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Translation of Where now into RussianIn English (& other lang.) one can ask “Where now?” as an understandable substitute of “Where do we head now?” An answer - “That way” (also looking for) Can You help...
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Russian Subjunctive MoodAm I right in thinking that you use the subjunctive plus не after бояться to indicate that you are afraid that something may happen? So: Я боюсь, чтобы он не сломал...
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The name of the old letter i in RussianI know that ѣ is called ять, but what is the name for the old letter і?
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Meaning of the Russian particle молI've come across the word мол quite a few times but I'm still not entirely sure how to use it. I'd be grateful if you could help. Many thanks
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Lyrics by Alfred Schnitke in RussianHi, I've been trying to find the lyrics for this piece of music by Alfred Schnittke for ages (there's a clip on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pQWaQmkISw ). I've found the text in German, but...
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Difference between куда and где¿Que diferencia hay entre usar Куда o Где? Whats the difference between Куда and Где? Thank you
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Russian particle жеHello. As shown in the title. e.g. Я же говорил тебе.
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Irregular nounsHi Where can I find Russian irregular nouns list or table with all forms?
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Secondary imperfectiveHi, today, while working on my thesis (on occasionalisms in the poetry of Marina Cvetaeva), I stumbled upon something strange. My theoretical grammar tells me that a secondary imperfective might...
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if i want to say “It is (being) done” would i use сделано or делается?if i want to say "It is (being) done" would i use сделано or делается? I'm confused because сделано is perfective and perfectives technically don't have a present tense, only...
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How to translate: “Only the best parents get promoted to grandparents” in RussianHow to translate: "Only the best parents get promoted to grandparents"
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“I’ll keep my fingers crossed” in RussianIn English, if you want something to happen you say "Fingers crossed" or "I'll keep my fingers crossed" or even "I'll keep everything crossed" - do Russians have an equivalent...
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Learning Russian WordsI'm not sure if this is a common thing or if it's just me. I have been learning Russian through several apps for 4 months now and have learned over 500...
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Russian Instrumental CaseHi everyone, I was wondering why when translating the following sentence, "son" is written in instrumental. I know that "Emperor" is written in genitive because it expression the relationship, but I...
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Russian vocabulary questionsI have three vocabulary questions about a story I'm reading: 1. If the story says that some party guests had started to "разбирать стол," which sense of разбирать is it? For...
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Russian Verb учитьThis is a follow-up question to a question you answered for me almost 1 year ago! I understand that the verb учить , which usually means “teach” can also mean to...
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The Translation of “I was recently surprised by this simple thought”I’m reading a Dual Language book in which the English translation of the Russian is “I was recently surprised by this simple thought”. The original Russian is “Я недавно...
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Учебник русского языка and Экзамен по русскому языкуWhat's the difference between Dative and Genitive with a "какой" question? Why "учебник русского языка" but "экзамен по русскому языку"?
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Russian Mixed ConjugationHi. I recently discovered a russian verb that followed both 1st ie -ю/-ешь etc decl type and the 2nd ie -у/ишь etc type. Possibly the word had two different meaning....
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“Shall have been” in RussianHow to formulate verbal expression such as "I shall have been ..." e.g. "Next week I shall have been working at the firm for 30 years" "Next year we shall have been...
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How to say “to download” in RussianHi, Is there a difference between скачать and загрузить meaning 'to download' and how do you 'upload' files etc in Russian? Many thanks
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Russian names Софья and София, how do they sound?¿Por qué palabras terminadas en IA como Sofía se escriben София y no Софя y aún así no suenan Iya?
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The translation of the Russian word преданныйHi, As I understand it предать means to betray and преданный means devoted; can преданный муж for example mean both 'devoted husband' and 'betrayed husband' and does confusion ever arise? Very many...
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Russian Future Passive Participles?I note that there is no future passive participle in Russian (At least not in my Grammar book) which would would correspond to the English construction “This is a book...
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Translation of a Poem into RussianHello I was wondering if you might be able to help me comprehend and translate these lines accurately. I have worked on them for quite some time, and...
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How to read mathemetical formulas in Russian?I know how to read 1/3 1/2 etc but how to read 2/2.5 and mathematical formulas such as 2/(1+3)?
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How to Read Decimal Fractions in RussianSome say it's possible to read 32.1 as тридцать два и одна it's ok to read 5.6 as пять и шесть? how about really long numbers such as 1.23456? the formal way...
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How to read English Alphabet in Russian Textshow to read latin alphabets in russian texts? for example chemical symbols or chord names in music? Do I read them according to their English pronunciations?
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The Translation of “Speaking Spanish”I'm writing Russian subtitles for an English movie. In one scene, a character starts speaking Spanish. If I were writing English subtitles I would display [speaking Spanish] while the character...
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The Future tense of хотетьMy “Barron’s 501 Russian Verbs” states that the verb хотеь is not used in the future tense of the imperfective aspect. When I feed Google Translate “ They will...