Today we talk about the animal nicknames that Russian people give to each other when they want to highlight certain sides of each other's personalities or behavior.

In this episode we return to the topic of describing strange and slightly crazy people.

In this episode we will learn a few Russian expressions that describe a state that people have when things are not going well.

In this podcast episode we will learn two Russian expressions that can always "come in handy", and these days, even more so.

This episode will be useful to those working in Russia or with Russian organizations. Today we will learn a few expressions from Russian office slang.

In this podcast episode we are discussing cat's tears and what they mean for Russian speakers.

In this episode go back to the Russian slang and investigate the word лажа and its derivatives.

This short episode will teach you a phrase that can be used to describe outrageously bad people.

In this episode we'll discuss two Russian words that are not so well known even to Russians: хандра and мандраж. Read and listen to learn more!

In todays episode I introduce you to the word брак that in the Russian language means two very far from each other things: marriage and defect of goods.