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Word of the Day: душевный
душевный /dʊˈʂɛvnɨɪ̯/ adjective, masculine -- mental, sincere, heartful
Встреча выпускников получилась душевной! The reunion was heartwarming!
a list of unusual Russian words you might hear from natives
part 1
1/ бди́тельный = внимательный, настороженный
adjective - vigilant, careful
Будьте бдительны, здесь с вами может произойти что угодно - be careful, anything can happen to you here
2/ благополу́чно = хорошо, удачно
adverb - safely, well
К счастью, операция прошла благополучно - fortunately, the surgery went well
3/ зазо́рно = стыдно
adverb - shameful
это не зазорно - there’s no shame in that
4/ льсти́ть = подкупать
verb - to flatter
прошу, не надо мне льстить, я уже согласился вам помочь - please, don’t flatter me I already agreed to help you
5/ пожи́тки = вещи
noun (pl.) - belongings
перед тем как уйти, он собрал все свои пожитки - before he left he collected all his belongings
6/ прети́ть = вызывать чувство отвращения
verb - to disgust/ to abhor
мне претит сама мысль об этом - I hate the very thought of it
7/ стезя́ = жизненный путь
noun - a path
я выбрал стезю военного не потому что я этого хотел - I didn’t choose the military path because I wanted to
8/ убо́гий = бедный, неимущий, нищий
adjective - miserable
это был маленький убогий городок - it was a miserable little town
9/ упова́ть = надеяться, полагаться
verb - to hope/ to rely on
мы могли уповать только на лучшее - we could only hope for the best
10/ я́вно = очевидно
adverb - clearly/ obviously
я не знаю, что он задумал, но тебе это явно не понравится - I don’t know what he’s up to, but you clearly won't like it
Word of the Day: самостоятельно
самостоятельно /səməstɐˈjætʲɪlʲnə/ adverb -- independently, without assistance, on one's own, self-sufficiently
Чтобы научиться думать самостоятельно, нужно критически оценивать всё, чему тебя учат. To learn to think for yourself, you have to critically evaluate everything you are taught.
My favorite word.
The Rose By Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837)
(Russian Poetry for Beginners | Translation)
Word of the Day: последний
последний /pɐˈslʲedʲnʲɪɪ̯/ adjective, masculine -- last, latest, final, latter
Остался последний кусочек пиццы! One last slice of pizza left!
по-след-ний, see, there's this след there, too!
Scary adult stuff in Russian and French
Vampires, witches and Jack-o’-lanterns are a nice idea for a Halloween-themed vocabulary list — but we all know what’s truly daunting, don’t we?
Accomodation
Собственность — propriété (f) — property
Ипотека — hypothèque (f)/prêt immobilier (m) — mortgage
Снимать (imp.)/Снять (perf.) — louer — to rent
Сдавать/Сдать (внаём) — louer — to lease, let
Квартира — apparemment (m) — apartment
Жильё — logement (m) — lounge, accomodation
Общежитие — dortoir (m) — dormitory
Сосед (-ка) — colocataire (-trice) — roommate/flatmate
Finances
Кредит — crédit (m) — loan
Депозит/Вклад — dépôt (m) — deposit
Процентная ставка — Taux d'intérêt (m) — interest
Банковский счёт — compte bancaire (m) — bank account
Наследство — héritage (m) — inheritance
Стипендия — bourse (f) — scholarship
Бюджет — budget (m) — budget
Валюта — monnaie (f) — currency
Стоимость — coût (m) — cost
Сдача — monnaie (f) — change
Чаевые — pourboire (m) — tips
Доход — revenu (m) — income
Экономить — économiser — to save money
Зарабатывать — gagner d’argents — to earn
Банкротство — faillite (f) — bankruptcy
Бедствовать — être dans la misère — to live in misery, to struggle
Career
Резюме — C. V. (m) — CV
ФИО (Фамилия, имя, отчество)/Полное имя— nom complet (m) — full name
Личные качества — qualités personnelles — personal qualities
Профессиональная квалификация — qualification professionnelle (f) — professional qualification
Навыки — aptitudes (f) — skills
Волонтёрство — volontariat (m) — voluntary work
Рекомендация — recommandation (f) — reference
Вакансия — poste (m) — vacancy
Собеседование — entretien d’embauche (m) — job interview
Работодатель — employeur (m) — employer
Соискатель — candidat (m) — applicant
Сотрудник — employé(e) — employee
Коллега — colleague (m/f) — colleague
Зарплата — salaire (m) — salary
Премия — prime (f) — bonus
Увольнять(imp.)/Уволить(perf.) — licencier — to sack
Устраиваться(imp.)/Устроиться(perf.) на работу — trouver un emploi — to get employed
Повышение — avancement (m) — promotion
Выходной — weekend (m) — weekend
Отпуск — vacances — vacation
Больничный — congé de maladie (m) — sick leave
Health
Медицинская страховка — assurance médicale (f) — medical insurance
Скорая помощь — ambulance (f) — ambulance
Первая помощь — premiers soins — first aid
Аптечка — pharmacie de poche (f) — first aid kit
Прививка/Инъекция — injection (f) — injection
Вирус — virus (m) — virus
Инфекция — infecton (f) — infection
Эпидемия — épidémie (f) — epidemic
Антибиотик — antibiotique (m) — antibiotic
Обезболивающее/Болеутоляющее (средство) — analgésique (m) — painkiller
Таблетка/Пилюля — pilule (f) — pill
Простуда — rhume (m) — cold
Грипп — grippe (f) — flu
Травма — trauma (m) — trauma
Перелом — fracture (f) — fracture
Вывих —luxation (f) — sprain
Порез — coupure (f) — cut
Ожог — brûlure (f) — burn
Пищевое отравление — intoxication (f) — food intoxication
Зубная боль — mal au dents (m) — toothache
Воспаление — inflammation (f) — inflammation
Опухоль — tumeur (f) — tumor
Бессонница — insomnie (f) — insomnia
Месячные — règles — periods
Записаться на приём к врачу — prendre un rendez-vous avec le médecin — to schedule an appointment with a doctor
Принимать медикаменты — prendre des médicaments — to take medications
Психолог — psychologue (m/f) — psychologist, counsellor
Психиатр — psychiatre (m) — psychiatrist
Психическое расстройство — maladie mentale (f) — mental illness
Other
Совершеннолетие — majorité (f) — majority
Ответственность — responsabilité (f) — responsibility
Быть занятым (+instrumental) — être occupé(e) à — to be busy (doing smth)
Тревога — anxiété (f) — anxiety
Стресс — stresse (m) — stress
Измотанность — épuisement (m) — exhaustion
Опустошённость — dévastation (f) — devastation
Безысходность — désespoir (m), — despair, hopelessness
Замкнутый/Порочный круг — cercle vicieux (m) — vicious circle
Do you have any links to books/pdfs for Russian? Not like literature but more learning Russian.
I have so many books and links. I hope the following are more than enough.
The New Penguin Russian Course (my rec for beginners)
60 Lessons in Russian
10,000 Russian Words by Frequency
A Basic Modern Russian Grammar
A Comprehensive Russian Grammar
A Living Russian Grammar
A Reference Grammar of Russian
Assimil Russian (with audio)
Big Silver Book of Russian Verbs
Colloquial Russian (with audio)
Colloquial Russian II + Audio
DLI Basic Russian
DLI Intermediate Russian
DLI Intermediate-Advanced
DLI Russian Binder I
DLI Russian Binder II
DLI Russian Phase I
DLI Russian Phase II
DLI Russian Phase III
DLI Advanced Russian
Essential Russian Grammar
FSI Russian Fast Course
How to Pronounce Russian Correctly
Hugo’s Russian in 3 Months (with audio)
Intermediate Russian: Grammar and Workbook
Just Listen n’ Learn Russian (with audio)
Linguaphone Russian (with audio)
Living Language Russian: Beginner-Intermediate
Michel Thomas Russian (with audio)
Oxford Russian Verbs & Grammar
Peace Corps Russian Language Lessons
Peace Corps Russian Language Competencies
Peace Corps Workbook
Pimsleur Russian (with audio)
Routledge Modern Russian Grammar
Russian - A Self-Teaching Guide
Russian For Dummies
Russian SEELRC Complete Grammar
Russian in Exercises
Russian Verbs of Motion: An Intro
Russian Verbs of Motion
Schaum’s Outline of Russian Grammar
Teach Yourself Russian 1996
Teach Yourself Russian 2003
If you want to know which ones I like, here is a link to it.
Hey did you know I keep a google drive folder with linguistics and language books that I try to update regularly
UPDATE because apparently not everyone has seen this yet the new and improved version of this is a MEGA folder
I know there’s so many more urgent things but if you like this resource you may consider buying me a ko-fi to keep this project alive
Word of the Day: определять
определять /ɐprʲɪdʲɪˈlʲætʲ/ verb, imperfective -- to determine, to define, to detect, to identify
Видимо, технический прогресс будет определять будущее истории. Probably, it's the technological progress that will determine the future history.
The Red Square in Moscow. Photo by Naum Granovsky (1958).
Word of the Day: следовать
следовать /ˈslʲedəvətʲ/ verb, imperfective -- to follow, to go after, to be next, to imply, to need
Из этого следует, что глобальный кризис неизбежен. It follows that a global crisis is inevitable.
This week, I'll post Russian verbs that work mostly as fillers or connectors, and are prevalent in academic writing. That should help you to comprehend Russian academic papers (usually unnecessarily complex and confusing) a bit better.
Сейчас, теперь, нынче = now
Here we go again, three different Russian words (the last three words of the day) that can be translated as "now". What's the difference?
Сейчас means "just now" and "right away". It is the most recent and immediate of all the three.
Мне сейчас позвонил банк, говорят, кто-то с моей карточки деньги снять пытается! I just got a call from the bank, saying someone is trying to withdraw money from my card!
Не волнуйся, я сейчас разберусь! Don't worry, I'll take care of it! (it is not even in the translation, but in Russian, it creates the sense that I am going to deal with the issue immediately).
In these examples, you can not replace сейчас with any other words.
The other meanings of сейчас overlap with теперь and нынче, and are "now" as in 1) presently or 2) then (we've done that, now let's do this)
Теперь has exactly those two meanings: nowadays, and then as setting up an order of events.
Теперь у всех смартфоны. Everyone has a smartphone now (= nowadays)
Ты приготовил ужин? Теперь вымой сковородки. Did you make dinner? Now wash the pans.
Нынче means only "these days" and has no other meanings.
Нынче никто не покупает дома за наличные. Nobody buys houses with cash these days.
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This is basically how you should word with synonyms. Take each word and see how many meanings it has, and whether all the meanings overlap with the other word (very unlikely), or there are meanings that are unique for each word.
I'm not sure if you already answered this but how do you use the words ладно or да ладно?
It really depends!
It could be an agreement:
- Я пошла к подруге, не теряй меня! I'm off to see my friend. Don't miss me!
- Ладно! Okay!
It could be a passive-aggressive response:
- Нет, ты не можешь играть на моём телефоне! No, You can't play on my phone!
- Ладно, ладно! Okay, fine!
It could be an expression of doubt and distrust:
- Я вчера в Кремле был! I was in the Kremlin yesterday!
- Да, ладно! Ещё скажи, что ты в космос летал! Oh, come on! Tell me you flew into space!
It could also be a passive-aggressive warning:
- Ха-ха, ты мне все деньги проиграл! Ha-ha, you lost all your money in this game to me!
- Ладно-ладно, посмотрим ещё, кто будет смеяться завтра! Alright, alright! We'll see who'll laugh tomorrow!
Parts of the body. Face.
7 Russian MOOCs You Can Take Right Now
You have probably heard about massive open online courses, also known as MOOCs, that let you study a subject online from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace, and often for free. But did you know there are MOOCs offered in Russian, both for learning Russian and on a variety of other subjects? Here are seven Russian MOOCs you can take right now.
Russian As a Foreign Language
There are multiple MOOCs for learners of Russian:
Экспресс-курсы обучения РКИ. Уровень А1. (RFL [Russian as a Foreign Language] Express Course. A1 Level.) on Universarium covers such basic topics as greetings (приветствия), family (семья), and clothing (одежда).
For more advanced learners, Coursera features Русский как иностранный: B1 (Повторение). Russian as a foreign language B1 (Revision) by Saint Petersburg State University. The description says this class is especially helpful for international university applicants (абитуриенты) or students already going to school in Russia.
For those who are fairly confident about their Russian but would like to refine their spelling and punctuation skills, Stepik offers the Тотальный диктант (Total Dictation) class. From the website:
Тота́льный дикта́нт – ежего́дная образова́тельная а́кция в фо́рме доброво́льного дикта́нта для всех жела́ющих. … В 2016 году́ а́кция прошла́ в 732 города́х, охвати́в 68 стран, её уча́стниками ста́ли бо́лее 145 000 челове́к.
Total Dictation is an annual educational event of a voluntary dictation for anyone willing to participate. … In 2016, the event took place in 732 cities spanning 68 countries, and more than 145,000 people participated.
Communication
For those looking to move beyond the mechanics of Russian, there are several classes examining its current use and trends.
Речевой этикет: вежливость и коммуникативные стратегии (Speech Etiquette: Politeness and Communicative Strategies) is taught by the renowned linguist Maxim Krongauz of the Higher School of Economics. Among other things, this course will examine how greetings and goodbyes have changed over time and how people use proper names in Russian.
Русский язык как инструмент успешной коммуникации (Russian Language as a Tool for Successful Communication) by National Research Tomsk State University will cover such questions as who comes up with rules (правила) and the role of “borrowings” (заимствования) in Russian.
Culture and Society
Another course by the same university, Читаем русскую классику вместе. М. Булгаков «Мастер и Маргарита» (Reading Russian Classics Together. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.), guides you through this famous novel (роман). You will need to have a B2-C2 (high intermediate to advanced) level of Russian and to have read the novel in Russian or in translation.
Finally, for learners interested in Russian politics, European University at St Petersburg offers Политические процессы в современной России (Political Processes in Today’s Russia).
Курс знако́мит с полити́ческой исто́рией пост-сове́тской Росси́и от распа́да СССР до сего́дняшнего дня, помога́ет поня́ть актуа́льные полити́ческие проце́ссы в на́шей стране́.
The course presents the political history of post-Soviet Russia from the collapse of the USSR to today and helps you understand the relevant political processes in Russia.
~Maria
Additional reading
The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners (Penguin Handbooks) - Whether you’re learning alone or attending classes, you’ll find this complete Russian language course for beginners both accessible and indispensable. Designed to provide the student with an excellent command of basic Russian (the equivalent of A’ level standard) the book features thirty lessons punctuated by revision exercises to ensure you have fully understood what you have learned. The emphasis is on acquiring vocabulary, experiencing conversational language and learning useful grammar. The book also includes a vocabulary of 1,500 words and a glossary of grammatical terms.
2. Russian Grammar (Quickstudy Academic Outline) “My wife and I are learning Russian, so I bought this chart. I saw a negative review, but I read a lot of the other reviews also, thought it was worth a shot. I was not disappointed. If there are some small discrepancies, they are minor. Russian is a complex language, not sure if all the Russians understand it completely. (Americans don’t always get English either). So, this laminated fold-out chart is not trying to take the place of a textbook, but it has a wealth of good solid information on it. Very sturdily made. Buy it!”