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Olga Jarrell

Apr 18, 2022

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...

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Olga Jarrell

Dec 2, 2021

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...

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Olga Jarrell

Sep 24, 2021

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...

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Olga Jarrell

Sep 10, 2021

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...

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Olga Jarrell

Apr 3, 2016

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...

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Olga Jarrell

Feb 16, 2016

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,...

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Olga Jarrell

Jan 30, 2016

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...

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Olga Jarrell

Jan 24, 2016

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...

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