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linguafrencha · 1 year

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Hi! I want to learn French and Russian. Could you share your favourite resources for beginners? Could you also include books and movies/TV shows recommendations for both languages in your post? Thank you.

That's really cool that you want to learn those languages!!!

I have a bunch of Russian resources that I used because I started out as solely self-learning. So a large part in my absolute beginner phase I spent listening to podcasts, specifically, these: understanding spoken Russian which is great for just getting a feel for the language while also learning a bit of grammar and this one for getting grammar and vocab explained in a very down to earth kind of way without any types of big words you need to know.

Besides these I essentially learned all the Russian grammar I know on Youtube. Especially from this channel. Daria is very cool and also has several podcasts under the same name.

This one has helped me with specific questions about little grammar things, so might also be useful.

Nastya has this year begun doing a Learn Russian in a Year thing where she uploads every day a thirty minute lesson. It's a bit slow for me personally having already learned a lot and just generally me being impatient but it can definitely help with vocab.

He also has good videos and also some free stuff on his website iirc.

For TV shows I unfortunately can't recommend a lot for beginners. What you can do though is watch episodes like Peppa the Pig on Youtube in English and in Russian/French to compare and learn or only in your TL as they're obviously at a low level. What I do highly recommend as a show though is слуга народу for Russian and Lupin for French.

Also, if you're into audiobooks, try typing children audiobooks into Youtube or try listening to the Russian/French version of Harry Potter (that's what I'm doing rn actually).

If you're looking for a book and willing to spend some money I recommend this book with Russian short fiction for beginners. I just finished it and I thought it was very fun with vocab lists and questions for the stories at the end. The same author has also books for higher levels.

Unfortunately, as I learned almost all of French in classes I only have one channel I actually use to recommend, which is this one. You'll find some of my posts where I used this channel as my source.

I hope this helps! I might update in future when I find more. Good luck with your language learning journey!!

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soulbutterlanguages · 1 year

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How to build a language self-study plan

So I’ve noticed, upon combing through pages and pages of youtube videos and google blogs, that rarely does anyone ever actually tell you what you should be studying. There’s a reason for this ! Everyone is different and at a different level, different motivation. It’s impossible to create a study plan that is perfect for everyone... which is why it can also be agonizing to make one for yourself.

“How am I supposed to know what’s important to study, if I don’t speak the language?”

Well that’s a good question! You need to gauge how far you’ve come so far and how far you’d like to get. It’s easiest when you are starting from zero because you can learn the alphabet, numbers, basic phrases, and basic grammar. Easy peasy. You can go cover to cover in a text book.

Here’s a check-list to create the perfect study plan special to you.

1. What do I know already? What do I need to work on?

- is it worth starting a textbook, if you feel like you already know half of it? It might be worth completing the given exercises and if you achieve an 80% or higher (or you could give that lesson to someone else) then you can move on from that specific point.

- create a list of the points that you still need to master

2. What do I need to include in a study session?

- naturally there needs to be a focus or a few different focuses of a study session, whether it’s a specific activity or a grammar point. I recommend creating a list of things you want to get done (a.) every day, (b) every week, and (c) every month. These goals must be quantifiable. For example, every week I read two news articles in German. As a reflection, I then write a summary of the event of the article as well as a personal opinion. That’s an easy box to check.

- you need a reflection. It’s important to really take time to reflect on how you feel about the time spent and the materials used. What could you do better next time? What went well?

3. When is the best time to study?

- are you more active/focused in the morning or in the night? The key is consistency. If you have a routine, you’re far more likely to adhere to it. I know that my own schedule is highly changeable and that can make it very difficult, but I’ve found if I wake up in the same period of time every morning, brush my teeth, make my bed, and then sit down to my work, I feel far more productive.

- how much should I study at a time? The recommended period is 25 minutes from the Pomodoro Method with a five minute break. You can research time-management techniques but ultimately it comes down to you.

4. How do I take notes ?

- IT”S ALL ABOUT YOU! What I do is take messy notes in classes or on my own and then I transcribe the finished page to my Notion page. It gives me a chance to make the notes neater and also to review a little bit. I will say though statistically, you will remember better if you write by hand.

- I like to have a column on each page for words I didn’t know

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alteregoauthentica · 1 year

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BEST TIP Learning Languages ;

SIMPLICITY is KEY. Simplify the learning process.

MAKE LEARNING A LANGUAGE ;

Simple & understandable.

LEARNING TIP: DO NOT LEARN WHAT YOU DO NOT USE.

Avoid learning useless vocabulary. Do not learn the things that are truly of no use for you in your daily life.

Think about it …. In reality,

if you NEVER use it ... simply don’t use it .. don’t learn it.

Learn what you will use, and nothing extra.

For now - Just focus on what you use on a daily basis.

Here’s great exercise to follow this tip ;

Create a realistic list of vocabulary you use day to day - A LIST of only the things you say the most, on a DAILY BASIS.

Focus on learning this list in your target language.

Learn this list

ABOVE ALL ELSE.

Because you will be forced to learn how to say only relevant and useful sayings.

You will learn only WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WILL USE. LOGICALLY, YOU WILL USE THIS LIST, DAILY!

AND YOU WILL HAVE AN EASIER TIME PRACTICING, BECAUSE YOU WILL ACTUALLY USE THE LIST!

Try it ... and see how much this focus shift can make a worlds difference.

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fantomethread · 2 years

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i took a big break from russian but i feel like it's time to start back up and i forgot how much i loved it! i'm very excited <3

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commissarabel · 5 days

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This post is for all Russian language learners: I am a native Russian speaker and I will be happy to help you. I can chat with you, correct your mistakes and compose simple texts for reading. Feel free to write to me :)

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wes-breaks-your-kneecaps · 1 month

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Vocab from a song Петля Пристрастия - "Зелёный Коридор" in Russian for Russian learners

The band is not Russian, btw, they're from Belarus as well.

The band's name in English is "Addiction Loop" and the song's title is "Green Corridor".

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The song's original lyrics below:

Да пребу́дет с на́ми си́ла, всё, что бы́ло — э́то лишь проло́г Сквозь мента́льные моги́лы и биологи́ческий поро́к Я несу́сь во весь опо́р, фля́гу мне и зелёный коридо́р Фля́гу мне и зeлёный коридо́р

Накану́не все беси́ли, а тепе́рь, гляди́ — уже́ смею́сь Ты и я, и дно буты́ли, как тебе́, мой друг, тако́й сою́з? Для того́, что́бы опя́ть найти́ тебя́ и сра́зу потеря́ть Всё слома́ть, остально́е потеря́ть

О, сто ты́сяч вечери́нок впереди́ И на́до ни одну́ не пропусти́ть Уму́ напереко́р Фля́гу мне и зелёный коридо́р

О, стари́нные часы́ давно́ стоя́т Не про́бовать — давно́ не вариа́нт Уму́ напереко́р Фля́гу мне и зелёный коридо́р

Фля́гу мне и зелёный коридо́р Фля́гу мне и зелёный коридо́р

The translated version:

May the strength be with us, all that has been is but a prologue. Through mental graves and biological vice I'm running at full speed, a flask for me and a green corridor, A flask for me and a green corridor.

I was pissed off by everyone the day before, and now, Look, I'm laughing. You and me and the bottom of the bottle, how's that for a union, my friend? To find you again and lose you straightaway. To break everything and lose the rest.

Oh, a hundred thousand parties to look forward to And I've got to make sure I don't miss a single one. Against all reason A flask for me and a green corridor.

Oh, a hundred thousand parties to look forward to. And I've got to make sure I don't miss a single one Against all reason. A flask for me and a green corridor.

Oh, the old clock has been standing for a long time. Not trying stopped being an option a long time ago. Against all reason A flask for me and a green corridor.

A flask for me and a green corridor A flask for me and a green corridor

Vocabulary from this song

Nouns: Моги́ла(sing.)- grave Поро́к(sing.) - vice, fault, flaw, defect Коридо́р(sing.) - corridor/hall Фля́га(sing.) - flask Вечери́нка(sing.) - party Сою́з(sing.) - union, alliance

Verb: Пребы́ть - to remain, live () Пребу́дет - shall remainm Беси́ть - to piss (someone) off

Adjective: Мента́льный - mental Зелёный - green Стари́нный - antique, ancient, vintage,

Expressions: Уму́ напереко́р - against my better judgment, against all reason Несу́сь во весь опо́р - I'm running at full speed Да пребу́дет с на́ми си́ла - may the force be with us Да пребу́дет с тобо́й си́ла - may the force be with you

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hyunjinniebaby · 2 years

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August 21, 2022

доброе утро my friends 🖤

i don’t have any notes to share with you, as i’m traveling at the moment. so instead, i’ll share w y’all the study resources i’ve been using! all digital resources i use are free (w the exception of an audiobook), and the prices of the few physical books i’ve used will be included!!

Russian:

Apps:

Duolingo

Drops

Flashcards

Audiobook:

Learn Russian: Ultimate Getting Started with Russian Box Set, Lessons 1-55 (Audible)

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The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners by Nicholas J. Brown ($19.49)

The Nabokov Russian Translation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland ($10.95)

Korean

Apps:

Drops

Flashcards

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Talk to Me in Korean Level 1 ($17.98)

Korean Essential Vocabulary 6000 for Foreigners: Korean-English ($13.69)

Spanish:

Apps:

Drops

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jeglaerenorsk · 2 years

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Hey peeps ☺️ I want to hear your thoughts on LANGUAGES!

I really like Hebrew, Italian and Greek.

But none of them are useful for my day to day life or spare time. So I want advice.

I am pregnant, I know some Swedish, Danish and Arabic(only oral Arabic), when I started this blog I was decent level of travel Spanish and could read news in Spanish.

I have family who speak French and Spanish but together we speak Norwegian & English.

Quite a few of my friends do speak Arabic so the baby will definitely hear Arabic a lot but also Arabic mixed with different languages.

English baby will learn naturally at school and just life. Norwegian too. We learn a third language when we are 13 and can pick between Spanish, French and German (and some schools have more languages too to pick from).

But I'm thinking I want to give my baby best possible beginning of language learning. I have been raised around languages from all over world and even though I don't speak many languages fluent, I understand many words from many different languages and it has meant a lot.

French is smart language to pick but I personally struggle so much with pronunciation and I'm the opposite of a Francophone 😅 and people I know who speak it are often very arrogant, that they are better because they know French which I don't like. But it gives many school and work opportunities and can be good for travel too, especially Africa and France.

Spanish, this will be easy for me to atleast participate in teaching. But I only have family who I see maybe 4 times a year that speaks it around me. And traveling to South America is not very likely financially for me with the baby so then it means Spain and I don't know if it's worth it... I don't see it as a language in my country that will help my baby for work or education. Only for entertainment and vacation.

Then it's Arabic, I think I definitely will teach my baby it because it's good to know when spoken, only risk is of course understanding when someone talks bad. It can be good for work and daily life because baby will know many who speak it and in most of Europe you will now be able to find someone who speaks it if you are lost.

Chinese (mandarin). If I'm thinking of the future then of course I believe Chinese is maybe smartest language to learn. But I don't have friends or someone close from China. And I'm not very into their cuisine. It's a very different culture from mine and way of thinking but again, China is the future, it will prepare my baby for the future to learn their culture and language. On the other hand, I will not have money to go to China and I don't know anyone who could help to practice the language.

Russian is also a language I like and internationally and some part of the country it's useful. But not for education. And it's difficult to find people where we live, to practice with because it's not practical where we live. And it's not likely to travel much there either.

I want my baby to learn another way to read and write other than the Latin scripture. But Greek and Hebrew are not useful for work (like of course it depends what kind of work but if it's about the future and not history then I believe it's not useful)-but I do enjoy music from there and enjoy listening to their language. Italian is good for travel and Greek is good for travel, but again, it's only in their respective countries its spoken, it doesn't create many opportunities 😓. So I want help and advice.

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majestylanguage · 10 months

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Hello Langblr!

Hello! It has been a while since I’ve posted here. I am now in college and have the same ambitious goals from when I started this blog in middle school! My current target languages are Spanish and Russian. I am planning a trip to South America in the upcoming years that will put my Spanish to the test and am minoring in Spanish at my university. I have been formally taught Spanish since 1st grade, however didn’t really begin absorbing the language till sophomore year of highschool. To continue my growth with Spanish I will be taking the A2 course on Lingoda (https://learn.lingoda.com/en/account/course-overview). I will also be watching Shows (specifically reality TV since I love it) in Spanish to familiarize myself with the language.

Russian is more of a personal learning experience - my favorite characters in a book learned Russian so I wanna learn Russian. I’ve started with learning the alphabet starting with hand-made flashcards and quizlets. Once I have a more solid grasp on the letters I will begin the Russian course on LingoHut (https://www.lingohut.com/en/l71/learn-russian).

My future goals include fluency in Spanish and Russian. Once I have a more solid grasp on these languages I wanna learn eventually French, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Greek and American Sign Language. Which I know seems ambitious but I have a long life ahead of me so it’s possible!

#learning #langauges #spanish #russian #lingoda #lingohut #langblr #langblog

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linguafrencha · 9 months

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Day 32

Расцветать (verb, imperf.) - to bloom

Яблоня (noun, n.) - apple tree

Груша (noun, m.) - pear

Берег (noun, m.) - shore

Заводить (verb, imperf.) - to start/wind up/establish

Сизый - bluish/dove colored

Орёл (noun, m.) - eagle

Беречь (verb, imperf.) - to protect/take care of/save

Девичий (adj.) - girly/maiden

Вслед (adv.) - after/following (smth.)

Боец (noun, m.) - fighter

Пограничье (noun, n.) - borderland

Поплыть (verb, perf.) - to swim

Сменять (verb, imperf.) - to change

Допить (verb, perf.) - to drink up

Дно (noun, n.) - bottom/underworld

Раненый (adj.) - wounded

Высота (noun, f.) height

Оглянуться (verb, perf.) - to look back

Срываться (verb, imperf.) - to break loose

Губа (noun, f.) - lip

Разрывать (verb, imperf.) - to tear/sever

Сотня - one hundred

Осколок (noun, m.) - splinter

Полететь (verb, perf.) - to fly

Прочь - away

Долой - down/away/off with smth.

Край (noun, n.) - edge

Пропасть (noun, f.) - divide/abyss/divide

Songs: Катюша by Galina Jelisejewa & Беги by Sevak

#langblr #langblog #learning russian #russian langblr #russian vocabulary #russian langblog #russian vocab #90 day vocab challenge

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soulbutterlanguages · 1 year

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How to Maximize your reading in a Language

Hey folks! As a follow up to my other post on the matter, I’ve made a video which is a bit more comprehensible and I’ve added some new tips.

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In this video I discuss:

- what you should be focussing on your level (beginner, intermediate, advanced)

- out of the box reading suggestions that aren’t just kids books

- the vocabulary to focus on

I hope this helps ! Let me know what kind of content you want to see from me!

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malukeando · 2 years

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•.°one morning of studying german and russian, before going to the ophthalmologist °.•

#productivity #study tips #productive #100 days of productivity #100dop #study space #study hard #uniblr #university student #langblog #langblr #german #russian

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lakesloverboy · 3 years

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langblr introduction!

hi!! i’ve been around tumblr for a while now and since i love languages and love to learn them, i decided to create an langblr blog!

i’m looking or mutuals so feel free to follow me!! i’m planning on following everyone back <3

info about me:

call me milo

i go by she/her

i’m 19, latina and queer

brazilian portuguese is my native language

i’m going to college for graphic design this year!

languages:

i’m fluent in portuguese

advanced (maybe fluent?) in english

currently a beginner in french and spanish

the next languages i hope to focus on are: italian, sign language (libras and/or asl), russian and welsh.

interests and hobbies:

languages! ((if it’s not obvious enough ahhaha

i LOVE history and literature. literally my favorite subjects in school. i’m specially interested in the more human part of history, learning about the way people lived thousand of years ago is always fascinating.

kinda tied to the last topic but i’m a huge mythology geek. greek (yes, i read percy jackson in middle school how did you know? lmao), roman and egyptian are my favorite ones but i find all of them really interesting

books! i read mostly everything but i’ve been really into philosophy ones lately! i read “nausea” by sartre in the beginning of this year and.. wow. also love murder mysteries! i actually finished reading “murder on the orient express” today, so good! poirot my beloved xx

art. i feel like i’m tackling only the big ones lol but i do enjoy art a lot, history of art was also one of my favorite subjects. i’m also a graphic designer (hate doing logos, not in that part of it) so love doing collages, making music posters and artists inspired art!

music. i love music with all my heart. i’m also very eclectic about it so i hear a bit of everything. have bits of obsessions with certain artist or genres once in a while so i’m sorry if i don’t shut up about it lol i miraculously don’t have one right now! i’m kinda revisiting my old ones so that includes 60′s/70′s rock, taylor swift, the black parade by mcr and mostly classic 2014-fishnets-and-black-little-skirts indie. i’m also really into songwriting (even though i don’t sing) and want to work in the music industry in the future!

sewing and crocheting. i’m actually working in a sweater right now!

building/making/creating/fixing stuff lmao i love giving things a fix or building something from zero. right now i’m really into bookbinding

and that’s that! i also love to make friends so if you’re up to talk, send me a message <33 i would love to have a study buddy or, if you’re learning brazilian portuguese, would love to help!

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gogannas · 2 years

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Something interesting! (and shocking?!)

You've heard of a saying Делу время-потехе час? It literally means Spend time doing work, and waste little time for fun, or does it?!

Время (time) and час (an hour) had the same meaning, time, in old russian, they were synonyms!! Час changed its meaning to a window of time. So the original meaning of the saying is actually to find the balance between the two, to spend equal time doing both ))

#russian #history #learning languages #langblog #langblr #motivational #lmao #capitalism ruined us

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classypolygot · 4 years

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yea so what if you speak your target language with an heavy accent?? so what if you screw up grammar??? so what if you stutter and have to ask them to repeat themselves 20 times?? at least you’re speaking and guess what??? you’re doing better than the 40% of the world that only speaks one language so ig you’re pretty badass

#bilingual #langblr #polygot #carson’s general #langblog #language learning #learning languages #study #russian langblr #russian langauge #spanish #studyblr #motivation #language motivation #multilingual

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wes-breaks-your-kneecaps · 1 month

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Vocab from a song Кассиопея - "Молитва" in Russian for Russian learners

The band is not Russian, btw, they're from Belarus. The band's name in English is "Cassiopeia" and the song's title is "Prayer".

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The song's original lyrics below:

Подари́ мне, Бо́же Что тебе́ него́же Наприме́р, рога́ бара́ньи И ужи́мки обезья́ньи И ещё с трещо́ткой хвост Абсолю́тно пло́ский мозг!

Ру́ки-но́ги не нужны́ Дай четы́ре мне клешни́ И фонта́н, как у кито́в Чтоб отпу́гивать враго́в!

Возмо́жно, э́то невозмо́жно! А мо́жет, и полу́чится Поживём-уви́дим Возмо́жно, возмо́жно!

Подари́ мне, Люцифе́р Улы́бку Фа́вна, наприме́р Подари́ орли́ный про́филь Дорого́й мой Мефисто́фель! Ве́чно бу́ду я в долгу́ Е́сли сла́дким быть смогу́!

Дай мне гра́цию гепа́рда Эласти́чность миока́рда Безупре́чность всех сорто́в Что́бы влюбля́ть в себя́ враго́в!

Возмо́жно, э́то невозмо́жно! А мо́жет, и полу́чится Поживём-уви́дим Возмо́жно, возмо́жно!

[…Наприме́р, рога́ бара́ньи И ужи́мки обезья́ньи И ещё с трещо́ткой хвост Абсолю́тно пло́ский мозг!

Ру́ки-но́ги не нужны́ Дай четы́ре мне клешни́ И фонта́н, как у кито́в Чтоб отпу́гивать враго́в!

Подари́ орли́ный про́филь Дорого́й мой Мефисто́фель! Ве́чно бу́ду я в долгу́ Е́сли сла́дким быть смогу́!

Дай мне гра́цию гепа́рда Эласти́чность миока́рда Безупре́чность всех сорто́в Что́бы влюбля́ть в себя́ враго́в!..]

The translated version:

Gift me, Lord What you don't want – For example, ram's horns And monkey's grimaces And also a ratchet tail, A completely flat brain!

Arms and legs are not needed – Give me four claws And a fountain, like whales have, – To scare off enemies!

Maybe, that's impossible! Or maybe it'll work out... We'll just have to wait and see. Maybe, maybe!

Gift me, Lucifer, A Faun's Smile, for example. Gift me an eagle profile, My dear Mephistopheles! I'll forever be in debt – If I can be sweet!

Give me cheetah's grace, Myocardium's elasticity, Flawlessness of all sorts, To make enemies fall in love with me!

Maybe, that's impossible! Or maybe it'll work out... We'll just have to wait and see. Maybe, maybe!

[...For example, ram's horns And monkey's grimaces And also a ratchet tail, A completely flat brain!

Arms and legs are not needed – Give me four claws And a fountain, like whales have, – To scare off enemies!

Gift me an eagle profile, My dear Mephistopheles! I'll forever be in debt – If I can be sweet!

Give me cheetah's grace, Myocardium's elasticity, Flawlessness of all sorts, To make enemies fall in love with me!..]

Vocabulary from this song

Nouns:

Ужи́мки(pl.) - ужи́мка(sing.) - grimace

Клешня́(sing.) - claw

Долг(sing.) - debt

Эласти́чность(sing.) - elasticity

Безупре́чность(sing.) - flawlessness

Verb:

Влюбля́ть(imperfect form, transitive) - to make someone fall in love

Adjective:

Пло́ский - flat

Adverb:

Него́же - used when something is not suitable, not right. This word is a little bit archaic, btw. Не годи́тся, не подхо́дит, не сле́дует, неподходя́ще are all better alternatives.

Него́же благоро́дной да́ме жить в бега́х, как како́му-то престу́пнику. = It's not right for a noble lady to live on the run like some criminal.

Expressions:

Ру́ки-но́ги - basically limbs. A more common word that is a synonim - коне́чности.

Поживём-уви́дим - if we translate it directly it means we'll wait and we'll see. This expression is almost a complete sentence, but with missing implications "IF we'll wait - we'll see"

Орли́ный про́филь - aquiline profile (roman nose)

Гра́ция гепа́рда - cheetah's grace

FAUN - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faun

MEPHISTOPHELES - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephistopheles I like this song a lot and recently it finally got more popular ;]

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