Hello everyone! The Russian language is full of secrets and surprises, and you will never get bored exploring it. Just look at the word please in Russian – «пожалуйста». Generally, it helps us to be polite when we ask, request or demand – both in English and Russian. But there is another meaning of please in Russian. We say «пожалуйста» in the situations, where you would say ‘Here you are’ or ‘Take it’ in English. (далее…)
Hello everyone! Today I will tell you how to say very in Russian — очень. Then we will have a look at a few examples of using this word. The interesting thing is, the word very (очень) in Russian can be used on its own! For example, if you ask someone in English, ‘Did you enjoy your vacation?’ you can say ‘Yes, very much’ in reply. But the same answer in Russian will sound (if translated word-for-word) as just ‘Very’. Ok. Let’s get to the topic. (далее…)
Hello everyone! Today we will be talking about how to say I have in Russian and situations when you should say it. Well, in most cases I have in Russian is translated as У меня. We say у меня when we are talking about all types of possessions: personal belongings, abstract things, people (family members, not slaves), physical sensations and so on. Let’s have a closer look at the examples of how and when to say I have in Russian. (далее…)
Did you know that the word Magazine looks and sounds (well, not 100 percent, of course) as a Russian word for a shop – магазин? I have been pulling together this list for months, so you are about to read something very special. 🙂 This is a list of so called English words in Russian, which sound very similar to each other in both languages, but have absolutely different meanings. Some still confuse even me sometimes. (далее…)
Hello everyone! I wouldn’t say I’m a great TV buff, but I do like watching some nice series. It took me a while before I decided to try Game of Thrones. ‘A while’ means the whole 4 years, dammit! So, the good thing was that when I started watching it, there were already four cool seasons for me to enjoy. And what we are going to do today is to listen how Game of Throne heroes’ names sound in Russian. (далее…)
Hello guys! In part 1 I will teach you three bad words in Russian, which are quite funny. Well, technically they are expressions rather than words. We use them very often, and after listening to the audio you will easily recognize them in Russian colloquial speech. And not just recognize, but use them and sound totally Russian. (далее…)
Hello everyone, today we will be talking about nine specific Russian insults. Unfortunately, they are very commonly used, but keep in mind that they are used only when people are abusing each other, when they really mean to insult. Technically, these words are animal names and when used out of insulting context they just mean animal names 🙂 (далее…)