Russian Investigation Report - Reese Merkel by Reese Merkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la en-us 2023-02-13 02:28:34 UTC 2025-04-03 12:49:07 UTC hello@padlet.com 1 - Name of language and language family! reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478274374 The name of the language is Russian or "Russkij". Russian belongs to the Indo-European language family. The basic syntax structure is SVO.]]> 2023-02-13 02:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478274374 2- Where is Russian Spoken and Number of Speakers? reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478297253 Russian is the official language of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. It's an unofficial language in Ukraine and multiple former Soviet countries. There are around 258 million Russian speakers around the world. There are about 153 million native speakers.]]> 2023-02-13 03:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478297253 3 - Writing Symbols reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478300730 Russian using the Cyrillic alphabet. There are 33 letters in the Russian Alphabet with 10 vowels, 21 consonants, and 2 signs. 

Как тебя зовут? (Kak tebya zovut): What’s your name?
Обязательно приеду к вам снова. (Obyazatelʹno priyedu k vam snova): See you next time.
Сколько вам лет? (Skolʹko vam let): How old are you?]]> 2023-02-13 03:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478300730 4 - Spoken Language reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478303232 2023-02-13 03:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478303232 5 - The Trinity reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478318024 Painted by Andrei Rublev in the 15th century. The "Holy Trinity" was the symbolism of spiritual unity, peace, harmony, mutual love, and humility.]]> 2023-02-13 03:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478318024 6 - Russian Folk Dance reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478323387 Russian folk music and dance was created in the 10th century. Russian folk songs and dances were used to celebrate holidays.]]> 2023-02-13 03:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478323387 7 - Russian Idiom/Saying reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478327957 How it’s pronounced: gavaryat, chto kur doyat
Literal translation: they say they milk chickens
Similar English idiom: ‘they say so’ is half a lie

The meaning is that people shouldn't believe everything they hear, especially if they heard someone else say it originally.]]> 2023-02-13 03:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478327957 8 - The Moscow Kremlin reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478329048 The Moscow Kremlin is the heart of the city. It used to symbolize Russian and Soviet power and authority. It also used to be a place of residency for the president of the Russian Federation since 1991. ]]> 2023-02-13 03:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478329048 9 - Pelmeni (meat dumplings) reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478343003 https://momsdish.com/recipe/76/pelmeni]]> 2023-02-13 03:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478343003 10 - English to Russian Words reesemerkel1 https://padlet.com/reesemerkel1/xrhv43uiqeb8u4la/wish/2478346231 There are a lot of Russian words that are used in English.

  • pierogi - a stuffed dough dumpling, literally means "pie" in Russian
  • tsar - a historical term for a Russian emperor, also commonly spelled as czar, tzar, or csar in English
  • mammoth - an extinct ancestor of the elephant (In Siberian myths, they lived underground. In English, the word can also be used to mean “huge.”)

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