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Tricky Russian: “В словарЕ” but “в тетрадИ”. Why?

Tricky Russian: “В словарЕ” but “в тетрадИ”. Why?

Today, we study the usage of the locative case for nouns ending with the soft sign. Probably everyone who starts learning Russian as a foreign language would call such an “illogical” thing surprising or even outrageous: 1. Студент пишет диктант в тетради. 2. Студент смотрит новое слово в словаре. Indeed,

Viktoriia Kosmina
Viktoriia Kosmina
Russian
Three Common Idioms in the Russian Language

Three Common Idioms in the Russian Language

Idioms are an integral part of any language, offering insights into the culture and way of thinking of the people who speak it. The Russian language is rich with idiomatic expressions that often puzzle non-native speakers due to their figurative meanings. Here are three widely used idioms in Russian, along

Svetlana Shulenina
Svetlana Shulenina
Russian
Verbs Which We Use to Talk About Clothes in Russian

Verbs Which We Use to Talk About Clothes in Russian

Let’s start with the verbs НАДЕВАТЬ (нсв) — НАДЕТЬ (св). As I always say, if you know the topic of Imperfect (нсв)/Perfect (св) verbs, then use it. If you don’t, then concentrate on Imperfect (нсв) ones. Надевать — Надеть (to put on) When we have a piece of clothing,

Anastasiya Nikulina
Anastasiya Nikulina
Russian
Learning Strategies: Do You Need to Learn Russian Alphabet First?

Learning Strategies: Do You Need to Learn Russian Alphabet First?

Once, an adult student asked me whether they needed to learn the alphabet right at the beginning of their language-learning journey and where to start in general. They wondered if it was possible to skip learning the alphabet altogether. My response was simple. I explained that while learning the alphabet

Oksana Martirosova
Oksana Martirosova
Russian
Tips for Understanding Russian Cases

Tips for Understanding Russian Cases

The Russian language has six cases to show what function a noun has in a sentence: nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, and prepositional.

Elvira Koliadina
Elvira Koliadina
Russian
3 comedy Russian TV shows that will help you achieve fluency in Russian

3 comedy Russian TV shows that will help you achieve fluency in Russian

The best way to be in step with time is to watch popular TV shows or movies where actors use a lot of everyday phrases and expressions.

Sara Tadic
Sara Tadic
Russian
5 Amazing Things to Know Before Starting to Learn Russian

5 Amazing Things to Know Before Starting to Learn Russian

In this article, you will find out about 5 helpful things that you need to know before starting to learn Russian. Let’s begin!

Sara Tadic
Sara Tadic
Russian