Russian Lesson of the Day

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. 🙂

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For the period of two months, while there is no new words published (read more about it), the words and examples in two first exercises are picked randomly so you can continue practicing.

Part 1: repeat the words

YOUR TASK:

Pick the correct translation of the word you see or hear.

The exercise includes 15 questions.

роди́тели
  • to report another's wrongdoing imperfective
  • wages, salary
  • to pull, to draw, to haul, to drag imperfective
  • Milky Way
  • tiny
  • parents
варе́нье
  • light, slight, easy
  • to click
  • to gobble up, to eat greedily
  • attractive, alluring, inviting, fetching
  • romantic, romanticly
  • jam, confiture; conserve(s), preserve(s)
seafood
  • интересно
  • морепродукты
  • самовар
  • с рождеством!
  • нос
  • умопомрачительный
засну́ть
  • to go to bed
  • an urban resident living in the summer at the dacha
  • muff, one who misses the aim
  • pedestrain crossing, crosswalk
  • teacher
  • to fall asleep perfective
соле́нья
  • to sulk , to pout
  • receit, check
  • gold
  • strike, industrial action
  • to use, to make use
  • pickles, conserved vegetables
glass
  • сполоснуть
  • преодолевать
  • прививка
  • чувство
  • охотно
  • стакан
нале́во
  • to see one another, to be seen imperfective
  • to eat; to have a bite / snack, to take some food perfective
  • interview
  • loud, loudly
  • to the left
  • to mean, to imply, to have in mind imperfective
запо́мнить
  • expresses amazement and surprise
  • haughtiness, arrogance, superciliousness
  • fur coat
  • office plankton
  • to memorize, to remember
  • vegetable
tasteless
  • безвкусный
  • бутерброд
  • рыба
  • стиральный порошок
  • озеро
  • тоже мне
опеча́тка
  • unreal, of fairy tale, magical; fabulous, fantastic, improbable
  • to remember, to retain, to keep in mind imperfective
  • last, ultimate, final
  • fiance, bridegroom, suiter, admirer
  • to touch, to undertake, to start doing something; to appear perfective
  • misprint, typo
до свида́ния
  • goodbye
  • slowpoke, dawdler
  • face
  • to go for a walk, to walk, to stroll, to be outside
  • to ask for forgiveness, to beg pardon, to apologize
  • spicy, piquant; heady
internet
  • губа
  • тапки
  • мало ли
  • интернет
  • относиться
  • молодец
се́рый
  • to weigh imperfective
  • possibility, chance, opportunity; ability, capability
  • to buy, to purchase imperfective
  • to be famous/renowned imperfective
  • burgundy (color), vinous
  • gray, dull
чек
  • to want, to feel like; to wish
  • receit, check
  • to yawn; to gawk / gape
  • fly (on the pants)
  • cheek
  • nonsense; trash, junk; mess; thingy; something small and not important
to become indignant / outraged, to protest
  • самостоятельный
  • пожелать
  • по умолчанию
  • постепенно
  • возмутиться
  • тропинка

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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.

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After such an active night, a heavy hangover awaited him the next morning.

По́сле тако́й бу́рной но́чи нау́тро его́ жда́ло тяжёлое похме́лье.

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What do you usually eat for breakfast?

Чем ты обы́чно за́втракаешь?

[chyem ty abýchna záftrakaeesh']

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Наш рейс задержали на полчаса.

Our flight was delayed for half an hour.

[nash ryeîs zadeerzhálee na polchasá]

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Вольному воля.

Оne can do as one likes.

[vól'namu vólya]

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Страх – эмоция разрушительная, он парализует, делает нас нерешительными, лишает воли.

Fear is a destructive emotion, it paralyzes, makes us indecisive, and deprives us of our will.

[strah emótseeya razrushéeteel'naya, on paraleezúeet, dyélayet nas neeteeshéeteel'nymee, leesháeet vólee]

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At this time of year the lilac begins to bloom.

В э́то вре́мя года начина́ет цвести́ сире́нь.

[v éta vryémya góda nacheenáeet tsveestée seeryén']

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He is not used to have breakfast.

Он не привы́к за́втракать.

[on nye preevýk záftrakat']

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According to scientists, such foods as eggs, tomato juice, honey and chocolate help get rid of the symptoms of a hangover.

Согла́сно учёным, таки́е проду́кты, как я́йца, тома́тный сок, мёд и шокола́д помога́ют изба́виться от симпто́мов похме́лья.

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Don't brake so hard, please, it makes me sick.

Не тормози́ так ре́зко, пожа́луйста, меня́ ука́чивает.

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Azalea blossoms once a year for a period from two to four weeks.

Аза́лия цветёт раз в год в тече́ние пери́ода от двух до четырёх неде́ль.

[azáleeya tsveetyót ras v got f teechyéneeye peeréeada at dvuh da cheetyryóh needyél']

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I’m a bit slow today.

Что́-то я торможу́ сего́дня.

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Во сколько наш рейс?

What time is our flight?

[va skól'ka nash ryeîs]

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Part 3: practice Russian cases

YOUR TASK:

Choose the correct form of the noun in brackets.

The exercise includes 10 questions.

Зимой папа обычно возил нас в садик на санках.

In the winter, dad usually took us to the kindergarten on a sled.

Prepositional, plural
Зимой папа обычно возил нас в садик на [санки].

In the winter, dad usually took us to the kindergarten on a sled.

  • санках
  • санкам
  • санки
  • санками
  • санок
Эта информация ставит под сомнение всё, в чём мы раньше были так уверены.

This information casts doubt on everything that we were so sure of before.

Accusative, neuter, singular
Эта информация ставит под [сомнение] всё, в чём мы раньше были так уверены.

This information casts doubt on everything that we were so sure of before.

  • сомнениями
  • сомнений
  • сомнении
  • сомнением
  • сомнение
  • сомнениях
Покупатель обязан уплатить предусмотренную договором купли-продажи цену товара.

The buyer is obliged to pay the price of the goods stipulated in the contract of sale.

Instrumental, masculine, singular
Покупатель обязан уплатить предусмотренную [договор] купли-продажи цену товара.

The buyer is obliged to pay the price of the goods stipulated in the contract of sale.

  • договора
  • договором
  • договоры
  • договору
  • договорами
  • договорах
29-е февраля бывает только в високосном году.

February 29th happens only in a leap year.

Prepositional, masculine, singular
29-е февраля бывает только в високосном [год].

February 29th happens only in a leap year.

  • годов
  • году
  • год
  • годом
  • годами
  • годах
Как изменить раскладку клавиатуры?

How to change keyboard layout?

Genitive, feminine, singular
Как изменить раскладку [клавиатура]?

How to change keyboard layout?

  • клавиатурой
  • клавиатуру
  • клавиатурах
  • клавиатуре
  • клавиатуры
  • клавиатурам
Марина со своим ухажёром ушли в кино.

Marina and her admirer went to the movies.

Instrumental, masculine, singular
Марина со своим [ухажер] ушли в кино.

Marina and her admirer went to the movies.

  • ухажёре
  • ухажёром
  • ухажёрам
  • ухажёрами
  • ухажёру
  • ухажёры
Кстати, ты не забыл заплатить за интернет?

By the way, did you pay for the Internet (did you not forget to pay)?

Accusative, masculine, singular
Кстати, ты не забыл заплатить за [интернет]?

By the way, did you pay for the Internet (did you not forget to pay)?

  • интернету
  • интернете
  • интернет
  • интернетам
  • интернетах
  • интернета
Мы ему не поверили ни на секунду.

We did not believe him for a second.

Accusative, feminine, singular
Мы ему не поверили ни на [секунда].

We did not believe him for a second.

  • секунда
  • секунды
  • секундой
  • секундах
  • секунд
  • секунду
Она была влюблена в него до безумия.

She was madly in love with him.

Genitive, neuter, singular
Она была влюблена в него до [безумие].

She was madly in love with him.

  • безумия
  • безумием
  • безумии
  • безумию
  • безумий
  • безумие
Он облокотился на стену.

He leaned against the wall.

Accusative, feminine, singular
Он облокотился на [стена].

He leaned against the wall.

  • стенах
  • стенам
  • стен
  • стену
  • стеной
  • стенами

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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.

Ладно, договорились! Okay, deal!
Ладно, [договориться]! Okay, deal!
  • договорились
  • договоришься
  • договорись
  • договорилось
  • договорился
  • договорятся
Малыш боится темноты. The kid is afraid of the dark.
Малыш [бояться] темноты. The kid is afraid of the dark.
  • будем бояться
  • боюсь
  • будешь бояться
  • боящийся
  • бойтесь
  • боится
Не выбрасывай это, в хозяйстве пригодится. Do not throw it away, it will come in handy in the household.
Не [выбрасывать] это, в хозяйстве пригодится. Do not throw it away, it will come in handy in the household. (ты)
  • выбрасывай
  • будет выбрасывать
  • выбрасывая
  • выбрасывал
  • выбрасываю
  • будем выбрасывать
Мы возмущались годами, но это ничего не изменило. We were indignant for years, but that didn’t change anything.
Мы возмущались годами, но это ничего не [изменить]. We were indignant for years, but that didn’t change anything. (impersonal)
  • изменивший
  • изменило
  • изменит
  • измените
  • изменив / изменивши
  • изменила
Когда мы вместе, нас никто не остановит. When we are together, no one can stop us.
Когда мы вместе, нас никто не [остановить]. When we are together, no one can stop us.
  • остановил
  • остановит
  • остановим
  • остановленный
  • остановило
  • остановили
Какая ты ревнивая оказывается! You are so jealous as it turns out!
Какая ты ревнивая [оказываться]! You are so jealous as it turns out!
  • оказывались
  • оказываются
  • оказывается
  • оказывайся
  • оказываетесь
  • буду оказываться
Он родился 29 февраля. He was born on February 29th.
Он [родиться] 29 февраля. He was born on February 29th.
  • родитесь
  • родилось
  • родишься
  • родится
  • родились
  • родился
Осторожно, не наступи на кота! Careful, do not step on the cat!
Осторожно, не [наступить] на кота! Careful, do not step on the cat! (ты)
  • наступи
  • наступлю
  • наступили
  • наступив / наступивши
  • наступил
  • наступят
Не сердись, я все исправлю! Don't be angry, I'll fix everything!
Не [сердиться], я все исправлю! Don't be angry, I'll fix everything! (ты)
  • сердившийся
  • сержусь
  • сердившись
  • сердись
  • сердились
  • будет сердиться
Родители никогда не наказывали его за плохие оценки. His parents never punished him for poor grades.
Родители никогда не [наказывать] его за плохие оценки. His parents never punished him for poor grades.
  • наказываю
  • наказывай
  • наказывают
  • наказывающий
  • наказывали
  • наказывало

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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.

Он не из тех, кто подлизывается.

He is not one of those who wheedle.

Repetitive action

Он не из тех, кто ....

He is not one of those who wheedle.

  • подлизывается Imperfective
  • подлижется Perfective
В магазин зашёл хорошо одетый мужчина.

A well-dressed man entered the shop.

Completed action

В магазин ... хорошо одетый мужчина.

A well-dressed man entered the shop.

  • заходил Imperfective
  • зашёл Perfective
В здании через дорогу открылась химчистка.

In the building across the street, a dry cleaning opened.

Completed action

В здании через дорогу ... химчистка.

In the building across the street, a dry cleaning opened.

  • открывалась Imperfective
  • открылась Perfective
Я вам кое-что принесла.

I brought you something.

Completed action

Я вам кое-что ....

I brought you something.

  • приносила Imperfective
  • принесла Perfective
Здравствуйте, меня зовут Татьяна. – Я Мария, приятно познакомиться.

Hello, my name is Tatyana. - I'm Maria, nice to meet you.

Action with accent on completion

Здравствуйте, меня зовут Татьяна. – Я Мария, приятно ....

Hello, my name is Tatyana. - I'm Maria, nice to meet you.

  • знакомиться Imperfective
  • познакомиться Perfective
Тебе не следовало их обманывать.

You shouldn't have deceived them.

Not needed, not necessary action

Тебе не следовало их ....

You shouldn't have deceived them.

  • обманывать Imperfective
  • обмануть Perfective
Если тебя ударили, дай сдачи.

If somebody hit you, hit back.

Completed action

Если тебя ..., дай сдачи.

If somebody hit you, hit back.

  • ударяли Imperfective
  • ударили Perfective
Заняться было нечем, и мы решили прогуляться.

There was nothing to do, and we decided to take a walk.

One-time action

Заняться было нечем, и мы решили ....

There was nothing to do, and we decided to take a walk.

  • прогуливаться Imperfective
  • прогуляться Perfective
В России принято целоваться при встрече только с близкими друзьями и членами семьи.

In Russia, it is customary to kiss only when meeting close friends and family members.

Talking about a habit (repetitive action)

В России принято ... при встрече только с близкими друзьями и членами семьи.

In Russia, it is customary to kiss only when meeting close friends and family members.

  • целоваться Imperfective
  • поцеловаться Perfective
Он выскочил из дома как был, в халате и тапках.

He run out of the house as he was, in a bathrobe and home slippers.

Completed action

Он ... из дома как был, в халате и тапках.

He run out of the house as he was, in a bathrobe and home slippers.

  • выскакивал Imperfective
  • выскочил Perfective

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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 гулять (to go for a walk, to walk, to stroll, to be outside).

You can find the conjugation of this verb and examples of its use here: гулять - conjugation.

YOUR TASK:

Choose the correct form of the verb according to the description given.

The exercise includes 22 questions.

я Future tense
  • гуля́ете
  • гуля́ющий
  • гуля́ла
  • бу́дешь гуля́ть
  • бу́дет гуля́ть
  • бу́ду гуля́ть
мы/вы/они Past tense
  • гуля́ла
  • гуля́ете
  • гуля́ли
  • гуля́йте
  • гуля́л
  • гуля́ющий
я Present tense
  • гуля́ете
  • гуля́в / гуля́вши
  • гуля́ешь
  • гуля́й
  • гуля́ю
  • бу́дете гуля́ть
вы Present tense
  • гуля́ет
  • бу́дут гуля́ть
  • гуля́ли
  • гуля́ла
  • гуля́ете
  • гуля́йте
они Future tense
  • гуля́ете
  • бу́ду гуля́ть
  • гуля́ли
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • бу́дете гуля́ть
  • бу́дут гуля́ть
мы Future tense
  • бу́дете гуля́ть
  • гуля́вший
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • гуля́ешь
  • гуля́ют
  • гуля́й
он/она Future tense
  • бу́дет гуля́ть
  • бу́дете гуля́ть
  • гуля́л
  • гуля́ют
  • гуля́ешь
  • гуля́й
ты Present tense
  • гуля́ли
  • гуля́ет
  • гуля́в / гуля́вши
  • гуля́йте
  • гуля́ло
  • гуля́ешь
я/ты/она Past tense
  • гуля́ете
  • гуля́ют
  • гуля́ла
  • гуля́ло
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • гуля́ет
Present tense Active participle
  • бу́дут гуля́ть
  • гуля́ющий
  • бу́дешь гуля́ть
  • гуля́ешь
  • бу́дет гуля́ть
  • гуля́ют
он/она Present tense
  • гуля́вший
  • гуля́ли
  • гуля́ют
  • гуля́ет
  • гуля́ла
  • гуля́й
ты Imperative
  • гуля́л
  • гуля́ла
  • гуля́й
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • гуля́я
  • бу́дете гуля́ть
ты Future tense
  • бу́дешь гуля́ть
  • гуля́ю
  • гуля́ла
  • гуля́ете
  • гуля́й
  • гуля́в / гуля́вши
мы Present tense
  • гуля́ем
  • бу́дешь гуля́ть
  • бу́дет гуля́ть
  • гуля́в / гуля́вши
  • гуля́я
  • бу́дут гуля́ть
Present tense Gerund
  • гуля́я
  • бу́дет гуля́ть
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • гуля́ете
  • гуля́ю
  • гуля́йте
я/ты/он Past tense
  • гуля́л
  • гуля́я
  • гуля́ло
  • гуля́ете
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • гуля́ла
вы Future tense
  • бу́дут гуля́ть
  • гуля́я
  • гуля́в / гуля́вши
  • гуля́й
  • гуля́ли
  • бу́дете гуля́ть
они Present tense
  • гуля́ют
  • гуля́йте
  • бу́ду гуля́ть
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • бу́дете гуля́ть
  • гуля́л
Past tense Gerund
  • бу́дут гуля́ть
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • гуля́в / гуля́вши
  • гуля́ем
  • гуля́йте
  • гуля́вший
Past tense Active participle
  • гуля́в / гуля́вши
  • гуля́вший
  • гуля́й
  • бу́дут гуля́ть
  • гуля́л
  • гуля́ли
оно Past tense
  • гуля́я
  • бу́дут гуля́ть
  • гуля́ет
  • гуля́ло
  • гуля́ем
  • гуля́ют
вы Imperative
  • гуля́й
  • бу́дете гуля́ть
  • бу́дет гуля́ть
  • гуля́йте
  • бу́дем гуля́ть
  • гуля́ю

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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.

cozy, comfortable

Adjective (6 characters)

Characters left: 6
уютный
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hour

Noun, masculine (3 characters)

Characters left: 3
час
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to stuff with, to cram with, to dose with

Verb, imperfective (7 characters)

Characters left: 7
пичкать
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thorny, spiny; prickly; biting, cutting

Adjective (7 characters)

Characters left: 7
колючий
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fitting-room

Noun, feminine (11 characters)

Characters left: 11
примерочная
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to rest, to relax; to be resting, to be on holiday / vacation

Verb, imperfective (8 characters)

Characters left: 8
отдыхать
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life

Noun, feminine (5 characters)

Characters left: 5
жизнь
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become russified / russianized

Verb, perfective (8 characters)

Characters left: 8
обрусеть
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to treat (to), to stand a treat

Verb, imperfective (7 characters)

Characters left: 7
угощать
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station

Noun, feminine (7 characters)

Characters left: 7
станция
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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.

Как ваше здоровье?

How is your health? (Nominative)

Как ... здоровье?

How is your health?

  • ваши
  • вашей
  • ваше
  • вашу
  • вашими
  • вашему
Больше всего меня раздражает, что всем всё равно.

What annoys me the most is that nobody cares. (Accusative)

Больше всего ... раздражает, что всем всё равно.

What annoys me the most is that nobody cares.

  • меня
  • ними
  • мне
  • ним
  • нас
  • мной
Мы поможем тебе с твоим проектом.

We will help you with your project. (Instrumental)

Мы поможем тебе с ... проектом.

We will help you with your project.

  • твоих
  • твоего
  • твою
  • твои
  • твоим
  • твой
Растения в огороде мы не поливаем, им достаточно естественной влаги.

We do not water the plants in the garden, they have enough natural moisture. (Dative)

Растения в огороде мы не поливаем, ... достаточно естественной влаги.

We do not water the plants in the garden, they have enough natural moisture.

  • них
  • им
  • их
  • ним
  • ними
  • ими
Идите за мной.

Follow me. (Instrumental)

Идите за ....

Follow me.

  • нею
  • мне
  • меня
  • вам
  • его
  • мной
Осторожно с этим ножом, он очень острый.

Be careful with this knife, it is very sharp. (Instrumental)

Осторожно с ... ножом, он очень острый.

Be careful with this knife, it is very sharp.

  • этом
  • той
  • эти
  • тем
  • того
  • этим
Ты не видел мою коричневую кожаную куртку?

Have you seen my brown leather jacket? (Accusative)

Ты не видел ... коричневую кожаную куртку?

Have you seen my brown leather jacket?

  • моя
  • моём
  • мою
  • моё
  • моих
  • моему
В её взгляде чувствовалось легкое недоумение.

There was a slight perplexity in her gaze. (Genitive)

В ... взгляде чувствовалось легкое недоумение.

There was a slight perplexity in her gaze.

  • твоя
  • её
  • моё
  • твоём
  • наших
  • вашему
Он ей понравился с первого взгляда.

She liked him at first sight. (Dative)

Он ... понравился с первого взгляда.

She liked him at first sight.

  • ею
  • ней
  • её
  • нею
  • неё
  • ей
Маша не поехала с нами, она заболела.

Masha did not go with us, she fell ill. (Instrumental)

Маша не поехала с ..., она заболела.

Masha did not go with us, she fell ill.

  • ним
  • нам
  • нами
  • тебя
  • нас
  • вас

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18 thoughts on “Russian Lesson of the Day

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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! 🙂

  1. 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. 🙂

  2. 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. The lesson of the day is created because it would be a shame for us 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

    • Learn Russian Words says:

      Hi Steef,

      The lesson exercises are shown randomly and we can not know what exactly you’ve seen. Can you please let us know what exactly the mistake is about? Thank you.

  3. Hi, it’s not a question but a suggestion: in the translation exercises, it would be good to add an intermediate qualification between Correct and Wrong; something like “almost correct”, or “approx”, or “not wrong”, etc., that rescues the positive of what the student has been able to answer.

    • Learn Russian Words says:

      Hi Oğuzhan,

      Thanks for your comment.
      We do use Ё most of the time, it’s just in some old words and examples we still have Е instead and did not have time to find and correct it.

    • Learn Russian Words says:

      Hi Oğuzhan,

      Thanks for your comment.

      The translation of the sentence is given right there. From it, you can judge about the meaning and pick the correct aspect.

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