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Learning Russian - Blog Posts
I have been learning Russian for two and a half months ("I wanna read Dostoyevsky in the original" - the queen's gambit) and it's such a simple language, apart from the pronouns.
Pronouns are horrible in Russian :(
Stay yourself, stay curious
the man hadn't met the russian i think🧍🏼♀️
trying to read Harry Potter in russian because i like to torture myself 💁🏼♀️
Here's a list of great VK public pages in Russian that I adore: pt 1
If you're learning the language, I think these might help you get more familiar with not only reading and spelling, but with how Russians actually communicate. And these pages are pretty cool too, so you can just check them out even if learning the language isn't the main goal.
1. покажи нам кусочек своей жизни/show us a piece of your life
A rather cool page where people share random pictures from their phones with a bit of info about themselves. Every post has its own aesthetic but more importantly, these posts feel very real and authentic. Here's what some of these posts look like.
"I'm majoring in geo in Moscow, sing in choir, and right now I'm writing my thesis a bit worried about my future. But I'll be fine. Kindness to all"
"the life of a physics teacher 💫"
2. пушистые морды/fluffy faces
Another page that accepts post suggestions. Here you can share your adorable pet (it's mostly cats).
"his name is Oleg"
3. мам ну не читай/mom don't read it
Did you have a diary when you were a kid? I cringe every time I read my old diaries. But this page collects all the weird diary entries and posts them. Not sure where they take them from, but they're all pretty hilarious.
"the door to the future"
"the page of positivity"
I'll be back with a part two!
You might have figured that I love voice actors. I love this story a little too much. Hope you like the Russian version of Shrek!
THIS ONE. This is my favourite episode of Improvisation. Hands down. I strongly recommend to watch this one with sound on! * — wooden spoons are actually a Russian traditional musical instrument. Nope, not joking. Here's a cool video that shows what these spoons look like and what they sound like: Russian Wooden Spoon (Musical Instrument Sound).
this post isn't about translation or Improvisation. it's just a couple of pictures I took in Moscow so far.
I'll be back home this Sunday. my next translation is half done already. thank you for your patience!
Find yourself a partner who talks about you the same way the last guy talks about his girlfriend (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡
Hey guys!
Want to learn Russian but don't know where to start? Can't find any motivation to keep learning the language? Don't see any progress in your Russian skills? Want to find actual native speakers to talk to?
This is sort of a promotional post. I'm a teacher at this online academy which is techically a Discord server. We teach Russians English, German, French and many other languages. But we also have Russian classes for foreigners!
We've got:
• Daily intensive classes in groups of 4-6 people;
• Less intensive group classes three days a week;
• Speaking clubs and individual classes;
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• Homework that makes learning fun;
• Constant feedback from teachers;
• An AMAZING community;
and so much more!
Right now the classes are avaliable for A0 and A1 only, but studying programs for higher levels are already being developed by our awesome teachers!
If you're interested, please let me know in the comments or DM me!
Hope you have a great rest of the week!
You have no clue how happy I am to be able to translate Improvisation for you guys again! Here's another great episode.
It's music time!
This is Nikitata — Полюби меня сильней (Love me more).
Nikitata is a pop singer from Belarus. There are many modern Russian speaking musicians who write their music with the "I want to sound badass" motto. But not Nikitata. In fact, his sweet and innocent style is the thing that made him stand out. Nikitata's work is very well known and loved! Hope you enjoy!
P.S. My previous post got the ammount of love I was not prepared for. Your kindness and support mean the world to me. Thank you so much!
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koksDGBRG9Y
Ladies and gentlemen, Alexander Rusakov as Russian Levi. You're welcome.
Another Improvisation post! Thank you for the feedback and the suggestions! Fun fact: Dr. Dolittle's name in Russian is Айболи́т (Aibolit) which is a combination of a Russian exclamation «Ай!» and the word «Боли́т» («hurts»). The Russian translators really wanted to make his name speak for itself so they literally named him «Ouch, (it) hurts».
Ah, this Tik Tok always makes me giggle. Tik Tok by: prisyuk
I said I was gonna get back to translating when I'm done with my exams... Yet here we are!
If you've seen 'Who's Line Is It Anyway?' before then I probably don't have to explain the rules of 'Scenes From A Hat'.
Hope you enjoy! And thank you for being here ❤️
I can't express enough how much I love this show. Here's another great bit.
My boyfriend woke up from a nightmare last night, got up from our bed, took his laptop and launched chess. Half asleep, he was silent the whole time, thinking of his moves. When he finally won against the computer he calmed down and explained with relief: "I saw a dream where I became dumb..."
Source: https://vk.com/pn6
Hello everyone!
This post is a little late, but I wanted to thank you all for 500 followers!
Though sometimes I make some grammar mistakes in my posts, I really hope that I am making learning Russian a little more fun to you guys. I intent to improve my content and keep sharing some cool stuff about the Russian language.
You are the best 💜
This is my favorite TED talk by Mikhail Kazinik called “The school is dead, long live the school”.
The point of his TED talk is that the school system is not teaching the right way anymore. The school used to teach to create the image of the world, but it now teaches the subjects without associative thinking.
“We shove information into our poor children like bags […] and where do we put the bags after that? To the junkyard. Because the school’s task is to ignite, and not to shove information.”
The poems Mikhail quoted in this bit: http://www.pushkins-poems.com/Yev704.htm https://ruverses.com/fyodor-tyutchev/we-can-not-divine/8632/
The original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gt6m7RwlYk&t=924s
Me in a restaurant
Waiter: here's your glass Me: oh, thank you Waiter: *puts the glass down* Me: thank you Waiter: *fills the glass with water* Me: thank you Waiter: I'll bring your order soon Me: thank you
Some cat vocabulary ^^
Another funny moment from Evening Urgant! This is an old interview with Milla Jovovich. What is Milla talking about? There are tons of Russian fairy tales about baby goats and wolves. One of the most popular ones is “The wolf and the seven baby goats” (Волк и семеро козлят). However, the one Milla is talking about must be a fairy tale called “Grandmother once had a grey baby goat...” (Жил-был у бабушки серенький козлик...). Here’s the link. It doesn’t have an English translation, but I can try and translate it if you’re interested. https://stihi.ru/2012/08/15/7403 Useful words from this video: Страшный (m.), страшная (f.), страшное (n.), страшные (plur.) - scary; Сказка, сказки (f.) - fairy tale, fairy tales; Лес, леса (m.) - forest, forests; Конец, концы (m.) - end, ends; Сильный (m.), сильная (f.), сильное (n.), сильные (plur.) - strong Interesting fact: Last month, Milla made a video of her reading one of the most well-known Russian fairy tales “Fly Tsokotuha” (Муха-Цокотуха). And again, unfortunately, I could not find the English version of this fairy tale. I can try and translate it, but I cannot guarantee my version won’t be cringeworthy. Here’s the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a69FMum_nnM&t=249s
I was watching Evening Urgant as usual and I just couldn’t resist translating this funny bit for you. What is Ivan talking about? Беляш, беляши — bel’ash (sing.), bel’ashi (plur.) Bel’ash is a dish of Kazakh, Bashkir and Tatar cuisine. It’s practically the same as a regular pirozhok with meat. Except the recipes and the forms of the dishes are a bit different.
P. S. Please let me know if you want me to keep tranlsating fun parts from Russian TV shows and wether or not the Russian subtitles above the screen are comfortable for you to watch/are necessary. Thanks for reading my little blog :)
An ancient Russian dish
Here’s a piece of information about the Russian cuisine!
Пирог, пироги — pirog (sing.), pirogi (plur.)
Pirog is a baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling. It’s pretty much a regular pie. Pirog is one of the oldest dishes in Russia that our grandmothers bake to this day.
In ancient Russia, there were a lot of traditions regarding the consumption of a pirog. For example, the first bite of a pirog was always taken by the oldest man in the family. After him were younger men, then women and children. People started noticing how inconvenient these traditions were, so Russian women started baking small pirogs. They were more convenient to eat and to even pack for the road. This is how pirozhki (пирожки) were created.
Пирожок, пирожки — pirozhok (sing.), pirozhki (plur.)
There is no known date of when pirozhki were created, but some sources say that they were already around when Ivan the Terrible was ruling Russia (1533).
The most popular flavours of pirozhki are: apple jam, meat, smashed potatoes, eggs and fish.
Just wanted to let you know that English speaking people aren’t the only people who have problems with the word ‘pregnant’. This is Milla Jovovich trying to say the word ‘забеременела’ on a local Russian TV show. The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AATwZGHgn24&t=229s
“I want to invite you to the skating rink*” *Каток (katok) - a word that means both “skating rink” and “road-roller”
Носóк (nosok) - sock
