Archives for: "January 2010"

Число (часть третья)

by Don  

The other day we discussed the usage of число to mean date in the sense of the first of the month, the second, etc. That's pretty straight-forward as far as discussing today/tomorrow/yesterday's date is concerned. But if you want to talk about the date… more »

Ужасно

by Tatiana  

Some words in Russian have an interesting quality to them: they can express both positive and negative feelings. «Ужасно» ‘terribly’ is one of these words. It is important to note, though, that in either case the feeling is very strong. Therefore, it… more »

Число (часть вторая)

by Don  

The other day we discussed how to say things like “Today is the first.” Sometimes we want to include the month as well, and in Russian when we do that, the month must be put in the genitive case, but the date itself stays in the nominative: Сегодня… more »

Число (часть первая)

by Don  

One of the meanings of the word число is date in the sense of the first of the month, the second, and so forth. Probably the most common usage is this: Какое сегодня число? What is the date today? What is today's date? Since число is a neuter noun, and… more »

Чудесно

by Tatiana  

Чудесно is one of the words in Russian language that reflects a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure. It comes from the word «чудо», which means wonder or miracle. It is close in meaning to «очень хорошо», "very well/good" and «отлично», "excellent." It… more »

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