Russian language

Here is the answer to one of the most frequently asked questions – What’s the difference between И, А, НО in Russian and how to use them? The most mistakes come up in usage of И and А, because they both are usually translates as “and” in English. The main idea that you need to […]

Russian language is fun and we can prove it! If you come to learn Russian to our language school you will not have a single boring class! In the lessons we play games, watch videos, have discussions and role plays. On Fridays we go out from time to time for a “happy hour”. We have […]

Here is some Russian language you’d never find in a dictionary ЧЁ – a colloquial version of ЧТО (what?), which is used everywhere by everyone, who is just too lazy to pronounce the word correctly and wants to shorten it. БЛИН – when said emotionally as a reaction to something bad, means “Damn it”, and […]

The Russian language is not that easier for Russians Speaking the truth, Russians all the time cofuse these two words! We often say “Я одела платье” instead of “Я надела платье”, “Одень носки”, when the right way to say that is “Надень носки”. To be smarter than the Russians and to be able to correct […]

Here are TOP 10 polite words and phrases in Russian that everyone must know Спасибо (SPASIBA) – Thank you Пожалуйста (POZHALUSTA) – Welcome / Please Извините (IZVINITIE) / простите (PROSTITIE) – Excuse me / I’m sorry Ничего (NICHEVO) – That’s OK (That’s NOTHING) Будьте добры (BUD’TIE DOBRY) – Would you be so kind Извините, можно […]

Prepositions В and НА Prepositions В and НА keep confusing people, who study the Russian language. If you are not sure when to use which one, this post is for you. The difference and the meaning The easiest way to decide which preposition to use is to think weather the object you’re talking about is inside of […]

 The difference between two Russian phrases One of the most frequent questions that our teachers ask the foreign students is “What are you going to do at the weekend?”or “What did you do at the weekend?”. The teachers ask in Russian of course, not in English;) Sometimes they say “Что вы делали в выходные?” and […]

Petrozavodsk International Summer Camp volunteers Our student Gabriel and his new friends from International Summer camp! Gabriel has been volunteering in the camp in Russia for two weeks! Read more about the program

If you go to Russia make sure you know… …the numbers in the Russian language! There is not a calculator in an every shop in Russia, and most of the people don’t speak any English. So numbers – it’s a survival Russian every foreigner must know!

Getting into Russian grammar When it comes up to the Russian language grammar most of the students are confused even before the teacher starts showing declinations of Russian words. The first thing that confuses is what’s существительное, прилагательное, местоимение, why do they have to decline differently in the Russian language? Nouns in Russian language Let’s […]