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!😉😉😉

Did you know these Russian words? Write in the comments 🙂

1) Slush - Слякоть (slyákot')

Cлякоть is liquid mud formed from rain or wet snow.

Example: Spring has come. All the snow has melted. There is a lot of slush on the road. - Наступила весна. Весь снег расстаял. На дороге очень много слякоти. (Nastupíla vesná. Ves' sneg rastáyal. Na daróge óchen' mnóga slyákati).

2) To drizzle - Моросить (marasít')

Моросить is falling very small, frequent drops.

Example: It’s been drizzling all day today. - Cегодня весь день моросит дождь. (Sevódnya ves' den' marasít' dozhd’).

3) Puddle - Лужа (lúzha)

Лужа is spilled liquid on the surface.

Example: I spilled water on the floor. Now there is a big puddle there. - Я пролил воду на пол. Теперь там большая лужа. (Ya pralíl vódu na pol. Tepér' tam balsháya lúzha).

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The appliances you have at home.
Part 2.

Fan - Фен (Fen)

Blender - Блендер (Blénder)

Iron - Утюг (Utyúg)

Washing machine - Стиральная машина (Stirálnaya mashína)

Heater - Обогреватель (Abogrevátel')

Air conditioner - Кондиционер (Kanditsianér)

Vacuum cleaner - Пылесос (Pylesós)

Dishwasher - Посудомойка (Pasudamóyka)

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What are verb tenses in Russian? 😱😱😱

Verb tenses indicate their grammatical features and specify when exactly a process or action takes place. In the Russian language, verbs are used in present, future, and past tenses.

Present tense
When a process or action occurs simultaneously with our speech or is constant, it is the present tense.
Example: He is currently solving his homework - Он сейчас решает домашнее задание (On seychás resháyet damáshneye zadániye).

Future tense
Verbs in the future tense describe actions that will happen or will occur after the speech is finished or after some time.
Example: In January, I will be traveling - В январе я буду путешествовать (V yanvaré ya búdu puteshéstvavat).

Past tense
Verbs describing actions that have already occurred have the form of the past tense.
Example: My friend has already done his homework - Мой друг уже сделал домашнее задание (Moy drug uzhé sdélal damáshneye zadániye).

What does this mean??? I can't understand! 😰

Сесть в автобус (sest’ v avtóbus) - To get on the bus.

This phrase is used when talking about a person entering a bus.

Example. Я наконец-то сел в автобус. Я ждал его 30 минут. (ya nakanétsta sel v avtóbus. Ya zhdal evo 30 minút) - I finally got on the bus. I waited for it for 30 minutes.