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2013-05-22 Russian Language - Из о́кон ко́рочкой несёт поджа́ристой, за з:

Hello, Simon    The accents are correct. Word for word translation can make it clear.      Из from  Окон windows  Корочкой

2013-05-17 Russian Language - хоть шаро́м покати́:

Dear Simon,    You are right that the phrase means 'completely empty'. Now, since you are interested in the grammar, I hope you know all about cases of nouns in Russian.     1. The phrase is a little archaic

2013-05-16 Russian Language - Russian Culture:

Hello James,      This is a very strange question which requires a very extensive answer. The two countries have never been the best of friends. They have been rivals and still are in certain ways. There

2013-05-14 Russian Language - раждаемое:

Hi Simon,    First of all, the correct form is "рождаемое", not "раждаемое". The stress is on

2013-05-12 Russian Language - о́слик, -а м. уменьш.-ласк к осел:

Hi Simon,    м. = мужской род (masculine gender)  уменьш.-ласк = ум