Amateur language learners are horrified by long words in the target language. This is especially true for learners of Russian, because words in Russian are usually longer. Experienced language learners know that the really scary words are the short ones. There are many little words in Russian that don’t even make any special sense on
Пять минут. Выпуск 31. Возраст и Фазы Жизни
How to talk about age in Russian? Learn new words and phrases!
How to talk about age in Russian? Learn new words and phrases!
Eight Things Wiktionary Teaches for Free
Wiktionary is an invaluable source of linguistic information. In this article, I’ll show you how to use it wisely.
Wiktionary is an invaluable source of linguistic information. In this article, I’ll show you how to use it wisely.
Пять минут. Выпуск 29. Слово года 2022
Привет! Это подкаст “Пять минут” и я, Евгения Власова. В декабре лингвисты в разных странах определяют “Слово года”. По мнению издательства Merriam-Webster, словом года в английском языке стал gaslighting, то есть манипуляции информацией, которые заставляют человека сомневаться в собственной адекватности. Слово само по себе не новое, но в этом году оно стало очень часто использоваться
Привет! Это подкаст “Пять минут” и я, Евгения Власова. В декабре лингвисты в разных странах определяют “Слово года”. По мнению издательства Merriam-Webster, словом года в английском языке стал gaslighting, то есть манипуляции информацией, которые заставляют человека сомневаться в собственной адекватности. Слово само по себе не новое, но в этом году оно стало очень часто использоваться
Prosto Podcast: English T vs. Russian T
Чем отличается английский звук T и русский звук Т Моя учительница английского однажды попросила произнести фразу на русском с английским акцентом. Фраза была такая: Таня, дай мне тапочки! Which means Tanya, give me the slippers. Русская Т – кончик языка сильный, упирается в верхние зубы. The tip of the tongue is strong, and it is
Чем отличается английский звук T и русский звук Т Моя учительница английского однажды попросила произнести фразу на русском с английским акцентом. Фраза была такая: Таня, дай мне тапочки! Which means Tanya, give me the slippers. Русская Т – кончик языка сильный, упирается в верхние зубы. The tip of the tongue is strong, and it is
How to Decline друг друга
You probably know that “each other” in Russian would be друг друга. What you might have missed is that друг друга should be declined, i.e. the last word should change its ending in different cases. Here is how to decline друг друга. Genitive case: Дети учатся друг у друга. Children learn from each other. Dative
You probably know that “each other” in Russian would be друг друга. What you might have missed is that друг друга should be declined, i.e. the last word should change its ending in different cases. Here is how to decline друг друга. Genitive case: Дети учатся друг у друга. Children learn from each other. Dative
What Makes Russian So Hard: Perfective and Imperfective Verbs
In the previous two articles, I talked about Russian cases and how words agree in a sentence according to their gender, number, and case. With the cases, the hard part is memorizing all those endings. The concept of grammatical cases is relatively easy. Perfective and imperfective verbs do not create too much extra work for
In the previous two articles, I talked about Russian cases and how words agree in a sentence according to their gender, number, and case. With the cases, the hard part is memorizing all those endings. The concept of grammatical cases is relatively easy. Perfective and imperfective verbs do not create too much extra work for
What Makes Russian So Hard: Agreeing Adjectives and Nouns
Russian is a synthetic language. For linguists, this means that Russian connects words in a sentence with the help of numerous inflectional morphemes. For people who are not linguistically inclined (sorry for the unintended pun), this means that in Russian, words should be modified when put in a sentence according to what they are doing
Russian is a synthetic language. For linguists, this means that Russian connects words in a sentence with the help of numerous inflectional morphemes. For people who are not linguistically inclined (sorry for the unintended pun), this means that in Russian, words should be modified when put in a sentence according to what they are doing
What Makes Russian So Hard: Cases
Speaking a language is a practical skill, almost like driving a car or cooking. Understandably, most language learners want to start using their target language as soon as possible. When I approach a new language, I feel the urge to say something meaningful from lesson one. However, as a language teacher, I know that for
Speaking a language is a practical skill, almost like driving a car or cooking. Understandably, most language learners want to start using their target language as soon as possible. When I approach a new language, I feel the urge to say something meaningful from lesson one. However, as a language teacher, I know that for
How to Tell Time in Russian
In this video, I explain how to tell time in Russian in formal and informal ways. The video was originally created for my patrons on Patreon. Subscribe to my Patreon to have an early access to all my audio and video lessons. Each new subscriber inspire me to create more lessons!
In this video, I explain how to tell time in Russian in formal and informal ways. The video was originally created for my patrons on Patreon. Subscribe to my Patreon to have an early access to all my audio and video lessons. Each new subscriber inspire me to create more lessons!