Before yesterday, I didn’t feel a huge need to learn any Russian. At least I didn’t see an urgent need to learn the language, but all that has changed. I suddenly find myself just a few months away from touring lands nearby Russia’s border where the sound of the lingo can still be heard clicking off the local’s tongues. Besides it has been almost two months since the last lesson. Let’s dive in with an easy one…
Today’s word is a Russian word used in Russia:
paka – bye-bye
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Past Russian words: , shakzochniy