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…)
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! 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…)
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…)
Yes, that’s probably how a common Russian greeting can be translated. Because Russians enjoy playing with words and wrapping the same idea in different ways. When it comes to (warm) greetings, we cannot be satisfied with only one way of saying how are you in Russian. That’s simply because we have so many ways to greet each other. Here are the 5% of them. (далее…)
Hi everyone! You probably know that in English ‘house’ does not always mean ‘home’ and not every house can be your home. Does house in the Russian language mean the same? Read and learn. Actually, when Russians learn English they always get confused with these two – a house and a home. ‘What’s the difference?’ they ask. (далее…)