Being able to communicate with others is the main reason for learning a new language. Therefore, in this post, we look at useful Russian words and phrases fo...

In this post, we learn how to wish people well and how to congratulate someone in Russian.

Learning the Russian vocabulary needed to make small talk and engage in casual conversation is an important part of learning the language. Russians like talk...

While smartphones have made it easy to always know the time, it’s still useful to know how to ask what the time is and how to tell someone the time in Russia...

You already know how to start a conversation in Russian. (If not, take a look at our post about common greetings!) Now let’s move on and learn how to introdu...

What’s the first word you use to start a conversation? It’s “hello,” of course. That’s why it’s important to learn how to say hello in Russian. In fact, the ...

While asking “How old are you?” may not be appropriate in some cultures, it’s important to know how to do it (and when it’s allowed). Let’s talk about how to...

Dialects, or spoken variants of a language, exist in all languages, and people from one part of a country often speak differently to those who live in other ...

There are plenty of situations when you need to say “I’m sorry.” Whether you make a mistake or just run into someone, you may need to apologize. Today, we ex...

One of the first things you may want to know when learning a language is how to say “thank you.” If you’re brave enough to learn Russian and are ready for th...