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Russian Vocabulary - Borrowed Words in Modern Russian
FromA Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
Russian Vocabulary - Borrowed Words in Modern Russian
FromA Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor
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20 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2014
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Borrowing:The best way to think about the borrowed words in Russian is from a historical perspective. The influx of foreign words came in waves depending on what country or culture had influence in Russia:• Byzantine influence and conversion to Christianity: influx of Greek words• The reign of Peter the Great: influx of German and Dutch words (e.g. шлагбаум, гастарбайтер, бутерброд and so on)• End of 20th century, perestroyka (перестройка) and post-soviet Russia, globalization: influx of English words• There are many words of French origin (because Russians have been fascinated with French culture, especially in 18-19 centuries), for example шансон, авангард and many others• There are a few of Japanese words in Russian, such as самурай, банзай, хокку, каратэ, цунами, etc.• Some Chinese words - женьшень, тайфун, чай, шарпей, фэншуй etc• Some Turkic words - башка, сундук, казна, утюг, чугун, шашлык, алыча, амбар, сарай, халат etc.In this video I mention just a few borrowed words. Knowing them will give you confidence to go on learning.
Released:
Oct 24, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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Lesson 1 - Greeting: Friends and family members greet each other with a simple "Привет". for those who want to 'Copy'+'Paste' : - Привет, Эмили. - Привет, мам. Use "Здравствуйте" with people you barely know, with much older folks (unless they are your relatives) or with gover by A Spoonful of Russian - Learn Russian Online from Russian Tutor