- Что ты ему дал?
- Ну, ты ж сказала виски, я дал виски.
- Какое виски?! Я сказала Вискас, Вискас корм!
- What did you give him?
- Well, you said whiskey, so I gave him whiskey.
- Whiskey?! I said Whiskas, Whiskas cat food!

😉 The kitty looks like it doesn't mind it. С пятницей, товарищи!

#Friday
#just_a_joke

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👋Приветствую! С первым днём весны, товарищи!

• Весна пришла. (femin.noun, Past tense, perf.asp. verb)
[vis-na prish-la]
Spring has arrived.

• Весна наступила.
  [vis-na nas-tu-pi-la]
Spring has come.

• Весна началась.
  [vis-na na-chа-las']
Spring has begun.

🔻Spring in Russia symbolized not only the renewal of nature, but also the rebirth of life.

🔻In Old Russian songs, the long-awaited spring was called nothing other than Весна-красна (red spring) meaning beautiful or lovely.

🔻In crossword puzzles spring is:

🌱 Когда деревья одеваются, а девушки раздеваются
When the trees get dressed, and the women get undressed

🌱 Растворитель зимы
The solvent of winter

🌱 Календарное обострение эмоций
A calendar-based exacerbation of emotions

🌱 Конопатое время года
Freckled time of year

❓ How would you describe spring in Russian?

▶️Весна (сезоны)

▶️Подснежник

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#useful_vocabulary
#Russiannature

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🥞 Russian Blini: A Quick Recipe

Ingredients:
☆1 cup milk
☆1 cup flour
☆1 egg
☆1 tablespoon sugar
☆Pinch of salt
☆2 tablespoons melted butter (plus extra for greasing)

Instructions:
1. Whisk together milk, egg, sugar, and salt.
2. Gradually add flour, whisking until smooth.
3. Stir in melted butter.
4. Let batter rest for 15-30 minutes.
5. Lightly grease a hot pan.
6. Pour 1/4 cup batter onto the pan for each blini.
7. Cook for 1-2 minutes per side, until golden brown.
8. Serve warm with your favourite toppings (sour cream, jam, red caviar).

💢 By the way:

• Печь блины
[pech bli-ny]
doesn't only mean to bake blini but also to skip pebbles on the water.
Did you know it?

Video: AI Pinterest

😋Yummy! What's your favourite topping/filling for Russian blini?

#Russian_cuisine
#holidays
#Shrovetide

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В моём теле была лёгкость и энергия, двадцать блинов назад ...
My body felt light and energetic, twenty pancakes ago... 

#just_a_joke
#Shrovetide
#holidays
#memes

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Today Cat Day is celebrated in Russia

🔻Cats in Russia are one of the symbols of spring, and March is considered "cat month."

🔻This holiday was organized by the Moscow Cat Museum and the editorial staff of the magazine and newspaper "Cat and Dog" in 2004.

🐱May your cats be extra fluffy, your catnip plentiful, and your furniture... well, let's just say slightly less intact.

#holidays

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🌝 С Масленицей!
Happy Shrovetide!

🔻Maslenitsa (or Shrovetide), a week-long traditional Russian festival before Lent, culminates in Forgiveness Sunday.

🔻This significant day precedes Great Lent, marking a time for asking forgiveness and reconciliation. 

🔻The week-long celebration leading up to it features the vibrant Russian tradition of Maslenitsa, including feasts, games like the thrilling greased pole climb, the burning of a winter scarecrow, and joyous performances of folk songs, lively chastushki (short humorous Russian songs), and energetic Russian folk dances.

🔻Maslenitsa remains incredibly popular, showcasing Russia's rich cultural heritage and is celebrated by Russians not only in Russia but in other countries as well.

Video: an episode from Russian film Сибирский цирюльник by Nikita Mikhalkov (1998)

#Maslenitsa
#Shrovetide
#holidays
#Russian_culture
#ForgivenessSunday

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Eсли бы блин с начинкой был человеком
If a blin with a filling were a human

❓Which one would you prefer😉?

Source: Pikabu

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#holidays

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Осторожно с блинами!
Be careful with blini!

🔻Doctors say a safe amount of pancakes for Maslenitsa is no more than 4 per day.

🔻Overeating can upset your stomach and affect your figure due to the high fat content.

😋Get hold of yourself!

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#holidays
#memes

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👋С понедельником, товарищи! Как настроение?

• Быть (не) в настроении (делать что-то)
[byt' (ni) v nas-trа-ye-ni-i]
SLT: To be (not) in the mood (to do something)

🔻It describes a state of feeling, where someone might be receptive and enthusiastic (в настроении) or withdrawn and uninterested (не в настроении). 

🔻So, if someone says they're не в настроении, it means they're not up for anything right now.

🔻Don't forget that the verb быть (to be) is omitted in a sentence with Present tense:

• Он сегодня не в настроении работать.
[on si-vo-dnya ni v nas-tra-ye-ni-i ra-bo-tat']
He is not up for work.

❓А Вы сегодня в настроении?

▶️Настроение (Revision)

🎧🗣👇

#spoken_Russian
#MondayMood
#morning

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U.S. officer Woody Lee, carrying the "nuclear football," waits for Ronald Reagan to tour Red Square. 1986.

#retrophotos

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The question posed to men in the US and Russia was: "Would you fully support your wife?"

🔻In Russia it depends on several issues: husband's salary (if it is high, wife is likely not much into work, but keeps the house and takes care of kids), wife's ambitions, the age and social status of the respondents.

🔻But on average, the situation when husband fully supports his wife is not rare in Russia.

❓I'm curious if it is common in your country for the husband to fully support his wife (not girlfriend!), or is it more of a 50/50 split on expenses?

#Russian_culture
#Russiantraditions

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The Vladimirsky Skete of the Valaam Monastery

🔻Valaam Monastery is renowned not only for its spiritual significance but also for its stunning natural beauty. 

🔻It boasts a vast archipelago of islands, featuring diverse landscapes ranging from dense forests and serene lakes to dramatic cliffs and rocky shores, creating a breathtaking and peaceful environment.

Video:✈️krasota_rossia

#Russiannature
#around_Russia

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👋Доброе утро, товарищи!

Мочь 🆚️ Уметь

🔻Both mean can or to be able to, but:

1. Мочь (imperf.)
[moch']
🔻This verb expresses ability or possibility. Think of it as "to have the power to":

• Я могу это сделать.
[ya ma-gu e-ta zde-lat']
I can do this. (I have the ability/power to do this).

2. Уметь (imperf.)
[u-met']
🔻This verb expresses skill or ability gained through learning or practice. Think "to know how to":

• Я умею плавать.
[ya u-me-yu pla-vat']
I can swim (I know how to swim).

💢 Also on the Internet there are lots of memes with the phrase:

• Могу. Умею. Практикую.
[ma-gu u-me-yu prak-ti-ku-yu]
SLT: I can, I know how, I do.

🔻It's a boastful, almost self-deprecating way of saying someone is skilled at something. But it is often used in a humorous way to say someone can be bad at something, or can easily spoil something:

• Разбить все стаканы в доме? Могу. Умею. Практикую.
To break all glasses in the house? I can, I know how, I do.

🎧🗣👇

#tricky_words
#russianverbs

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