Languages 2024, November

Direct speech: schemes and punctuation marks

In Russian, in order to convey someone's words in the text, such a syntactic construction as direct speech is used. Schemes (there are four of them) in a visual form display which signs are placed and where. To understand this, you need to understand the abbreviations indicated in them

"Belt" is food for thought: determine the meaning of the word from the context

There is nothing difficult in learning a language if it is your native language. Everyday situations and frequent conversations with others help to assimilate most of the meanings on an intuitive level. But what if the same word is regularly used by specialists from different scientific fields and sports disciplines? Discover the concept of "belt" in all its diversity

A little about what a noun is

What is a noun? If such a question was asked at a Russian language lesson, and the student does not know the answer, then it's time to sit down for morphology. Morphology is that part of the science of language that studies parts of speech and knows what a noun is. In fact, she knows everything about him

Words with root -lag-. Rule, features, examples

The alternation of letters in the root of a word is a fairly common phenomenon for the Russian language. In this article, we will focus on the rule of alternating vowels a and o. We will analyze the rules in detail and give examples for clarity. And also in the article you can find a large list of words with the root -lag

Surprise is a natural response to the unexpected

The human body has been well prepared for millions of years of evolution to emerge from stressful situations as a winner. It doesn't matter if you meet a bear or a scary boss! In one situation there will be a surge of adrenaline, and in another it will be overwhelming. What is this state? Read the article

Latin sayings: examples. Popular latin expressions

A small list of the most popular Latin expressions known to many lovers of works on history and philosophical conversations over a cup of tea. Based on the frequency of use of these words, it is too early to say that the Latin language has died a long time ago

Sultan is the ruler and protector

The article tells about the history of the title, the countries in which it has become widespread, and the modern use of this term

Abbreviation. What are those letters?

"I bring to your attention that CCM Ivanov V.V. got into an accident. Upon the arrival of the traffic police inspector, a protocol was drawn up in which Ivanov said that he was in a hurry to see his wife at the maternity hospital, therefore, in his BelAZ, he exceeded the speed limit in the center city, after which he paid the fine, wrote an SMS to his wife and calmed down. Do you understand everything?

How to learn sign language easily and quickly? Step by step description and recommendations

How to learn sign language? There have been deaf and dumb people at all times. It is more difficult for such people to adapt in society, it is more difficult to lead a full life. In the old days, in many European countries, deaf and dumb people were not considered normal. They were sent to psychiatric hospitals for compulsory treatment. Society treated them negatively

Unchecked consonants at the root of the word: spelling

Russian language is one of the most difficult. It has many rules to help check the spelling of words. However, there are many exceptions to these rules. This includes, for example, unchecked consonants at the root of a word. Let's talk about how to avoid writing mistakes

Compound sentence: examples. Compound and complex sentences

Complex sentences differ in the nature of the connection, the nature of the predicative units, the order of the parts. They are allied and non-union. Allied, in turn, are divided into compound and complex sentences (see examples below). It is on the allies that we will focus in this article. Let's analyze compound and complex sentences, examples and their classification

Dormir: French irregular verb conjugation

The article discusses the basic rules and features of the conjugation of the verb dormir in French. The verb belongs to the group of exceptions, so it is important to learn its characteristic differences

Is “coach” synonymous with “teacher”? Subtleties of meaning and features of the use of the concept

In modern colloquial speech, you can often hear the word "coach", "coach", "mentor". Is there a difference in the meanings of these concepts or are they identical synonyms? Where did the word come from and why is it so popular in modern Russian?

Latin language: history of development. Application in medicine

Europe was once inhabited by people who spoke languages that today are called dead, that is, out of colloquial use. One of them is Latin. The history of its development begins before our era, but people still use it today, in the 21st century

Saw - what is it? Parsing the word "saw"

The ability of one word to mean several completely unrelated concepts at once is the scourge of any person who decides to study foreign languages. As an example, let's look at the different ways in which the word "saw" is interpreted. After all, it can be both a noun and a verb. And in order to better emphasize the difference, we will make its morphological, morphemic and phonetic analysis

"Including": do you need a comma or not? In what case are commas put: punctuation rules

Members of the sentence, which are in the nature of additional information reported along the way to expand the content of the main statement, belong to the category of connecting. They are entered using separate words, combinations or particles and are separated by commas in writing. We will talk more about such words, or rather about specific examples of the use of some of them

Training exercises in Russian with answers. How to do an exercise in Russian?

Performance of exercises and tests helps to prepare for certification. Below are training exercises in the Russian language

A visionary is a person you can rely on

Don't trust fortunetellers, but want to calculate the consequences several moves ahead? Use the services of an analytical center or simply contact a far-sighted person who, using natural instinct and innate talent, will find the best solution

Self-learning Spanish grammar from scratch

How to start learning Spanish? Features of Spanish grammar. The best tutorials

Fuss - what is it? Origin, meaning and suggestions

Vanity is a meaningful and ambiguous characteristic. Sometimes it is true, sometimes not. But there is a word, why don't we discuss it? Learn the meaning, origin and make sentences. If everyone is ready, then we begin

What is a subscription? Detailed analysis

The article tells about what a subscription is, why it is needed, where it is most often used and what types of it are

How to recognize an adjoining connection in a sentence?

In the school curriculum, adjunction is defined as a combination of words in which it is expressed not grammatically (by changing gender, case, number), but only lexically (semantic subordination), word order or intonation: go to work, start singing, go right , oppress in every possible way, etc

Don Juan - who is this? The meaning of the phrase

Don Juans today are called many men, often not fully knowing the meaning of the word. Don Juan, meanwhile, thanks to which it appeared, is the eternal hero of world literature and cinema. What is his real history and how should this name be spelled correctly?

Spelling participle suffixes: how to accustom yourself to the double "n"

No wonder they say that the Russian language is considered the second most difficult. In the first place is Chinese, but in its hieroglyphs you are unlikely to find the theme “Spelling of participle suffixes”. If you can somehow remember that -enn- in full form is used in participles that answer the question “Which one?”, Then you will have to suffer with one or two “n” in short form

The smartest words and their meaning

In this article we will look at some buzzwords and their meaning. Many of them are probably familiar to you. However, not everyone knows what they mean. The smartest words are taken by us from various areas of human knowledge. Both the humanities and lovers of the exact sciences will find something interesting for themselves

Pantograph - what is it? Meaning, application

There are many concepts in Russian that are difficult to explain because of their ambiguity. But there are words that can be used in different areas, but imply similar concepts. The same can be said about the pantograph. What is this universal miracle device?

Features of personal pronouns in the oblique case of the Russian language

This article provides information about pronouns, their main types, declension and spelling rules, personal pronouns in oblique cases are considered separately

Boa: noun gender and meaning

The word "boa" traditionally has two meanings. The first is a large snake from the genus of boas, which feeds on small animals, completely swallowing them. The second meaning of the word is a long furry fluffy scarf or cape for women. The latter is the most common in Russian

Vegetables and fruits in English: description and origin of words

This article focuses on the words for vegetables and fruits in English and their origin. There will also be a transcription

Future Perfect usage

The article will tell you about the use of complex future tenses in English: future perfect and future perfect continuous

Present Perfect and Past Perfect: comparative analysis

This article is devoted to the grammatical characteristics of English tenses Present Perfect and Past Perfect

3 types of conditional sentences in English: exercises, examples

The article tells about the rules for the formation and use of type 3 conditional sentences in English

Uralic language family: typology of languages

The article will tell about the Uralic language family, as well as what languages and peoples belong to it. The classification of the languages included in it will be presented

Despite, in spite of: difference in the use of prepositions

The article will tell about the prepositions despite and in spite of and the rules of use, as well as their differences

Comma in English: basic principles of punctuation

The article tells about the use of such a punctuation mark as a comma in English and punctuation rules

"Leave no stone unturned": the meaning of phraseology and examples

Many wonderful idioms gave us the Bible - the most printed book so far. Probably everyone knows the expression "no stone unturned". Consider its meaning, origin and give examples

How do you spell "stress resistant"? Meaning, spelling and interpretation

There are some words that have already set the teeth on edge, they are so often pronounced: “self-realization”, “success”, “stress resistance”, “social skills”. But despite this, we must know how to write them. By the way, it is here that they are written correctly, without errors. Today we have one object, we will leave the rest of the nouns until better times

What is vernacular? Literary language and colloquial words

What is vernacular? This is a fairly common phenomenon in the Russian language. Now such "words" can be heard from representatives of various sectors of society. There is no exact definition of this concept. In this work, we will try to analyze the words of vernacular from different angles and understand their role in the literary Russian language

Proper nouns: examples. Nouns - proper and common nouns

Every person uses several hundred nouns every day in his speech. However, not everyone will be able to answer the question of which category a particular word belongs to: proper names or common nouns, and what is the difference between them. Meanwhile, not only written literacy depends on this simple knowledge, but also the ability to correctly understand what is read, because often, only by reading a word, you can understand whether it is a surname or just the name of an object

Eve is Several meanings of the word

This word comes from the ancient Greek "canon" and has several meanings in Russian. The eve is both the day (in some cases, the evening) preceding the holiday, and the time before any important event, and a ritual memorial church accessory, and a memorial meal or drink, and a musical instrument