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This episode focuses on practicing the verb 'to want' in Russian through a mini-story about Santa Claus.

Today we practice the verb 'to want' (хотеть) in Russian! *** If you like learning with mini-stories, welcome to my complete Russian language course – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/ My cultural course in English 'Understanding Russia' – https://russian.fromzerotofluency.com/courses/understanding-russia Join my free email course with lots of useful materials and tips – http://realrussianclub.com/subscribe Real Russian Club Youtube channel – http://youtube.com/realrussianclubchannel Instagram with short lessons – http://instagram.com/realrussianclub My personal Instagram – http://instagram.com/dasha.savage If you have any questions, please, do not hesitate to ask me at realrussianclub@gmail.com Text in Russian: Американский волшебник Санта Клаус не хочет работать. Он хочет только отдыхать. Утром он хочет долго спать. Днём он хочет играть на гитаре и пить пиво. А вечером он хочет смотреть футбол. Translation: The American wizard Santa Claus doesn't want to work. He only wants to relax. In the morning, he wants to sleep for a long time. In the afternoon, he wants to play the guitar and drink beer. And in the evening, he wants to watch football. Transcript: Американский…

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Host: Daria Molchanova

Topics covered

• Russian language
• verbs
• to want
• mini-stories
• cultural insights

Keywords

• Russian verbs
• language learning
• Santa Claus
• mini-stories
• effortless Russian

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Organizations: Real Russian Club, Instagram, Youtube

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