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…)
Hello guys! This time I am going to tell you about the Russian word for Cheers. When do we say ‘Cheers’? When our glasses are full and we are eager to make them empty. ‘Cheers’ sounds like a command and takes its place at the table. You can hear Cheers whatever drinking company you join. But in Russian there is no one specific word for such occasions. (далее…)
Hello, guys! Today I’m going to tell you about a Russian word for friend. More, two Russian words for ‘friend’! You can use one of them any time, but another… I recommend you to use it only with people you know really well. Otherwise you might have some problems. And they are not just communicational ones. There are many ways to address a friend in the Russian language. (далее…)
Hi everyone! Today I am going to tell you about a word that Russians love as their own mothers but totally hate when they hear foreigners saying it. That is the word «давай». However the good news is that unlike 91% of Russian words, davai in Russian doesn’t change its form and stays the same regardless of a pronoun, nouns’ gender, verb tense or internal politics. (далее…)
This time we will talk about ways how to say friend in Russian. There are a few names for them depending on how close people are to each other. Read the article and you will learn when it’s appropriate to call somebody your friend or not! So how to say friend in Russian? The most commonly used words for describing people close to you are «знакомый», «приятель» and «друг». (далее…)
Hi guys, you probably read the article about the 11 most popular Russian female names and their short forms. Well, the boys’ time has come! Here are the most common Russian male names – full and short in brackets. Remember, that usually when asked about their name, Russians will say their full name. (далее…)
Last time we talked about how to say ‘How are you?’ («Как дела?») and why Russians like to say ‘How are you?’ more than once. Now I am going to tell you one curious thing about how to reply to this phrase and you will learn when you should say I am fine in Russian and when you’d better not. Read and learn! (далее…)