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Russian Phrases for Lovers

Russian Phrases for Lovers

Russian Phrases for Lovers... It's hard enough finding the right words in English sometimes, isn't it? But what do you say in those special moments... in Russian?!

We hope that this page in particular will help you learn some phrases that will score highly with your special Russian woman.

100 Must-Know Russian Words and How to Learn Them

100 Must-Know Russian Words and How to Learn Them

Russian is one of the more difficult major languages to learn because of its crazy grammar (from the point of view of a native speaker of English). But grammar is only one piece of the puzzle. Another one is developing a good словарный запас (vocabulary) which means memorizing lots and lots of Russian words.

While there seems to be no easy way around memorizing grammar rules, growing your Russian vocabulary can perhaps be simplified. For example, you can concentrate on 100 most frequently used Russian words, learn those, and be well on your way to success. Ah, but which words to learn…

Victory Day – All You Want to Know

Victory Day – All You Want to Know

In just a few days Russia will be celebrating one of its most significant days, «День Победы» [Victory Day]. How much do you know about this holiday? Well, I hope after reading this post you will know quite a bit more. So let’s get going with the «День Победы – вопросы и ответы» [Victory Day Q&A.]

 

Q: What’s this Victory Day all about?

A: If you don’t know yet, «День Победы» commemorates Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

 

How to use из-за, от and благодаря

How to use из-за, от and благодаря

How to use из-за, от and благодаря: Someone once said that prepositions are small words that give big headaches. And that is probably especially true of из-за, от and благодаря. But once you understand how they differ in usage, choosing the right preposition is much easier.

 

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Wanted Dead Or Alive: Noun Animacy in Russian

Wanted Dead Or Alive: Noun Animacy in Russian

picture  Wanted Dead Or Alive: Noun Animacy in Russian

 

You might have learned at some point that all nouns in Russian are either animate (одушевле́нные) or inanimate (неодушевле́нные). Roughly speaking, living things are animate and/or sentient: студе́нт, ко́шка, де́ти; and non-living things are inanimate: стена́, телефо́н, письмо́. This subject has been covered on this blog before.

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