Olga Jarrell
БОЛЬШЕ или БОЛЕЕ?
These words could be confusing since they are interpreted in English the same way - "more". Let's clarify the difference. более - more...
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Olga Jarrell
Dec 2, 2021
Отзыв vs. Рецензия
The words отзыв and рецензия are often confused since both of them can be translated as "a review". Here are the definitions of the words...
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Olga Jarrell
Sep 24, 2021
Мне скучно vs. Я скучаю
If you try to interpret the meaning of “to miss someone or something” in Russian, you might be surprised that the search leads you to the...
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Olga Jarrell
Sep 10, 2021
бояться vs бояться за
The preposition за changes the meaning of the verb бояться. боя́ться – to be afraid of something or somebody The verb takes the genitive...
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Olga Jarrell
Jun 29, 2021
ПУТЕШЕСТВОВАТЬ vs. ЕХАТЬ / ЕЗДИТЬ
If you translate the English sentence "I traveled to Russia last year." like "Я путеше́ствовал(а) в Росси́ю в про́шлом году́.", I'm...
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Olga Jarrell
Mar 24, 2021
ПОЛИТИК vs. ПОЛИТИКА
When you hear or see the sentence “Мы говори́м о поли́тике”, do you know what we talk about: politics or a politician? 🤔The...
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Olga Jarrell
Dec 10, 2019
Pictures in Russian Could Be Different
The English word PICTURE could have four Russian counterparts: ⏺ рисунок = picture, drawing, illustration ⏺ картина = picture, painting ⏺...
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Olga Jarrell
Dec 9, 2019
How to Say SERVICE in Russian?
There are a few words you can use to convey the meaning of “service”: УСЛУГИ – СЕРВИС – ОБСЛУЖИВАЕНИЕ – СЛУЖБА
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Olga Jarrell
Sep 23, 2017
ОДЕЖДА: Adjectives and Verbs to Talk About Clothes
Inspired by the book by Ignaty Dyakov “The Story Sensation” Discussing the chapter of the book about clothes and styles with my students...
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Olga Jarrell
Apr 3, 2016
НА ЗДОРОВЬЕ or ЗА ЗДОРОВЬЕ?
I agree with the poster that there is no such toast as "На здоровье". Why are НА ЗДОРОВЬЕ and ЗА ЗДОРОВЬЕ so misused, and what is...
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Olga Jarrell
Apr 3, 2016
Words easily confused: CLASS vs. КЛАСС
The word CLASS looks like a true cognate of КЛАСС, but, unfortunately, these words can act like false cognates in many usages. Even some...
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Olga Jarrell
Feb 16, 2016
Words easily confused: если vs. ли
How would you translate this sentence into Russian “I don’t know if I speak Russian well?” If you turn to the Google Translate for help,...
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Olga Jarrell
Jan 30, 2016
Words easily confused: программа vs. передача
When it comes to talking about watching TV, the words програ́мма and переда́ча are often misused. The matter is that the Russian word...
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Olga Jarrell
Jan 24, 2016
Words easily confused: ТОЖЕ vs. ТАКЖЕ
Replacing то́же and та́кже with each other is one of the most frequent mistakes Russian learners make. These two words have the same...
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