Russian Tip of the Day

Did you know that we don't use any preposition to say that something happened on a particular day? We just... Learn more

Did you know that we use the noun год (year) with the number one and all the numbers that end... Learn more

Did you know that the Russian participle якобы means "supposedly", "allegedly" or "reportedly"? It is used to express  that the information... Learn more

Did you know that in the Russian language there are many expressions that mean "wow" in English? Some of them... Learn more

Did you know that the Russian verbs пошёл, пошла and пошли can be used as actions in the present tense... Learn more

Did you know that нужно and надо, used with a verb, are synonyms? They both mean "it is necessary to... Learn more

Did you know that we sometimes use the imperfective imperative instead of the perfective one (for example, садитесь and not... Learn more

Did you know that we use the imperfective verbal aspect when an action is "revoked"?  For example, Ты открывал окно? Did you... Learn more

Did you know that sometimes we don't use если (if) in conditional clauses? They just start with the verb in the... Learn more

Did you know that some Russian particles have short forms? These forms are widely used in literature, especially in poetry,... Learn more