Very Much Russian

Nov 16 2021 9 ep. 3 mins 227
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Go beyond standard textbooks and learn Russian as Russians speak it! Russian slang, common expressions and idioms explained with examples. Every episode comes with full transcript with stress marks and translation in English.

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Камень в огород

Nov 16 2021 4 mins  
Today we'll cover a whole bunch of interesting Russian expressions: you will learn what it means to throw a stone into somebody's garden, not to have a tsar in one's head, and much more!

Пяткой в грудь

Sep 21 2021 3 mins  
Today, we’re going to learn some new colloquial Russian expressions. Although they’re completely different in meaning, they all have on thing in common — they all mention some body part.

Пилить бюджет

Aug 10 2021 2 mins  
Today I'll share with you a poster, that I recently stumbled upon on the Internet, and explain to you its double meaning.

Funny Russian acronym decryptions

Jul 18 2021 3 mins  
In this episode of Very Much Russian Podcast, we will look into some common Russian abbreviations (as well as simple words) for which Russian people found funny and witty decryptions.

Редко, но метко

Jun 20 2021 3 mins  
Today I will share with you an interesting abbreviation that quite accurately desribes some aspects of our modern realities. And a few more expressions that come to mind in relation to that.

Шито белыми нитками

Jan 24 2021 3 mins  
In this first in 2021 episode, we return to the matter or lies and learn a couple of expressions that describe them.

Камня на камне не оставить

Dec 26 2020 2 mins  
In this episode, we will learn a few Russian idioms that describe winning a victory or proving your superiority over someone.

Руки не из того места растут

Nov 18 2020 2 mins  
Today we will learn two interesting colloquial Russian expressions. Both of them have two versions: one you can use among friends and the other one in more formal situations.

Гореть синим пламенем

Sep 28 2020 3 mins  
In this episode of the Very Much Russian Podcast, we discuss two Russian phrases that are used to express extreme dissapointment.