Archives for: "September 2008"

Люди

by Olga  

The Russian word for people is «люди». Russia is a large country and therefore has many people of different ethnicities and backgrounds. The Russian word for person is «человек». People can say, “this person is very nice” «этот человек очень хороший»… more »

Осёл

by Don  

Warning! This entry is slightly vulgar. more »

Лето

by Olga  

The Russian word for summer is лето. Over the summer, I like to visit my family in Russia and spend time out in the beautiful weather. I call my family and tell them, “this summer I will come to visit you” «этим летом я приеду к вам в гости». When I am… more »

Кошка, часть 1-ая

by Olga  

The Russian word for cat is кошка. Many people in Russia own cats and they are especially loved by elderly women. My great grandmother had a loving cat who lived with her for many years. She woke up early in the morning to feed her cat milk «молоко».… more »

Картошка

by Don  

Did you know it's the International Year of the Potato? The formal Russian word for potato is картофель, a masculine first declension noun, which is identical to the German word for the same thing; that suggests that the Russians first learned about… more »

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