Idioms | Amazing Russian

Olga Jarrell

Jul 2, 2021

На иголках и на чемоданах | On pins and needles and ready for a trip

Я как на иголках. Сижу на чемоданах. Do you know what these idioms mean?📍🧳🤔 (сидеть) как на иголках = literally “to sit like on...

Olga Jarrell

Aug 27, 2016

Ох, уж этот нос! Oh, This Nose!

The word нос is just one of the words denoting a part of your face – a nose. However, it is used in a surprisingly big number of...

Olga Jarrell

Aug 27, 2016

БАБЬЕ ЛЕТО

БАБЬЕ ЛЕТО is a period of warm, sunny, and dry weather before the cold and rainy days of the fall. In the middle part of Russia, ба́бье...

Olga Jarrell

Apr 17, 2016

WORD OF THE DAY: заби́ть

The inspiration for writing about this word came from one of my student’s questions: "What will it be in Russian if I need to say ‘save a...

Olga Jarrell

Nov 30, 2015

Ни пуха ни пера!

It’s common for Russian students to say «Ни пу́ха ни пера́!» to each other before exams. It literally means "Not a bit of down, nor a...