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.
Как насчёт (how about something or someone) is a very functional phrase that can be used either as a question, a suggestion or an offer. As shown in the examples, it takes the genitive case.
In a nutshell, remember that задавать/задать is used when you want to say that you have a question to ask. Use спрашивать/спросить to ask that question, remembering the proper rules as explained in the Bitesize graphic. And use просить/попросить to either request something from someone (an object), or to request someone to do something (an action). These three verb pairs will be our next Words of the Week in which we will provide the complete conjugation along with some additional sentence examples.
When I start any new business, I always want to know what surprises and difficulties are waiting for me to come. Russian language is complicated and beautiful at the same time. I want to tell you about the general subtleties and nuances with which you have face-to-face.
Order of words in a sentence
There is no clear order of words in a sentence in Russian. If you want to ask question, the order of words in a sentence does not change, but the tone, which you speak with, changes. Also Russian can significantly change the meaning of the sentence with highlighting the different intonation of speech. In a declarative sentence the voice falls at the end of sentences. In a question voice rises at the end of sentences.
