Now covers questions about the usage of the Russian language in other countries.
Questions tagged [узус]
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Where outside the former Soviet Union is the Russian language widely used?
Where, outside the former Soviet Union, is the Russian language so widely used that the knowledge of the other language in practically not required for traveller etc.?
In Ukraine, for example, Russian is so widely used that most of the books are in…
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Is Russian widely known in Georgia?
Is Russian so widely known in Georgia, that one can expect to be able to communicate with people in Georgia in shops, buses, hostels etc.?
Older people should know Russian well from the times of Soviet Union, but what with younger people? Is it safe…
user37
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"У папы есть вопросы" or "у папы вопросы"?
On Duolingo, I was asked to construct the sentence, "Dad always has questions." The correct answer was "У папы всегда есть вопросы." I got it wrong since I left out есть but I was wondering if this would be wrong 100% of the time or not. Like let's…
Genero
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Does "Zzz" (sleep) have the same meaning in Russian?
Onomatopoetic "Zzz" is well known in languages that use the Latin alphabet. It means "sleep" in many languages. Is this also the case in Russian? Can "Ззз" be used to symbolize sleep?
Tomaž Sajovic
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"Я в состоянии" vs "я способен"?
I've come across я в состоянии плавать, I can (am able) to swim, and я способен, I can (am able)...
How are both of these used?
Thrash Tech
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How do you say, "the note says"
In English we say the sign says, the letter says, etc. In Russian do you use говорить or говориться?
Example:
The sign says no smoking.
Would it be:
знак говорит не курить
Or how would you interpret this phrase:
On the door was a note…
Sue Heck
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How do you write a featuring artist into a song title
In English there is a convention where you can include featured artists of a song in the song's title using the format:
[Song Title] feat. [Featured Artist]
What is the equivalent of this in Russian?
UPDATE:
As pointed out in this answer, I…
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Difference between "ну" and "значит"
What is the difference between "ну" and "значит" in usage? Can they be used interchangeably? I believe they both mean something similar to "so" or "well" in English
thefragileomen
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What does "так и есть" and "ну что ж" mean?
What does "так и есть" and "ну что ж" mean, are these idioms?
How are they used in sentences?
mathExplorer
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What is the difference between "мои" , "моя", "мой"?
My curiosity I have started learning Russian. While i read some articles they specified same meaning for different word. Can any one clarify my doubt and guide me in right path?
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What does Poctob mean?
I'm doing a research report on Rostov Veliky for a Geography class. I have no experience in Russian and I lack understanding of geography in general. The map refers to it as Poctov and I can not translate it into English using google, I tried.
I…
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Упалось vs Сдулось
Can anyone explain why "упалось" isn't a proper form whereas "сдулось" is?
[+] Упало [+] Сдуло
[-] Упалось [+] Сдулось
Trident D'Gao
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City name change when used in sentence?
I use Google to translate 2 sentences involving 2 cities (Liman-Лиман, Kamyzyak-Камызяк):
The distance from Liman to Kamyzyak.
The distance between Liman and Kamyzyak.
Расстояние от Лиман до Камызяка.
Расстояние между Лиманом и Камызяком.
Google…
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Need help with declarative sentence
How would you translate this sentence: "Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov the director of Burnt by the Sun"
I thought it would be:
" <<Утомленные солнцем>> директора - Никита Сергеевич Михалов "
Or is it:
"Директор <<Утомленных солнц>> - Никита…
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"В ночном небе нет комет, Вся планета в мире снов."
I can understand the first part of the sentence, it is:
There is no comet in the night sky.
But the second part confuses me, how to translate this part? is снов the genitive case?
It comes from…
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