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9 most common Russian insults in which animal names are used

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…)

Russian word for friend - Learn Russian online

Кореш: weird Russian word for friend you should never use

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…)

Davai Davai in Russian

Davai in Russian. We love to say it, but you’d better not

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…)

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How to kill language learning motivation on the third lesson: ultimate guide

Hello my dear students! Have you ever experienced loss of language learning motivation? No? Then maybe you felt like dumping a studying process because it was no longer fun – maybe just once? What, no again? Ok, no more doubts: this article is definitely for you because this is a very practical guide on how to stop wanting to learn a foreign language! (далее…)