Image: Olga Shumailova/123RF.COM
Image: Olga Shumailova/123RF.COM
The thrill of winning, the frustration of losing, and the strange connection that exists between the athletes and their fans. Also, learn how the concept of rooting is linked to being ill in the Russian language.
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vocab
болеть [bah-LYEHT'] — to root, to be ill
я болею [yah bah-LYEH-yuh] — I'm rooting (for smb); I'm ill
болельщик [bah-LYEHL'-scsheek] — fan
команда [kah-MAHN-dah] — team
фанат [phah-NAT] — fan
победа [pah-BYEH-dah] — victory
победитель [pah-BYEH-dee-tyehl'] — winner
медаль [myeh-DAHL'] — medal
золото [ZOH-lah-toh] — gold
серебро [syeh-ryeh-BROH] — silver
бронза [BROHN-zah] — bronze
первый [PYERH-vyi] — first
второй [VTAH-roy] — second
третий [TRYEH-tiy] — third
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