• Страсти-мордасти (plural)
[stras-ti mar-das-ti]
SLT: horrors (passions)-mu­zzles

Meaning:
Something that causes intense fear and horror, horrible things, creepy stories

🔻The phrase became well-known due to Maksim Gorky's story 'Страсти-мордасти' (1912).
(❗If you're a sensitive person, don't read it!)

Example:
• Не рассказывай мне эти страсти-мордасти на ночь, а то я не усну!
[ni ras-ka-zy-vay mne e-ti stras-ti - mar-das-ti na noch', a to ya ni us-nu]
🇬🇧 Don’t tell me these horrible things at night, otherwise I won’t sleep!

🎧🗣👇 Listen and practice!

❓Questions -> comments.

#phraseology

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🇷🇺 "Those who respect its traditions, history, and language should come to Russia; this should be the main principle," Putin stated, speaking about migration policy.

My dear language learners,

Let's have a daily post in the evening (Moscow time), where you can just chat (either in English or Russian), get acquainted, make friends, (or even look for someone special😉), exchange your favourite music, films or just thoughts.

We are so different, but so much alike at the same time.
We are concerned about similar problems, no matter where we live.

Hugs!

Yours sincerely

Natalie

#make_friends

#chat_box

👋Доброе утро, товарищи!

• Я в 6 (шесть) утра собираюсь НА работу.
[ya f shest' ut-ra sa-bi-ra-yus' na ra-bo-tu]
🇬🇧 I'm getting ready for work at 6 in the morning.

🔻Prepositions 'В' and 'НА' are used to denote:
1) WHERE (ГДЕ?) the object is (+noun in prepositional case):
• НА работе (at work)
• В школе (at school)
or
2) WHERE TO (КУДА?) the object moves (+ noun in accusative case):
• НА работу (to work)
• В школу (to work)

🔻The preposition 'НА' ('at/on', literally: on) is used with nouns denoting еvents, with names of islands and peninsulas, and with points on the compass (+some exceptions -> see the link):
• НА вечеринке (at a party)
• НА острове (on an island)
• НА востоке (in the East)

🔻Wherearas 'В' ('at', literally 'in') is used with nouns denoting buildings, cities, towns and countries:
• В офисе (in an office)
• В Москве (in Moscow, France)
• В России (in Russia)

🎧🗣👇 Listen and practice!

⏺Check the link with the detailed information 👇

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🔢🔢🔢 Городские учреждения-2/ City institutions-2:

А. Куда? (To where?)+ассusat.
B. Где? (Where?)+preposit.

1. Ресторан (рестораны)
    [ris-ta-ran (ris-ta-ra-ny)]
    Restaurant(s)
A. В ресторан
В. В ресторане

2. Кафе (unchangeable)
    [ka-fe]
    Cafe(s)
A. В кафе
B. В кафе

3. (Зоо)парк ((зоо)парки)
    [(za-a)park (za-a)par-ki]
    (Zoo)park(s)
A. В (зоо)пaрк
B. В (зоо)парке

4. Школа (школы)
  [shko-la (shko-ly)]
  School(s)
A. В школу
B. В школе

5. Университет (университеты)
    [u-ni-ver-si-tet (u-ni-ver-si-te-ty)]
    University(ies)
A. В университет
B. В университете

🔻Also colloquial:
• Универ (универы)
  [u-ni-ver (u-ni-ve-ry)
А. В универ
В. В универе

- Васька, ты куда (идёшь)?
- (Я иду) В кафе.
[Vas'-ka, ty ku-da (i-dyosh)? (ya i-du) v ka-fe]
🇬🇧 - Vaska, where are you going to?
- (I'm going) to the cafe.

🎧 🗣👇

#365_marathon
#survive_in_Russia
#grammar_tips

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• Держи себя в руках!
  SLT: Hold yourself in (your) arms/hands
Get hold of yourself, keep calm, govern your temper!

#memes

#just_a_joke

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🌚 (НЕ)Вечерний чат.
Поболтаем?

#chat_box

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🌝Прекрасного дня всем!

• Рассвет (рассветы)
  [ra-svet (ra-sve-ty)]
  Dawn(s)

• Восход солнца (восходы солнца)
  [vas-khot son-tsa (vas-kho-dy son-tsa)]
  Sunrise(s)

• Утренняя заря (утренние зори)
  [ut-ri-nya-ya za-rya (ut-ri-niye zo-ri)]
   Morning dawn(s), sun-up
 
🔻WHEN? КОГДА?
Preposition НА requires a noun in prepositional case after it:

• На рассвете
  [na ra-sve-te]
  At dawn

• НА восходе солнца
  [na vas-kho-de so-ntsa]
  At sunrise

• НА утренней заре
  [na ut-ri-ney za-re]
  At morning dawn

🎧🗣👇 Listen and practice.

#tricky_words
#prepositions
#grammar_tips

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• Глаза разбегаются!
  [gla-za raz-bi-ga-yu-tsa]
  SLT: Eyes are running (in
different directions)

Meaning:
Smb.'s eyes are fairly dazzled by smth.; smb. does not know what to look at first (which way to look), eyes run up.

🔻This phrase is used when you have too many options to choose from and it's hard to decide which option fits best your needs since it seems that many ones do fit.

Example:
• Сколько мячиков! Прямо глаза разбегаются!
[stol'-ka mya-chi-kaf! Prya-ma gla-za raz-bi-ga-yu-tsya]
🇬🇧 (There are) So many balls! Eyes run up!

📎 I wish I had as many chocolates as the dog has balls😅!

🎧🗣👇 Listen and practice.

#phraseology

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🌚Не для всех ВЕЧЕРНИЙ ЧАТ. Поболтаем?

#chat_box

#make_friends

👋 С субботой, товарищи!

🔻 Prefix ПРИ- means 'incompleteness of an action', in this case the action was not completed.

• Прилечь (perfective)
  [pri-lech]
  To lie down (not to sleep for a long time (e.g. night), just for a while

Also:
• Прикорнуть (perfective, colloquial)
  [pri-kar-nut']
  To take a nap, to fall asleep (usually  for a short period of time) leaning against something

• Кисуля прикорнула на солнышке.
[ki-su-lya pri-kar-nu-la na sol-nysh-ke]
🇬🇧 The kittie took a nap in the sun.

🎧🗣👇 Listen and practice.

⏺Check the conjugations of both verbs 👇do the exercises there and make up your own sentences to memorize them better.

#grammar_tips

#prefixes

#useful_vocabulary

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Новый сувенир (2019)

A Russian textbook for B1 level (Первый сертификационный уровень)

It includes:
• a textbook
• a workbook
• audio
• Keys to the textbook

📎The files are in the comments over there👇

#textbooks

#useful_resources

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