Archives for: "May 2010"
Да, нет (часть первая)
The standard Russian word for yes is да and for no — нет. For the most part they work pretty much like we would expect: — Ты хочешь чаю? — Да, пожалуйста. “Do you want some tea?” “Yes, please.” — Ты хочешь пойти в кино? — Нет, спасибо. “Do you want to… more »
Вот (часть первая)
The word вот means ‘here’ in the sense of “here it is” or “here they are.” Very often you find it used in very short sentences: — Где моя книга? — Вот она. “Where is my book?” “Here it is.” — Где моя сестра? — Вот она. “Where is my sister?” “Here she… more »
Каждый
The Russian word for every is каждый. In terms of its endings it is a simple adjective that agrees with its noun in case, number, and gender: Я обожаю каждую девушку, которую я вижу. I worship every woman that I see. Каждый американец знает, что надо… more »
Простуда
Weakness, cough and stuffed nose - we all have experienced these symptoms of the common cold. It ruins your plans and makes it so hard to get out of bed in the morning. Unfortunately, I feel very closely connected to today’s word right now. I cannot… more »
Ночь (часть вторая)
We previously discussed the word ночь, which means night in the sense of the time between midnight and roughly fourin the morning. To say something happens during that period, you put ночь into the instrumental case. Ночами лучше не пить. Мудрые люди… more »