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13 borrowed words in Russian

13 borrowed words in Russian

by Katherine on January 12, 2015 with 6 Comments

A recent article by the genius Michele A. Berdy, Beware The ‘Goochi’ Bag in Moscow, got me thinking about other borrowed words I’d encountered in Russian (in some of these cases, though, it’s almost more of a hijacking than a … Read More

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Russian Words 1

Russian Words 1

by Katherine on January 12, 2015 with No Comments

Welcome to the very first edition of Russian Words!!! This will be an occasional series that highlights interesting vocabulary in Russian. If you’re an intermediate student of Russian and hungry for new vocab (or you don’t speak the language but … Read More

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Crazy long Russian words

Crazy long Russian words

by Katherine on January 12, 2015 with 5 Comments

We do a little proofreading on the side and occasionally run into gems like these 5 beauties:

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Да, I want better Russian!

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Привет! I'm learning Russian. You too? 🙂
📚💕 From 🇺🇸 OR/AK, living in Chelyabinsk 😊
🌏 so far: Yakutsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Anapa, Chelyabinsk


A mysterious ad that reads: it's not about you, it
A mysterious ad that reads: it's not about you, it's about the milk. Can you guess what it's selling?❔
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Turns out this ad is for Hi!, a company that makes:
🌱🥩plant-based meat (растительное мясо),
🌱🥄plant-based yogurt (растительный йогурт),
🌱🥛and plant-based milk (растительное молоко).
Have you encountered their products before? #learningrussian #streetsofkazan #russianvocab

Tatar word of the week (and photographic evidence
Tatar word of the week (and photographic evidence that summer 🌞 will eventually return): мин = я = I.

Туган авылым is a really cool complex in the middle of the city. There's a restaurant here, a wedding center, a blini cafe, a mosque, a souvenir shop, a banya, a culture center, and a toy museum! By the way, the Tatar phrase туган авылым = Russian: родная деревня = home village. 🏡

#TuesdayTatar #learningTatar

Winter walks in Kazan. ❄️ #streetsofkazan #sho
Winter walks in Kazan. ❄️ #streetsofkazan #showmekazan

Happy #Matryoshka Monday –
sending extra ❤️ t

Happy #Matryoshka Monday - 
sending extra ❤️ today to my friends in Ukraine. 🇺🇦

Russian phrase of the day: уютный двори
Russian phrase of the day: уютный дворик = a cozy courtyard. 😊

By the way, there's a very useful article on the word двор here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2016/10/28/dreaming-of-russian-courtyards-a55890

 #learningrussian #kazanwinter

TBT to the colorful street art of Innopolis, photo
TBT to the colorful street art of Innopolis, photographed in summer 2021. 🎨📸 Which piece of art is your favorite?

#russianstreetart #innopoliscity

Winter laundry. It's supposed to get above freezin
Winter laundry. It's supposed to get above freezing this weekend, +2C/35F! ❄️ #russianwinter

Russian word of the day: когтеточка = ca
Russian word of the day: когтеточка = cat scratching pad (когти = claws). 😸 #learningrussian #britishshorthair

#TuesdayTatar: бәхетле = счастливы
#TuesdayTatar: бәхетле = счастливый = happy. Also the name of a supermarket chain that was founded here in Tatarstan in 1991. 🛒 #streetsofkazan

This year's Valentine's Day chocolate: a cute cat?
This year's Valentine's Day chocolate: a cute cat? Or a creepy cat? 😼 С Днем Святого Валентина! 💕
#russianchocolate

Happy #Matryoshka Monday! This is my newest matryo
Happy #Matryoshka Monday! This is my newest matryoshka set, a lovely gift last year from Chelyabinsk's best stylist/colorist @logvinenko_natalia! 🥰

Ten apartment buildings of Kazan. Which is your fa
Ten apartment buildings of Kazan. Which is your favorite: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10? 🏢 #kazanbuildings #streetsofkazan #russianarchitecture


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