In Russian culture, expressing gratitude for someone else’s work is important and a sign of good manners. While you might already know the basic way to say thank you in …
In English we have 7 question words: What, Who, Why, Where, Which, When and How. In Russian we have a whole host of new ones to learn! Today, we are …
After mastering the Cyrillic alphabet and learning some of the basic grammar, you’re ready to start taking in Russian media. Some people start with the world-renowned literature of Tolstoy or …
In today’s post, we will concentrate on the most common Russian terms of endearment. Before we start, it’s worth mentioning that one can express love and affection using romantic words …
If you are determined to talk like a native in Russian, it is not enough to merely speak fluently. To sound authentic, you need to know some sayings. They make …
As a learner at the beginning of your Russian language journey, the first things you’re going to need to know are the Russian alphabet and how to say hello and …
If you want your Russian to sound cool or a bit edgy, you definitely need to expand your vocabulary and incorporate slang into the vernacular. In today’s post, we will …
My Russian language learning journey started out with my father asking if the Russian alphabet was anything like the Greek one. Despite the fact that he worked on a computer …
Hi everyone! My name is Vladimir and I am a native Russian speaker. Today I’m going to give you an idea of how much time you (probably) need to learn …
Many people find that when not communicating with Russians or consuming Russian media on a daily basis, their listening skills really suffer. If you find listening to Russian songs difficult …
Idioms are phrases with overall meanings that are different than the meaning of the words that make them up. Just like in English, there are hundreds of weird and wonderful …
An acquaintance with any language starts with its alphabet. Russian is no different and that’s why it’s important to get yourself familiar with the Russian alphabet in the early stages …
If you are familiar with Russian grammar, you’ll probably assume that learning Russian verb conjugations will be a horror show. You might already know that conjugation presupposes change of a …
Just like English, the Russian language has a grammatical structure that is too complex for one blog post. However, we’ll try to give a general outline of the Russian grammar …
Comparing English and Russian is like comparing apples to oranges. English is a Germanic language and Russian belongs to the Slavic language family. This means the languages have completely different …
