Беситься с жиру

No Comments » Written on February 4th, 2013 by
Categories: Russian idioms

Today we will touch a little bit of psychology… In this podcast you will learn how to say in Russian about someone who is too well off for his own good.

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Зависнуть

10 comments Written on January 28th, 2013 by
Categories: Informal Russian and slang
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Hi everyone! Are you ready to resume your real Russian learning? :) New episode with new Russian slang is waiting for you!
Today’s word can be used both for people and things. Listen to the audio to learn more.

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Best English Teaching Certification

No Comments » Written on January 27th, 2013 by
Categories: Special edition

If you are thinking about becoming an English teacher, the CELTA program may be your best option. There are all different kinds of accredited teacher training qualifications out there today that many countries find acceptable for their English teachers. This CELTA program is the widely known teacher-training program in the world today.

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Зажигать

5 comments Written on December 24th, 2012 by
Categories: Informal Russian and slang

This is the last episode of 2012 and today we’ll cover a few very Russian words related with fun and parties. Actually all these words are derived from one verb – жечь, which means ‘to burn’. But despite this there is a difference in meaning depending on what derivative you are using. Do you want to learn more? Listen to the podcast now! :)

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Втюриться

2 comments Written on December 17th, 2012 by
Categories: Informal Russian and slang

I am pleased to let you know that today we have the 100th episode. And I want to dedicate it to the most beautiful thing in the world – love. Listen today’s audio and add to your vocabulary some wonderful Russian words and phrases about love.

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Охренеть

2 comments Written on December 10th, 2012 by
Categories: Russian swearwords

Today we continue the topic started in the last episode. From this podcast you’ll learn a lot of words “derived from a simple vegetable” – хрен. Besides you’ll find here some other very cool Russian expressions to add in your vocabulary.

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Хрен

5 comments Written on December 3rd, 2012 by
Categories: Russian swearwords

This episode is entirely dedicated to the Russian word ‘хрен’ that is commonly used to express a bunch of emotions from anger to excitement. Nevertheless it’s a quite rude word, so I don’t recommend you to use it unless you are sure what you are doing.

Attention: the episode contains offensive language!
Внимание: выпуск содержит ненормативную лексику!

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Сопли морозить

No Comments » Written on November 26th, 2012 by
Categories: Informal Russian and slang

It’s a few days before the winter starts and today’s episode is about it…. well, almost about it… We are talking about snot today. To tell the truth, when I started writing the episode I was not planning that all the words and expression would be about snot, but here we are… You’ll be surprised how many things you can describe using this word. Let’s begin!
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Фигня

3 comments Written on November 19th, 2012 by
Categories: Informal Russian and slang

Today we are getting back to the Russian informal word ‘фиг‘ and its derivatives. This podcast is entirely dedicated to Russian slang and in the end your vocabulary will widen with eight new Russian words.

Remember to listen to the audio two or three times – this way your learning Russian with podcasts will have the best result.

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Русское нет

10 comments Written on November 12th, 2012 by
Categories: Russian expressions

You might have noticed already that Russians tend to use ‘no’ more often than other language speakers do. In this episode we are going to reflect on it. You will also see some very interesting expressions that definitely can make your Russian sound more natural. Listen and learn real Russian with today’s episode of Очень по-русски podcast! :)

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