Russian Classes: How to be casual and conversational (VIDEO)

Learn how to properly cut words and adopt a more conversational tone!

Привет!

It’s quite common for language to be simplified in spoken form. So here are some examples of words we often use in shorthand.

  • чё = что
  • выхи = выходные
  • те = тебе
  • чё-нить = что-нибудь
  • щас = сейчас
  • cёдня = сегодня
  • комп = компьютер
  • тя = тебя
  • тыща = тысяча

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