Vocabulary

If you are learning Russian by talking to your Russian friends or by watching TV in Russian, or by listening to the Russian radio, you might probably hear the word давай (davai), which is very common here. Let’s look at a dialog: – Привет! Какие у тебя планы на сегодня? (Hi! What are your plans … Read more

In one of my previous lessons we learned some basic greetings in Russian. Now it’s time to learn how to say goodbye in our beautiful language.  Don’t worry, there arn’t so many ways of doing this. Again, you can learn the most common phrases and this will be enough. However, I’ll try to describe all the possible … Read more

When you meet new people you usually have to say something to represent an idea of who you are. Let’s learn some basic phrases you can say or ask when you meet someone new. Давайте знакомиться (Let’s get to know each other)! This is a good phrase for starting conversation in a group. For example, … Read more

In this lesson I will teach you some words and phrases to describe your family in Russian. Talking about families can be a part of everyday conversation. When you make an introduction, someone can ask you about your family because this is an important part of our lives. At first we will learn how all … Read more

Here, in Russia, we like to thank people for everything they do for us. Children are taught by their parents to say thank you every time someone gives them a candy, for example.  So, this topic is very essential for all of those who want to be polite. Of course, people say thank you all … Read more

It is the right time to learn some greetings in Russian. I should notice that not all of them are commonly used in everyday life. We normally use just 2-3 greeting words for different situations. So, let’s find out how to greet someone in Russian. Formal greetings The first one will be very very difficult … Read more