The Word's Worth

The Word's Worth episodes

April 02, 2019 Let's Talk About Ukraine
I watched hours of Russian talk shows about Ukraine so you don't have to.
11 min
March 26, 2019 Meet the Pupkins!
Russian can be fun, if it involves a verb (писать), a family (Пупкины) and lots of prefixes.
10 min
March 19, 2019 A Russian Boyfriend
What do you call the guy bringing you flowers and serenading you? In Russian it's tricky.
7 min
March 01, 2019 Russian Boys Just Want to Have Fun
I finally figured out why Russian words for young men are so confusing. We think of age differently.
10 min
February 27, 2019 Stand By Your Russian What?
What you call your male Significant Other in Russian is a linguistic minefield.
9 min
February 20, 2019 Pulling Strings for Fun and Profit
Don't become the victim of a puppet master! All you need to know to avoid being manipulated.
9 min
February 13, 2019 Baby, It's Cold Outside
Winter's not over yet! Everything you need to know about the cold.
7 min
February 11, 2019 The Secret of Russian Mysteries
The secret's out! Demystifying the Russian words for 'secret'.
8 min
January 30, 2019 Ode to a Preposition
Russian prepositions are a mixed bag. Some are fairly easy. Then there is при. При is a nightmare.
10 min
January 23, 2019 No Brexit For Russia
In the rumor mill that is modern life, news of a new Russian verb flew around the social media this week: to Brexit.
7 min

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