Russian blog for language learners
Russian Chess Vocabulary
Russian chess vocabulary is our today’s topic. Do you like chess? Do you know how to play it? If you do – watch my new video…
Learn Russian By Watching Movies
Can You Learn Russian By Watching Movies? Learning Russian is fun. And the more things you can do to reinforce this way of thinking, the more progress you’ll make. So here’s an article about watching Russian movies. They’re a great way to practice your...
Resources for learning Russian
How to learn Russian? Most of the students usually have no idea what to do and where to start with Russian. Of course a single textbook is not enough. Here is a list of resources and tools for learning our language…
How to say Happy New Year in Russian
New Year is coming! And you may be surprised to know that New Year is much more popular in Russia than Christmas! Actually, it is the most celebrated holiday in Russia…
Difference between ТЕПЕРЬ and СЕЙЧАС
Many students ask me: “What is the difference between Russian words ТЕПЕРЬ and СЕЙЧАС? And how to use them properly?” Sometimes it really can be rather confusing, but most of the times it’s all about a couple simple rules…
5 comparisons in Russian
As you know, there are common comparative idioms in every language. In Russia we like to compare some qualities of people with the ones that animals or objects have (according to our cultural views of course:)). Let’s talk about the most common ones…