Russian language for you. Let's learn it together!

A big lesson of russian

2006-09-23T11:22:00.000+05:00

We learn russian together for a mounth. I think now you know enough for the
serious learning to speak russian. Today i wrote to you some dialogs. You should
say it in russian. If you understand russian phrases, you will speak russian too.

Ok, a simple dialog in russian:

Александр: Привет!

Дарья: Привет, как дела?

А: У меня все хорошо, а у тебя?

Д: У меня тоже хорошо, спасибо.

А: Как твоя семья поживает?

Д: Они тоже хорошо.

Could you read it? Did you understand that dialog?

Now tis dialog, but in latin letters:

Aleksandr: Privet!

Darya: Privet, kak dela?

A: U menya vsye horosho, a u tebya?

D: U menya tozhe horosho, spasibo.

A: Kak tvoya sem'ya pozhivaet?

D: Oni tozhe horosho.

Did you understand about what did they speak? Use a dictionary's in my last
posts to translate this dialog into english. There are only two words you won't
find there: Тоже - Tozhe - Too and Семья - Sem'ya - Family.

After the translation it should be so:

Aleksandr: Hello!

Darya: Hello, how are you?

A: I am fine, and you?

D: I am fine too, thank you.

A: How are your family?

D: They are fine too.

That's all! If you do everything correctly you'll speak russian!

I am sorry for my english, if something is wrong. See you at the next lesson!

Popular russian names for girls and boys

2006-09-19T11:15:00.000+05:00

Hello! Today i want you to read about names, russian names! It's so intresting.

Popular names fo boys:

Александр - Alexandr
Алексей - Aleksei
Альберт - Albiert
Анатолий - Anatoliy
Андрей - Andrei
Антон - Anton
Артур - Artur
Борис - Boris
Василий - Vasiliy
Виктор - Viktor
Виталий - Vitalyi
Владимир - Vladimir

Popular names fo girls:

Александра - Alexandra
Алина - Alina
Алиса - Alisa
Алла - Alla
Алена - Alena
Анастасия - Anastasiya
Анна - Anna
Анжела - Anzhela
Вера - Vera
Валерия - Valeria
Василиса - Vasilisa
Дарья - Dar'ya
Диана - Diana
Ольга - Ol'ga
Татьяна - Tat'yana

Bye! See you!

Russian proverbs

2006-09-15T14:45:00.000+05:00

Hallo! Today i am in a good mood! And i want you to be so! Ok? In this post i wrote some proverbs of the Russian people. I think i'll write other proverbs in future too. Now i offer you to study cyryllic writing, that's why you can find the russian variant here too:

Без муки нет науки - Bez muki net nauki - Adversity is a good teacher

Без труда не вынуть и рыбки из пруда - Bez truda ne vynut' e rybki iz pruda - No pains, no gains

Век живи-век учись - Vek zhivi vek uchis' - Live and learn!

Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается- Vse horosho chto horosho konchaetsya - All's well that ends well

Дарёному коню в зубы не смотрят - Daryenomu konyu v zuby ne smotryat - Don't look a gift horse in the mouth

За двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь - Za dvumya zaicami pogonishsya, ni odnogo ne poimaesh - Grasp all, lose all

Кто рано встаёт, тому бог даёт - Kto rano vstayet, tomu bog podayet - It is the early bird that catches the worm

Терпение и труд всё перетрут - Terptnie e trud vse peretrut - Nothing is impossible to a willing mind

Цыплят по осени считают - Cyplyat po oseni schitayut - Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

Что посеешь, то и пожнёшь - Chto poseeeesh, to i pozhnesh -As a man sows, so shall he reap

От добра добра не ищут - Ot dobra dobra ne ishut - Enough is as good as a feast

Не по словам судят, а по делам - Ne po slovam sudyat, a po delam - Actions speak louder than words

Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе - Luchshe sinica v rukah, chem zhuravl' v nebe - A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Всяк сверчок знай свой шесток - Vsyak sverchok znay sboy shestok - Every man to his business

See you!

The little dictionary of Russian language - 2 part

2006-09-12T16:05:00.000+05:00

Good day! As i promised to you, here is the second part of a little dictionary!

You look young. - Ty molodo vyglyadish; Vy molodo vyglyadite. (formal)
When is your birthday? - Kogda tvoy/vash (polite) dyen rozhdeniya?
You look great. - Ty prekrasno vyglyadish.
You are very smart. - Ty ochen umny / umnaya (to a female).
You are very beautful. - Ty ochen krasivy / krasivaya (to a female)
I like you! - Ty mne nravishsya!
I love you! - Ya tebya lyublyu!
I like it. - Mne nravitsya.
I don't like it. - Mne ne nravitsya.
I am tired. - Ya ustal / ustala (female).
I (we) congratulate you! - Ya (My) pozdravlyayu (pozdravlyayem) tebya!
Happy holiday! - Pozdravlyayu s prazdnikom!
Happy birthday! - S dnyom rozhdyeniya!
Happy New Year! - S novym godom!
Welcome to America (England, Canada, Russia)! - Dobro pozhalovat v Ameriku (Angliyu, Kanadu, Rossiyu)!
You are my best friend. - Ty moy luchshiy drug.
I'd like to correspond with you. - Ya by khotyel s toboy peryepisyvatsya.
Dear - Dorogoy (to a man); Dorogaya (to a woman)
Please! - Pozhalusta!
Thank you! - Spasibo!
Thank you very much! - Bolshoye spasibo!
Thank you very much for your help! - Bolshoye spasibo za pomoshch!
You've helped me a great deal. - Ty mnye ochen pomog (to a man); Ty mnye ochen pomogla (to a woman).
Do you speak English (Russian)? - Ty govorish po angliyski (po russki)?
I don't speak Russian. - Ya nye govoryu po russki.
Do you understand me? - Ty menya ponimayesh?
How do you say it in Russian? - Kak eto skazat po russki?
Write to me in English, please. - Napishi mnye, pazhalusta, po angliyski.
I'm only beginning to learn Russian. - Ya tolko nachinayu uchit russkiy yazyk.
I'd like to learn Russian. - Ya by hotel vy-uchit russkiy yazyk.(man speaking); Ya by hotela vyuchit russkiy yazyk. (woman)
I don't speak Russian well. - Ya ploho govoryu po russki.
It is said that Russian is difficult. - Govoryat chto russkiy yazyk slozhny.
Did I spell it right? - Ya pravilno eto napisal? (man); Ya pravilno eto napisala ? (woman).
Translate this into Russian. - Perevedi eto na russkiy (to one person); Perevedite eto na russkiy. (formal or to more than one person)
You have a great homepage. - U tyebya otlichnaya stranitsa.
I liked your homepage. - Mnye ponravilas tvoya stranitsa.
I liked both design and content. - Mnye ponravilis kak design, tak i soderzhaniye.
Visit my homepage. - Poseti moyu domashnyuyu stranitsu.
I'll send you e-mail. - Ya prishlyu tyebye e-mail.
I wish you every success. - Zhelayu tyebye uspeha! (to one person); Zhelayu vam uspeha!. (formal or to more than one person).
I wish you good health. - Zhelayu tyebye zdorovya. (to one person); Zhelayu vam zdorovya. (formal or to more than one person)
Have a good time! -
Zhelayu priyatno provesti vremya!
I wish you all the best! - Vsego nailuchshego!

Bye! See you in several days!

The little dictionary of Russian language

2006-09-09T09:37:00.000+05:00

Today i want to write some information about Russian language and little dictionary. This is the first part. At the next post i will contunue it.

Russian is a language spoken by more than 200 million people, many of whom are monolingual, that is, they speak only Russian. Russian is spoken in Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belorussia and other republics of former USSR. One of the troubles for visitors to Russia will be the language barrier. Russian is not a language you can just pick up after hearing it for a few days. Russian language is really difficult, besides having a another type of alphabet, there are a lot of unusual and uncommon sounds in Russian language and some people never get to pronounce them correctly. Also the grammar is very complicated and unusual compared to other languages. Picking up some Russian means that if one day you happen to travel to Russia, you will avoid some inconveniences of the language barrier. But of course, knowing of some words will not be enough to feel comfortable, but if you know them and can read and understand Russian alphabet, it will help you very much.

And now the little dictionary of Russian Language - Part 1:

Hello! - Privet!
Good morning! - Dobroye utro!
Good day! - Dobry den!
Good evening! - Dobry vecher!
Good night! - Spokoynoy nochi!
Welcome! - Dobro pozhalovat!
How are you? - Kak dela?
Well - Horosho
Bad - Ploho
Why? - Pochemu?
Where? - Gde?
Where? (moving) - Kuda?
What? - Chto?
How? - Kak?
How much / many? - Skolko?
When? - Kogda?
What time is it? - Skolko vremeni?
Who? - Kto?
I am well / bad. - Ya sebya horosho / ploho chuvstvyu (or Mne ploho).
I am ill. - Ya bolen / bolna.
What happens to you? - Chto s toboi?
What happens? - Chto proishodit?
I am hungry. - Ya hochu est.
I am thirsty. - Ya hochu pit.
I want to sleep. - Ya hochu spat.
Give me! - Dai mne!
Tell me! - Rasskazhi mne!
I am sorry! - Izvini! / Izvinite! (formal)
Goodbye! - Do svidaniya!
So long! - Poka!
Yes - Da
No - Net
I don't know. - Ne znayu.
What is your name? - Kak tebya zovut?
My name is ... - Menya zovut ...
Where are you from? - Otkuda ty?
I am from the USA (Canada, England, Russia). - Ya iz Ameriki (Kanady, Anglii, Rossii).
Are you married? - (to a man) Ty zhenat?; (to a woman) Ty zamuzhem?
Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend? - U tebya est lyubimy / lyubimaya?
I have a boyfriend / girlfriend. - U menya est lyubimy / lyubimaya.
What is your hobby? - Kakoye u tebya hobby?
My hobby is ... - Moyo hobby ...
I like to travel. - Ya lublyu puteshestvovat.
I'd like to visit Russia some day. - Ya by hotyel / hotyela (woman speaking) kogda-nibud posetit Rossiyu.
How old are you? - Skolko tebe / vam (formal) let?
I am ... years old. - Mne ... let.

To be continued...

Russian from the scientific party

2006-09-06T17:27:00.000+05:00

Russian from the scientific party...

The Russian language has dominated cultural and official life throughout the history of the nation, regardless of the presence of other ethnic groups. Linguistic groups in Russia run the gamut from Slavic (spoken by more than three-quarters of the population) to Turkic, Caucasian, Finno-Ugric, Eskimo, Yiddish, and Iranian. Russification campaigns during both the tsarist and communist eras suppressed the languages and cultures of all minority nationalities. Although the Soviet-era constitutions affirmed the equality of all languages with Russian for all purposes, in fact language was a powerful tool of Soviet nationality policy. The governments of both the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation have used the Russian language as a means of promoting unity among the country's nationalities, as well as to provide access to literary and scientific materials not available in minority languages. According to the Brezhnev regime, all Soviet peoples "voluntarily" adopted Russian for use in international communication and to promote the unity of the Soviet Union.Beginning in 1938, the Russian language was a compulsory subject in the primary and secondary schools of all regions. In schools where an indigenous language was used alongside Russian, courses in science and mathematics were taught in Russian. Many university courses were available only in Russian, and Russian was the language of public administration in all jurisdictions in all fifteen Soviet republics. Nevertheless, the minority peoples of the Russian Republic, as well as the peoples of the other fourteen Soviet republics, continued to consider their own language as primary, and the general level of Russian fluency was low (see The Post-Soviet Education Structure, ch. 5). In the mid-1990s, in every area of the federation, Russian remains the sole language of public administration, of the armed forces, and of the scientific and technical communities. Russian schools grant diplomas in only two minority languages, Bashkir and Tatar, and higher education is conducted almost entirely in Russian.Although Russian is the lingua franca of the Russian Federation, Article 26 of the 1993 constitution stipulates that "each person has the right to use his native language and to the free choice of language of communication, education, instruction, and creativity." Article 68 affirms the right of all peoples in the Russian Federation "to retain their mother tongue and to create conditions for its study and development." Although such constitutional provisions often prove meaningless, the non-Slavic tongues of Russia have retained their vitality, and they even have grown more prevalent in some regions. This trend is especially visible as autonomy of language becomes an important symbol of the struggle to preserve distinct ethnic identities. In the 1990s, many non-Russian ethnic groups have issued laws or decrees giving their native languages equal status with Russian in their respective regions of the Russian Federation. In the mid-1990s, some 80 percent of the non-Slavic nationalities--or 12 percent of the population of the Russian Federation--did not speak Russian as their first language.Data as of July 1996(from a U.S. Govt. Report)

Thank you! This is the end! I will write a little dictionary for you for the next post!

Russian alphabet

2006-09-03T13:47:00.000+05:00

МToday i want to show you alphabet of russian language. It's not easy to learn, but if you want it, you can!Ok, you can see the picture and learn some of the letters. If have questions, please leave comments and i'll answer you. You should click the picture to look at it.

Russian culture and map of the country

2006-08-31T16:57:00.000+05:00

I promised you to write about Russia in my next post.
I found something about Russia. I think you will like it. This is only a little part of my telling you about our country. I'll try to write posts about Russia one time a week.

Russian Culture has always been considered a unique phenomenon in the world.

The leading theatre companies for ballet are the Bolshoi in Moscow (dating to 1776) and the Mariinski in St. Petersburg (founded in 1735). Russian ballet had a formative role in Western dance through a number of figures, such as Sergey Diaghilev and Vaslav Nijinsky.

Russia's most characteristic architectural feature is its onion-domed churches, which evolved when the wooden churches of the north were translated into brick and colorful tile work. In the world of art, religious icons, futurism and revolutionary graphic art are instantly recognizable Russian forms. Everywhere in Russia it is possible to see majestic Orthodox cathedrals and churches, perfect frescos and icons. Until present days the Russian church holidays save charm of ancient national traditions.

The country's best-known writers are those of the 19th and 20th centuries. Writers whose influence is being felt throughout the world are for instance Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Mikhail Bulgakov, Alexander Solzhenitsyn and many more.

That's all. Ok, and here i want to show you the map of Russia. As we know Russia is the biggest country in the world, that's why the is so big!

Let's learn the first word

2006-08-29T17:42:00.000+05:00

Hello!

Today i want you to learn the the first word in Russian. Not only one word, i want to tell you about the greatings in Russian. I hope you will understand Russian words and you will be able to say them.
Ok, the first word is "hello"! In Russia this is "Preevet". When somebody met his friend or his other familiar he says "Preevet". It means "hello", "hi". But Russians can't say "hello" to older or dear men. In this case we have a word "Zdravstvuitee". There is not such word in English language that's why i can't give you it's equivalent.
Now you know about the word "hello". And what about "good day", "good morning", "good afternoon", "good evening"? So:

Hello - Preevet
Hello (to older men) - Zdravstvuitee
Good day - Dobrii den'
Good morning - Dobroe utro
Good afternoon - Dobrii den'
Good evening - Dobrii vecher
and:
Bye - Poka
Bye (to older men) - Dosvidaniya

This was the first lesson! Now you know some words in Russian language and you can go to Russia as the tourists! ;)
The next post will be about the culture of our country!

Poka!

The first day of my life...

2006-08-26T11:42:00.000+05:00

Hallo my friends!
Today is the first day of this blogs life. My name is Arnold. My nick-name is Hallo. I want to teach you some Russian. And i hope you will like my blog and come back here again. I'll try to write a posts several times a week.
My course of Russian language is not so hard. Everybody will learn this language if he wants. I'll teach you only basics of Russian. By the way i will tell you some stories about Russia and traditions of this country.
I want to warn you that i am not an Englishman and my English is not the best. That's why i want to ask you help me a little.
Tomorrow i will begin me teaching you.
See you!