Archives for: "June 2009"

На (location)

by Don  

Although the most common word for “at” in Russian is «в» followed by the prepositional case, there is a set of very common nouns that use «на» followed by the prepositional case. Among the most common phrases are: Мама на работе? Is Mom at work? Вчера… more »

В (location)

by Don  

The most common word for “at” in Russian is в followed by the prepositional case: — Где мама? — Она в магазине. “Where's Mom?” “She is at the store.” — Где Лена? — Она занимается в библотеке. “Where is Lena?” “She is studying at the library.” Дети любят… more »

Потом

by Don  

The word потом can be translated several ways, the first of which is with the word then: Я пошёл в аптеку и потом в продовольственный магазин. I went to the pharmacy and then to the grocery store. Мой брат приготовил ужин, и потом убрал квартиру. My… more »

Долго

by Don  

The word долго means “for a long time,” but it's not the same as давно. Now here is a subtle bit. If an activity has been going on for a long time, but you don't really think of it in terms of starting “a long time ago,” then you use долго instead of… more »

Давно

by Don  

Russian-speaking Americans often confuse the words давно and долго. Today we will deal with the former. The first meaning of давно is something like “a long time ago.” In this sense it sometimes becomes давным-давно, meaning “a very long time ago”:… more »

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