Russian Tip of the Day

In modern Russian there is no form that would correspond to English ‘sir’ and ‘madame’ or, for example, Spanish ‘señor’... Learn more

It is interesting that an imperative form of the verb ‘давать’ in everyday conversations is used mostly not in its... Learn more

To express your agreement and disagreement in Russian, it is enough to say 'Я за' and 'Я против'. 'Быть за'... Learn more

What does a person mean when they answer the question 'Как дела?' with 'так себе'? That means that they are... Learn more

Depending on the context, we can use either the preposition 'В' or the preposition 'НА' with any means of transport.... Learn more

According to Russian etiquette norms, when a person sneezes, you are supposed to wish him or her health using an... Learn more

All the soft stem masculine adjectives in the nominative case end in -ний, that is how you can define them... Learn more

Both adverbs can be translated into English as ‘now’, but actually they are not absolute synonyms in Russian. We use... Learn more

The verbs ‘садиться’ and ‘сесть’ do not always mean ‘sit down’, they also have idiomatic meanings. Read the following examples... Learn more

‘Когда как’ is one of the expressions which make you sound very natural in Russian. Its meaning may not be... Learn more