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[pro-study-crastinator]

именительный падеж (nominative case)

remembering the time we spent talking abt what word is what gender. so fun. so random. so simple. < nominative 3

Кто/что это?

m: Это мой новый дом.

f: Это моя новая собака.

n: Это мое новое письмо.

p: Это мои новые [...].

дом -> дома

собака -> собаки¹

письмо -> письма

¹ after г, к, х, ш, щ, ж, ч the ending -ы turns into -и

[gardenspiders-goldenspires]

I was scrolling r/russian and found a comment recommending a workbook series called, “Russian Through Propaganda.” I went ahead and bought the first book because even though I have been learning Russian for two years I have severely neglected any formal grammar instruction (beyond the amazing fantastic little app “Learn Russian Cases,” which I also highly recommend)

Anyways it came in the mail last week and I got right to work on the lessons. I have to say it is an AMAZING resource which is totally exceeding my expectations. Even though the lessons so far have been pretty basic (gender, expressing possession, etc) they are written super clearly and are just awesome practice! Plus each page has a cool piece of Soviet propaganda on it to illustrate the grammatical principal, so you are getting a bit of history and cultural context as well. Definitely a great purchase, especially if you are just starting out. I guess there are 4 workbooks in the series also, so there is a huge amount of learning to be had!

10/10

[linguafrencha]

Hi! I want to learn French and Russian. Could you share your favourite resources for beginners? Could you also include books and movies/TV shows recommendations for both languages in your post? Thank you.

That's really cool that you want to learn those languages!!!

I have a bunch of Russian resources that I used because I started out as solely self-learning. So a large part in my absolute beginner phase I spent listening to podcasts, specifically, these: understanding spoken Russian which is great for just getting a feel for the language while also learning a bit of grammar and this one for getting grammar and vocab explained in a very down to earth kind of way without any types of big words you need to know.

Besides these I essentially learned all the Russian grammar I know on Youtube. Especially from this channel. Daria is very cool and also has several podcasts under the same name.

This one has helped me with specific questions about little grammar things, so might also be useful.

Nastya has this year begun doing a Learn Russian in a Year thing where she uploads every day a thirty minute lesson. It's a bit slow for me personally having already learned a lot and just generally me being impatient but it can definitely help with vocab.

He also has good videos and also some free stuff on his website iirc.

For TV shows I unfortunately can't recommend a lot for beginners. What you can do though is watch episodes like Peppa the Pig on Youtube in English and in Russian/French to compare and learn or only in your TL as they're obviously at a low level. What I do highly recommend as a show though is слуга народу for Russian and Lupin for French.

Also, if you're into audiobooks, try typing children audiobooks into Youtube or try listening to the Russian/French version of Harry Potter (that's what I'm doing rn actually).

If you're looking for a book and willing to spend some money I recommend this book with Russian short fiction for beginners. I just finished it and I thought it was very fun with vocab lists and questions for the stories at the end. The same author has also books for higher levels.

Unfortunately, as I learned almost all of French in classes I only have one channel I actually use to recommend, which is this one. You'll find some of my posts where I used this channel as my source.

I hope this helps! I might update in future when I find more. Good luck with your language learning journey!!

[doppelnatur]

:) pretty much done with the beginner-intermediate course on Russianforfree revising it now and starting to look at cases......... I do really like their courses it was well built up i could follow it, it felt easy but for sure built up enough basics that I can follow easy content!! I would also recommend looking not only at the classes but also the vocab lists? Esp! Numbers!! There's always. Numbers. I hate numbers but they are sadly important. I also found putting it all into Anki very helpful not just my pretty notebook.

Also extremely helpful? comprehensible Russian podcast! Which is also an amazingly well built resource he's really really good at making it super easy to follow and understand while still being interesting??? I find the podcast easier than the YouTube including the YouTube labeled as A2. But idk whatever is your preference!

Idk if these would have helped as much without like help from Em whenever I have literally any silly question⁉️ and also with the listening content. And with the little drawings 🥺 so I'm very privileged 💜 yay 🥰

but like idk feeling good about myself reaching this far in a little over two months!!! So much joy!!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[sisi-learns-languages]

Russian Vocabulary: Around the House

Russian — English

• Дом — house

• Комната — room

• Гараж — garage

• Лестница — stairs

• Диван — couch

• Лампа — lamp

• Телевизор — television

• Ванна — bathtub

• Душ — shower

• Раковина — sink

• Мыло — soap

• Туалет — toilet

• Чашка — cup

• Вилка — fork

• Нож — knife

• Микроволновка — microwave

• Тарелка — plate

• Холодильник — refrigerator

• Ложка — spoon

• Кровать — bed

• Одеяло — blanket

• Подушка — pillow

• Стул — chair

• Патио — patio

• Бассейн — pool

• Двор — yard

• Чердак — attic

• Подвал — basement

• Потолок — ceiling

• Стена — wall

• Дверь — door

• Пол — floor

• Крыша — roof

• Окно — window

[literaryvein-reblogs]

A List of "Beautiful" Russian Words

for your next poem/story

Благоуханный - (blagoukhannyy) fragrant

Блаженство - (blazhénstva) eternal bliss

Дождь - (dozhd) rain

Душевность - (dushevnost) soulfulness

Любовь - (lyubov) love

Мечта - (mechta) dream

Мир - (mir) world; peace

Неповторимый - (nepovtorimyy) unrepeatable; unique

Неземной - (nyezemnoy) otherworldly

Облако - (óblaka) a cloud

Очаровательный - (ocharovatel'nyy) enchanting

Осень - (o–sen) autumn

Палисадник - (pa-li-sad-nik) front garden

Поэзия - (poeziya) poetry

Шикарный - (shikarnyy) luxurious

Сирень - (siren) lilac

Тишина - (tishiná) silence

Туманность - (tumannost) haziness

Уединение - (uyedin'éniye) being alone without being lonely

Уединение - (uyedineniye) solitude

Вдохновение - (vdokhnoveniye) inspiration

Влюблённый - (vlyublyónnyi) in love

Яркий - (yarkiy) vivid

Закат - (zakat) sunset

Золото - (zoloto) gold

Sources: 1 2 3 4 ⚜ More: Word Lists

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or send me a link. I would love to read them!

[sisi-learns-languages]

Russian Vocabulary: Around the House

Russian — English

• Дом — house

• Комната — room

• Гараж — garage

• Лестница — stairs

• Диван — couch

• Лампа — lamp

• Телевизор — television

• Ванна — bathtub

• Душ — shower

• Раковина — sink

• Мыло — soap

• Туалет — toilet

• Чашка — cup

• Вилка — fork

• Нож — knife

• Микроволновка — microwave

• Тарелка — plate

• Холодильник — refrigerator

• Ложка — spoon

• Кровать — bed

• Одеяло — blanket

• Подушка — pillow

• Стул — chair

• Патио — patio

• Бассейн — pool

• Двор — yard

• Чердак — attic

• Подвал — basement

• Потолок — ceiling

• Стена — wall

• Дверь — door

• Пол — floor

• Крыша — roof

• Окно — window

[linguafrencha]

Day 32

Расцветать (verb, imperf.) - to bloom

Яблоня (noun, n.) - apple tree

Груша (noun, m.) - pear

Берег (noun, m.) - shore

Заводить (verb, imperf.) - to start/wind up/establish

Сизый - bluish/dove colored

Орёл (noun, m.) - eagle

Беречь (verb, imperf.) - to protect/take care of/save

Девичий (adj.) - girly/maiden

Вслед (adv.) - after/following (smth.)

Боец (noun, m.) - fighter

Пограничье (noun, n.) - borderland

Поплыть (verb, perf.) - to swim

Сменять (verb, imperf.) - to change

Допить (verb, perf.) - to drink up

Дно (noun, n.) - bottom/underworld

Раненый (adj.) - wounded

Высота (noun, f.) height

Оглянуться (verb, perf.) - to look back

Срываться (verb, imperf.) - to break loose

Губа (noun, f.) - lip

Разрывать (verb, imperf.) - to tear/sever

Сотня - one hundred

Осколок (noun, m.) - splinter

Полететь (verb, perf.) - to fly

Прочь - away

Долой - down/away/off with smth.

Край (noun, n.) - edge

Пропасть (noun, f.) - divide/abyss/divide

Songs: Катюша by Galina Jelisejewa & Беги by Sevak

[shrews-studies]

Some vocab from today!!

пещера (сущ. ж.) - cave

чугунный (прил.) - cast iron

нарочно (нареч.) - purposely, deliberately

обрыв (сущ. м.) -cliff, precipice

перебить (гл. св.) - to interrupt

неодобрение (сущ. ср.) - disapproval

крайне (нареч.) - extremely

листва (сущ. ж.) - foliage

завернутый (прич.) - wrapped, covered (in something)

копьё (сущ. ср.) - spear

крюк (сущ. м.) - hook

повод (сущ. м.) - occasion, reason, excuse

схватить (гл. св.) / схватывать (нсв.) - to grab, grasp

[alas-pooryorick]

Colors in Russian language

красный 🌹

оранжевый 🍊

зелёный 🍏

жёлтый 🐤

голубой 🩵

синий 🫐

фиолетовый 🍇

Words for colors have numbers, gender, and case.

Number can be singular or plural. Singular ending depends on the gender of the noun. The plural ending is always ые or ие.

Gender of a noun can be masculine (in dictionaries colors are always given in this form), feminine and neuter.

Masculine ending in nominative case is ый/иы.

Feminine ending in nominative case is ая/яя.

Neuter ending in nominative case is ое/ее.

For example:

Красный цвет.

Красная площадь.

Красное вино.

The Russian language recognizes six different cases.

Masculine endings are: ый/ий; ого; ому; ого/ый; ым; ом;

Neuter endings are pretty similar to the masculine: ое; ого; ому; ого/ый; ым, ом;

Feminine: ая/яя; ой; ой; ую; ой/ую; ой;

Plural: ые; ых; ым; ых/ые; ыми; ых;

Example:

Singular

m. n.

N: красный красное

G: красного красного

D: красному красному

A: красного/ый красного/ый

I: красным красным

P: красном красном

f.

N: красная

G: красной

D: красной

A: красную

I: красной/красную

D: красной

Plural:

N: красные

G: красных

D: красным

A: красных/красные

I: красными

P: красных

Animate: Я смотрю на красного льва.

*There are two types of endings with accusative forms. If we are talking about an animate object, we use the first form (ого, ых), and if we are talking about an inanimate object we use the second form (ый, ые).

For example:

Animate: Я смотрю на красного льва

Inanimate: Я смотрю на красный цветок.

[notwo]

Lofoten, Norway

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[moon-lightfaerie]

Crystals for Dream Work

I often use crystals when practising dream work and find them very powerful when used in meditation or under my pillow while I sleep. They can also be used in sachets, elixirs or to hold when recalling dreams.

Rainbow Moonstone- induces lucid dreams, astral travel, activates spiritual awareness.

Labradorite- stone of mysticism, astral travel, enhances clairvoyance, protects aura, past life recall and accessing Akashic records.

Lepidolite- induces prophetic dreams and lucid dreaming, dream recall and improves psychic ability.

Sodilite- prevents nightmares (make grid under bed), opens third eye

Lapis Lazuli- induces dreams of past lives, vivid dreaming and opens third eye.

Blue Kyanite- enhances psychic ability, spiritual awakening, lucid dreaming and astral projection.

Amethyst- induces prophetic dreams, lucid dreams and astral travel. Keep one near your bed to prevent nightmares, cleanse and charge regularly. 

Obsidian- very protective, prevents nightmares and helps one channel their higher selves.

Blue Calcite- calming, helps with anxiety induced insomnia, clairvoyance and induces prophetic dreams.  

Celestite-connects to higher, angelic and celestial realms, clairvoyance and connect with spirit guides.

Selenite- protects from nightmares and negative astral beings, connects to angelic realms and improves psychic ability.

Moldavite-high vibration *be careful when working with it because it is very powerful*, connects to higher realms, spiritual awakening, lucid dreaming and astral travel.

Clear Quartz-opens one up to receiving messages from higher realms, clears the mind during meditation, astral projection.

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[snowthunder]

I think we need to talk about the under appreciated Window Seat fandom

I mean really? With the book shelves?

It’s like an alcove of happiness.

You want a whole row of individual seats? Fine, here you go. 

Or how about a whole window bed for those snugglers out there.

Curtains.. Guys this one has curtains.

Seriously? This is basically a glass cube of bliss.

 You can even get them with corners! Not enough corners? Okay.

Ba-BAM!! Corners for cocooning. 

There’s also the Roman-esque themed seat for the historians out there. 

 If you don’t want to snuggle up in blankets with hot cocoa in this then I don’t even know why you’re on this planet. I mean dat stonework. 

This one’s an entire rectangle. Just imagine all the cuddling that could happen in there. It’s practically a fortress.

This one’s fucking curved okay? it’s just chillin, up of the ground, and curved for your lounging convenience. 

don’t like rectangles or square? Okay. Have a fucking trapezoid seat.

[anerdyfeminist]

OH MY GOD this just reminded me how as a little kid I was full on obsessed with having a window seat. It was all I’d talk about for a while. I must have seen on in some 90s tv show bedrooms. I tried to construct some boxes covered in a blanket in front of my sad, small normal bedroom window 🙄 and as you’d imagine it didn’t work at all.

[thetreeswestofhere]

the roman-esque one was my favorite, I think!

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