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Why does "охуенно" mean "great" but "хуёвый" mean "bad"

answered Nov 22, 2012 at 15:09

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Do adult Russians normally hand-write Cyrillic as cursive or as block letters?

answered May 29, 2019 at 16:43

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Is there a Russian equivalent of "red flag"?

answered Aug 11, 2020 at 19:07

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Russian word for female teacher

answered Apr 15, 2020 at 13:47

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The meaning of "давай" when saying good bye

answered Dec 4, 2012 at 6:12

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Russian equivalent of the idiom "crown jewel"

answered Jan 11, 2018 at 1:41

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Why are there so many Dutch words that sound similar to Russian words?

answered Apr 2, 2021 at 13:46

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What does "Бошетунмай" mean?

answered Aug 24, 2017 at 20:14

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On the meanings of the colors in Russian

answered Oct 31, 2012 at 18:22

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What is this Russian word which means "just a sec"?

answered Nov 8, 2021 at 14:51

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"Cобака на сене" - is this expression still in use or is it dated?

answered Nov 4, 2019 at 16:26

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What is the proper отчество for Cтанислау?

answered Nov 20, 2015 at 1:09

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Why is there a "ц" in "Сан-Франциско"?

answered Sep 10, 2017 at 11:44

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Why does italic 'т' look like 'm'

answered Jul 25, 2013 at 19:35

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Поставить точки на «i» (dot the i's and cross the t's)

answered Aug 19, 2020 at 14:00

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Why do Russians sometimes spell "жирный" (fatty) as "жырный"?

answered Sep 24, 2019 at 9:39

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What does "флуд" mean?

answered Jun 26, 2017 at 20:17

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What distinguishes "Осип" from "Иосиф"?

answered Jan 9, 2017 at 4:13

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Is there a difference between "отель" and "гостиница"?

answered Dec 6, 2016 at 20:00

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Are the Russian “рыжий” and French “rouge” (red) related? / Как связаны русское «рыжий» и французское «rouge»?

answered Feb 2, 2013 at 20:00

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What's the difference between помнить and вспомнить?

answered Apr 24, 2013 at 4:08

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Can we call forms like "Зин", "Дим", "мам", "пап" vocative case?

answered Jan 31, 2020 at 12:42

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What does "калмыжка" mean in this context?

answered Feb 15, 2020 at 14:02

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Why has the word Жид (Jew) become a taboo in Russian?

answered Mar 31, 2021 at 10:53

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Why "доброе утро" but "добрый день"

answered Oct 12, 2013 at 19:10

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How is Yoda Speak rendered in Russian? Are there easy, yet universal, rules I can follow?

answered Dec 25, 2013 at 22:23

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What's the meaning of the word "расходилась" in Tolstoy's story ''Прыжок''?

answered Aug 5, 2021 at 10:30

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What's the difference between "люблю" and "обожаю"?

answered Feb 17, 2020 at 8:47

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Does the famous Russian translation of Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll imply using drugs?

answered Jan 21, 2020 at 11:59

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What is the difference between "ещё" and "больше"?

answered Dec 8, 2019 at 12:51

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Why does "охуенно" mean "great" but "хуёвый" mean "bad"

Do adult Russians normally hand-write Cyrillic as cursive or as block letters?

Is there a Russian equivalent of "red flag"?

Russian word for female teacher

The meaning of "давай" when saying good bye

Russian equivalent of the idiom "crown jewel"

Why are there so many Dutch words that sound similar to Russian words?

What does "Бошетунмай" mean?

On the meanings of the colors in Russian

What is this Russian word which means "just a sec"?

"Cобака на сене" - is this expression still in use or is it dated?

What is the proper отчество for Cтанислау?

Why is there a "ц" in "Сан-Франциско"?

Why does italic 'т' look like 'm'

Поставить точки на «i» (dot the i's and cross the t's)

Why do Russians sometimes spell "жирный" (fatty) as "жырный"?

What does "флуд" mean?

What distinguishes "Осип" from "Иосиф"?

Is there a difference between "отель" and "гостиница"?

Are the Russian “рыжий” and French “rouge” (red) related? / Как связаны русское «рыжий» и французское «rouge»?

What's the difference between помнить and вспомнить?

Can we call forms like "Зин", "Дим", "мам", "пап" vocative case?

What does "калмыжка" mean in this context?

Why has the word Жид (Jew) become a taboo in Russian?

Why "доброе утро" but "добрый день"

How is Yoda Speak rendered in Russian? Are there easy, yet universal, rules I can follow?

What's the meaning of the word "расходилась" in Tolstoy's story ''Прыжок''?

What's the difference between "люблю" and "обожаю"?

Does the famous Russian translation of Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll imply using drugs?

What is the difference between "ещё" and "больше"?