Russian Tip of the Day

Did you know that Russian particles лишь and только are synonyms? They both mean "only", but лишь is normally used in... Learn more

Did you know that Russian onomatopoeias can be very different from the English ones? For example, (more…)... Learn more

Did you know that we have 2 different Russian expressions that mean "I want", я хочу and мне хочется? (more…)... Learn more

Did you know that the Russian prefix от- can have many different meanings? (more…)... Learn more

Did you know that we normally use the Genitive case with the adverbs of quantity, for example, несколько, сколько, много,... Learn more

Did you know that the majority of Russian verbs that mean "manage" or "lead" are used with the Instrumental case?... Learn more

Did you know that the Russian particle -ка is used to soften the imperative? It is informal and quite common when... Learn more

Did you know that we never use the verb брать-взять with the noun лекарство (medicine)? The verb which is used... Learn more

Did you know that we sometimes use более+adjective (более интеллигентный, более привлекательный) instead of using the suffix ee (интеллигентнее, привлекательнее)? ... Learn more

Did you know that we have two synonyms that mean "to lie", врать and лгать? The first one is used in... Learn more