Archives for: "April 2010"
Знакомить/познакомить
In English you might hear a sentence like “I introduced John to Mary a year ago, and last month they got married.” The equivalent sentence in Russian will not use “to introduce” but rather “to acquaint,” which is знакомить/познакомить, which is… more »
Автобус (часть вторая)
The Russian word for bus, as in public transport, is автобус. It is a perfectly regular first declension noun. Public transport is well developed in large Russian cities, so it's a perfectly normal of the Russian daily routine to ride a bus. To say you… more »
Подушка
Some words in Russian are formed in a very simple way, almost as if someone just looked at an object and made an observation. Take, for example, подушка, “pillow”. Под means “under” and ушко is “little ear”. So, what do you put under your ear – a… more »
Познакомьтесь
Every culture has a set of words and rules used in the social ritual of introducing people. For Russians the key word is «Познакомьтесь!», which is the вы imperative form of the verb познакомиться “to become acquainted;” познакомьтесь literally means… more »
Яблоко (часть вторая)
The Russian word for apple is яблоко. Note that it has an unexpected nominative/accusative plural: Sg Pl Nom яблоко яблоки Acc Gen яблока яблок Pre яблоке яблоках Dat яблоку яблокам Ins яблоком яблоками Sample sentences: — Ты любишь яблоки? — Да, я их… more »