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Craving deeper book discussions in Russian? Master the key vocabulary with this handy guide. Free flashcards included!

Interesting list of words that may sound and/ or look alike in Polish and Russian but mean different things:

stól (table) — sounds like стул (chair)

krzesło (chair) — кресло (arm chair)

jutro (tomorrow) — утро (morning)

rano (morning)— рано (early)

dywan (rug) — диван (sofa)

lustro (mirror) — люстра (chandelier)

prosto (straight) — просто (simple)

uroda (beauty) — урода (ugly)

dynia (pumpkin)— дыня (melon)

magazyn (warehouse)— магазин (store)

sklep (store)— склеп (tomb)

niedziela (Sunday— неделя (week)

owoc (fruit)— овощ (vegetable)

kaki (persimmon) — каки (poos)

sztuka (art) — штука (thing, item)

kwać (to quack) — квакать (to croak)

czaszka (skull)— чашка (cup)

nagly (urgent)— наглый (rude)

ucztiwy (honest) — учтивый (polite)

gnusny (lazy)— гнусный (hideous)

woń (odour, aroma) — вонь (stink, stench)

Source: https://twitter.com/stas_kulesh/status/1754883497074806791

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Copying texts into a notebook

Choose some short & fun texts, something like fairy tales, local news, wikipedia entries etc. in your target language and copy the text into a notebook, leaving a bit of space at the side. Then go over the text again and mark any words you didn’t know & write down their translation or definition next to the text. Also check for any unknown & difficult grammar you noticed and mark that in a different colour.

By writing in your target language (even if it’s just copying) you’ll get used to the sentence structure and overall grammar of your target language. If you do this regularly, you’ll soon find it more easy to form and produce sentences by yourself!

заложенный /zɐˈɫoʐɨn(ː)ɨɪ̯/ adjective, masculine -- stuffy

Заложенный нос помешал мне выспаться. A stuffy nose prevented me from getting a good night's sleep.

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морозить /mɐˈrozʲɪtʲ/ verb, imperfective -- to freeze; (impersonal) to feel cold when having a fever

Меня по вечерам морозит, а потом прошибает пот. I get cold in the evenings, and then sweat breaks out.