Hello guys! In Lesson 1 of Learn to Read Russian video curse I told you that there was not much use in learning the Russian alphabet, but still there is at least one reason why you shouldn’t ignore the alphabet completely. That’s because there are two very often used Russian exclamations that derive right from the alphabet – ЁПРСТ! and ЁКЛМН! (далее…)
I bet if you ever talked to Russians or heard them talking, you’ve heard this Blin: «Блин!» or «Да блин!» Or «Ну блин!» Or «Блии-и-и-и-н….» If you type the word «блин» in a Russian-English dictionary, it will tell you that it means… a ‘pancake’. A pancake? O_o What is the word ‘pancake’ doing at the beginning of every other Russian sentence? Let’s answer this question! (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…)
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…)