10 Russian idioms about friendship

Idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of which it is made.  That’s how Wikipedia describes idiom. How many idioms in Russian? Thousands of thousands. A friend in need is a friend indeed. We use them every day when we talk with friends or relatives, when we watch TV or read a book, when we listen to a song or send SMS,...

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How to say: Digits and Numbers

Do you want to count anything? Your age, your money, days in a week... Whatever you want! You must know digits and numbers in Russian to do that. Below the table you can find some exercises that should help you to remember how to say numerals in Russian.  Digits and Numbers 0 ноль 16 шестнадцать 1 один 17 семнадцать 2 два 18 восемнадцать 3 три 19 девятнадцать 4 четыре 20 двадцать 5 пять 21 двадцать один 6 шесть 22 двадцать два 7 семь 8 восемь 30 тридцать 9 девять 40 сорок 10 десять 50 пятьдесят 60 шестьдесят 11 одиннадцать 70 семьдесят 12 двенадцать 80 восемьдесят 13 тринадцать 90 девяносто 14 четырнадцать 100 сто 15 пятнадцать 1...

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New russian words: гастарбайтер, консолидировать

The magazine "Наука" ("The science") is gathering new russian words that has came from the other languages for the last 20 years. There are two of them and explanations in Russian. Гастарбайтер Существительное, общеупотребительное, уничижительное Толковый словарь иностранных слов Л. П. Крысина, М., 2008 г.: В Германии и некоторых других странах — рабочий-иммигрант, обычно пользующийся меньшими правами, чем гражданин. От нем. Gastarbeiter (Gast гость +Arbeiter рабочий, работник). Новое значение этого слова, если судить по Национальному корпусу...

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Russian literature: "Русский язык", Иван Тургенев

Russian literature is famous and wonderful. Novels by many russian writers were translated in a lot of languages including English. But what is the best way to know Russian language and culture? Yes, to read non-translated books. Russian literature is a new tag in the blog. The first text with this mark is a short novel by great writer Ivan Turgenev. It calls "The Russian language" ("Русский язык"). Under the novel you can find english translations of some words that will help you to understand the text. РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК Во дни сомнений, во дни...

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The first morning of 2012 year: photo

The first morning of 2012 year was quiet and empty of people in my hometown Krasnoyarsk, Russia. ...

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