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Пойти
The next generic verb of motion is пойти. Note especially its irregular past tense forms. to go Perfective Infinitive пойти Past пошёл пошла пошло пошли Present No such thing as perfective present in Russian. Future пойду пойдёшь пойдёт пойдём пойдёте… more »
Столица
Столица is the Russian word for capital, as in a capital city, not a capital letter. It's a perfectly regular noun (as long as you know the five-letter spelling rule). Москва — столица Российской Федерации. Moscow is the capital of the Russian… more »
Газировка
The Russian word газировка is a slang term for газированная вода (carbonated water) and can be translated as soda. At one point it was almost synonymous with various soft carbonated drinks like Тархун, Буратино, Дюшес, Байкал, and so on... Now people… more »