It is really impressive when a foreigner speaks like a native Russian. Let’s discuss a very important topic – how to ask and understand questions in Russian. The way Russians ask questions is different from the way English speakers do. IContinue reading… Question intonation in Russian. How to ask and understand questions like a native?
Category: Grammar
Russian prepositions в/на – exercise and grammar tips
How well do you know the prepositions в/на? Check yourself in the exercise below If the result is not 100% correct check grammar tips under the exercise Practice Check the related grammar tips В/на Grammar exercise After you finish click the checkboxContinue reading… Russian prepositions в/на – exercise and grammar tips
Check your understanding of Russian words’ gender
Gender is important in the Russian language. Nouns should agree in gender with adjectives, verbs, participles, pronouns. If they don’t agree your speech may sound a little funny. In the cases of words like “father” these relate to physical gender.Continue reading… Check your understanding of Russian words’ gender
Where in Russian (2 translations and 2 cases)
In this lesson you will learn: how to think in Russian about where you are and where are you going to. Remember – its even more important to learn how to ask questions than how to answer them. There areContinue reading… Where in Russian (2 translations and 2 cases)
Russian words with multiple meanings
Russian words with multiple meanings Боле́ть – 1. To be ill 2. To worry about somebody’s failures and successes Боле́ть за Россию Бить – To flow with force (Вода бьёт ключо́м) 2. To strike Вари́ть – 1. To boil, toContinue reading… Russian words with multiple meanings
The Full list of Countries and Nationalities in Russian
Speaking about citizenship and nationalities is sometimes tricky in Russian because you need to be careful with suffixes and gender endings. Some of the words sound a little strange in Russian, so you can just use the expression “житель Ирака” orContinue reading… The Full list of Countries and Nationalities in Russian
A Beginner’s Guide for self learning Russian
There are too many free Russian on-line recourses, aren’t there? But your progress in learning will be slow until you don’t know the correct sequence of learning. The guide will help you to achieve your learning goals in a shortestContinue reading… A Beginner’s Guide for self learning Russian
The prepositional case – how to speak about location in Russian
At the beginning you don’t need to know everything about the prepositional case. Just learn how to speak about location. It’s easy and you will be able to speak Russian!
Why grammar is a key to learn Russian fast
I’ve heard a lot of complains. Russian language is too difficult. Russian grammar is too difficult. I’ve been learning Russian for 5 month and still can’t talk, etc. I would like to explain why Russian grammar is like that. ProbablyContinue reading… Why grammar is a key to learn Russian fast
How to use suffixes for a shortest path to Russian heart
You do not need to know Russian well to find a path to Russian heart.