Today I will tell you about a Russian word for Russian that we like to pronounce in the German way. As you might know, the phrase ‘the Russian language’ in Russian is «русский язык». The word «русский» means ‘Russian’ and the word «язык» means ‘language’. Sometimes in colloquial speech Russian folks don’t like to say «русский» but «руссиш» — from a German word ‘Russisch’ (‘Russian’). (далее…)
Today we will talk about a Russian expression which may confuse you a great deal, because sometimes it can mean exactly the opposite to its word-for-word translation! So here is the expression – «да конечно» or «да конечно, ага». The word «да» means ‘yes’ in the Russian language and the word «конечно» means ‘sure’. And «ага» is a colloquial form of ‘yes’ in Russian. (далее…)
Today we will talk about 5 special Russian adjectives. What’s special about these five? It’s not a secret that languages borrow words from each other. But Russian is an exception. I’m joking. 🙂 It is not. Listening to Russian speech you will very often hear some words that sound similar to English. They have the same roots as English, German, Spanish and many other European languages. (далее…)
Hi everyone, today we will learn how to say See you later (or See you soon) or just See you in Russian. There are many ways, but let’s start with the two most commonly used. So, if you want to say see you in Russian you say «Пока». «Пока» simply means ‘bye’. Despite its informal sound, we can say it most of the time – to everyone. You can also hear how Russians say «пока-пока». (далее…)
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…)