• Не месяц май!
[ni mye-sits may]
SLT: It's not the month of May!

Meaning:
It's cold outside. Don't dress like it's warm. May hasn't come yet.

🔥 Use this colloquial phrase when someone is underdressed for cold weather, and you want to remind them that spring (or warmth) hasn't really arrived.

Just like in Russia today...

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Happy May 1st, Russian learners! ☀️

In Russia, we say:

• Мир! Труд! Май!
Peace! Labour! May!

But for you, let's change it a little:

• Май! Учёба! Русский!
May! Studying! Russian!

No work today. Just spring, rest, and one small verb conjugation. Maybe two. No pressure.

С праздником! ✨

Natalie with 💓

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Эй, хочешь немножко интЫрнета? Первый раз бесплатно.
Hey, wanna little bit of internet? First time's free.

💢 The mispronunciation of интернет (интЫрнет) tries to capture the feeling of a slightly rough, informal offer.

Picture by: Vasya Lozhkin

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🚀 SOYUZ-5 DEBUT: Russia test-launches its most powerful liquid-fuel rocket ever!

👩‍🚀 The first test launch of Russia’s new Soyuz-5 carrier rocket has taken place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

👩‍🚀 Moscow claims the rocket is equipped with the world’s most powerful liquid-fuel rocket engine and runs on environmentally friendly fuel.

Video: ParsTodayRussian

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🐶 A dog-scooterist was spotted in St. Petersburg - the furry one took away a kid's ride. The only scooter rider we approve of!

🔥Some linguistic stuff you can skip:

• Отжать (perf.)
[at-zhat']
1) To wring smth dry
2) To take away / to steal / to jack

🔻Originally, отжать meant to squeeze out (like juice from a fruit). In 1990s slang, it took on the meaning of to squeeze something out of someone - hence, to take or steal.

🔻This is not the same as украсть (to steal quietly). Отжать has an edge of open, cheeky, or semi-forceful taking. Often used for comedic effect.

Example:

• Хвостатый отжал у ребёнка средство передвижения.
The furry one took the kid's ride.

No guilt. Just fur and determination.

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Саммит Большой восьмёрки обкашливает вопросики.
The G8 summit is hashing out little questions.

• Обкашлять вопросик (perf.)
[ap-kash-lyit' vap-ro-sik]
SLT: To cough over a little question

Meaning:
This slang phrase means to discuss something thoroughly. To talk it through. To figure things out calmly and carefully.

🔻It comes from Russian verb кашлять (to cough)

🔻The prefix ОБ- means thoroughly.

🔻In English, you'd say: to hash things out / to talk it over / to chew it over

I bet you've never heard this before, or have you?

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🐾 Доброй ночи, товарищи! Hope you're doing well! Good night!

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Как выглядит процесс промывания мозгов. Не перепутайте!
What does the brainwashing process look like. Don't get it confused!

• Промывание мозгов (neut.noun)
[pra-my-va-ni-ye maz-gof]
SLT: Washing one's brains
Brainwashing

• С промытыми мозгами (used as an adj.)
[s pra-my-ty-mi maz-ga-mi]
SLT: with washed brains
Brainwashed

🤔What's the difference between (check these!):

🔻Промыть мозги
🔻Вынести мозг
🔻Парить мозг
🔻Клевать мозги

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🔢🔢🔢 What kind of bees are there in Russian:

1. Пчела (пчёлы)
[pchi-la (pchyo-ly)]
A bee(s)

2. Шмель (шмели)
[shmel' (shme-li)]
А bumble-bee(s)

3. Оса (осы)
[a-sa (o-sy)]
A wasp(s)

4. Шершень (шершни)
[sher-shyn' (sher-shni)]
A hornet(s)

5. Муха (мухи)
[moo-kha (moo-khi)]
A fly(ies)

🔻Whats the name for a baby Пчела or Шмель?

🔻Насекомые/insects

A у вас какие летают? 🐝

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The now-traditional Victory Day dance by Surgut veteran Ivan Grigoryevich Timchenko.

⭐This year, Ivan Grigoryevich turned 102!

Source: Petya Pervy

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Ulyanov: Rosatom intends to continue the Bushehr project in full!

🔻Russia’s Permanent Representative to international organizations in Vienna stated the need to continue the implementation of the Bushehr NPP project and noted that Russian specialists will return to the site after the situation in West Asia stabilizes.

Photo: ParsTodayRussian

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🥳 Today is:

• Международный день отказа от диет
International No Diet Day

🍰 It’s a day to treat yourself to some goodies without anyone judging you.

We are definitely celebrating!

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