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• Влажный (masc.adj.)
  [vlazh-nyj]
  Wet, humid, containing water

• Влага (femin.noun)
  [vla-ga]
  Humidity, moisture

• Увлажнять (imperf.)
  [uv-lazh-yat']
=
• Увлажнить (perf.)
  [uv-lazh-nit']
  To wet, moisten

Examples:
• Влажный воздух
  [vlazh-nyj voz-dukh]
  Humid air

• Влажный корм для кошек
  [vlazh-nyj korm dlya  ko-shek]
  Wet cat food

• Влажный кашель
  [vlazh-nyj ka-shel']
  Moisten cough

• Влажные мечты
  [vlazh-ny-ye mich-ty]
  💢Colloquial: Wet dreams (dreams about sex)

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• Таксист (таксисты) (masc.noun)
  [tak-sist (tak-sis-ty)]
  A taxi driver(s)

😉If you happen to come to Belarus and catch an average taxi.

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• МорожеНое (substantivized neut.noun, one 'Н')
  [ma-ro-zhy-na-ye]
  STL: Frozen
  Ice cream

🔻 Plural form 'мороженое' is usually used with a numeral:

• Два ванильных мороженых
[dva va-nil'-nykh ma-ro-zhy-nykh]
Two vanilla ice creams

But not:
❌ Ванильные мороженые

🔻You cal also say:
• Две порции мороженого
[dve por-tsy-i ma-ro-zhy-na-va]
🇬🇧 2 portions/reservings of ice cream

• Два стаканчика мороженого
[dva sta-kan'-chi-ka ma-ro-zhy-na-va]
🇬🇧 2 ice cream cups

• Два брикета мороженого
[dva bri-ke-ta ma-ro-zhy-na-va]
🇬🇧 2 ice-cream bars

🎧🗣👇 Вкусного, как мороженое, понедельника всем!

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• Куколки (sg: куколка)
  [ku-kal-ki (ku-kal-ka)]
  Dolly-girl(s), baby-doll(s)

🔻 This is a diminutive form of a feminine noun:
• Кукла (куклы)
  [kuk-la (kuk-ly)]
  Doll(s)

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• Идеальная татуировка
  [i-di-al'-na-ya ta-tu-i-rof-ka]
  An ideal tattoo

🔻In Russia you can also hear it's short form:
• Tату
   [ta-tu]
or its spoken version:
• Татушка (татушки)
   [ta-tush-ka (ta-tush-ki)]

Also:
• Сделать татуировку (perf.)
  [sde-lat' ta-tu-i-rof-ku]
=
• Набить тату (colloquial, perf.)
  [na-bit' ta-tu-i-rof-ku]
  To get a tattoo

🔻'Татуировка' is a bit longer than the simple English "tattoo," isn't it?

🔻The reason for this difference lies in the origin of the word.  "Tattoo" comes from the Polynesian word "tatau," while "татуировка" is derived from the French "tatouage," which itself comes from "tatou". 

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• Обезвредить (+ accusative))
  [a-biz-vre-dit']
  To neutralize

🔻Prefix ОБЕЗ- (ОБЕС-) + suffix -И- have the meaning 'to deprive of what is called a motivating noun':

ОБЕЗ + вред + и + ть (to deprive of the harm (вред))

• Если вы устали от жены (подруги), обезвредьте её таким образом. Не благодарите!
[Yes-li vy us-tali аt zhe-ny (pаd-ru-gi), а-biz-vred'-te yi-yo ta-kim ob-ra-zam. ni bla-ga-da-ri-te]
🇬🇧 If you are tired of your wife (girlfriend), neutralize her in this way. Don't thank me!

❓Can you think of other words with ОБЕЗ- /ОБЕС- prefix?

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🔻In Russian, there are a few words related to 'chocolate', which can be confusing for non-native speakers:

1. Шоколад (masc.noun)
    [shy-ka-lat]
    Chocolate in general, a drink

• Тёмный шоколад
   [tyom-nyj shy-ka-lat]
   Dark chocolate

• Горячий шоколад
  [ga-rya-chiy shy-ka-lat]
  Hot chocolate

2. Шоколадный (masc.adj.)
    [shy-ka-lad-nyj]
    "chocolate" as an adjective or
dark brown colour

• Шоколадный торт
  [shy-ka-lad-nyj tort]
  A chocolate cake

• Шоколадный окрас
  [shy-ka-lad-nyj ak-ras]
  Dark-brown coat colour

3. Шоколадка
    [shy-ka-lat-ka]
    1) A chocolate bar
    2) ironically:  a tanned person, a pet with dark-brown coat

• Ух-ты! Ты прям шоколадка после отпуска!
[ukh-ty ty pryam chy-ka-lat-ka pos-le ot-pus-ka]
🇬🇧 Wow! You're like a chocolate after your vacation!

🎧🗣👇 Шоколадного понедельника всем!

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😏There are both categories Те, кому дует vs тех, кому жарко in RCR as well.

• У нас ничья.
  [u nas ni-chya]
  It's a tie.

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• Язык (языки) (masc.noun)
  [ye-zyk]

1) A tongue
2) A language
3) A clapper
4) А prisoner/informer (to be interrogated)
5) ...etc

• Языковой (masc.adj.)
  [ye-zy-ka-voy]
  Linguistic

But:
• Языческий (masc.adj.)
   [ye-zy-ches-kiy]
   Pagan

🔻There's a Russian saying:

• Язык до Киева доведёт.
  [ye-zyk da Ki-ye-va da-ve-dyot]
  SLT: A tongue can take you to Kiev.
  🇬🇧 If you ask, you will get.

Meaning: The power of language can lead you to a distant place. (In Rus' the city Kiev was considered to be a distant one). Though a military meaning can also be referred to this saying nowadays.🤔

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