meaning of words
This harmless Russian word used to have a scary meaning: here's what grandpa used to mean
The word "grandfather" used to have two meanings.
Timur Khomichev Russian language word words grandfather People and Events 8 November 2024
It turns out that this popular Russian proverb is a wish for harm to health. Most people say it without realizing it
In the old days, this proverb was a serious curse, because in fact it was a wish for harm to health.
Timur Khomichev Russian language language words People and Events 7 November 2024
A unique word in the Russian language: its meaning changes depending on the stress
In the Russian language there is a unique word whose meaning depends on the stress.
Timur Khomichev word words stress in words Russian language People and Events 1 September 2024
These 4 words are used incorrectly by 90% of people, without understanding their true meaning.
There are words that even highly educated and literate people use incorrectly.
Timur Khomichev word words Russian language literate speech People and Events 30 July 2024
These 3 words are used inappropriately, terrifying people: do not say this so as not to lose face
There are a few words that are often used completely inappropriately.
Timur Khomichev word words literate speech Russian language People and Events 29 July 2024
"Go to the bathhouse": the meaning of this phrase will make you tremble - now you won't even want to say it
Nowadays the phrase “Go to the bathhouse” seems harmless, but in the old days it had an extremely negative meaning.
Timur Khomichev bathroom phrases Russian language history People and Events 20 July 2024
How do you translate the word "sausage" into Russian? You're unlikely to guess, although the answer is obvious
Few people know that there are as many as three versions of the origin of this word.
Timur Khomichev sausage Russian language words word People and Events 19 July 2024
7 Russian Phrases That Baffle Foreigners: Don't Even Try to Explain Them
There are many phrases in the Russian language that are impossible or very difficult to explain to foreigners.
Timur Khomichev phrases words and phrases Russian language foreigners People and Events 18 July 2024
"Dinner": This word used to have a different meaning. Have you heard of it?
Nowadays we call the evening meal "dinner", but in the past the word "supper" was used for it.
Timur Khomichev dinner words Russian language word People and Events 16 July 2024
This Russian word cannot be translated into other languages: Dostoevsky was especially fond of it
There are many words in the Russian language that are impossible or very difficult to translate into other languages.
Timur Khomichev Russian language word words languages People and Events 23 June 2024
This Russian word cannot be explained to foreigners: it came into our language from the Bible – now it has a different meaning
Analogues of this word in other languages do not convey the full depth of meaning.
Timur Khomichev word words Russian language languages People and Events 3 April 2024