These words could be confusing since they are interpreted in English the same way - "more". Let's clarify the difference. более - more...

The words отзыв and рецензия are often confused since both of them can be translated as "a review". Here are the definitions of the words...

If you try to interpret the meaning of “to miss someone or something” in Russian, you might be surprised that the search leads you to the...

The preposition за changes the meaning of the verb бояться. боя́ться – to be afraid of something or somebody The verb takes the genitive...

If you translate the English sentence "I traveled to Russia last year." like "Я путеше́ствовал(а) в Росси́ю в про́шлом году́.", I'm...

When you hear or see the sentence “Мы говори́м о поли́тике”, do you know what we talk about: politics or a politician? 🤔The...

The English word PICTURE could have four Russian counterparts: ⏺ рисунок = picture, drawing, illustration ⏺ картина = picture, painting ⏺...

There are a few words you can use to convey the meaning of “service”: УСЛУГИ – СЕРВИС – ОБСЛУЖИВАЕНИЕ – СЛУЖБА

Inspired by the book by Ignaty Dyakov “The Story Sensation” Discussing the chapter of the book about clothes and styles with my students...

I agree with the poster that there is no such toast as "На здоровье". Why are НА ЗДОРОВЬЕ and ЗА ЗДОРОВЬЕ so misused, and what is...

The word CLASS looks like a true cognate of КЛАСС, but, unfortunately, these words can act like false cognates in many usages. Even some...

How would you translate this sentence into Russian “I don’t know if I speak Russian well?” If you turn to the Google Translate for help,...

When it comes to talking about watching TV, the words програ́мма and переда́ча are often misused. The matter is that the Russian word...

Replacing то́же and та́кже with each other is one of the most frequent mistakes Russian learners make. These two words have the same...