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…)
Today we will talk about a Russian expression which may confuse you a great deal, because sometimes it can mean exactly the opposite to its word-for-word translation! So here is the expression – «да конечно» or «да конечно, ага». The word «да» means ‘yes’ in the Russian language and the word «конечно» means ‘sure’. And «ага» is a colloquial form of ‘yes’ in Russian. (далее…)
And that’s true. There are no such words as ‘madam’ or ‘miss’ or ‘senora’ in the Russian language. You won’t believe it, but Russians like to have long and boring discussions about not having a proper way to address strangers instead of coming up with one. So what do we have now? Things are a bit saner in the Russian language when addressing male strangers. (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…)