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What does the idiom ‘to hang noodles around one's ears’ mean in Russian? (VIDEO)

What does the idiom ‘to sleep without hind legs’ mean in Russian? (VIDEO)

Learn how to shop like a pro in Russian! (VIDEO)

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Russian wordlists: Easter

Talking about books: Key phrases (VIDEO)

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10 popular Russian phraseological units with… body parts!

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Learn some Russian Easter vocabulary

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Russian kitchen ABCs: 'Yozhiki'

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Sakari Linden from Finland: ‘Sometimes, I think that Russian is an engineering construct’

I got my coffee: Key terms (VIDEO)

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Tolyatti in 3 Russian words

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Symptoms in Russian if you're sick

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10 Russian words which stress confuses even Russians

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Foreign children will be tested for Russian when entering schools

Washing hands: Key terms (VIDEO)

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Some letters in the Russian alphabet don't have a sound

Talking about sleep: Key phrases (VIDEO)

What can happen in an elevator: Key terms (VIDEO)

Russian has 2 words for 'where'. What's the difference? (VIDEO)

Going up & down the stairs: Key terms (VIDEO)

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William from Africa: ‘The Russian language is already flowing in my veins!’

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What does the expression “(well) kneaded kalach” mean?

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Learn some out-of-this-world Russian vocabulary!

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2 words Russians struggle the most to spell in 2025

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Russian kitchen ABCs: Essentuki

What does the phrase ‘to lead someone by the nose’ mean in Russian? (VIDEO)

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Izhevsk in 3 Russian words

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Use this prefix to say you're finished/you’ve had enough

Asking for something in Russian (VIDEO)

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You can't fly to space without knowing Russian

Going to the doctor: Handy Russian words & phrases (VIDEO)

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10 Russian proverbs about cats

Learning Russian words with multiple meanings (VIDEO)

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Why Russians say ‘PariZH’ instead of ‘Paris’

Learn to pronounce some of the most basic Russian words! (VIDEO)

How to convey the time in Russian (VIDEO)

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What’s more important when learning Russian: vocabulary or grammar?

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10 proverbs about food

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Learn the Russian letter ‘Ю’!

'My hands haven't made the trip' - what does the weird phrase mean? (VIDEO)

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Bashkortostan in 3 Russian words

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4 Russian words easy to memorise

Why were there no skyscrapers in the Soviet Union? (VIDEO)

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The longest word in Russian has 55 letters

Different kinds of walking (VIDEO)

You already know HALF of the Russian alphabet! (VIDEO)

Different kinds of waiting (VIDEO)

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What does the expression “he already nailed the throat” mean?

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How Russian names mutate: Vladimir

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Russian kitchen ABCs: Golubtsy

The names of cult movies in Russian (VIDEO)

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‘Russian Alphabet’: How an artist from Moscow Region came up with magical stories for each letter of the alphabet

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Cheboksary in 3 Russian words

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Sometimes 'o' sounds like 'a': meet vowel reduction!

Social media acronyms (VIDEO)

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Russian is one of the most widespread languages in the world

Russian abbreviations (VIDEO)

Russian phrases describing laziness

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Who or what is 'skuf', Russia's most popular new word?

Russian spelling is beyond easy! (VIDEO)