Archives for: "December 2010"
Как (часть первая)
The Russian word for ‘how’ is как. When you start studying Russian, you first encounter it in “How are you?” phrases: Как дела? How are things going? Как живёшь? How are you? Since the word asks about the manner in which something is done, we call it an… more »
Индейка
Soon it will be Christmas, so of course in the US turkey is of everyone's mind almost as much as it is at Thanksgiving. In Russian, turkey is индейка. Going strictly by the sound of the word, I believe there is a connection in the name of our rwotd to… more »
Чайник (часть вторая)
I had my mom and great aunt over for tea this evening. This got me thinking about how much Russians love tea. We will have it with meals, after meals, and even between meals. And if you are going over to someone's house, chances are you will be offered… more »