Russian Tip of the Day

Did you know that we use 2 conjunctions, когда and пока, to express simultaneous actions? For example, (more…)... Learn more

Did you know that we have 4 different ways to say "whose", depending on the gender and number of the... Learn more

Did you know that Russian short adjectives нужен, нужна, нужно and нужны (need) have genders and number. They depend of the... Learn more

Did you know that some Russian imperfective verbs don't form gerunds? The verbs that end in -чь (лечь, мочь, etc.),... Learn more

Did you know that many Russian verbs of motion have figurative meaning? For example, the verb вести can mean "to... Learn more

Did you know that the Russian prefix про can also mean an erroneous action? For example, Я проехал свою остановку. I missed my... Learn more

Did you know that we use both cardinal and ordinal numerals to say fractions? For example, 1/2 is одна вторая (both... Learn more

Did you know that we have special adverbs that mean "two times", "three times", "four times", etc.? To be able... Learn more

Did you know that the compound superlative form of Russian adjectives is formed by the word самый (самая, самое, самые)... Learn more

Did you know that we have two main expressions with the meaning "time flies" in Russian, время бежит (literally "time... Learn more