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This episode focuses on the use of the Russian word 'должен' through a mini-story featuring Shrek and Fiona as students.

Today we practice должен/должна! Text in Russian: Это Шрек. Он студент. Сегодня он должен учиться. Он должен читать книгу и писать текст. Но Шрек не хочет учиться. Он хочет есть суп и смотреть кино. А это Фиона. Она тоже студентка. Она должна читать журнал и слушать лекцию. Фиона любит учиться, но Шрек любит только отдыхать. Translation: This is Shrek. He is a student. Today he has to study. He has to read a book and write a text. But Shrek does not want to study. He wants to eat soup and watch a movie. This is Fiona. She is also a student. She has to read a magazine. She has to listen to a lecture. Fiona likes studying. And Shrek only likes resting. *** 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 –…

People in this episode

Host: Daria Molchanova

Topics covered

• language learning
• Russian grammar
• student life
• mini-stories
• cultural insights

Keywords

• должен
• Russian language
• learning Russian
• Shrek
• Fiona
• student
• mini-stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Real Russian Club

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