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Introduction to Russian: 11

Let’s learn another word now:

Russian for to understand is пониматъ.

Think I still don’t understand why you bought me a pony for my birthday.

Remember that to get from an infinitive to the I form, you change итъ or тъ to ю.

Say this:

  1. There are no articles in Russian.
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    Yes is "да", remember?
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    The word for "it" usually sneaks in the middle between the subject and the verb, especially in such short sentences.
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    Remember whether it is это or этого, and also its position in the sentence.
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    Remember whether it is это or этого, and also its position in the sentence.
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    English will be "по-английски".
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    Russian will be "по-русски".
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    Mind the fact that "speaks" takes on "т" in the ending.
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    The adjective "Russian" describes language, thus it should be "русский".
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    Use the word "может" for "can".
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    Use the word "можно".
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    Skip the words "is it", they are subsumed by "нужно".
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    Remember that "тут" is positioned in the middle.
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    Remember that "не" is separate from the verb.
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    Skip the word "are". Remember that this is to a female.
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    The word "физика" changes to "физики", which means "of Physics".
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    Just transliterate it.
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    Skip the word "is". Moreover, remember that Russian does not have articles, thus there is no "the" either.
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    The word order will be "station not here".
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    The word order for this is "what you want?"
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    Use "извините" for sorry.
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    The sentences are just two words long each.
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    Use the contrasting "О" in the second sentence.
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    Remember that "you understand" is "понимаешь".
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    Use the pronoun "я" in both sentences. Remember that "yes" is "да". Also remember that "хорошо" will come right after the subject ("Я") in sentence.
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    Remember the position of "тут" - it comes right after "Я". Also don't forget to use the contrasting and (which is "О") in the right place
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    Remember that "Maths" is "математика". Apply the transformation of the last letter to "и" in order to get "of Maths".
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    Use "можно" for "can I have?". This sentence is just two words long.
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