Hello everyone! Today I will tell you how to say very in Russian — очень. Then we will have a look at a few examples of using this word. The interesting thing is, the word very (очень) in Russian can be used on its own! For example, if you ask someone in English, ‘Did you enjoy your vacation?’ you can say ‘Yes, very much’ in reply. But the same answer in Russian will sound (if translated word-for-word) as just ‘Very’. Ok. Let’s get to the topic. (далее…)
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! In part 1 I will teach you three bad words in Russian, which are quite funny. Well, technically they are expressions rather than words. We use them very often, and after listening to the audio you will easily recognize them in Russian colloquial speech. And not just recognize, but use them and sound totally Russian. (далее…)
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…)
Hi everyone, this time I’m going to tell you about a word «ничего». In many cases it means nothing in Russian. But how can you understand the phrase «Эта девчонка – ничего»? Will you translate it like ‘this girl is nothing’? To avoid a terrible mistake like this (and possibly a slap) handling the word nothing in Russian, read the rest of the article. (далее…)
Hi everyone, today we are going to talk about bad language! There are two Russian swearwords I want to talk about – «хрен вам» and «фиг вам». They seem like an address to somebody, but they are not. Both these Russian swearwords mean pretty much the same thing – ‘like hell it will happen!’ Or ‘not bloody likely’ in American slang. Let’s check out some examples. (далее…)
Hi everyone, today we will learn how to say See you later (or See you soon) or just See you in Russian. There are many ways, but let’s start with the two most commonly used. So, if you want to say see you in Russian you say «Пока». «Пока» simply means ‘bye’. Despite its informal sound, we can say it most of the time – to everyone. You can also hear how Russians say «пока-пока». (далее…)