the tv show París Hilton project

[@SpankyHam]

Чтобы достичь цели ваша мотивация должна зашкаливать.To achieve that goal, your motivation must be off the scale.

[@Asma-ep9bx]

интересно - всегда думала что "не трогай" только значит "dont touch" а сейчас есть другой значение :) у меня вопрос "Пашу" можно его использовать например чтоб сказать (я пашу с утра до вечера) или его используют только как (Пашу как трактор)

[@SpankyHam]

можно "я пашу с утра до вечера", "я пашу без отдыха" , можно синоним "я вкалываю с утра до вечера" " я вкалываю целыми днями"

[@nightyonetwothree]

пашу to work hard

[@shuraimelahi5210]

Why is learning Russian here is also fun like be fluent which is fedor shirin

[@armings7219]

Is it possible to learn a foreign language by reading a book And do I not need to read a grammar book professionally? Thanks for guiding me

[@BoostYourRussian]

I´m not sure what you mean by "reading a grammar book professionally" but to answer your question, it´s not possible to learn any language just by reading because you also need to focus on other aspects of the language - listening, speaking, grammar, et.c

[@SpankyHam]

Для урока можно взять какую-нибудь сценку/эпизод из фильма "Новогодний рейс".

[@BoostYourRussian]

Надо будет посмотреть его)

[@nikimcbee]

Morozko!

[@mahirteymur4958]

cristina i learned english to saying you that i love you

[@mahirteymur4958]

*Kristina

[@BoostYourRussian]

❤️

[@mahirteymur4958]

@@BoostYourRussian спасибо большое ♥️

[@gila4135]

чудесный! конечно нам нужно перевод но упражнение чудесное : чувствуешь себя в России.

[@SpankyHam]

в России нет ручных медведей у людей! Это стереотип. Никто не держит медведя как домашнее животное. -Ну конечно, я сам видел что ЕСТЬ! 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o53blaGvm9CKgbM

[@BoostYourRussian]

Диалог довольно сложный, поэтому это нормально, что вам нужен перевод

[@MTChannelYT]

Вечерний Ургант!

[@user-bx7vk9gd9s]

Где мы можем смотреть русские дубляжные и субтитровые потоковые фильмы? Привет из Индонезии, спасибо!

[@BoostYourRussian]

Netflix

[@ericwood3709]

Я предлагаю Солярис как следующий фильм))

[@BoostYourRussian]

Ой, а я его не смотрела!

[@ericwood3709]

@@BoostYourRussian А может и Русский ковчег )) Уже посмотрела?

[@galenwhite8765]

Wow this one is so difficult for a learner. Such fast speech and with very little enunciation.

[@user-sv2rw3ss5i]

hello, if you want the practice of the Russian language, then write to me, there will be an exchange of languages, I need to improve my English.

[@justinkimberlakeofficial]

10:31 why did he say чего instead of что to say what?

[@BoostYourRussian]

"Чего" is a conversational way of saying "что"

[@debpartin8737]

Ironic fate its a new year movie

[@BoostYourRussian]

The Irone of Fate, you mean? It´s one of the best movies ever! I´ll definitely make a lesson based on that movie!

[@debpartin8737]

С лёгким парнем

[@debpartin8737]

I love this movie

[@debpartin8737]

С лёгким паром

[@user-nf9pi7dr9l]

didn't know that donkey translated as Traktor! I thought Donkey is ESHAK

[@BoostYourRussian]

Donkey is осел, not трактор but the phrase "to work as a tractor" doesn´t make sense in English that is why I avoided the literal translation

[@Macvriendin]

It's better to say: to work like a dog. To 'work like a donkey' is not english. Oh yes, there is 'donkey work', but in that word order it is okay.

[@tuckt6180]

😺😺😺😺

[@BoostYourRussian]

Thanks for watching!

[@stanislavkocur3408]

Я очень грустный потому что я роботаю в Берлине и я имял девошку в моей стране но я немогул её посетить потому что границе закрите. Ну мы расстались 😥. Очень желаю я себе вернутсья в мою страну ...и быть с мойой девошкой

[@user-no2od6ml6p]

Кристина, а почему бы не вспомнить про самый новогодний фильм России?? Ирония Судьбы?

[@BoostYourRussian]

Обязательно опубликую урок с кусочком из Иронии судьбы перед Новым годом!

[@elieabikhalil1500]

иронни судбый

[@BoostYourRussian]

Сделаю!