👋Доброе утро, товарищи!
Солнечного настроения всем!

Hey, who's here? Tap ❤!

#just_cats
#NonLinguisticPost

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Подмышкой 🆚️ Под мышкой

🔻Мышка [mysh-ka] is the diminutive name for мышь (мыши) (mouse, mice), but in Russian, this word also has another meaning – the muscle under the shoulder joint.

🔻According to M. Fasmer's etymological dictionary, this name was given to this organ of movement due to the similarity of the contracting muscle, especially under the skin of the shoulder, to a running mouse. The word has Latin origin: mūs (mouse) → musculus (little mouse).

❗️So, let's figure it out:

🔢 Подмышка (подмышки) (femin.noun)
[pad-mysh-ka (pad-mysh-ki)]
Underarm(s)

🔻This is a noun, written as one word, literally means the area under the muscle: the inner part of the shoulder joint or the part of the garment that falls on this place.

• Рубашка давит в подмышках.
The shirt is tight in the underarms.

🔢 Под мышкой (adverb)
[pad mysh-kay]
Under one's arm

🔻This already an adverb, which answers the question how? in what way?

🔻There are some varians of this adverb:

• Держать мышку под мышкой
To hold a (toy) mouse under one's arm

• Взять ребёнка под мышки
To lift a child under the arms

• Положить зонт под мышку
To put an umbrella under one's arm

🎧🗣👇 Не перепутайте!

#tricky_words
#crazy_Russian

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Простой лайфхак «Как найти друзей» — прийти в магазин вместе со своим общительным котом.
A simple life hack for "How to make friends" – go to the store with your friendly cat.

• Лайфхак (masc.noun)
[layf-hahk]
A life hack
=
• Хитрость (femin.noun)
[hi-trast']
A trick, cunning
=
• Полезный совет (masc.noun)
[pa-lez-nyj sa-vet]
Useful advice

#just_cats
#useful_vocabulary
#lifehack

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🧡 Pskov, Russia

Video: andreybazanov

#around_Russia

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🥳Happy Russian Language Day!

🔻Today, June 6th, we celebrate the beauty and richness of the Russian language!

🔻A special shout-out to all those learning Russian – your hard work and dedication are inspiring!

🔻This day, linked to the birthday of the legendary Alexander Pushkin and established by the UN, is a testament to the power of multilingualism and cultural understanding.

🔻Whether you're enjoying a Pushkin poem, practicing your conversation skills, or simply appreciating the elegance of the Cyrillic alphabet, I do hope you have a wonderful day celebrating!

• С Днём Русского Языка!
[z dnyom russ-ka-va ye-zy-ka]
Happy Russian Language Day!

#holidays

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Мир: «Русские мужчины — суровые и опасные!»
Русские мужчины: …
The world: "Russian men are tough and dangerous!"
Meanwhile, Russian men: ...

🤩Отличного вечера пятницы, товарищи!

📎The song by MaкСим "Знаешь ли ты?" on▶️

#Friday
#RussianCuturalCode

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Матерь котья! Бесконечный лоток!
Holy Cat Mother! Endless litter box!

• Бесконечный (masc.adj.)
[bis-ka-nech-nyj]

Synonyms (masc.adj.):

• Безграничный
[biz-gra-nich-nyj]
Boundless, limitless, infinite, unbounded

• Нескончаемый
[nis-kan-cha-yi-myj]
Endless, unending, interminable, incessant

• Непрерывный
[ni-pri-ryv-nyj]
Continuous, uninterrupted, unbroken, constant

❗️Note that the prefixes БЕС- and БЕЗ- mean the absence of something, and their choice depends on the following letter:

🔻if it's a vowel or a letter representing a voiced consonant, use БЕЗ-;

🔻if it's a voiceless consonant, a sibilant, or ц, use БЕС-.

🔻Don't forget to ->❤️ this post, please!

🎧🗣👇 Всем нескончаемой субботы😉!

#useful_vocabulary
#adjectives
#synonyms
#prefixes

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👋Доброе утро, товарищи!
Лёгкого понедельника всем!

Who's here? Tap - ❤!

#just_cats
#NonLinguisticPost

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🔢🔢🔢 Some bullying vebs:

1. Обижать (imperf.)
[a-bi-zhat']
To offend, to hurt someone's feelings, to bully

2. Задирать (imperf.)
[za-di-rát']
To tease, to bully, to pick on someone

3. Доставать (imperf.)
[das-ta-vát']
To annoy, to bother, to get on someone's nerves.

4. Дать отпор (imperf.)
[dat' at-por]
To repel, to resist, to fight back

5. Дать сдачи (imperf.)
[dat' zda-chi]
SLT: To give someone's change
To give someone back

6. Постоять за себя (perf.)
[pa-sta-yat' za si-bya]
To stand up for oneself, to defend oneself

• Собака обижала котика.
The dog was bullying the kitty.

• Котёнок дал собаке отпор.
The kitten fought back against the dog.

📎 The Russian word for 'bullying' is запугивание [za-pu-gi-va-ni-ye]] (femjn.noun) from the verb запугивать [za-pu-gi-vat'] (imperf.)

▶️Борьба (Revision)

🎧🗣👇 Всем добра!

#365_marathon
#survive_in_Russia
#verbs

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The Slavic Rusalka: More Than Just a Mermaid

🔻Long before the Disney-fied image of the mermaid, East Slavic folklore featured a captivating, albeit complex, water spirit known as русалка (the rusalka)

🔻This figure, predating the popularized image, wasn't always the graceful, tail-finned creature we know today. In fact, her early names offer a glimpse into her more ambiguous nature: водяница (water-woman), шутовка (jester-woman), and шекотиха (tickler), hinting at a playful yet potentially dangerous character.

🔻The etymology of русалка itself is debated. While often linked to русло (riverbed) or роса (dew), some suggest it derives from the adjective русый (light-blonde, bright), hinting at a radiant, yet perhaps deceptive, beauty.

🔻Depictions varied wildly across different Slavic tribes. Sometimes a young girl, other times a maiden in her prime, and occasionally a grotesque, ugly woman – the Rusalka's appearance was far from standardized. However, a common thread was their long, unbound hair – a shockingly indecent detail for peasant women of the time.

🔻Surprisingly, the fishtail is a later addition, borrowed from Western European sea-maidens and not an inherent feature of the Slavic Rusalka. The original Slavic water spirit was a far more nuanced and multifaceted figure than the modern mermaid archetype.

❓️In which works of Russian literature does the image of the Rusalka appear?

▶️Кот Баюн
▶️Баба Яга

Video: AI

#Russian_culture
#mythology
#RussianFairytales
#russianfolklore

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Найти друзей с таким же психическим заболеванием, как у тебя - бесценно!
Finding friends with the same mental health disorder is priceless!

🥳Today we celebrate:

• Международный День Друзей
International Friendship Day

Don't forget to congratulate your▶️друзей!

#holidays
#memes

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Производитель: Интуитивно понятный интерфейс
Пользователи: ...
Manufacturer: Intuitive interface
Users: ...

• Интуитивно понятный (adverb + masc.adjective)
[in-tu-i-tiv-na pa-nyat-nyj]
Intuitive, user-friendly, easy to understand, self-explanatory

#useful_vocabulary
#just_a_joke
#just_cats

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🤎 The Kalyazin Bell Tower,
Tver Oblast

Video: Alexey Nikitin

#around_Russia

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