Archives for: "April 2009"
Волынка
I have never had a conversation in Russia about Scottish music, so I have never actually heard a Russian use the Russian word for bagpipe, which is волынка. Imagine my surprise when I came across a Russian website dedicated to bagpipes. The only thing I… more »
Задавать/задать
One other verb that is used to express “to ask” is задавать/задать, literally “to pose.” It is used in conjunction with the noun вопрос, which means question. It is conjugated like this: to pose (a question) Imperfective Perfective Infinitive задавать… more »
Спрашивать/спросить
The verb pair спрашивать/спросить means “to ask” in the sense of “to ask (a question).” It never means “to ask someone for something.” It is conjugated like this: to ask (a question) Imperfective Perfective Infinitive спрашивать спросить Past спрашивал… more »
Просить/попросить
The verb pair просить/попросить can mean either “to ask (someone for something)” or “to ask (someone to do something).” It never means “to ask a question.” It is conjugated like this: to ask (someone for something); to ask (someone to do something);… more »
Ресторан, кафе, забегаловка
One of the words that Americans tend to misuse is ресторан restaurant. Ресторан is a place where you go with friends to spend an evening together. Entertainment is often provided. The meal stretches out over many hours. МакДоналдс не ресторан.… more »