Hello and Привет! This blog is for Russian learners. Today I want you to learn how to say ‘why’, ‘what for’ and ‘because’ in Russian because they are really commonly used in Russia. I’ll give you some examples, hopefully showing you the differences between WHY and WHAT FOR. So the words in question are: […]
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