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Introduction to Russian: 7

Finally let's learn how to deny and negate things. You have two words in English: no and not. In Russian you have it backwards because:

The word for no is нет and the word for not is не.

So in English you add a t to make no into not, in Russian you remove that т instead.

Just remember the Russian word for no which is нет to remember both words.

When you use the word for not, you have to say it before the verb. Unlike in English, you say I not am from England or I not see, I not understand and so on.

How would you say:

  1. Remember to put the word "не" right in front of the word for "from".
  2. Join it into one word with "по-".
  3. Remember that "I do not speak" will be literally "I not speak"
  4. There are no articles in Russian.
  5. Yes is "да", remember?
  6. The word for "it" usually sneaks in the middle between the subject and the verb, especially in such short sentences.
  7. Remember whether it is это or этого, and also its position in the sentence.
  8. Remember whether it is это or этого, and also its position in the sentence.
  9. English will be "по-английски".
  10. Russian will be "по-русски".
  11. Mind the fact that "speaks" takes on "т" in the ending.
  12. The adjective "Russian" describes language, thus it should be "русский".
  13. Use the word "может" for "can".
  14. Use the word "можно".
  15. Skip the words "is it", they are subsumed by "нужно".
  16. Remember that "тут" is positioned in the middle.
  17. Remember that "не" is separate from the verb.
  18. Skip the word "are". Remember that this is to a female.
  19. The word "физика" changes to "физики", which means "of Physics".
  20. Just transliterate it.
  21. Skip the word "is". Moreover, remember that Russian does not have articles, thus there is no "the" either.
  22. The word order will be "station not here".
  23. The word order for this is "what you want?"
  24. Use "извините" for sorry.
  25. The sentences are just two words long each.
  26. Use the contrasting "О" in the second sentence.
  27. Remember that "you understand" is "понимаешь".
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. Remember that "Maths" is "математика". Apply the transformation of the last letter to "и" in order to get "of Maths".
  31. Use "можно" for "can I have?". This sentence is just two words long.
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