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Go beyond standard textbooks and learn Russian as Russians speak it! Russian slang, common expressions and idioms explained with examples. Every episode comes with full transcript with stress marks and translation in English.

Very Much Russian - Learn Russian as Russians speak it!

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    • Nov 17, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 3m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES

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    Камень в огород

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 4:12


    Today we'll cover a whole bunch of interesting Russian expressions: you will learn what it means to throw a stone into somebody's garden, not to have a tsar in one's head, and much more! Continue reading here: Камень в огород.

    Пяткой в грудь

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 3:15


    Today we will learn some new colloquial Russian expressions. Although they are completely different in meaning, they all have in common the fact of mentioning some parts of the body. Continue reading here: Пяткой в грудь.

    Пилить бюджет

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 2:30


    Today I'll share with you a poster, that I recently stumbled upon on the Internet, and explain to you its double meaning. Continue reading here: Пилить бюджет.

    Funny Russian acronym decryptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 3:12


    In this episode of Very Much Russian Podcast, we will look into some common Russian abbreviations (as well as simple words) for which Russian people found funny and witty decryptions. Continue reading here: Funny Russian acronym decryptions.

    Редко, но метко

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 3:28


    Today I will share with you an interesting abbreviation that quite accurately desribes some aspects of our modern realities. And a few more expressions that come to mind in relation to that. Continue reading here: Редко, но метко.

    Шито белыми нитками

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 3:12


    In this first in 2021 episode, we return to the matter or lies and learn a couple of expressions that describe them. Continue reading here: Шито белыми нитками.

    Камня на камне не оставить

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 2:33


    In this episode, we will learn a few Russian idioms that describe winning a victory or proving your superiority over someone. Continue reading here: Камня на камне не оставить.

    Руки не из того места растут

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 2:25


    Today we will learn two interesting colloquial Russian expressions. Both of them have two versions: one you can use among friends and the other one in more formal situations. Continue reading here: Руки не из того места растут.

    Гореть синим пламенем

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 3:20


    In this episode of the Very Much Russian Podcast, we discuss two Russian phrases that are used to express extreme dissapointment. Continue reading here: Гореть синим пламенем.

    Ниже плинтуса

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 3:07


    In this episode, we'll have a look at some popular modern expressions that describe current state of some of the affairs in the world. Continue reading here: Ниже плинтуса.

    Russian animal nicknames

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 4:20


    Today we talk about the animal nicknames that Russian people give to each other when they want to highlight certain sides of each other's personalities or behavior. Continue reading here: Russian animal nicknames.

    В неадеквате

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 4:34


    In this episode we return to the topic of describing strange and slightly crazy people. Continue reading here: В неадеквате.

    Всё не слава богу

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 2:22


    In this episode we will learn a few Russian expressions that describe a state that people have when things are not going well. Continue reading here: Всё не слава богу.

    Лучше перебдеть…

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 1:33


    In this podcast episode we will learn two Russian expressions that can always "come in handy", and these days, even more so. Continue reading here: Лучше перебдеть….

    Физики и юрики

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 2:10


    This episode will be useful to those working in Russia or with Russian organizations. Today we will learn a few expressions from Russian office slang. Continue reading here: Физики и юрики.

    Кот наплакал

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 2:57


    In this podcast episode we are discussing cat's tears and what they mean for Russian speakers. Continue reading here: Кот наплакал.

    Лажа

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 3:36


    In this episode go back to the Russian slang and investigate the word лажа and its derivatives. Continue reading here: Лажа.

    Как тебя земля носит?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 1:29


    This short episode will teach you a phrase that can be used to describe outrageously bad people. Continue reading here: Как тебя земля носит?.

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