Archives for: "April 2009"
Медведка
Image courtesy of Wikimedia commons I guess the world of insects is not well known to широким слоям населения the general public , unless you are a biologist or smth. Myself I got a little exposure to the insect world when I visited my Ukrainian… more »
Попса
Попса is a slangy and somewhat deprecatory Russian word for pop music. Sample sentences: В принципе я люблю классическую музыку, но, правду сказать, я только слушаю попсу. In theory I like classical music, but to tell the truth I only listen to pop. —… more »
Мясо
Russians often use the word мясо to mean “red meat,” so if you say «Я не ем мясо» or «Я не ем мяса», you may still be served chicken or fish. “Vegetarian” is вегетарианец or вегетарианка. Вегетарианцы не употребляют в пищу мясо, птицу, рыбу и… more »