УРОЖАЙ: Russian Word for Harvest Season | Level B1-B2 | Russian Podcast

Practice your Russian listening skills with this comprehensible input podcast for B1-B2 learners — two hosts having a real, unscripted-style conversation about август (August), the peak of Russia's harvest season. This episode gives you natural exposure to everyday Russian: vocabulary around gardens, preserves, and family traditions, spoken at a level intermediate learners can actually follow. In today's episode, you'll learn: ✅ Real vocabulary for harvest, garden, and homemade preserves (варенье, компот, заготовки) ✅ How Russian families talk about their dacha and grandparents' garden ✅ Natural expressions of surprise and excitement in casual conversation ✅ Everyday question patterns used in real Russian dialogue ✅ A hidden code word — listen carefully and see if you can catch it! This is a podcast-style episode, so feel free to just listen — on your commute, on a walk, or before bed — no need to watch the screen. 👍 If this episode helped you, please like this video, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss a new Russian podcast episode. ☕ Support the channel If you enjoy these podcasts and want to support the project, you can buy me a coffee here: https://web.tribute.tg/d/DXw 💬 Tell us in the comments: did you catch the code word? Write it below — and let us know what topic you'd like to hear in the next episode! ⏱ Timecodes 00:00 Intro 00:11 Weekend plans: off to grandma & grandpa's village 00:38 Processing a big harvest: jam, compotes, freezing 01:48 Grandma's secret jam recipe 02:19 Turning jam into pastila 02:58 The 50-sotka garden 03:14 What grows there: apples, peaches, grapes, even figs 04:21 Picking the harvest as a whole family 05:08 The root cellar 05:39 Selling extra produce at the local market 06:01 Elena's favorite preserve 06:39 Alex's small home garden & childhood memories 08:11 Could Alex handle a garden this big? 08:45 The drive to the village and staying overnight 09:19 Wrapping up #LearnRussian #RussianPodcast #RussianListeningPractice #RussianConversation #EasyRussian #RussianForBeginners #RussianLanguage #StudyRussian #DailyRussian #RussianOnline #IntermediateRussian #RussianDialogue