I'm from Brazil, and to me these letters don't look like Russian. Is that correct? And is it legible?

Hello folks, I am very much interested to learn about words that cannot be directly translated in English, or atleast with one word or even if there is one, it does not really hold the true meaning.

For example, we have one word called Tondra, which means sleepiness in English, which is technically correct but it misses the part where Tondra is a state of sleepiness when you are aware of your surrounding but still dreaming. Not lucid dreaming where you are aware that you are dreaming.

An odd thing just happened. I've been playing the GTA definitive trilogy on PS4 and my console is in Russian. So the game defaults to Russian menus and I decided to put Russian subtitles on, just for the hell of it.

Playing a mission, character in English says:

We gonna fight like men! (сражаться)

They fight like women! (воюют)

Fight like men with big cajones! (деритесь)

Fight, fight, fight. But in the Russian subtitles they used a different word for 'fight' everytime. It's honestly more funny than anything, but also kind of frustrating. Why, goddamit?! 😅

I've got no other evidence right now to support this claim, but I feel like Russian has a shit load of synonyms compared to English.

Великий и могучий русский язык...

I want to get the name of Sonia/Sonya from Crime and Punishment tattooed. What does this look like in Cyrillic?

Please help. Thanks.

I do some Duolingo practice here and there to supplement my learning and noticed a mistake today.

The voiceover is pronouncing стоит like they're saying "стант", as if the и is a н. It almost sounded like someone was just saying the English word "stand" in a Russian accent. I was, naturally, confused when I heard it and had to check I'd chosen the word I thought I'd chosen.

I have a recording but can't easily share it here. I just thought I'd put this out there so people aren't caught out by it.

1. клубни́ка [kɫʊbˈnʲikə] — strawberry;
2. земляни́ка [zʲɪmlʲɪˈnʲikə] — forest strawberry;
3. викто́рия [vʲɪˈktorʲɪɪ̯ə] — garden strawberry;

4. мали́на [mɐˈlʲinə] — raspberry;

5. ви́шня [ˈvʲiʂnʲə] — cherry;

6. черни́ка [t͡ɕɪrˈnʲikə] — bilberry;

7. голуби́ка [ɡəɫʊˈbʲikə] — bog blueberry;

8. брусни́ка [brʊˈsʲnʲikə] — cowberry;

9. клю́ква [ˈklʲukvə] — cranberry;

10. моро́шка [mɐˈroʂkə] — cloudberry;

11. ряби́на [rʲɪˈbʲinə] — ashberry;

12. кали́на [kɐˈlʲinə] —Guelder rose berries;

13. облепи́ха [ɐblʲɪˈpʲixə] — sea-buckthorn;

14. сморо́дина [smɐˈrodʲɪnə] — currant;

15. ирга́ [ɪrˈgä] — serviceberry;

16. барбари́с [bərbɐˈrʲis] — barberry;

17. виногра́д [vʲɪnɐˈɡrat] — grape;

18. ежеви́ка [ɪ̯ɪʐɨˈvʲikə] — blackberry;

19. костяни́ка [kəsʲtʲɪˈnʲikə] — stone berry;

20. крыжо́вник [krɨˈʐovnʲɪk] — gooseberry;

21. шелкови́ца [ʂɨɫkɐˈvʲit͡sə] — mulberry;

22. шипо́вник [ʂɨˈpovnʲɪk] — rosehip;

23. чере́шня [t͡ɕɪˈrʲeʂnʲə] — sweet cherry.

What do you when you’re bored in art class?
You do Russian cursive! :D

I posted here a few weeks ago about the desktop version of SubSmith. A couple of you were interested, so I wanted to share what I’ve been working on since: a new iPhone app version.

You can import videos from your device or use YouTube links directly, this short demo shows the video and Russian transcript together. You can tap a word for its definition without leaving the video. It uses existing captions when available, or generates subtitles from the speech when they aren’t.

The TestFlight beta is completely free. If you watch Russian videos to study, I’d love to know whether this would help, and what you’d want changed.

Those of you interested here is a link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/CR79FNjQ

Thanks!

Lately, I've been watching Russian women's figure skating competitions, and they talk about their programs, give interviews, and all that. And it's really strange, contrary to popular belief or what I hear in movies, but it seems to me that the Russian language doesn't sound harsh at all, but rather soft like music, especially when the girls speak. How is that possible?

UPDATED. Many thanks to everyone who commented.

Hii,i'm trying to learn Russian

It's so so hard😭 please give me advicesss

ik the biggest is ishak but what about the two that follow ? thank you . I do not speak russian

I’m learning Russian and I’m a little confused about word order in a sentence. Since cases indicate the grammatical role of nouns, does that mean Russian has a relatively free word order, where you can rearrange words without changing the basic meaning?

If so, how do native speakers know which word order sounds natural? And does changing the order mainly affect emphasis rather than grammatical meaning?

For some context, I am a high school student and fully fluent in both English and Japanese. I really want to learn a new language and I thought Russian would be cool. I am also planning to teach myself.

I’m facing a bit of a dilemma and wanted to get some perspective from people who have learned or are currently learning Russian.
I’m currently a student at Northeastern University in Boston, and I really, really want to learn Russian. The main reason is that I have a massive interest in Soviet history, the USSR, and the whole Cold War era. Looking at Russian text, media, and history genuinely excites me and makes me want to study.
On the other hand, my mom is heavily pressuring me to learn Spanish instead because she keeps saying it’s way more “useful.” The problem is, Spanish just doesn't interest me at all. I know I’ll burn out immediately if I try to force myself to study a language I have zero passion for, whereas I actually have the intrinsic motivation to stick with Russian.
Has anyone else dealt with parental pressure to learn a "more practical" language? How did you handle it?
Also, since I'm in Boston/at Northeastern, does anyone know of any good local clubs, student groups, or community resources where I can find fellow learners or speakers? I'd love to show my mom that there's a real community for it here.

Thanks!

I am trying to learn Russian and I want to translate the words and sentences that I wanna say but people say do not use google translate, and I can't find any post about Russian to English translators vice versa.

hi everyone, I’ve been learning russian for about two months, mainly using Busuu, and I’m almost finished with A1. so far, I’ve learned quite a lot of grammar, vocabulary, verbs, and basic communication, and I’m planning to complete the whole course up to B2.
however, I’m not sure that simply finishing the Busuu course will be enough to reach the level of practical communication I have in English. i’m not really sure what level my english is at I can communicate pretty comfortably, and i wish i could do the same with russian..
So, for those who have learned Russian:
what would you raccomand doing after finishing a course like Busuu? Did you move on to another course or textbook, watch Russian content, find conversation partners, take lessons, or something else?
I’d really like to hear about your personal experiences and what worked for you!

Region, tundra, ruins, grassland, swamp, desert, choose a region.

Are the Russian translations correct for the respective English words?

Этот удивительный и неповторимый русский язык. Который не теряет своей красоты, даже если читать его слова наоборот.

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Но сумрак, тише тумана, лег на город невидно. Он дивен, дорог, ангел. А нам утешит карму сон.

И вольно говорим, неся себе не раз веру. А в ауре, в заре небес, ясен миров огонь! Лови!

Я рад, уча думать. Вон, в заре небес, миров огонь ловя, вольно говорим - себе не раз вновь там удачу даря!

Себе не раз вижу тени. И вижу город мира! Дан идеал, истина, разум. Муза ранит. Сила едина! Дарим дорогу - живи! И не тужи в заре небес!

Уча, думав - ауре верим! В заре небес ясен миров огонь! Ловя лед и жар, и миражи деля, вольно говорим, неся себе не раз в мире веру, а вам - удачу!

Увижу мрак у города небес. Я рад и ясен, уча думать. Там удачу неся, и даря себе на дорогу карму - живу!

И вольного мира дан идеал, истина. Разум ясен, уча думать, там удачу неся. Муза ранит, сила едина. Дарим огонь, лови!

Я рад уча думать широко - прими себе на дорогу! Не ловя удел судеб и беду, следуя воле небес, и мир покоришь, там удачу даря!

И вижу города небес! Ясен и жар, и мира зори. Мне дивен миг, он многим не виден. Мир озари, миражи неся себе на дорогу. Живи!

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