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БОЛЬШЕ или БОЛЕЕ?
These words could be confusing since they are interpreted in English the same way - "more". Let's clarify the difference. более - more...
Olga Jarrell
Apr 18, 2022
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Отзыв vs. Рецензия
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...
Olga Jarrell
Dec 3, 2021
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Мне скучно vs. Я скучаю
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...
Olga Jarrell
Sep 24, 2021
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бояться vs бояться за
The preposition за changes the meaning of the verb бояться. боя́ться – to be afraid of something or somebody The verb takes the genitive...
Olga Jarrell
Sep 10, 2021
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Words easily confused: CLASS vs. КЛАСС
The word CLASS looks like a true cognate of КЛАСС, but, unfortunately, these words can act like false cognates in many usages. Even some...
Olga Jarrell
Apr 3, 2016
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Words easily confused: если vs. ли
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,...
Olga Jarrell
Feb 16, 2016
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Words easily confused: программа vs. передача
When it comes to talking about watching TV, the words програ́мма and переда́ча are often misused. The matter is that the Russian word...
Olga Jarrell
Jan 30, 2016
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Words easily confused: ТОЖЕ vs. ТАКЖЕ
Replacing то́же and та́кже with each other is one of the most frequent mistakes Russian learners make. These two words have the same...
Olga Jarrell
Jan 24, 2016
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