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Russian Phrases: Polnyy Otstoy

The Russian phraseполный отстой” or just “отстой” is teenage slang. In the last 20 years this phrase has become so popular, that today you can hear it in the speech of quite respectable people. Still it is better to use it only when you...

Russian Phrases: Sharom Pokati

Just today at the supermarket I heard a wonderful Russian phrase. A woman angrily said to her husband: “Дома - шаром покати” (“You can roll the ball at home”). What on Earth is that supposed to mean? What is she unhappy about? What rolling balls is she talking...

Russian Phrases: Kruto!

Russian phrases with the word “круто” are very common in the modern colloquial language. The exclamation “Круто!” basically means “хорошо”. People use this word to talk about something worth admiring, being envious of, about something fashionable and trendy. You...

Russian Phrases: Blin

Let us swear a bit. We will take a look at some Russian phrases with the word “блин”, as usual in the context of some real life situations. “Блин” is something like a curse. It does not sound too rude, in fact, it is quite soft. But do not use...

Russian Phrases: Razreshite

“Разрешите” is a very common Russian phrase, which is extremely useful in public transport, at the supermarket and other situations of everyday life.

Imagine the following situation. You need to grab an item from the shelf at the...

Russian Phrases: Na Zdorove

Do Russians use the phrase “на здоровье”, and if they do then in what cases? What does this Russian phrase really mean? Let us straighten this out.

In many American films you can see how American actors playing Russians raise a glass of vodka and...

Efficient Way of Working with Conversational Russian Learning Materials on Your Own

If you are learning Russian as a foreign language, then you you might have formed your own opinion on what the most efficient and comfortable way of working with videos to study a foreign language is for you. Don’t change your habits. We only want to offer you one more strategy of how to use...

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