Other Russian grammar points

Here and there in Russian

Today we will learn some language formulas that you can use talking about the location of objects or when pointing at things. Here and there...

Negation in Russian

In this lesson we will learn how to form negative sentences in the Russian language. Simple negation in Russian The formula...

Questions in Russian

In this lesson we will cover how to make questions in Russian. Making a question out of a statement Making a question out of a statement...

"I like" in Russian

In today's lesson we'll learn how to say I like, you like, etc. in Russian. Formula with examples In order to say that "someone likes something"...

"I have" in Russian

Now, when we have learned Russian personal pronouns in the Genitive case, we can learn how to say "I have" in Russian. To do...

There is and there are in Russian

In this lesson we will learn how to talk about presence or absence of something or someone somewhere. There is / there are When you want to...

Russian days of the week

The use of the days of the week in the Russian language is a bit more complicated than in English as...

Можно and нельзя

Most likely, you are already familiar with the Russian words можно and нельзя. They are used to express if something is...

Need, have to, must, should in Russian

In the previous lesson we have learned the Russian words можно and нельзя. This words express weither something is possible or...

Need, have to, must, should in the Past and Future tense

In the last two lessons we've learned and practiced such Russian words as можно, нельзя, надо, нужно, пора, должен. But all...

The Genitive case in Russian

In this lesson, we start learning the Genitive case. Here, we will give you a general explanation and prepositions that are used with the Genitive,...

The Accusative case in Russian

The next case we learn is the Accusative case. In this lesson we will see when it's used and how to distinguish it in a...

The Dative case in Russian

During the course of several previous lessons, we have learned about the Genitive and the Acusative cases and how they affects the endings of the...

The Instrumental case in Russian

In this lesson, we start learning the Instrumental case. Here you can find the general explanation and the prepositions used with the Instrumental case. In...

The Prepositional case in Russian

We have already learned 5 Russian cases. There is only one case left - the Prepositional, so let's learn it today. Use of the...

Russian prepositions

In our previous lessons, when we talked about different grammatical cases en Russian, we have already covered many Russian prepositions. Today we offer you...

Russian conjuctions И, А, and НО

Conjunctions are the words used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause. Today we'll learn three Russian conjunctions: И,...

Russian spelling rules

The fact that the Russian language is one of those where words don't really sound exactly as they are written, creates...

Capitalization in Russian

In general, the Russians use capitalization much less than the English speakers. For example, the names of languages and days of the week must start...

Diminutive-hypocoristic suffixes in Russian

Russian language has a very developed system of suffixes that allow us to express the whole range of...

Particles "-то" and "же" in Russian

If you have been learning Russian for a while, you have surely came across the particles "-то" and "же". Today we'll look at this...

Prefixes in Russian

Prefixes are syllables that are attached to the beginning of words and usually serve to create new words. Prefixes are commonly used in...

Time in Russian

In our previous lessons we have covered a lot of Russian numbers, so let's use this knowledge today to learn how to tell time...

Asking time, specifying the time of events

Last time we have learned how to tell time in Russian. In this lesson, we will learn to ask time in Russian, how to ask...

Asking and telling date in Russian

In this lesson, we will learn how to ask and tell date in Russian. To be able to follow the lesson, you need to know...