Be Fluent in Russian

How long until you can read Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky

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НЯТЬ and all of its meanings

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How I'd relearn Russian from the start

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If you're saying КАК ДЕЛА - watch this video

Here's the answers to the latest video: 1. Я — pronoun, subject; живу — verb, predicate; в — preposition, part of the adverbial of place; Москве — noun, adverbial of place. 2. Я — pronoun, subject; студентка — noun, predicate. 3. Каждый — pronominal adjective, part of the adverbial of time; день — noun, adverbial of time; я — pronoun, subject; встаю — verb, predicate; в — preposition, part of the adverbial of time; семь — numeral, part of the adverbial of time; часов — noun, part of the adverbial of time; утра — noun, part of the adverbial of time. 4. Сначала — adverb, adverbial of time; я — pronoun, subject; пью — verb, predicate; воду — noun, object; и — conjunction, connects predicates; завтракаю — verb, predicate. 5. Обычно — adverb, adverbial of frequency/manner; я — pronoun, subject; ем — verb, predicate; кашу — noun, object; и — conjunction, connects predicates; пью — verb, predicate; чай — noun, object.

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Don't stress over it...

"Oh God" in Russian

TILT! How do you use it in Russian?

More slang words that we use every single day!

НЕ БОМБИ! Great phrase in Russian

During one of the lessons and reading Harry Potter in Russian, me and my student noticed something interesting in the translation. 🇬🇧 English original - Wizard indeed! 🇷🇺 Russian translation - Тоже мне волшебник! (волшебник = wizard, so let's focus on "Тоже мне = indeed") There’s a great Russian phrase — “тоже мне.” You can’t translate it word-for-word, and you definitely shouldn’t try to understand it as “тоже” + “мне.” It only works as a fixed expression. What it really does is show irony: you don’t quite believe what was said or think it’s exaggerated, but you react in a light, slightly mocking way. So, Uncle Vernon saying "Тоже мне волшебник" is an irony and mocking Harry for being regular (which of course isn't true) — Another example: a kid makes pasta 🍝and calls himself an Italian chef. You might say: “тоже мне итальянец (look at this Italian!)” — not to correct him, but to gently tease. So the key idea: “тоже мне” is a single unit with a built-in ironic tone. 👍

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