Archives for: "October 2010"

Три

by Don  

The most common word for three in Russian is три. If три occurs in the nominative case, then it is followed by the genitive singular form of the noun: три сына three sons три дочери three daughters три письма three letters However, if you put an… more »

Ванная

by Don  

In most Russian apartments the bathtub is located in a room next to, but separate from, the room that has the toilet. Since bathtub in Russian is ванна, the room that contains it is called a ванная. Ванная is a deadjectival noun; that is, it is an… more »

Луна

by Bella  

Did you hear about the great new restaurant on the луна? The food is delicious, but there's no atmosphere! Hahahaha! The word луна means moon. Is the joke funnier now? Sg Pl Nom луна луны Acc луну луны Gen луны лун Pre луне лунах Dat луне лунам Ins… more »

Туалет

by Don  

When you learn a foreign language, one of the things that causes problems are false cognates, which are words that sound similar but can have quite different meanings. The classic example for Spanish students is ‘embarazada’ which sounds like the… more »

Сукин сын

by Bella  

Hello readers! I'll be honest with you. Last week was a frustrating and stressful week. Nothing went as planned and that left me grumpy. I even found myself throwing down an expletive or three. Warning! The following paragraphs contain Russian and… more »

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