Archives for: "June 2009"
Новость
The word новость means a piece of news. In the plural it means news generically as well as shows that deal with the news. If you want to know if a person has heard a specific piece of news, you ask about it in the singular: — Ты слышал новость? — Какую?… more »
Класс
American students always pick up the Russian word класс right away because of the English word class which overlaps the Russian word in some meanings. And then immediately they try to say “I'm going to class” with the words «Я иду в класс». WRONG!!!… more »
Мама, мать
There are two standard words in Russian for mother: мама, мать. The former is perfectly regular, and the latter is one of the most ancient words in the language and retains old quirks to it: Sg Pl Nom мать матери Acc мать матерей Gen матери матерей Pre… more »
Конфеты (часть вторая)
The generic Russian word for a piece of candy is конфета: Sg Pl Nom конфета конфеты Acc конфету конфеты Gen конфеты конфет Pre конфете конфетах Dat конфете конфетам Ins конфетой конфетами Bear in mind that in English the word candy is a mass noun, one… more »