Катя и Коля идут в гости (Katya and Kolya are visiting their friends)

In Russia, New Year holidays last for 8-10 days. It's a great time to visit your friends and family. This podcast episode features a story about Katya and Kolya who are visiting their friends. The story features verbs of motion in set expressions with 'гости': 'идти в гости', 'ходить в гости'. The other featured verbs are 'подходить' and 'заходить'. Visit russiancast.ru to see the transcript. The full version of this episode is available on russiancast.ru and includes comments on those verbs and the same story from a different perspective, as well as grammar notes on the usage of the word 'гости' and a Russian/English glossary.

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Easy listening practice for Russian learners who already speak and understand some Russian and are willing to improve their understanding and listening skills. Each episode is a short story read slowly for you to hear how sounds and words are connected in sentences and then – at a regular speaking speed so that you can hear the speech melody. Comments on certain vocabulary are provided. The transcripts and extra materials, such as grammar notes and glossaries, are available on russiancast.ru