Who can walk (ходить - khodit')?🚶‍♂️
Part 2.


1) The word "ходит" can be used in the meaning of "making a move in a game":
We were playing chess. Vasya only moves with pawns - Мы играли в шахматы. Вася ходит только пешками (My igráli v shákhmaty. Vásya khódit tólka péshkami)

2) Another meaning is "entering somewhere, starting some actions":
I started studying to become a translator - Я пошёл учиться на переводчика (Ya pashól uchítsya na perevótchika)

3) The word "ходит" is also used in the sense of "going for bait", when talking about animals:
The fish is going for the worm - Рыба идет на червя (Ríba idét na chervyá)

4) "идёт" = "хорошо (kharasho) - Okay":
- Shall we go for a ride in the car? - Может покатаемся на машине? (Mózhet pakatáemsa na mashíne?)
- Okay! - Идёт (Idét)

5) Another meaning is "to follow, move in a certain direction to achieve something":
Ivan always goes towards his goal and reaches it - Иван всегда идёт к своей цели и достигает её (Ivan vsigdá idét k svoyéy tséli i dastigáet eye).


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Learning Russian through incredible places in Russia.

Mount Bolshoy Bogdo, Astrakhan Oblast

How did a mountain, especially of such an unusual red color, appear in the endless Astrakhan steppe? This is due to the concentration of metals in its soil.


New words:

1) Steppe - Степь (Step')
2) Mountain - Гора (gará)
3) Metal - Металл (metál)
4) Soil - Почва (póchva)

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There is an interesting way to remember how the Russian phrase Я люблю вас (I love you) sounds❤️

Try saying Yellow-blue-bus and listen to what came out😉

What methods and associations do you use to remember new words? Share in the comments!💥

The appliances you have at home.

Stove - Плита (plitá)

Washing machine - Стиральная машина (stitálnaya mashína)

Computer - Компьютер (kampýuter)

Laptop - Ноутбук (noutbúk)

Microwave - Микроволновка (mikravalnófka)

Refrigerator - Холодильник (khaladílnik)

Freezer - Морозильник (marazílnik)

Clock - Часы (chasí)

Extractor hood - Вытяжка (výtyazhka)

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Interesting facts about the Russian language🙂🙂🙂

The longest nouns:

Человеконенавистничество (chelavèkanenavìstnichestvo) - misanthropy

Высокопревосходительство (vysòkaprevaskhadìtelstvo) - Excellency

Both are 24 letters long!

The longest adverb:

Неудовлетворительно (neudavletvarìtelno) - Unsatisfactory

19 letters long!

The word "соответственно" is the longest preposition and conjunction at the same time. It consists of 14 letters. The longest particle "исключительно" is one letter shorter.

Соответственно (saatvètstvenno) - Accordingly

Исключительно (Isklyuchìtelno) - Exclusively

What can the word "сидеть - sit (sidét’)" mean? Who can sit?

1. To sit - to be in a sitting position.
Example: He likes to sit on the bench - Он любит сидеть на скамейке (On lúbit sidét’ na skaméyke)

2. To be imprisoned - to be confined in a prison or under arrest.
Example: The criminal was caught and now he has to sit in jail - Преступника поймали, и теперь ему придется сидеть в тюрьме (Prestúpnika paymáli i tepér’ emú pridétsa sidét’ v turmé)

3. To remain inactive - to be in a state of inaction.
Example: She decided to sit on the sidelines and watch - Она решила сидеть в стороне и наблюдать (Aná reshíla sidét’ v starané i nabludát’)

4. To stay in one place - to remain stationary without moving.
Example: The cat likes to sit on the window - Коту нравится сидеть на окне (Katú nrávitsa sidét’ na akné)

5. To remain loyal or committed - to stay faithful to something.
Example: He can't sit on two chairs at once; he needs to make a decision - Он не может сидеть на двух стульях одновременно; ему нужно принять решение (On ne mózhet sidét’ na dvukh stúlyakh adnavrémena; emú núzhna prinyát’ reshéniye)

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Popular Russian expression:

The Russian phrase "когда рак на горе свистнет" is most closely similar to the English equivalent "when pigs fly"🦞🐷

Both of these expressions are used to denote a situation that is unlikely or impossible

But what does each individual word mean?

Когда (kagdà) - When

Рак (rak) - Crayfish

Гора (garà) - Mountain

Свистеть (svistèt') - Whistle

What are some of the most interesting idioms and expressions in Russian and your native language that you know? Share with us in the comments!😉😉😉