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The Word's Worth
The Moscow Times
245 episodes
9 months ago
Get to know Russia from the inside out, with podcasts on Russian language, culture and the latest news.
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Get to know Russia from the inside out, with podcasts on Russian language, culture and the latest news.
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Society & Culture
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Episodes (20/245)
The Word's Worth
Plug It, Mute It, or Hear It
The words for things that shut out sound and let you hear it are the same in Russian. Of course they are.
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2 years ago
8 minutes 52 seconds

The Word's Worth
Alexei Navalny and the Secret List of Forbidden Words
It's hard to know where general language ends and criminal slangs begins.
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2 years ago
9 minutes 44 seconds

The Word's Worth
And Yet It's Nevertheless, All the Same, After All
The joy of particles (not).
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2 years ago
8 minutes 37 seconds

The Word's Worth
A Guide to Giving a Bribe in Russian
What you say when you bribe depends on whether you want something or they want something.
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2 years ago
8 minutes 20 seconds

The Word's Worth
Who is Gulya and Why Do We Care About Her Nose?
The preposition "c" has some weird constructions.
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2 years ago
8 minutes 30 seconds

The Word's Worth
Spitting, Eating Your Teeth and Other Weird Gestures
When a person eats his teeth, is that bad or good? Or even possible?
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2 years ago
8 minutes 35 seconds

The Word's Worth
Take Your Pick: Mutiny, Coup, Uprising or Nothing
What happened last week is a changing story that depends on speaker, day, mood and the subjunctive.
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2 years ago
10 minutes 59 seconds

The Word's Worth
Wait - What Russian Month is This?
If you thought you knew the names of the months in Russian, think again.
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2 years ago
10 minutes 23 seconds

The Word's Worth
What's in a Name? With Russian Holidays - Everything
This week Russia celebrated Russia Day. If you have no idea what that holiday is, join the gang.
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2 years ago
12 minutes 12 seconds

The Word's Worth
A Gathering of Witches, Dues, Herbs and Classmates
Сбор and сборы are unusual words: sometimes the singular and plural forms have unrelated meanings.
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2 years ago
8 minutes 37 seconds

The Word's Worth
Buy a Brilliant and Applaud an Artist
Oh, those false friends... every translator's nightmare.
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2 years ago
8 minutes 40 seconds

The Word's Worth
Tricks of the Trade
Using the right verb and the right case to express changing and exchanging is a big headache.
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2 years ago
9 minutes 52 seconds

The Word's Worth
Under the Mighty Oak I Sit, Stupidly
Sitting on stumps, falling out of trees and stepping in rotten logs figure prominently in Russian expressions.
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2 years ago
10 minutes 4 seconds

The Word's Worth
The Cat Cried and Ran By
Cats are popular pets In Russia but unpopular in folk expressions.
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2 years ago
11 minutes 15 seconds

The Word's Worth
Serving and Not Serving in the Military
The confusing terminology of conscripts, reservists and draft dodgers.
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2 years ago
8 minutes 47 seconds

The Word's Worth
Two Words, Three Letters and Ten Meanings
Oh, the joy of little Russian words.
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2 years ago
8 minutes 48 seconds

The Word's Worth
How a Saint Becomes a Sinner
How some Russian words change meaning in and out of church.
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2 years ago
9 minutes 34 seconds

The Word's Worth
Of Courtyards, Grifters and Days Off
All about things and people that pass by, pass through, and ought to pass off forever.
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2 years ago
9 minutes 13 seconds

The Word's Worth
Shame That is Cringeworthy
Understanding teenagers is a struggle that makes you cringe.
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2 years ago
7 minutes 57 seconds

The Word's Worth
Of Ear Noodles and Maniacal Printers
How you can spend a day translating three words.
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2 years ago
10 minutes 14 seconds

The Word's Worth
Get to know Russia from the inside out, with podcasts on Russian language, culture and the latest news.