Go beyond standard textbooks and learn Russian as Russians speak it! Russian slang, common expressions and idioms explained on examples.
Камень в огород
Today we'll cover a whole bunch of interesting Russian expressions: you will learn what it means to throw a stone into somebody's garden, not to have a tsar in one's head, and much more!
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11/17/2021 • 4 minutes, 12 seconds
Пяткой в грудь
Today, we’re going to learn some new colloquial Russian expressions. Although they’re completely different in meaning, they all have on thing in common — they all mention some body part.
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9/22/2021 • 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Пилить бюджет
Today I'll share with you a poster, that I recently stumbled upon on the Internet, and explain to you its double meaning.
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8/11/2021 • 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Funny Russian acronym decryptions
In this episode of Very Much Russian Podcast, we will look into some common Russian abbreviations (as well as simple words) for which Russian people found funny and witty decryptions.
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7/18/2021 • 3 minutes, 12 seconds
Редко, но метко
Today I will share with you an interesting abbreviation that quite accurately desribes some aspects of our modern realities. And a few more expressions that come to mind in relation to that.
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6/20/2021 • 3 minutes, 28 seconds
Шито белыми нитками
In this first in 2021 episode, we return to the matter or lies and learn a couple of expressions that describe them.
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1/24/2021 • 3 minutes, 12 seconds
Камня на камне не оставить
In this episode, we will learn a few Russian idioms that describe winning a victory or proving your superiority over someone.
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12/26/2020 • 2 minutes, 33 seconds
Руки не из того места растут
Today we will learn two interesting colloquial Russian expressions. Both of them have two versions: one you can use among friends and the other one in more formal situations.
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11/19/2020 • 2 minutes, 25 seconds
Гореть синим пламенем
In this episode of the Very Much Russian Podcast, we discuss two Russian phrases that are used to express extreme dissapointment.
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9/29/2020 • 3 minutes, 20 seconds
Ниже плинтуса
In this episode, we'll have a look at some popular modern expressions that describe current state of some of the affairs in the world.
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