Read in Russian Reading in Russian, as well as listening in Russian are indispensable if you want to improve your language skills! So, don’t miss on these activities, especially if you have an intermediate or advanced level of Russian. Here are some online resources where you can find just about everything to improve your Russian comprehension […]
How to learn Russian online? Which tools to use? Learning new languages is an entertaining process that will help you to discover the soul of other nations in the world. In addition, it allows people to study educational literature in different languages and potentially improve their career and financial life. Are you interested in the […]
Steve Jobs Speech in English with Russian Subtitles Learn Russian or English, phrase by phrase by watching Steve Jobs Stanford Speech (2005) with Russian and English subtitles. Don’t forget to turn ON CC – pick your language in Settings. Tip: try 0.75 speed to have enough time to read and understand. For your convenience, here […]
Possessive Pronouns in Russian – Moy Tvoy Nash Vash – And Their Conjugation by Cases Possessive pronouns in Russian (мой, твой, наш, ваш, его, её, их) conjugate according to gender, number and case. Related: Russian Pronouns – The Ultimate Guide The Russian language has 6 cases, 3 genders (Masculine, Feminine, Neuter) and 2 numbers (Singular […]
When to use Russian preposition “V” and when to use “NA”? Russian prepositions v and na (“в” and “на”) are challenging for many foreigners studying Russian. The main difficulty in using prepositions “в” and “на” lies in a large number of exceptions. Please also note that specific applications often evolved historically, therefore it is impossible […]
How to write accent marks over Russian letters? Need to write Russian letters with accents? For a quick solution, just copy-paste them from here: А́ Е́ И́ О́ У́ Ы́ Э́ Ю́ Я́ á é и́ ó у́ ы́ э́ я́ ю́ If you type a lot in Russian and absolutely need to put accent […]
Homonyms in Russian In linguistics, homonyms, broadly defined, are words which sound alike or are spelled alike, but have different meanings. (Wikipedia, Homonyms) The term homonym comes from the Greek words Homos “identical” and Onyma “name”). In Russian language, like in many other languages, there are words that sound the same but mean different things. […]
How to conjugate Russian nouns by cases Many learners of the Russian language struggle with Russian nouns conjugations, that is, Russian cases. Suddenly, the same word you used to know or just learned from a dictionary changes its ending and looks totally different in the text? And then how are you supposed to know which […]
Russian Verbs of Motion ходить / идти / пойти / прийти Did you ever wonder what is the difference between such Russian verbs as ходить / идти / пойти / прийти ? Well, first of all, all these verbs describe movement, therefore, they are called Russian Verbs of Motion (глаголы движения). However, in Russian, there are tenses, […]