The Russian Lesson of the Day includes a series of quizzes based on the words and examples from our series Russian Word of the Day, as well as some grammar exercises (noun declension, verb aspects and conjugation). The lesson is designed to help you memorize the vocabulary you learn with us and practice your audio, writing and translation skills.
The content of the lesson is updated daily (from Monday to Friday). The words and sentences that appear in the lesson (parts 1 and 2) are picked by the method of spaced repetition which has proven its efficiency when it comes to learning new vocabulary and is used by many existing services. So if you come here every day, you can be sure that you repeat every word and practice every sentence a few times at different days.
Visit this page regularly to get the maximum effect of these exercises and make sure that you don't forget the words you learn with us and that your Russian vocabulary constantly grows. 🙂
Part 1: repeat the words
YOUR TASK:
Pick the correct translation of the word you see or hear.
The exercise includes 15 questions.
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to come true, to be realized imperfective
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to reflect, to ponder imperfective
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weightlessness
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to litter imperfective
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to depress, to dispirit, to aggrieve; to make despondent; to deject imperfective
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recess, break; change, alternation
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hay
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to serve, to work as, to do one's duty
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tit
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self-confident
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unheard-of, unprecedented, awful
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subconsciousness, subconscious mind
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вспыльчивый
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нахальный
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сажать
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просить прощения
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по большому счёту
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богатый
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to frown, to scowl perfective
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abundance, affluence, profusion
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intently, fixedly, closely, narrowly
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to encourage, to cheer up, to reassure imperfective
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to pity, to be sorry; to regret imperfective
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to pull, to draw, to haul, to drag imperfective
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to meow
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seafood
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to whisper
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to work well together; to achieve harmony in work
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to depress, to dispirit, to aggrieve; to make despondent; to deject
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at the same time, besides, too; at one, conjointly, together
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заказывать
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раздеваться
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нрав
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сумма
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пугать
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бедность
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to prepare, to make ready; to cook imperfective
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to climb, to creep, to reach, to get into perfective
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change, modification, alteration
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nestling, fledgling, baby bird, chick
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to span, to spread; to sprawl perfective
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to save up, to put by; to store up, to lay up; to accumulate, to amass imperfective
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newly wedded / married couple
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circumstance, condition, occasion
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to prefer
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beginning, start
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to span, to spread; to sprawl
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to push
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цыплёнок
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сбываться
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выкапывать
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наступить
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гостеприимный
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постепенно
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seafood
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noisy, loud
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long-suffering
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to inspire, to invigorate perfective
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to be tempered; to train oneself to cold temperatures imperfective
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forest
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to dig; to plot against someone
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to swear, to curse, to use bad language; to swear at each other, to have a fight, to quarrel, to argue
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possibility, chance, opportunity; ability, capability
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chick, chicken
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to deal or play in or with anything liquid
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attention
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пара
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услышать
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высокомерный
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сажать
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хихикать
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обернуться
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gate, wicket
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resourceful
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tot, toddler
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graceful, elegant
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sapling, seedling, young plant
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irritable, touchy, short-tempered, petulant, irascible
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to pity, to be sorry; to regret
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nut
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butter, oil
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gate, wicket
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to span, to spread; to sprawl
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to print; to type
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живой
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равновесие
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пища
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детство
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воробей
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пропасть
End of the Part 1
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Part 2: translate sentences
YOUR TASK:
Read or listen to the sentence and try to translate it. Then check the correct answer. If you guessed rather correctly, click "Correct", if you could not answer or got it totally wrong, click "Wrong".
The best way to get the maximum of this exercise is to take a pen and a paper and to write down every translated by you sentence before you check the correct answer.
Keep in mind that usually, there are a few ways to translate a sentence. So don't be too hard on yourself trying to totally match the translation we give. Choose "Correct" if your answer is close to ours.
The exercise includes 12 questions.
О́коло полови́ны ча́йной ло́жки льняно́го ма́сла по́лностью удовлетворя́ет су́точную потре́бность органи́зма челове́ка в оме́га-3 жи́рных кисло́тах.
[ókala palavéeny cháînaî lóshkee l'nyanóva másla pólnast'yu udavleetvaryáeet sútachnuyu patryébnast' arganéezma cheelavyéka v amyéga tree zhéernyh keeslótah]
Благодаря́ высо́кому содержа́нию эфи́рных ма́сел муска́тный оре́х обогаща́ет вкус блюд из мя́са и ры́бы, а та́кже увели́чивает срок их хране́ния.
[blagadaryá vysókamu sadeerzháneeyu eféernyh másyel muskátnyî aryéh abagascháeet fkus blyut eez myása ee rýby, a tákzhe uveeléechéevaeet srok eeh hranyéneeya]
Difficulties did not frighten the girl, on the contrary, her curiosity only increased.
Тру́дности не пуга́ли де́вушку, наоборо́т её любопы́тство то́лько возраста́ло.
We met under very strange circumstances.
Мы встре́тились при весьма́ стра́нных обстоя́тельствах.
His indifference was more frightening than any emotion.
Его́ безразли́чие пу́гало бо́льше любы́х эмо́ций.
Two people living in the same world in the same circumstances can perceive life in completely different ways.
Два челове́ка, живу́щие в одно́м и том же ми́ре в одни́х и тех же обстоя́тельствах, мо́гут соверше́нно по-ра́зному воспринима́ть жизнь.
End of the Part 2
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YOUR TASK:
Choose the correct form of the noun in brackets.
The exercise includes 10 questions.
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снегами
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снегу
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снеге
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снега
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снегах
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снегом
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распродажах
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распродажами
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распродаж
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распродажа
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распродаже
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распродажи
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нитках
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нитку
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нитки
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нитка
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нитке
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ниткой
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бородой
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бородам
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бороде
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бородами
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борода
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бороду
Exercises with the barbell are the basis of most programs for growing the muscle mass.
Exercises with the barbell are the basis of most programs for growing the muscle mass.
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штанга
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штанг
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штангой
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штангах
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штанге
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штанги
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удача
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удачу
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удачи
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удачей
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удаче
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удачах
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чипсах
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чипсов
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чипсы
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чипсами
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чипсам
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плоскогубцы
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плоскогубцам
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плоскогубцами
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плоскогубцах
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плоскогубцев
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границ
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граница
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границах
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границу
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границей
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границам
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год
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года
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годах
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годом
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году
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годами
End of the Part 3
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Part 4: practice verb conjugation
YOUR TASK:
Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets.
The exercise includes 10 questions.
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краснея
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краснею
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будете краснеть
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краснев / красневши
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краснеет
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краснели
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опоздать
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опоздала
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опоздаешь
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опоздало
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опоздаем
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опоздают
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сидит
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сиди
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сидевший
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сидишь
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сидящий
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будешь сидеть
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постираешь
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постиранный
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постираем
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постираю
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постирала
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постирай
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будем отрываться
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отрывалось
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отрывались
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отрывавшись
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отрывайтесь
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отрываться
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прихорашивался
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буду прихорашиваться
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прихорашиваюсь
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прихорашивалась
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прихорашиваемся
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прихорашивавшийся
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будешь петь
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поющий
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пев / певши
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петый
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будем петь
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поёт
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смогли
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смогши
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сможет
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сможем
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смогла
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смог
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просыпаетесь
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просыпайтесь
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просыпается
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просыпаюсь
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будем просыпаться
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буду просыпаться
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выключаю
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выключаете
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будет выключать
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выключай
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выключаешь
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выключает
End of the Part 4
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Part 5: practice verb aspects
YOUR TASK:
Fill in the gaps choosing the correct aspect of the verb.
The exercise includes 10 questions.
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возмущались Imperfective
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возмутились Perfective
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выполняем Imperfective
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выполнили Perfective
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веселитесь Imperfective
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повеселитесь Perfective
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оставаться Imperfective
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остаться Perfective
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собирались Imperfective
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собрались Perfective
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постигало Imperfective
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постигло Perfective
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Желаем Imperfective
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Пожелаем Perfective
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поддерживать Imperfective
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поддержать Perfective
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расстраивается Imperfective
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расстроится Perfective
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соображать Imperfective
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сообразить Perfective
End of the Part 5
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Part 6: random verb conjugation
You might know our standard quiz that follows every verb conjugation table on our site. Here, we offer you to take the same quiz with a random verb.
This time, the verb is объясниться (to explain yourself, to have it out with somebody).
You can find the conjugation of this verb and examples of its use here: объясниться - conjugation.
YOUR TASK:
Choose the correct form of the verb according to the description given.
The exercise includes 20 questions.
- объясню́сь
- объясниятся
- объясня́тся
- объясни́тесь
- объясни́лась
- объясниимся
- объясниится
- объясни́тся
- объясниишься
- объясни́лись
- объясни́тесь
- объясню́сь
- объясни́мся
- объясниишься
- объясни́тесь
- объясню́сь
- объясни́лись
- объясниитесь
- объясни́тся
- объясниишься
- объясни́тесь
- объясниюсь
- объясню́сь
- объясни́мся
- объясни́сь
- объясниитесь
- объясни́тесь
- объясни́мся
- объясни́лся
- объясни́шься
- объясниится
- объясни́тесь
- объясни́мся
- объясниимся
- объясниишься
- объясню́сь
- объясня́тся
- объясни́тся
- объясниишься
- объясни́лись
- объясни́сь
- объясни́лся
- объясни́вшись
- объясни́лось
- объясни́тесь
- объясниимся
- объясни́шься
- объясни́мся
- объясниишься
- объясню́сь
- объясниюсь
- объясниится
- объясни́вшись
- объясни́сь
- объясни́лось
- объясни́тся
- объясни́лся
- объясниимся
- объясни́тесь
- объясни́вшись
- объясни́сь
- объясни́шься
- объясни́мся
- объясниятся
- объясни́вшись
- объясни́тся
- объясни́лось
- объясню́сь
- объясни́сь
- объясниишься
- объясни́тесь
- объясня́тся
- объясни́сь
- объясни́лась
- объясни́вшийся
- объясни́лось
- объясниимся
- объясниится
- объясниитесь
- объясни́лись
- объясни́лось
- объясниишься
- объясню́сь
- объясни́лась
- объясниится
- объясниитесь
- объясниятся
- объясню́сь
- объясни́вшийся
- объясни́тесь
- объясни́вшись
- объясниится
- объясни́шься
- объясни́лся
- объясниишься
- объясниюсь
- объясни́тесь
- объясни́лось
- объясни́лись
- объясню́сь
- объясниится
- объясни́вшись
- объясниимся
- объясни́лось
- объясни́лся
- объясни́шься
- объясня́тся
- объясниюсь
- объясни́лось
- объясни́мся
- объясни́вшийся
- объясниятся
- объясни́тесь
- объясня́тся
- объясни́тесь
- объясниимся
- объясню́сь
- объясниитесь
- объясниятся
- объясниится
End of the Part 6
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Part 7: typing exercise
You asked, we listened! As suggested by our readers, we have added a typing exercise.
YOUR TASK:
To make the most of this exercise, first try to translate the word from English (to help you with that, we added the number of characters for every word). If you can't simply translate the word, listen to the audio. Type your guess into the field.
Click "Check answer" to reveal the correct answer and to be able to move to the next question.
The exercise includes 10 questions.
Part 8: practice Russian pronouns
This quiz is designed to help you practice Russian pronouns in different cases. The examples selected for this quiz are rather simple, so it should suit well for upper-beginners and intermediate level.
YOUR TASK: select the correct option.
The exercise includes 10 questions.
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тем
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то
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эту
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этому
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этого
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этой
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тебя
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нему
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тебе
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них
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ею
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тобой
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моё
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моём
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моей
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моими
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мои
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моих
-
его
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ваши
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нашем
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моему
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нашим
-
нашему
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тот
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это
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этот
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той
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эту
-
те
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ту
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этой
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это
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этого
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эту
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тех
We do not water the plants in the garden, they have enough natural moisture. (Dative)
We do not water the plants in the garden, they have enough natural moisture.
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ними
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им
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них
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ним
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их
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ими
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ею
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нею
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неё
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её
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ей
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ней
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меня
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мной
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ними
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нему
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тебе
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мне
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этот
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этого
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тех
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эту
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того
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этой
End of the Part 8
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Reference
The words practiced in this lesson:
- Сбываться
- Неслыханный
- Сажать
- Тянуть
- Удручать
- Нрав
- Раскинуться
- Предпочитать
- Цыплёнок
- Морепродукты
- Дрызгаться
- Высокомерный
- Калитка
- Сожалеть
- Пища
The sentences used in this lesson were given as examples for the following words:
Атиргули says:
Когда продолжение?
Learn Russian Words says:
Добрый день, Атиргули,
Урок дня обновляется ежедневно по рабочим дням. Приходите сюда в понедельник, когда будет опубликовано новое слово дня, и упражнения обновятся новыми словами.
marie ventura says:
sorry another time,but audio is often out of order
Learn Russian Words says:
Hello Marie,
We are aware of this problem and created a little note that explains it.
As much as we would really like to fix it, we simply don’t know how. We have asked the programming community on specialized forums to help us, but so far got 0 replies. So for now it is what it is.
We are sorry for the inconvenience and hope to find a solution sooner or later.
André says:
Hello
I ve made one mistake because I couldn’t hear the sound
Have a nice day !!!
Learn Russian Words says:
Hello André,
Well done! Sorry about the bug with the sound. Sooner of later, we will find a way to fix it.
Have a nice day you too! 🙂
Paul D'hooge says:
You developed a great site! Congratulations, I love it.
I have only one question (at this time :-)):
Concerning the exercise on the verb aspects, it would be very informative for me should there be an explanation why in each particular example the imperfective or perfective verb is used. (as you do already for the cases exercise). This can be very short, i.e. : one time use, repetitive action, finished action etc… To me it is not always clear why one or the other is used in some of the examples.
Learn Russian Words says:
Hello Paul,
Thanks for the suggestion. We are planning to introduce some more explanations to all the grammar quizzes, so this goes well along with that. Written down. 🙂
Andi says:
I wold just like to say these lessons are geared up for people who are intermediate to advanced.
They have been developed by people who were taught a grammatical way. There is no room for beginners in these daily lessons. Many of the sentences used are just totally abstract of no use in daily life.
I believe it needs a complete over haul and total relook from out of the box. Look at how children learn – they are not given grammer grammer grammer
For a beginner who has learnt many words, for survival Russian the next step is simple conversation.
I would suggest you make up simple conversations examples,
Introduction in the present tense,
Something that happed now, yesterday and in the future – a walk in the park – so one can see the difference. same with all the subjects below.
Subjects encapsulated should be everyday things –
How are you? Welcome to my home/ going out to the cinema
Shopping
Weather
Games/sports
Body/medical/Dentist/doctor
Directions
Holidays
Driving/riding a bike/ a horse
Watching TV/listening to the radio…
Cookiing
Bathroom – toilet/bath/shower etc..
Going to bed.
Concerts/Night clubs/Restaurants….
The subjects are endless but relevant to ones live
Not
Хватит ссориться из-за пустяков!
Enough quarreling over small things!
Хватит … из-за пустяков!
Мы вчера реально оплошали.
We really blundered yesterday.
Мы вчера реально [оплошать].
to pay, to pay off, to settle accounts
Я взяла две [штука] – одну на сейчас и одну про запас.
I took two pieces – one for now and one in store.
I am never going to use any of those phases sorry. I understand it is to get the correct noun or verb or tense thereof of the context would be helpful if it was relevant to modern life and living and it’s situation.
I shall still use the flashcards to increase my vocab, but I do not see anything else here that gets me from words to sentences and therefore conversation. Maybe I am missing something.
Maybe an idea to consider – is provide a list of Russian words with translation then form a simple conversation between two people.
Then introduce another set of words and introduce them to the same conversation there by increasing someones knowledge. I would suggest due to grammatical complexities of Russian, you provide conversations in Past/Present and Future tense and maybe explain in the introduction plurals of words or in the list of Russian words with there English translation.
In the introduction you could provide verb conjugation etc.. and other varients.
These are my thoughts.
Learn Russian Words says:
Hello Andi,
Thank you for your thoughts, you mentioned a few interesting points and we’ll use them in the future lessons.
You might find something closer to what you are talking about on another site of ours – https://learnrussianstepbystep.com/. This site is designed particularly for beginners and has both grammar and vocabulary lessons.
Learn Russian Words is the Russian Word of the Day first and foremost. Whatever comes on top, comes because it would be a shame not to try to make the most of all these words and examples we have collected, and, more importantly, because many people find it beneficial for their practice.
We do invite beginners to try themselves with the exercises, but if it’s too difficult and just demotivates, then no point. However, there is only a short period of time when you are a beginner, you should try again when you feel like having something more challengable. We suggest to subscribe to the newsletter, it includes a different set of exercises, and do only those that you can do. With time you will be able to do the most (if not all) of them. Also, the newsletter comes with a series of links to other lessons which you might want to check out that day to refresh your knowledge.
And if you have ideas on how we could improve on what we have, about any of the websites of ours (you can see them all here – https://learnrussian101.com/network/), they are always welcome as the ones you already mentioned.
What it highlighted, though, is the fact that we should probably communicate about the level of the questions in the quizzes. We’ll think about how to put it better.
Thank you