Yesterday I spent the whole day in the forest on the outskirts of St. Petersburg picking berries and mushrooms. Well, I didn't manage to find not even one proper edible mushroom but anyway. In this video you will see three popular types of berries that Russian love to gather in the forest. I'm talking about [...]
Today I asked my students Igor and Oleg to translate English words that describe emotions and personality characteristics. Enjoy the Video! Words that appear in this video независимый - independent агрессивный - aggressive чувствительный - sensitive испорченный - spoiled тревожный - anxious очаровательный - charming разумный - sensible непослушный - naughty, rebellious общительный [...]
Всем привет, I hit my head on the ice and I went to the hospital. Bad news: Temporary loss of consciousness, stitches, pain. Good news: Learned medical terms and my Russian got better! :) Enjoy, Angelos Learn Russian in the hospital - The Video Learn Russian in the hospital - The Transcript Всем [...]
Hi guys, A few weeks ago I made a video about the Instrumental Case on the plane to Saint Petersburg. The other day, I was in a Stolovaya and the menu again was full of the Instrumental Case. So, I decided to make another video. Hope you like it! Instrumental Case in a Stolovaya - [...]
Saturday afternoon in Saint Petersburg. I'm walking along Gorokhovaya Street. Cold. Idea comes to mind: "Learn Russian through Shop Signs!" I don't have a clue how to say "shop sign" in Russian! I ask some random guys on the street. It's called Вывеска! Filming... Learn Russian through Shop Signs - The Video Learn [...]
This article is full of useful phrases on how to order a taxi, how to communicate with the taxi driver, etc. Applications like Uber are getting more and more popular in Russia and other Russian speaking countries. However, it's still very common to order a taxi by calling a taxi agency number. People usually have a couple or more taxi numbers [...]
A few weeks ago I walked around Mariinsky Park in Kiev and asked people what is their favourite Russian proverb. I'm grateful to all these people who explained to me all these beautiful proverbs. Video, proverb list, Russian text and English subtitles, all follow below. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Russian [...]
Are you ready for some Russian vocabulary? I hope so, because I have created Anki electronic flashcards with 10,000 of the most common Russian words. On the back of every card, you will get the definition in English, an audio pronunciation, links to Google Translate and Yandex Translate, noun declension/verb conjugation rules, and examples. If [...]
The keyword mnemonics technique uses keywords and mental images to associate verbal material. For example, let’s say you want to memorize the French feminine noun affiche that means poster in English. For this, you could imagine a feminine looking fish attaching a poster to the wall. This technique has become increasingly popular lately. It is [...]
I remember when I first came across the word ‘следовательно’: therefore. No matter how many times I tried to memorise it, I kept forgetting it! I realised I had to find a different way to get it into my head. 'It's a long word', I thought. 'Let's try to break it down to see what happens...' But, [...]
