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

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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.
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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).

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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.