Interesting facts about Russian
We gathered some fun and surprising facts about this language to motivate you to start
learning Russian:
- 1. It is in the top most spoken languages in the world. Over 150 million people have it as their native language.
- 2. From the half of million Russian words, natives use only about 2000-2500 frequently.
- 3. In Russian, you can order the words in a sentence however you want. Nost of the times it doesn't change the meaning.
- 4. Some of the best masterpieces of literature were written in Russian: Anna Karenina and War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov and many more.
- 5. It is one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations.
Learning Russian is a great idea! Not only it will train your brain and memory, it will also broaden your social circle and bring many opportunities in your career and studies. You'll have the unique opportunity to discover the
Russian culture from within, to talk to the natives, to read a book in Russian in its original version. All you need to do is start
learning Russian right now!
Greetings in Russian
Just like in any other languages,
learning Russian should start with the basic
Russian vocabulary, in this case - the
greetings in Russian. Knowing how is
hello in Russian or
hi in Russian, or
how to say goodbye in Russian is very important. The
greetings in Russian will assure you speak politely. If you will know the
greetings in Russian, you will know how to start and end a conversation and will be able to talk to a Russian friend or just say
hi in Russian to any person. The
greetings in Russian are almost mot-à-mot as those in English. Still, some of the
greetings in Russian mean other things. For example, "до встречи" is literally translated as "'till the meeting", while "здравствуйте" comes from the word "здоровье" and is a wish of health. Some other
greetings in Russian that you will learn with this
Russian lesson are
доброе утро, добрый вечер, добро пожаловать and many more. All of these
greetings in Russian include the word "добро", which means "well, kind". People use these
greetings in Russian to wish the person well. This lesson of
greetings in Russian will teach you some extra phrases, for example
how are you in Russian.
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