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Compliments help us to ingratiate ourselves to other people. It can be used for profit, but most of the time we just want to make someone feel good. Everyone likes to recieve compliments. In this lesson we’re going to learn how to compliment a woman or a man in Russian and how to respond when … Read more
Weather… it is crazy sometimes. Especially here, in Russia. Our country is huge and the climate varies in different parts of it. When it’s snowing in the north, it can still be warm in the south. So, the weather takes a huge part of our everyday conversation. We talk about the weather with our friends, … Read more
What? Which? Who? We ask too many questions every day using the same question words. But there are even more question words in Russian. I’ll try to list them all with translation and transcription. Что? [shtoh] – What? Кто? [ktoh] – Who? Как? [kak] – How? Когда? [kag-da] – When? Сколько? [skol-ka] – How many/ how much? … Read more
There are many situations where we may need someone’s help. In this lesson, we’re going to learn some important Russian words and expressions to ask for help in any situation. I really hope it will be useful for you and you will learn how to use these words and expressions correctly. But first, let’s learn … Read more
This post is about a basic topic – asking and telling the time. Imagine, you are alone in some Russian city and you don’t have a watch or a mobile phone (I know it’s hard to imagine but who knows what can happen) and you need to be in a particular place at a particular … Read more
When you meet the person for the first time, you need to get acquainted before you start talking. We already learned how to get acquainted in Russian in one of my previous posts. But what about you’ve already met this person? Maybe you are friends or collegues. How to start a conversation with a friend … Read more
We use demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives all the time. It’s hard to imagine how we could live without them. They really make our life easier. When we want to point something specific, demonstrarives are essential. Demonstrative adjectives We use demonstrative adjectives in same situations as we do in English. But, unfortunatelly, like all Russian … Read more
We’ve already started to learn Russian but there is one thing we missed: two easiest but essential words – yes and no. In Russian these words are also very short and easy to pronounce. да [duh]– yes нет [n’et] – no Pretty easy, isn’t it? But you should keep in mind that нет doesn’t sound … Read more
There are some ways to say “friend” in Russian language. The most common word for it is друг [druk]. The word “друг” is a masculine form, and the feminine form is подруга [padruga]. Note the last word ends in “a”. It usually shows that a noun is feminine. Examples: Он мой друг. He is my … Read more
Our personality makes us unique. There are different people around with different characters. Someone is always cheerful and friendly. Someone is too shy to talk to people. Someone doesn’t like to smile and looks very ungracious. Now we will try to describe someone’s personality in Russian. Character traits can be both positive and negative. Some … Read more
