#langblr russian

[voronick]

PASSIVE PARTICIPLES IN RUSSIAN

Participles are verb forms that function like adjectives.

Present Passive Participles

These are formed from imperfective verbs and refer to 'which is being done', i.e: 'the cake, which is being baked'.

To form this participle:

Take the first-person plural form of an imperfective verb.

Add the proper adjectival ending (-ый/-ая/-ое/-ые)

As the participle refers to an action being done simultaneously as the action of the main verb, it must agree with the noun it describes of gender, number and case:

фильмы, любимые народом                 films loved by the people

However, this aspect is rare and used mostly in literature or academic texts.

Past Passive Participles

These are formed from (mostly) perfective verbs and express the past tense of the above, following the same rules, though they can be used both in short and long form.

To form the long form:

For verbs ending with -ать or -ять:

Take off the ending -ть

Replace with -нный to produce a participle ending in -анный or -янный (-ая /-ое/-ыe)

For verbs ending in -ить, -еть or -сти:

Find the first person singular (я) form and take off the -у or -ю

Add the ending -енный or, if stressed, -ённый, to a stem ending in a consonant

For most verbs ending in -ыть , -оть, or -уть:

Remove the soft sign -ь

Add the adjectival ending (-ый/-ая/-ое/-ые)

To form the short form:

For most verbs ending -ать or -ять:

Remove the -ть

Add -н for masculine, -на for feminine, -но for neuter and -ны for plural

For most verbs ending in -ить, -еть, or -сти:

Find the first person singular (я) form and remove the -у or -ю

Add -ен or -ён (depending on the stress in the 1st sing. form)

For most verbs ending in -ыть, -оть, or -уть:

Remove the soft sign (-ь)

Add the endings: -т, -та, -то, -ты.

[sunriseovergotham]

What do you mean i am not fluent in [LANGUAGE] immediately. that is so unfair

[cup-noodle]

the cruelest thing about the world is that there's so many languages and a girl can't learn all of them

[frenchiepal]

love that i have more time for language learning and reading now 💫

[digi-tally]

guys russian words are just. so satisfying to say sometimes. Part of why I love this language, you get some words that take a full minute to figure out how to pronounce and then some that just sound so fun.

Like мышь (muish - mouse). мышь. мышь. it's so fun. do y'all have any favorite words?

[daweyt]

“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, from “The Brothers Karamazov”, originally published c. 1879–1880.

[my-skull-is-full-of-sunken-ships]

Počasi in Slovenian means "slow" but in Czech počasí means "weather" and in Slovenian "weather" is vreme but in Russian "время" (vremya) means "time" and this is exactly why I shouldn't have studied two Slavic languages at the same time but here I am

[literaryvein-reblogs]

A List of "Beautiful" Russian Words

for your next poem/story

Благоуханный - (blagoukhannyy) fragrant

Блаженство - (blazhénstva) eternal bliss

Дождь - (dozhd) rain

Душевность - (dushevnost) soulfulness

Любовь - (lyubov) love

Мечта - (mechta) dream

Мир - (mir) world; peace

Неповторимый - (nepovtorimyy) unrepeatable; unique

Неземной - (nyezemnoy) otherworldly

Облако - (óblaka) a cloud

Очаровательный - (ocharovatel'nyy) enchanting

Осень - (o–sen) autumn

Палисадник - (pa-li-sad-nik) front garden

Поэзия - (poeziya) poetry

Шикарный - (shikarnyy) luxurious

Сирень - (siren) lilac

Тишина - (tishiná) silence

Туманность - (tumannost) haziness

Уединение - (uyedin'éniye) being alone without being lonely

Уединение - (uyedineniye) solitude

Вдохновение - (vdokhnoveniye) inspiration

Влюблённый - (vlyublyónnyi) in love

Яркий - (yarkiy) vivid

Закат - (zakat) sunset

Золото - (zoloto) gold

Sources: 1 2 3 4 ⚜ More: Word Lists

If any of these words make their way into your next poem/story, please tag me, or send me a link. I would love to read them!

[langvillage]

hello language learners! new this month in the language village, a chill way to practice a little bit every day: the one sentence club! as the title suggests, the idea is to write one sentence in your target language(s) every day. for an extra challenge, especially if your target language uses a different script, try handwriting the sentence too!

join the language village discord server to receive daily reminder pings, get inspiration from a daily question prompt, and participate alongside other one sentence club members!

feel free to tag #langvillage if you post your sentences on tumblr ✨

[aziz-speaks]

Guess who worked out a routine/ACTUAL study plan

As much as I love just listening to Disney songs in my target language, it wasn't doing much for actually learning.

I've also added two new target languages??? I know, I can't believe it either! Anyway, here's my current plan that's been working fairly well.

I aim to hit 7 areas in each language every day: Consume media, listen to speech, Read while listening, Speak, write, study and review.

The idea is to touch each item every day, not spend forever on it. Build consistency first and then spend more time on it if you want to.

An Example from my journal today:

(Italian)

Consume: Listened to Disney songs on the way to work (Resource: Spotify)

Listen: Italian pod 101 unit 1 listening videos (about 7 minutes total) (Resource: Youtube)

Read: Lingo Mastery Read along video, Elena and Catalina (Resource: Youtube)

Speak: Busuu Community challenges - counting lemons and talking about family (Resource: Busuu)

Write: One sentence in my planner. Buongiorno. Io sono cosi-cosi. (Resource: pen and paper)

Study: Chapter 4/A1 on Busuu: Pronouns, the verb "to be", talking about people. (Resource: Busuu)

Review: Busuu flashcards: formal and informal greetings (Resource: Busuu, Anki Droid flashcard system)

I also just installed Language Reactor! I can't believe I ignored it for so long. I like that it searches for shows in your target language for you, especially on Netflix who seem to randomly take Russian dubs down. I also like the customizeable color coding for words you know, words you want to know, and words that you probably don't need to learn right now based on your current skill level and how relevant the word tends to be in real life. It even has an auto-pause feature that will wait after each line so you can replay it or assign categories to words if you want.

[soulbutterlanguages]

How to build a language self-study plan

So I’ve noticed, upon combing through pages and pages of youtube videos and google blogs, that rarely does anyone ever actually tell you what you should be studying. There’s a reason for this ! Everyone is different and at a different level, different motivation. It’s impossible to create a study plan that is perfect for everyone... which is why it can also be agonizing to make one for yourself. 

“How am I supposed to know what’s important to study, if I don’t speak the language?” 

Well that’s a good question! You need to gauge how far you’ve come so far and how far you’d like to get. It’s easiest when you are starting from zero because you can learn the alphabet, numbers, basic phrases, and basic grammar. Easy peasy. You can go cover to cover in a text book. 

Here’s a check-list to create the perfect study plan special to you. 

1. What do I know already? What do I need to work on?

- is it worth starting a textbook, if you feel like you already know half of it? It might be worth completing the given exercises and if you achieve an 80% or higher (or you could give that lesson to someone else) then you can move on from that specific point.

- create a list of the points that you still need to master

2. What do I need to include in a study session?

- naturally there needs to be a focus or a few different focuses of a study session, whether it’s a specific activity or a grammar point. I recommend creating a list of things you want to get done (a.) every day, (b) every week, and (c) every month. These goals must be quantifiable. For example, every week I read two news articles in German. As a reflection, I then write a summary of the event of the article as well as a personal opinion. That’s an easy box to check.

- you need a reflection. It’s important to really take time to reflect on how you feel about the time spent and the materials used. What could you do better next time? What went well? 

3. When is the best time to study? 

- are you more active/focused in the morning or in the night? The key is consistency. If you have a routine, you’re far more likely to adhere to it. I know that my own schedule is highly changeable and that can make it very difficult, but I’ve found if I wake up in the same period of time every morning, brush my teeth, make my bed, and then sit down to my work, I feel far more productive. 

- how much should I study at a time? The recommended period is 25 minutes from the Pomodoro Method with a five minute break. You can research time-management techniques but ultimately it comes down to you. 

4. How do I take notes ?

- IT”S ALL ABOUT YOU! What I do is take messy notes in classes or on my own and then I transcribe the finished page to my Notion page. It gives me a chance to make the notes neater and also to review a little bit. I will say though statistically, you will remember better if you write by hand. 

- I like to have a column on each page for words I didn’t know

[mree-farkets]

I was scrolling r/russian and found a comment recommending a workbook series called, “Russian Through Propaganda.” I went ahead and bought the first book because even though I have been learning Russian for two years I have severely neglected any formal grammar instruction (beyond the amazing fantastic little app “Learn Russian Cases,” which I also highly recommend)

Anyways it came in the mail last week and I got right to work on the lessons. I have to say it is an AMAZING resource which is totally exceeding my expectations. Even though the lessons so far have been pretty basic (gender, expressing possession, etc) they are written super clearly and are just awesome practice! Plus each page has a cool piece of Soviet propaganda on it to illustrate the grammatical principal, so you are getting a bit of history and cultural context as well. Definitely a great purchase, especially if you are just starting out. I guess there are 4 workbooks in the series also, so there is a huge amount of learning to be had!

10/10

[sisi-learns-languages]

Russian Vocabulary: Around the House

Russian — English

• Дом — house

• Комната — room

• Гараж — garage

• Лестница — stairs

• Диван — couch

• Лампа — lamp

• Телевизор — television

• Ванна — bathtub

• Душ — shower

• Раковина — sink

• Мыло — soap

• Туалет — toilet

• Чашка — cup

• Вилка — fork

• Нож — knife

• Микроволновка — microwave

• Тарелка — plate

• Холодильник — refrigerator

• Ложка — spoon

• Кровать — bed

• Одеяло — blanket

• Подушка — pillow

• Стул — chair

• Патио — patio

• Бассейн — pool

• Двор — yard

• Чердак — attic

• Подвал — basement

• Потолок — ceiling

• Стена — wall

• Дверь — door

• Пол — floor

• Крыша — roof

• Окно — window

[living-dead-guyy]

Today I forgot the Russian word for “onion”, so in my moment of confusion I said “pryanoye yabloko” which basically translates to “spicy apple”. I mean?? I guess it makes sense 😭??

I’m curious to see what mistakes like this others have made.. please share, I need a laugh 😭

[languagespeakingdemon]

Russian word of the day: Лапша

Лапша́ - inanimate noun, first declension, feminine

Root лапш

Ending а

Plural form: лапши́ (that a stressed и, not a й)

It means noodles

There's a saying "вешать лапшу на уши" which literally translates to "to hang noodles on someone's ears" and means to lie, to deceive

[daweyt]

“Man is sometimes extraordinarily, passionately, in love with suffering.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, from “Notes from the Underground”, published c. april 1864.