Hi guys, today we will talk about the pronoun ‘you’ and what the Russian words for you are. Actually, there are three Russian words for you. The first Russian word for you is «ты» which means you, but it’s not a simple ‘you’, it’s ‘you’ with a context. We use it when addressing friends, close relatives such as parents, children, grandparents. (далее…)
Today I will tell you what the most popular Russian female names are. But first of all, I want to tell you that the majority of Russian names for girls and boys have two forms – an official one (a full one) and a colloquial one (a short one). The official form will go first in this list and the colloquial one will go in brackets. So enjoy the list of cool and most popular Russian names for girls. (далее…)
Today I am going to tell you what ‘yes’ means in Russian. The most common Russian word for ‘yes’ is «Да». Sometimes Russians say it just once; sometimes we say it three times in a row – «Да-да-да». What’s the difference between them? For example, someone asks you in Russian: ‘Do you have a FB account?’ («Ты есть на фейсбуке?») and you answer them in Russian ‘yes’ — «Да». (далее…)
And that’s true. There are no such words as ‘madam’ or ‘miss’ or ‘senora’ in the Russian language. You won’t believe it, but Russians like to have long and boring discussions about not having a proper way to address strangers instead of coming up with one. So what do we have now? Things are a bit saner in the Russian language when addressing male strangers. (далее…)
Have you happened to hear a common Russian phrase «да нет, наверное»? In word-for-word translation it means Yes no maybe in Russian. Russians love using this common phrase as much as they like making fun of it. We can also ask each other ‘So which one do you actually mean?’ Well, the Russian common phrase «да нет, наверное» derives from «да нет». (далее…)
Today we are going to talk about Thai and I will tell you what bits the Thai language has that English and Russian doesn’t have. Of course there are many more of these things but let’s divide the new knowledge into portions, shall we? Here are a few interesting facts about languages that I have been learning: Russian, English and Thai. Here are five of them. (далее…)
Hello guys! This is going to be a long article. I truly believe that the best helper in language learning is passion. I don’t mean you should be passionate by nature; what I mean is that you should find something that you are very passionate about, that you truly like. Let me tell you my own story. When I was 17 I was a linguistics student. I studied English and German (frankly speaking, only English). (далее…)