• Взять (кого-то, Accus.) на карандаш (perf.)
[vzyat' na ka-ran-dash]
SLT: To take someone/something on a pencil

Meaning:
To make a mental or written note about someone or something with the intention of paying close attention to them in the future; to keep an eye on someone.

Origin:
This term originated in the early 19th century in government agencies of the Russian Empire. The fact is that in lists of "unreliable" individuals kept by the Separate Corps of Gendarmes (Provincial Gendarme Administrations and Branches), which were written in ink, notes were made with a graphite pencil. This allowed for easy erasure if necessary. Hence the expression: взять на карандаш. It implies suspicion about a person, but without sufficient evidence.

• Кажется, ты мало работаешь, Наташа. Возьму тебя на карандаш!
It seems you're not working hard enough, Natasha. I'm going to keep an eye on you! 

▶️Взять Брать

🎧🗣👇

#phraseology
#spoken_Russian

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Первое правило кота: голодным можешь ты не быть, но попросить еды обязан!
Cat rule # one: You may not be hungry, but you must ask for food!

▶️Голодный (Revision)

#just_a_joke
#just_cats

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

🤍💙❤ On March 26, 2000, Vladimir Putin was first elected President of the Russian Federation.

#memorable_date

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Russian women age quickly; their beauty is but a fleeting glimpse. This is not solely due to ethnographic peculiarities, but also because they are capable of boundless love. 
A Russian woman, once in love, gives everything at once – the moment, her fate, her present, and her future. They are incapable of economy, they don't save anything for later, and their beauty quickly fades into the one they love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
#quote
#retrophotos

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Talking about organic food, gourmets in the US discovered:

• Кефир (masc.noun)
[ki-fir]

🔻This is a beloved Russian fermented milk drink with a rich history rooted in the Caucasus Mountains. Specifically, the Elbrus region and upper Kuban River are considered its birthplace, with the Karachay and Balkar peoples credited with its creation. 

🔻The first official record of kefir, highlighting its medicinal benefits, appears in an 1867 report to the Caucasus Medical Society. 

🔻Note that kefir contains a trace amount of ethyl alcohol (no more than 0.05%).

❓Have you tried it yet?

#Russian_cuisine
#brief_and_interesting

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

👋Доброе утро, товарищи!

• Полезный (masc.adj.)
[pa-lez-nyj]
1) Useful, advisable
2) Healthy

🔻Also:
• Полезно (adverb)
[pa-lez-na]

• Это полезно для здоровья!
[e-ta pa-lez-na dlya zda-ro-v'ya]
It's useful for health!

💢There is a funny saying:

• Всё полезно, что в рот полезло.
[fsyo pa-lez-na shto v rot pa-lez-la]
Everything that goes into the mouth is useful. (Полезло = влезать = go in/get in)

❓A у Вас полезный завтрак?

🎧🗣👇

#useful_vocabulary
#adjectives

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

⚠️ Video: Benny Benassi - Satisfaction

Around 42% of women in Russia would like to try their hand at traditionally "male" professions, according to a new survey.

🔻The main reasons cited for this desire are higher salaries and a reluctance to work in exclusively female teams.

🔻Among the most appealing "non-female" occupations are:

• Пилот самолёта
An airplane pilot (cited by 37.6% of respondents),

• Машинист электропоезда
An electric train driver (17.7%)

• Прораб на стройке
A construction foreman (17%).

▶️Jobs-1
▶️Jobs-2

#news
#useful_vocabulary

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Икра здорового лосося
Икра лосося-курильщика
Caviar of healthy salmon
Caviar of salmon-smoker

#just_a_joke

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

🥳Today is:

• Международный День Уважения Кошек
International Respect for Cats Day

🔻This holiday is dedicated to the special bond with our beloved pets.

Best wishes to everyone involved!

#holidays
#just_cats

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Фокус-покус или как удивить вашу подругу в пятницу.
Hocus-pocus or how to make you girlfriend sit up.

Отличных выходных, товарищи!

#Friday
#lifehack

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Тёмная ночь (Dark Is the Night) is a famous Soviet song associated with the Great Patriotic War. It was originally performed by Mark Bernes in the 1943 war film Two Soldiers.

Two Soldiers on▶️(Russian / English subtitles are available)

📎 Do you know what 1st / 2nd group verbs are like? Do you need a post about it? -> ❤

#sing_it_😀
#films
#video_from_subscribers

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

👋Доброе утро!

• Лучик (лучики) (dimin, masc.noun)
[lu-chik (lu-chi-ki)]

From:
• Луч (лучи) (masc.)
[luch (lu-chi)]
А ray(s)

▶️Всем солнечного настроения!

#Monday
#useful_vocabulary

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

Я всё равно пойду гулять! Зимой! В мороз! Ночью!
I'm going for a walk anyway! In winter! In the freezing cold! At night!

КОГДА? (When?)

🔢 Nominative case:
• Сегодня 31-ое марта
Today is the 31st of March.(марта - Gen.case)

🔢 Prepositional case (century, year, month, week):
• В 15-ом веке (in the 15th century)
• В 2025-ом году (in 2025)
• НА этой неделе (this week)
• В апреле (in April)

❗But:
• В мае (Prep.) 2025-ого года (Genit.) (in May 2025)

🔢 Instrumental case (part of the day, season):
• Утром (in the morning)
• Днём (in the afternoon)
• Вечером (in the evening)
• Ночью (at night)
• Зимой (in winter)
• Весной (in spring)
• Летом (in summer)
• Осенью (in autumn)

❗But:
• Весной (Instr.) 2025-ого года (Gen.)

🔢 Accusative case (weekend, week days):
• В выходной (at the weekend)
• В субботу (on Saturday)

❗But:
• ВО вторник (on Tuesday)

#grammar_tips
#Russiancases
#you_asked

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

A quick rundown on the recent solar eclipse – for those who missed it.

🔻Save this rare video; the next eclipse is not for another 5 years.

• Затмение (затмения) (femin.)
  [zat-me-ni-ye (zat-me-ni-ya)]
  Eclipse(s)

#news
#useful_vocabulary
#just_a_joke
#just_cats

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

My dear Russian language learners!

If your level is A2 -C1 in Russian, I invite you to take the TruD test in Russian on April 5 (either in your city or ONLINE)!

❓Why participate?

✔Engaging Russian language tasks

✔Tasks are designed specifically for those learning Russian as a foreign language and have levels from A2 to C1.

✔A global flash mob with thousands of participants!

✔In 2024, the TruD test was taken in 35 countries worldwide.

✔A certificate for every participant

✔Plus souvenirs from the organizers and prizes for top performers!

✔You're sure to learn something new about Russia while taking the test!

⏺Check for details and registration: https://trud.totaldict.ru

#test_time
#admins_letter

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

💓 Russian style fashion

How do you like it?

#Russianstyle
#RussianFashion

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

💓 Or this one in Brussels? Which one is better in your opinion?

#Russianstyle
#Russianfashion

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian

🧡Sunset at Eagle Rocks, Stavropol Krai

Video: photo.axx

#Russiannature
#around_Russia

😎 Stay with @learnRCRussian