Grammar

Today we’re going to learn some basic Russian verbs everyone should know for starters. There will be a short list but also a lot of work, because you need to learn all the forms of these verbs to use them correctly in different situations. So, the essential Russian verbs are: Let’s take a closer look…

There are three genders of nouns in the Russian language: masculine (m.), feminine (f.), and neuter (n.). Each noun falls into one of these categories, and the noun’s gender can have an impact on the construction of other words, such as adjectives and verbs. To speak Russian fluently, it is important to know the gender…

In this lesson, we are going to talk about possession in the Russian language, a topic that is essential for understanding Russian. The point is that we don’t use the phrase ‘I have’ (you have, he has, etc.) to express possession. The actual possessive construction might be very confusing for English speakers, and not only…

Prepositions of place in Russian, like in other languages, are used to describe the location or position of objects, people, or events in relation to other things. These prepositions specify where something is located or the relative position of different objects or individuals. Using prepositions can often be challenging for students. In Russian, it becomes…

Personal pronouns are basic words you should know in any language. It’s almost impossible to avoid them in speaking. So, in this lesson we will learn the personal pronouns in Russian. If we put personal pronouns in the table for better understanding, they will look like this: SINGULAR PLURAL я [ya] – I мы [mih]…