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How to say "to marry" in Russian?
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Did you know that we have two different verbs that mean "to marry". It depends on the situation, if a man marries a woman, the verb we use is "жениться...
How to Express Opposing Ideas in Russian
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Did you know that we have many different expressions that have to do with opposing ideas? For example, несмотря на то, что (in spite of the fact that), однако (however,...
How to Say "to Take a Medicine" in Russian
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Did you know that we never use the verb брать-взять with the noun лекарство (medicine)? The verb which is used is rather принимать-принять лекарство or пить-выпить лекарство. For example, Мой дядя принимает...
How to Express Contrast in Russian
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Did you know that we have several words that express contrast in Russian? These words are однако (however), тем не менее (nevertheless) and несмотря на (inspite of, despite). For example, Такое толкование, однако,...
How to say “I agree” in Russian
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Did you know that we have several expressions of agreeing in Russian? Согласиться means “to agree”, so the basic expression of agreement is Я согласен/Я согласна (I agree). But we...
How to say "I disagree" in Russian
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Did you know that in Russian there are several expressions of disagreeing? You probably already know that согласиться means ‘to agree’, so не согласиться is ‘to not agree/disagree’. The basic...
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Did you know that you can construct a lot of different questions in Russian using only a question word and a word это (it/this)? No verb needed. For example, Кто это? Who...
Difference between такой же and одинаковый
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Do you know what is the difference between такой же and одинаковый? There are synonyms and both mean "the same", but require different structures: одинаковый is mostly used with plural nouns,...
How to say “I don’t know” in Russian
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Did you know that in Russian there are several ways to say that you don’t know something? Most likely, you already know the most popular phrase Я не знаю (literally...
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Thank you for your helpful answers to my previous questions. I ran across a dual language e-book for Crime and Punishment. In the second paragraph of the first...
How to translate into Russian "I don't understand the content of the film"
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My textbook say "I don't understand the content of the film" should be translated as "я не понял содержания фильма" it says the word "content" is an abstract noun, and coupled...
Translation of "есть", used by soldiers
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I have watched some Russian military dramas on the Internet. When soldiers give a response to an order they often say something which sounds something like “есть”. ...
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In a book about Russian grammar I came across a sentence containing the word “прескверный” which corresponded to “foul” in the English translation of the sentence. I couldn’t...
The Translation of "I was recently surprised by this simple thought"
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I’m reading a Dual Language book in which the English translation of the Russian is “I was recently surprised by this simple thought”. The original Russian is “Я недавно...
Translation of Where now into Russian
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In English (& other lang.) one can ask “Where now?” as an understandable substitute of “Where do we head now?” An answer - “That way” (also looking for) Can You help...
How to express simultaneity in Russian
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Did you know that you can use four different constructions to express simultaneity in Russian? These are пока, когда, в то время как, по мере того как. For example, Пока я...
How to express precedence in Russian
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Did you know that you can use four different constructions to express precedence in Russian? These are до того как, перед тем как, прежде чем, пока не. For example, До того...
How to express succession in Russian
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Did you know that you can use four different constructions to express succession in Russian? These are когда, после того как, с тех пор как, как только. For example, Когда я...
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Did you know that Russian word order is flexible? The neutral word order is: Subject - Verb - Object, for example: Я кормлю кота. I am feeding a cat. But we also...
Word order in Russian: theme and rheme
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Did you know that in Russian we put the known information in the beginning of the sentence (that is "theme") and the new one at the end ("rheme")? In the previous...
