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Russian • 15 May 2024

The Russian Days of the Week

I was particularly amused recently while watching “Downton Abbey,” when Maggie Smith’s character asked, “What is a weekend?” Sadly, not…

Russian • 15 Jul 2020

Word frequency lists can be a great resource for Russian language learners. But there’s a caveat: most word frequency lists…

Russian • 6 Jul 2020

Russian as a whole is a relatively homogeneous language, with only slight variations in dialect and accent. However, it’s best…

Russian • 22 Jun 2020

Expressing remorse or apologizing is an important skill to master when learning a new language. After all, miscommunications occur frequently…

Parts of Speech • 16 Jun 2020

Prepositions are small words that play a big role in relaying a message. They’re used to express spatial or temporal…

Russian • 10 Jun 2020

Are you trying to improve your Russian language skills? From experience, dating or finding romance is one of the best…

Russian • 8 Jun 2020

Russians love having reasons to celebrate. At some point or another, as your Russian improves and you make more Russian…

Parts of Speech • 27 Jan 2020

If you’re a fan of the popular “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie series, you may recall what Hector Barbossa, the…

Russian • 8 Jan 2020

Russian tongue twisters can be just the boost you need to improve your Russian pronunciation and speaking skills. In this…

Russian • 30 Dec 2019

Russian verbs of motion indicate movement from one place to another, just like the English “go,” “walk,” “run” and so…