26
Mar
2023
How to address a stranger in Russian
In modern Russian there is no form that would correspond to English ‘sir’ and ‘madame’ or, for example, Spanish ‘señor’... Learn more
24
Mar
2023
Diverse meanings of ‘давай’
It is interesting that an imperative form of the verb ‘давать’ in everyday conversations is used mostly not in its... Learn more
19
Mar
2023
What does ‘быть за’ and ‘быть против’ mean in Russian
To express your agreement and disagreement in Russian, it is enough to say 'Я за' and 'Я против'. 'Быть за'... Learn more
14
Mar
2023
Useful colloquial expression ‘так себе’
What does a person mean when they answer the question 'Как дела?' with 'так себе'? That means that they are... Learn more
11
Mar
2023
Difference between ‘на автобусе’ and ‘в автобусе’
Depending on the context, we can use either the preposition 'В' or the preposition 'НА' with any means of transport.... Learn more
05
Mar
2023
The Russian response to a sneeze
According to Russian etiquette norms, when a person sneezes, you are supposed to wish him or her health using an... Learn more
28
Feb
2023
Soft stem adjectives in Russian language
All the soft stem masculine adjectives in the nominative case end in -ний, that is how you can define them... Learn more
23
Feb
2023
‘Сейчас’ and ‘теперь’
Both adverbs can be translated into English as ‘now’, but actually they are not absolute synonyms in Russian. We use... Learn more
19
Feb
2023
Figurative meanings of the verbs ‘садиться’ and ‘сесть’
The verbs ‘садиться’ and ‘сесть’ do not always mean ‘sit down’, they also have idiomatic meanings. Read the following examples... Learn more
13
Feb
2023
Useful colloquial expression ‘когда как’
‘Когда как’ is one of the expressions which make you sound very natural in Russian. Its meaning may not be... Learn more