An East Slavic language spoken mainly in Russia and neighbouring territories.
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Do I need to learn Esperanto?
I am native Armenian speaker. I know Russian from childhood. Recent years English became my second language and I am using it in everywhere except interaction with friends. Now I want to learn ...
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Are the Russian уж (a kind of snake) and узко (narrow) related?
According to Mallory we have the following PIE words (in this notation, g = palatal/plain ġ=plain/uvular):
a̯enġhu̯is snake (> уж)
a̯enghus narrow (> узко)
a̯enghnos fear, constriction (> ужас)
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Are the Russian “фрязь” and Thai “ฝรั่ง” (farang) related?
In old Russian the word фрязь ([fr'az'], apostrophe means a soft consonant) was used to denote a westerner. Although the word is not used any more, it is kept as part of some place names, such as a ...
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What is the origin of the Latin suffix -alis/-alia?
What is the origin of the Latin suffix -alis/-alia? Can it be an Etruscan borrowing? Is Russian adjectival suffix -аль- a borrowing from Latin?
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Why IPA does not indicate “soft” consonants in English?
I am a native Russian speaker. Sometimes I encounter English speakers who are trying to learn Russian and wonder how to pronounce "soft" consonants.
At the same time while learning English I noticed ...
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Do Spanish speakers prefer certain words for certain aspects, like in Russian?
In an effort to clearly delineate durar and tardar to my Spanish students, I have been searching for some usage notes and I was not satisfied with anything I found.
Instead, I was wondering if these ...
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What are the main accents of modern Russian among native speakers?
Before I had heard any spoken, Russian was one of my favorite languages. I used to have fun just reading Russian dictionaries, and I thought I'd soon learn to speak it. But when I tried to find some ...
