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 we are going to talk about Russian surnames meanings. I prepaid a list of 20 most common Russian surnames. They have existed for centuries, but still it’s easy to define what they mean. They rooted from personal names, occupation and trades, animal names, and so on. Ok, let’s have a look at the Russian surnames and Russian surnames meanings. (далее…)
What is the longest Russian word? Sorry, guys, but this time I am going to disappoint you: the longest Russian word is the name of some stuff in chemistry and there is no point or use mentioning it, because neither I nor you will be able to read it, or memorize or show off reciting it. I’d better tell you other longest Russian words and try to adequately translate 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…)
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…)