Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! Today is a big day for your entire family…exactly how big, you have no idea! Taking the big leap and moving to Russia in the first place was a big step for all of you. But you have become closer as a family by studying Russian together and even meeting new Russian families in your neighborhood together. But today is the first day of school and work for your children and husband in Russia. And of course, filled with anxiety, everyone woke up late. Your kids are pleading with you not to make them go to school as you hear a knock at the door. The Russian kids down the street want to know if they can walk your kids to school for their first day. The kids aren’t ready, they are nervous, and they don’t want to go. The kids at the door offer a bit of familiar advice in Russian, “We will wait…better late than never!” So your kids grab some toast, throw on their clothes, and scamper out the door excitedly with their new friends. One down…now the husband. He is frantically looking for his keys, mumbling what you are sure is obscenities under his breath. You stop him and use the Russian kids’ advice. You tell him coyly in Russian, dropping the keys into his hand, “Better late than never. Just explain that you had a little trouble finding the place on your first day.” Seeming more relaxed, he smiles and kisses you goodbye. Now you settle down at the breakfast table, pour yourself a hot cup of coffee, pick up the paper, and think about your new favorite Russian phrase, “Better late than never!” Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Idioms and Proverbs lesson will teach you how to form and use the Russian phrase meaning “Better late than never.” Yes, it is a universal phrase, and we will talk about that a little too. What are you waiting for? Get started learning this Russian phrase - Better late than never! Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
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Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! Your daughter came home last week from her new high school in Russia COMPLETELY convinced she is in love. Of course, your husband wanted to meet the new Russian “love of her life” immediately. So you reserved a table at a very posh Russian restaurant…trying to make her feel like an adult. Although your husband is determined not to like this boy (daddy should be the only man she loves at her age), you are going to give him a chance. BUT you were NOT prepared for him. As you approach the table in the Russian restaurant, you see a young man, hanging all over your daughter, with what appears to be piercings in every facial feature he has! Okay, to each his own, right? You have an open mind and your mother always said, “Love is blind.” The kid is probably a great kid. But he is still pawing your daughter. As your daughter makes the introductions in Russian, you hold out your hand and greet him in Russian, but he denies and immediately replies in Russian, “I don’t conform to the constraints society tries to place on us. What’s up?” WHAT?! Breathe. Breathe. And he leans over to lay a great big kiss on your daughter’s fifteen year old mouth again. Over dinner, he belched four times and ended the meal by telling you that you are really hot for your age. Still determined to let your daughter make her own choices - and praying this ends soon, you come to the only conclusion you can. “Love MUST really be blind.”
Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Idioms and Phrases lesson will teach you how to form and use the Russian phrase meaning “Love is blind.” And in some cases, such as this one, the Russian literal translation might just be better suited! Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! You started classes this week at the university in Russia and you are having a blast. Each day, your grandmother just can’t wait for you to get home and sit at her kitchen table to tell her all about the wonderful people you are meeting and the incredible things you are learning. But today, you have a trick up your sleeve…you have noticed a lot of older people attending your Russian university. So you tell your grandmother, “Grandmother, I think you should take some classes with me at the Russian university. You know what they say - ‘Live a century, learn a century.’” Your grandmother is touched that you would think of her. But she offers back, “I love to learn new things, and I am a firm believer that you should never stop learning, but….” You cut her off mid-sentence and chime in, “Then it’s a done deal grandmother! I will bring you a…” She interrupts, speaking in her serious Russian tone, “I appreciate the thought honey. But here is another interpretation of that saying that you can look up at your Russian university tomorrow. I have always heard, ‘Век живи́ - век учи́сь - дурако́м помрёшь.’”
Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Idioms and Proverbs lesson will teach you how to say the popular Russian phrase meaning, “Live and learn.” We will also teach you some fun modern mockeries to this saying. Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! What is it with everyone you know in Russia this week? Okay, so you have always been the levelheaded, cautious one…and maybe you have made a few changes in your life lately. For instance, last weekend, you might have gone into Moscow with a few new friends you just met at a Russian restaurant around the corner from the university and well, you got your tongue pierced…okay, and your nose. So what? What did your mother mean when she told you in Russian, “В тихом омуте черти водятся.” And then after the swelling and infection subsided, you might have gone and gotten a tattoo of your new boyfriend’s name…right after you broke up with the boyfriend you have been dating since you were fifteen. But did your Dad really have to act the way he did and throw that Russian phrase at you again, “В тихом омуте черти водятся.” What’s with everyone? But the final straw this week has to be when you dropped out of college yesterday to board a fishing vessel that will be out at sea for the next six months. You tried to explain to your family that you are young and you only live once and you stand to make a lot of money…but your six year old brother was the only one that would even talk to you. You guessed it. All he had to say was, “В тихом омуте черти водятся.” They’ll see someday. Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Idioms and Proverbs lesson will teach you how to use a Russian phrase to talk about things you might disapprove of, or actions that are surprising but you have great admiration for the risk involved. Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
Learn Russian with RussianPod101.com! You have been working for a company in Russia for quite some time now…but regardless of how hard you try, you just can’t seem to get anywhere in the company. You have tried everything - working overtime, brown-nosing, going the extra mile. You have made sure to dot all your I’s and cross all your T’s, yet…you have gotten nowhere. Your colleagues are very supportive. Since you were passed up again today on yet another round of promotions, they have decided to take you out tonight for drinks to cheer you up. Your friend tells you in Russian, “Hang in there, every dog has his day.” Not sure what that means, you just nod and sip your drink. Sensing your frustration, another friend adds in Russian, “Yes, cheer up. Even the weariest day draws to an end.” You know they are really trying, but you don’t feel any better…in fact, you are starting to feel worse. Another friend starts in Russian, “Come on, the sun will shine on…” You cut him off and tell them politely in Russian, “I know you are trying to cheer me up, but I have waited long enough. You are right. Every dog DOES have his day, and my day has come!”
Learning Russian with RussianPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Russian! This Russian Idioms and Proverbs lesson will teach you how to use a versatile Russian phrase to talk through your frustration when things aren’t going your way, or to show your determination not to give up! Visit us at RussianPod101.com where you will find many more great Russian lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
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