Archives for: "October 2010"
Жаль (часть вторая)
The word жаль has several meanings, and today we will discuss its use in the sense of “to feel sorry for” a person. We English speakers have to do a grammatical backflip when dealing with the construction. In English the person who experiences the… more »
Кухня
The busiest place the house I grew up in was always the kitchen. My mother is an amazing cook and I always spent a lot of time trying to learn and help. Today's word is кухня, kitchen. Sg Pl Nom кухня кухни Acc кухню кухни Gen кухни кухонь Pre кухне… more »
Приезжать/приехать
The verb pair приезжать/приехать is usually translated as “to arrive, come,” and it implies movement by vehicle. It conjugates like this: Imperfective Perfective Infinitive приезжать приехать Past приезжал приезжала приезжало приезжали приехал приехала… more »
Рисовать/нарисовать
M.C. Escher-one of my favorites Today's word of the day is the verb рисовать. This means to draw. As in a picture, not а lottery. I grew up loving to draw and doodle. So much, that I was often in trouble for drawing during all my classes. Imperfective… more »
Жаль (часть первая)
Sometimes in life you're just bummed out about something, and one of the words that expresses that idea in Russian is жаль. Жаль expresses an idea of sadness or regret or irritation; it can form an entire sentence unto itself: Жаль. That's a shame. or… more »