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Introducing and Repealing Rules Posted by Maria on Feb 17, 2014
Many times when I would start to have Russian conversations with learners of Russian, the conversation would quickly slip into discussions about Russian politics. This is only to be cherished, of course; however, the problem is that learners often lack the vocabulary to talk about current events and, therefore, switch back to English. Let’s go…
On the snowy slopes – на заснеженном склоне Posted by Maria on Feb 13, 2014
With the Winter Olympics in Sochi in full swing, I thought the topics of winter sports may be worth revisiting. Что вы делали на выходных, дорогой читатель? (What did you do over the weekend, dear reader?) Let me tell you what I did, and we can note down some winter sports vocabulary. Я каталась на…
Photography in Russia(n) Posted by Maria on Feb 10, 2014
Whether you shoot selfies by the bathroom mirror, take snapshots of your family at picnics, or do professional photoshoots, chances are you deal with photography in your life. When learning languages, we often chase the practical, “everyday” vocabulary, so arts and crafts tend to fall by the wayside. Let us go over some phrases that…
Talking about your immediate family – “родные” Posted by Maria on Feb 6, 2014
Родной is an interesting word in Russian. Literally, it means “native,” as in родная земля (native land) or родные просторы (literally, “native wide-open spaces” — incidentally, also the name of a popular chocolate). This word shares its root with such words as народ (a nation/people), родиться (to be born), Родина (homeland), день рождения (birthday), Рождество…
Maria joins the Russian blogging team Posted by Maria on Feb 3, 2014
Hello everyone! Всем привет! My name is Maria (Меня зовут Мария), and I will be joining the Russian Language Blog as a contributor. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and remind you of how you can introduce yourself and talk about your biography in Russian. I was born in the Russian…