Russian Tip of the Day

All the soft stem masculine adjectives in the nominative case end in -ний, that is how you can define them... Learn more

Both adverbs can be translated into English as ‘now’, but actually they are not absolute synonyms in Russian. We use... Learn more

The verbs ‘садиться’ and ‘сесть’ do not always mean ‘sit down’, they also have idiomatic meanings. Read the following examples... Learn more

‘Когда как’ is one of the expressions which make you sound very natural in Russian. Its meaning may not be... Learn more

It’s a common mistake, even at high levels of language proficiency, to believe that ‘наконец’ and ‘в конце концов’ are... Learn more

The verbs ‘отвечать’ and ‘ответить’ are among the first to be learned by every student. Nevertheless it’s good to remember... Learn more

Why do we say ‘в понедельник’, ‘в среду’, ‘в четверг’ and then ‘во вторник’? Why is it ‘во Франции’ and... Learn more

Here are some more verbs from our everyday online routine. Some of them strongly resemble english verbs, you can even... Learn more

Below you will find some verbs which we use to describe activities online. скачивать – скачать (+Acc.) = to download Я... Learn more

The words below are part of our everyday life. It is interesting that while some words are clearly borrowed from... Learn more