Начинается…

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The word taken as the name of today’s podcast is, of course, well known to you. In this episode you will know about one very Russian way to use it. As usual, we’ll cover not only one word but some more interesting Russian phrases and slang that you can use among your friends and surprise them how cool your Russian is. :)

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Шедевральный

2 comments Written on April 21st, 2013 by
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In this new episode we’ll learn four Russian words and expressions, which can help you to express your gratitude and admiration, as well as just make you sound cool when you speak Russian. :)

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Поиметь

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Hi everyone. It’s been a while since the last podcast was published… Due to certain reasons all new episodes will be published twice a month.
But today I’m here again with a new portion of very Russian phrases and words. I hope you’ll enjoy this podcast and learn something new as usual. Let’s begin! :)

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Нахлобучить, отчекрыжить и отчихвостить

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Categories: Interesting Russian words

The words of today’s podcast came to our days from ages. They are not so commonly used but can sound interesting, if you know when to use them. Sometimes you can read these words in books or come across in mass media.

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How to Celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th

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Below is a guest post from another popular site about Russian language – Learn Russian the Fun Way. I wholeheartedly join in the congratulations and wish to all women happinnes, love and joy! :)

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Это было давно и неправда

8 comments Written on March 4th, 2013 by
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The phrases of today’s podcast are not slang but quite informal. Learn them, use them (among friends), and you will feel it yourself how natural your Russian sounds! Please ask your questions if you don’t understand anything. Also don’t forget to listen to the audio at least three times, that will surely help you to understand fluent Russian speech better.

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International Online Russian Language School “Russificate”

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International Online Russian Language School “Russificate”

Russificate is a new online Russian language school, founded in January 2013. It is an integral part of the virtual learning complex that includes the school, the Russian blog Russificate (founded in 2009), and the Facebook page Russificate (founded in 2011). Together, these three sources allow students to learn Russian in the most effective way possible.

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Обмозговать

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The hero of this podcast is brain that in Russian sounds as мозг. What do you think could mean a verb derived from this noun? Learn about it today!

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Олух царя небесного

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Today we continue describing people’s mental abilities using Russian slang and common expressions. Some of them come to us from ages, anothers are quite modern and informal.

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Сиди, я сам открою

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In this episode you will learn some funny expressions describing people’s mental abilities. They all are quite informal but commonly used.

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