TheLanguageBroThis video is a long compilation of all of my previous videos that show and explain each Spanish concept individually. I decided to put all of this information in one video, so that way, there’s no need to search for each Spanish concept on its own. This video has every Spanish concept, idea, principle, and fundamental that one would need to understand the basis of Spanish. The only missing concepts are verbs like “gustar” and the difference between “qué” and “cuál.” I decided to not include them because they’re simple enough to understand.
I begin the video with a short introduction as to what this long video brings and conclude it with the idea that I mention all the time: Regardless of the reason for learning languages, everyone has to start with the basis of the language, and that’s exactly what I’ve shown in the video. Thank you all for watching these videos; it makes me feel very contented knowing that I’m educating some people. Big thank you for your support, really.
Feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
Here are the timestamps for each Spanish concept; that way you don’t have to waste time looking for the concept you need in the video: (0:00) - The Introduction (1:04) - Spanish Fundamentals (10:32) - Conjugating Verbs (Present) (16:23) - Articles (18:54) - The Verb “Ser” (23:19) - The Present Progressive (26:08) - The Verb “Estar” (32:28) - Descriptive Adjectives (35:52) - Possessive Adjectives (38:32) - Demonstrative Adjectives (40:50) - Useful Greetings & Farewells (43:53) - The Verb “Poder” (47:03) - The Verb “Ir” (52:38) - The Verb “Tener” (59:03) - “al” & “del” (1:00:34) - Prepositional Pronouns (1:03:26) - Direct Object Pronouns (1:09:18) - Indirect Object Pronouns (1:16:10) - Combining DOPs & IOPs (1:23:54) - The Verb “Gustar” (1:29:48) - Irregular “Yo” Verbs (1:32:59) - Stem-Changing Verbs (1:36:52) - The Verb “Saber” (1:39:51) - The Verb “Conocer” (1:43:05) - Past Tense For Regular Verbs (1:48:08) - Past Tense of “Ser” and “Ir” (1:54:32) - Irregular Verbs in the Past - Part 1 (2:01:56) - Irregular Verbs in the Past - Part 2 (2:09:40) - Reflexive Verbs (2:15:49) - Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs (2:18:31) - Imperfect Tense (2:25:22) - Stressed Possessive Adjectives (2:27:59) - “Por” & “Para” (2:34:12) - Comparatives & Superlatives (2:39:27) - How Negatives Work (2:43:50) - Familiar Tú Commands (2:50:50) - Nosotros Commands (2:57:26) - Past Participles As Adjectives (3:01:52) - Present Perfect Tense (3:06:10) - Past Perfect Tense (3:09:41) - Future Tense (3:14:07) - Future Perfect Tense (3:16:45) - Conditional Tense (3:20:51) - Conditional Perfect Tense (3:22:48) - “Que” & “Lo que” (3:27:32) - Understanding the Subjunctive (3:35:21) - Verbs in the Present Subjunctive (3:44:33) - Examples in the Present Subjunctive (3:51:07) - Past Subjunctive (3:58:33) - Present Perfect Subjunctive (4:02:29) - Past Perfect Subjunctive (4:05:30) - The Conclusion
Here are some minor mistakes I noticed later when editing (there may be more, sorry for that): (8:37) - Instead of "deicineuve," it should be "diecinueve" (2:37:29) - Instead of “the most/less,” it should be “the most/least” (3:58:06) - Instead of “una casa buena,” it should be “una mala noche”
A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Spanish (The Conclusion)TheLanguageBro2023-11-25 | This video is a long compilation of all of my previous videos that show and explain each Spanish concept individually. I decided to put all of this information in one video, so that way, there’s no need to search for each Spanish concept on its own. This video has every Spanish concept, idea, principle, and fundamental that one would need to understand the basis of Spanish. The only missing concepts are verbs like “gustar” and the difference between “qué” and “cuál.” I decided to not include them because they’re simple enough to understand.
I begin the video with a short introduction as to what this long video brings and conclude it with the idea that I mention all the time: Regardless of the reason for learning languages, everyone has to start with the basis of the language, and that’s exactly what I’ve shown in the video. Thank you all for watching these videos; it makes me feel very contented knowing that I’m educating some people. Big thank you for your support, really.
Feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
Here are the timestamps for each Spanish concept; that way you don’t have to waste time looking for the concept you need in the video: (0:00) - The Introduction (1:04) - Spanish Fundamentals (10:32) - Conjugating Verbs (Present) (16:23) - Articles (18:54) - The Verb “Ser” (23:19) - The Present Progressive (26:08) - The Verb “Estar” (32:28) - Descriptive Adjectives (35:52) - Possessive Adjectives (38:32) - Demonstrative Adjectives (40:50) - Useful Greetings & Farewells (43:53) - The Verb “Poder” (47:03) - The Verb “Ir” (52:38) - The Verb “Tener” (59:03) - “al” & “del” (1:00:34) - Prepositional Pronouns (1:03:26) - Direct Object Pronouns (1:09:18) - Indirect Object Pronouns (1:16:10) - Combining DOPs & IOPs (1:23:54) - The Verb “Gustar” (1:29:48) - Irregular “Yo” Verbs (1:32:59) - Stem-Changing Verbs (1:36:52) - The Verb “Saber” (1:39:51) - The Verb “Conocer” (1:43:05) - Past Tense For Regular Verbs (1:48:08) - Past Tense of “Ser” and “Ir” (1:54:32) - Irregular Verbs in the Past - Part 1 (2:01:56) - Irregular Verbs in the Past - Part 2 (2:09:40) - Reflexive Verbs (2:15:49) - Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs (2:18:31) - Imperfect Tense (2:25:22) - Stressed Possessive Adjectives (2:27:59) - “Por” & “Para” (2:34:12) - Comparatives & Superlatives (2:39:27) - How Negatives Work (2:43:50) - Familiar Tú Commands (2:50:50) - Nosotros Commands (2:57:26) - Past Participles As Adjectives (3:01:52) - Present Perfect Tense (3:06:10) - Past Perfect Tense (3:09:41) - Future Tense (3:14:07) - Future Perfect Tense (3:16:45) - Conditional Tense (3:20:51) - Conditional Perfect Tense (3:22:48) - “Que” & “Lo que” (3:27:32) - Understanding the Subjunctive (3:35:21) - Verbs in the Present Subjunctive (3:44:33) - Examples in the Present Subjunctive (3:51:07) - Past Subjunctive (3:58:33) - Present Perfect Subjunctive (4:02:29) - Past Perfect Subjunctive (4:05:30) - The Conclusion
Here are some minor mistakes I noticed later when editing (there may be more, sorry for that): (8:37) - Instead of "deicineuve," it should be "diecinueve" (2:37:29) - Instead of “the most/less,” it should be “the most/least” (3:58:06) - Instead of “una casa buena,” it should be “una mala noche”English - Adverbs ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-10-20 | In this video, I explain adverbs in English. Adverbs are words that describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or whole phrases. They often end in LY (ex. quickly, extremely), but some take the form of an adjective counterpart (soon, too, very, etc). In the video, I explain their use and present many helpful examples; I also describe their role in linking verbs and where they should be placed in sentences.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - Prepositional Phrases ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-10-18 | In this video, I explain prepositional phrases in English. Prepositional phrases are word groups that consist of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object, being a noun, a verb, or a clause. Common prepositions that begin prepositional phrases are to, about, at, by, behind, during, for, from, in, under, and with. Any sentence that has a prepositional phrase has a preposition which becomes the central element of the sentence. In the video, I present several helpful examples and explain when to not overuse too many of them.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - Demonstrative Pronouns & Determiners ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-10-12 | In this video, I explain demonstrative pronouns and determiners in English, such as “this/that/these/those.” Demonstrative pronouns replace nouns and stand alone as the subject of the sentence. Demonstrative determiners modify subjects, appearing before subjects and telling something about them. In the video, I explain their preliminary functions while presenting several useful examples.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-10-11 | In this video, I explain possessive adjectives and pronouns in English. Adjectives describe a noun and show ownership while pronouns stand in place of a noun, entirely replacing them. Possessive adjectives are “my, your, his/her/its, our, & their,” and possessive pronouns are “mine, yours, his/hers/its, ours, & theirs.” In the video, I present numerous examples and thoroughly explain each concept.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - Descriptive Adjectives ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-10-09 | In this video, I explain descriptive adjectives in English. Descriptive adjectives describe nouns and add detailed information to provide vivid descriptions of characters, settings, and events. There are 3 types: Physical, emotional, and opinion, based on appearance, size, color, shape, condition, and other qualities. In the video, I present numerous useful examples, along with other concepts like using multiple adjectives in one sentence.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - The Progressive & Present Participles ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-10-03 | In this video, I explain the progressive tense in English, along with present participles. The progressive is a verb tense indicating that an action is happening at the moment. It is formed by a subject + conjugation of “To be” + present participle. A participle is a word that is used as an adjective describing an action that is currently taking place. Most often, it’s an infinitive + ing, although there are special spelling rules that I cover. While showing examples, I explain the difference between participles and gerunds, which are noun forms only. In the end, I present more examples, explaining common stative verbs with the progressive that don’t work.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - The Verb “To Be” ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-09-30 | In this video, I explain the verb “To be” in English. I begin by explaining the irregular conjugations that “To be” has in present tenses, such as “am/is/are.” Then, I provide examples and proceed to the past tense, like “was/were.” Then, I explain the use of the progressive with “To be” where a conjugated “To be” combines with a participle/gerund ([verb]+ing) to form a progressive tense at any time (ex. I am/was going). In the end, I explain the function of “To be” in future and perfect tenses, along with modal verbs that use the infinitive Be (ex. I might be wrong). Finally, I provide numerous useful examples that cover every explained concept.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - How to Pluralize NounsTheLanguageBro2024-09-28 | In this video, I explain how to pluralize nouns in English. Regular nouns follow an S at the end. Nouns ending in S, SH, CH, X, or Z receive an ES at the end. When a noun ends in a vowel + Y, we only add an S. When a noun ends in a consonant + Y, we replace the Y with IES. When a noun ends in F or FE, we replace that by adding VES. When a noun ends in a consonant + O, we add ES. Some nouns are fully irregular and change inner vowels (ex. Man - Men, Foot - Feet, Goose - Geese, Mouse - Mice). Some nouns are the same both when singular and plural (ex. Fish, Ship, Deer, Moose). Some nouns are formal and have spelling changes; they mainly come from Greek and Latin. They’re the most irregular.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - Sentence Structures, Clauses, and Word OrderTheLanguageBro2024-09-24 | In this video, I explain sentence structures, clauses, and word order in English. First, I introduce the basic components that any English clause has—subject, verb, and object—which create complete English sentences. Then, I explain in which word order they’re used, depending on the 4 sentence structures in English: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Every structure has such components, so I explain each one in detail and provide useful examples.
Additional note at 2:50 - When in doubt about which coordinating conjunction to use, use a semicolon
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - Articles ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-09-22 | In this video, I explain articles in English. English has the articles A, AN, and THE. The definite article THE is used to specify that the identity of the noun is fully known, while the indefinite articles A and AN are general and not known. In the video, I specify more on count and noncount nouns, present useful examples, and show exceptions to certain rules.
Feel free to correct me on any mistake that I could have made while explaining, and feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - Present Verb Conjugation ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-09-12 | In this video, I explain present verb conjugation in English. I begin by explaining that conjugation is the modification of a verb’s form that expresses a list of actions while later showing how to identify English verbs; to speak, to run, to think, to look, etc. English verbs keep their infinitive forms in every pronoun, except in He/She/It, adding an “S” (speaks). For special verbs, “ES” (goes, teaches, finishes, passes) or “IES” (studies, catches) is used in He/She/It, while modal verbs are all the same (can, may, might, etc). At the end, I present the verbs “to have” and “to have got” which use “has” in He/She/It, sometimes using contractions - I’ve, You’ve got, etc. I conclude by presenting examples using questions and showing how to form them.
(At 2:08, I meant to say “They go,” NOT “You go”)
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About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - Basic Words, Phrases, & FundamentalsTheLanguageBro2024-09-08 | In this video, I explain basic words, phrases, and fundamentals in English. First, I list a basis that learners should focus on and understand when learning English, such as question words, personal pronouns, days of the week, months, time words, greetings and farewells, and numbers. Then, I cover every point in detail while presenting useful examples in each case.
(At 1:36, I meant to say contraction, NOT contradiction)
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About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1English - The Alphabet and Its Rules & Sounds ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-09-07 | In this video, I explain the English alphabet with its rules and sounds. I begin by covering the letters and speaking about digraphs and diphthongs which are letter combinations that create new sounds. Then, I explain the phonic, syllable, accent, and special rules left in the alphabet, ending the video on the English schwa.
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About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Fun and Short Russian Etymological LinguisticsTheLanguageBro2024-08-16 | In this video, I show a few fun and short Russian etymological linguistics. Every language has its secret meanings behind words, but Russian does it best through emotions, love, and the laws of nature. Many Slavic languages, including Russian, were based on the distinctiveness of ancient Slavic people, which differed from other societies. Their languages were built in very interesting ways, causing many etymological meanings to appear in their words, so in this video, it’s what I present (and it’s also a new format that I’m trying to improve my content).
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About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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Subscribe to the channel - youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Russian (The Conclusion)TheLanguageBro2024-07-08 | This video is a long compilation of all of my previous videos that show and explain each Russian grammatical concept individually. This video has every Russian concept, idea, principle, and fundamental that one would need to understand the basis of Russian. The only concepts that I did not cover are the Russian handwritten cursive, “что / то-что,” the emphatic pronoun сам (oneself), complex and declined negations, active participles in every case, and present and past passive participles. At the beginning of the video, I explain why I decided to not fully explain these grammatical concepts.
I begin the video with a short introduction as to what this long video brings (while also addressing mistakes that I made in my Spanish video, in comparison, if you watched it) and conclude it with the idea that I mention all the time: Regardless of the reason for learning languages, everyone has to start with the basis of the language, and that’s exactly what I’ve shown in the video. Thank you all for watching these videos; it makes me feel very happy knowing that I’m educating some people. Big thank you for your support, really.
Feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
Here are the timestamps for each Russian concept; that way you don’t have to waste time looking for the concept you need: (0:00) - The Introduction (7:17) - Things To Know Beforehand (25:14) - Russian Alphabet & Letters (41:14) - Identifying a Noun’s Gender (48:22) - 6 Russian Cases (1:05:26) - Nominative Case (1:18:16) - Genitive Case (1:36:47) - Dative Case (1:46:43) - Accusative Case (1:58:12) - Instrumental Case (2:06:49) - Prepositional Case (2:15:10) - Sentence Structures & Word Order (2:28:38) - Basic Words, Phrases, & Fundamentals (2:44:30) - Regular Present Verb Conjugation (2:54:46) - Irregular Present Verb Conjugation (3:08:53) - Normal Descriptive Adjectives (3:26:48) - Short Descriptive Adjectives (3:34:55) - Comparative & Superlative Descriptive Adjectives (3:51:16) - Possessive Pronouns (4:07:36) - Demonstrative Pronouns (4:17:24) - Personal Object Pronouns (4:39:48) - Genitive Impersonal Constructions (4:54:38) - Dative Impersonal Constructions (5:09:41) - Special Constructions with Object Pronouns (5:25:13) - Perfective & Imperfective Verb Aspects (5:37:00) - Past Tense Verb Conjugation (5:45:51) - Future Tense Verb Conjugation (6:00:56) - Conditional (Mood) Verb Conjugation (6:11:37) - Reflexive Verbs (6:27:17) - Reflexive & Possessive Reflexive Pronouns (6:36:42) - Verbs of Motion (6:51:27) - How Negation Works (7:04:25) - Ты & Вы (You) Commands (Imperative Mood) (7:10:18) - Supplemental - Let’s (Давайте) Commands (7:11:54) - Participles As Adjectives (7:22:16) - Subjunctive (7:35:02) - The Conclusion
Some minor typos/mistakes that I made when explaining (if you find more, please correct me): (26:20) - Б’s counterpart is П, NOT T (53:13) - It should say Of-From whom, NOT who (1:39:49) - It should say “replace with ю,” NOT “add ю” (3:02:20) - Additional note: Давать (to give) also drops the consonant в to keep a perfect sound when conjugated in every pronoun (3:43:35) - Big has a second “g,” NOT “b” (4:48:55) - It should say “m,s / f,s / n,s,” NOT “p” (4:52:31) - It should say prepositions, NOT pronouns (6:19:02) - I meant to say reflexive, NOT reflective (6:47:13) - It should say motion, NOT meaning (6:56:37) - I meant to simply say direct objects, NOT direct object pronounsRussian - The Subjunctive ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-07-03 | In this video, I explain the Russian subjunctive. The Russian subjunctive is a grammatical mood that designates an action that someone would do or that something would happen if specific circumstances are met. It is based on subjectivity with verbs that are put in the conditional mood which heavily relies on the conditional. It also has many different uses that may refer to real or unreal actions that take place in the past, present, or future, like complex “if” sentences (Если… бы…), emotional desire (expressing a wish, desire, request, or command), the conditional mood with the word чтобы (main clause + subordinate clause), and suggestions and advice (phrases like “it would be better…" or “why don’t you…,” etc). In the video, I explain every single concept under the Russian subjunctive and give useful examples in every case.
Feel free to share this video with people you know who love learning languages or with people in general. I very much appreciate the support.
About me:
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Participles As Adjectives ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-07-01 | In this video, I explain participles as adjectives in Russian. Participles as adjectives are verbs that form an active tense as adjectives; they combine the qualities of verbs (tense, aspect, voice) and adjectives (gender, quantity, case) by describing the qualities of objects. They also possess characteristics of verbs and adjectives that depend on a verbal action while similarly using the same endings as normal adjectives, in the active present and past. Present active participles are only derived from imperfective verbs which are actions that are currently taking place which the subject is doing at the moment. To form them, take the они conjugation of the present tense verb, drop the т, and add the endings щий (masculine), щая (feminine), щее (neuter), and щие (plural) (ex. читать - to read / читающий - a masculine subject reading, etc, читающая, читающee, читающие). Past active participles work with both imperfective and perfective verbs, and they show an action that the subject was doing or did, and to form them, take the past tense verb’s stem and add the endings вший (masculine), вшая (feminine), вшее (neuter), and вшие (plural) (ex. читать - to read / читавший - a masculine subject who was reading, etc, читавшая, читавшee, читавшие). With reflexive verbs, ся is always added at the participle’s ending, NO MATTER the case and tense. There are, however, irregular exceptions in the active present and past, and in the video, I show many examples with every participle.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Ты & Вы (You) Commands ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-06-26 | In this video, I explain ты and вы commands in Russian, also known as the imperative mood. Ты commands have 2 verb ending forms that verbs follow: With verbs ending in ать and ять, take any infinitive, drop the ending, and add the letter й. With any other verb ending, add the letter и (ex. Работать - Работай! [Work!] / Говорить - Говори! [Speak!]). Вы commands, on the other hand, have an easier form: Apply the letters те at the end of any ты command (ex. Работать - Работайте! (y’all) [Work!] / Говорить - Говорите! (y’all) [Speak!]). When commands are put in the negative and reflexive forms, they do not change whatsoever, but the reflexives do get the endings ся and сь when the conjugations end in a consonant or a vowel. At the end of the video, I touch upon “we” commands, but I do not cover them because they’re simple enough not to require a separate video. To form “we” commands in Russian, we use the word давaйте + a conjugated verb from the мы pronoun from the perfective future (ex. Давайте поработаем! - Let’s work!).
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - How Negation Works in the LanguageTheLanguageBro2024-06-24 | In this video, I explain how negation works in Russian which changes affirmative statements into negative ones. There are many types of negation in Russian, such as simple, strong, complete, and double negations. Simple negation uses the word не which acts as the English “not” and makes the opposite of a word. Не is mostly used with every Russian grammatical concept, like verbs, nouns, pronouns, numbers, adjectives, and adverbs in which не comes before them (ex. Это я → Это не я). Strong negation uses ни which emphasizes absence and denial; it’s the first negation to use a bit of double negatives (ex. Я хочу кошку и собаку → Я не хочу ни кошку, ни собаку). Complete negation is the easiest negation to grasp due to its simple function of negating sentences as a whole, using нет (ex. Ты дома? Нет, я не дома). Double negation is the most challenging because it combines simple and strong negation. It’s widespread to use negative pronouns (like никто - no one, ничто - nothing, нигде - nowhere, etc) with double negation due to its complexity with the 6 Russian cases. In the video, I do not explain every negation under every case because it would cause more confusion. Instead, I explain the simpler supplemental concepts of negation in Russian with many practical and useful examples.
(Realized I made a mistake when explaining; at 5:10, I meant to simply say “direct objects,” NOT “direct object pronouns”)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Verbs of Motion ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-06-20 | In this video, I explain verbs of motion in Russian. Verbs of motion in Russian relate to movement and are used differently than normal verbs. Verbs of motion are grammatically special exceptions which allows them to be imperfective and perfective in all tenses. While being imperfective, they can be unidirectional (relating to one destination) and multidirectional (relating to multiple places). Unidirectional verbs of motion are closely connected to a simple tense in English (ex. I run - Я бегаю, from the verb бегать) while multidirectional verbs link to a progressive tense (ex. I am running - Я бегу, from the verb бежать). In the video, I present numerous examples of directional verbs of motion, and later, I explain prefixed verbs of motion which is a very important topic. Prefixed verbs of motion have a different meaning in direction which receive a prefix. Some prefixes can be в - in, вы - out, and об - around; in the video, I show many more. In English, we tend to put adverbs after these verbs (like “walk in, out, by, etc”), but in Russian, any prefix can be added to any verb of motion which will make a different verb but will still keep the same meaningful motion in the verb (like xодить - to walk & входить - to walk in). The most important concept of prefixed verbs of motion is that they are all based on the same action. Because they have a lot more to them, I recommend that you watch the video fully to understand their concept.
(Realized I made a mistake when showing; at 10:31, it should say “motion,” NOT “meaning”)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Reflexive & Possessive Reflexive Pronouns ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-06-16 | In this video, I explain reflexive and possessive reflexive pronouns in Russian. I begin by explaining the simple reflexive pronoun себя which is used when a pronoun is the same person or thing as the subject. Cебя means “self,” as in myself, yourself, etc, and is affected by the 6 cases but not by gender or plurality (ex. Я вижу себя - I see myself). This pronoun is fairly simple to remember and understand because it’s used for any pronoun and subject. Then, I explain the possessive reflexive pronoun свой which is affected by the 6 cases, gender, and plurality. This pronoun means “(any)one’s own” which acts more as a possessive determiner that specifies “one’s own” object (ex. Я вижу свой дом - I see my [own] house). Cвой is also used for any subject but is very different from normal possessive pronouns. In the video, I present every single gender, case, and plurality under which every pronoun is affected, along with many examples that show when to use them. Though it may seem like a lot, many possessive reflexive pronouns are borrowed from each other, so there isn’t anything difficult with these pronouns. More is explained in the video.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Reflexive Verbs ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-06-13 | In this video, I explain reflexive verbs in Russian. Reflexive verbs in Russian are verbs that apply to oneself, having more than one meaning. When compared to English, it’s possible to make reflexive verbs by adding a word/preposition to a verb, thus making it reflexive. In the video, I explain simple, reciprocal, intransitive, “to be”-based, and impersonal speech-based reflexive verbs which all consist of regular infinitives ending in ся (ex. купать - to wash / купаться - to wash up / wash oneself). To conjugate simple reflexive verbs in any tense, add сь if the conjugation ends in a vowel and ся if the conjugation ends in a consonant; the same applies to any type of reflexive verb. Later, I explain reciprocal verbs which require 2 or more subjects (like each other), intransitive reflexives which cannot be separated into 2 verbs and only have one meaning with no object (like надеяться - to hope, смеяться - to laugh, and улыбаться - to smile), “to be”-based reflexives which correlate to English (like интересоваться - to be interested in), and reflexive verbs within impersonal speech (like нравиться - to like). I end the video by providing the topics for the next video that directly connect to reflexive verbs, that is reflexive pronouns like себя and свой.
(Realized I made a mistake when explaining; at 7:25, I meant to say “reflexive,” NOT “reflective")
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Verb Conjugation in the Conditional MoodTheLanguageBro2024-06-09 | In this video, I explain how to conjugate verbs in the conditional mood in Russian. There is only one conditional mood in Russian which explains events that would happen or would be, and it doesn’t have any perfect tenses, like in English. The conditional in Russian works by using a conjugation of быть, which is бы, by placing it after subjects and before imperfective and perfective verbs from the past. There is also the short б which is used only within informal conversations, placed only after a word ending in a hard vowel. Бы formally translates to the English “would” which additionally uses past participles to indicate the conditional. The conditional in Russian is actually similar to how English constructs the conditional, but there are differences between the imperfective and perfective (imperfective - Я бы работал - I would be working, masculine / perfective - Ты бы поработала - You would work, feminine). In the video, I present verbs with many endings, along with complex “if” sentences. I end the video by mentioning the Russian subjunctive which links to the conditional, a topic for a future video.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Verb Conjugation in the Future TenseTheLanguageBro2024-06-01 | In this video, I explain how to conjugate verbs in the future tense in Russian. The future tense in Russian has 2 variations that can express the future. 1. The imperfective future compound which uses future conjugations of быть and regular imperfective infinitives (Я буду/Ты будешь/Он/Она/Оно будет/Мы будем/Вы будете/Они будут + infinitive). 2. And the perfective future simple which uses verbs in the perfective aspect and takes conjugations from the present. The imperfective is self-explanatory because it indicates a continuous and ongoing action that will happen in the future, using быть which is stative, meaning “I will be doing, you will be doing, etc.” The perfective, however, can be tough because it’s important to know how to identify a perfective verb and what present conjugation to use with a perfective verb, considering that there are spelling rules for certain verbs. The meaning of the perfective in the future simple is “I will, you will, etc” because it indicates an action will finish successfully. In any manner, when doubting which variation of the future to use, using the imperfective will always be simpler, faster to remember, and more understandable.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Verb Conjugation in the Past TenseTheLanguageBro2024-05-30 | In this video, I explain how to conjugate verbs in the past tense in Russian. There is only one past tense in Russian which has a simple pattern for its conjugation with perfective and imperfective aspects. Regardless of a verb’s ending (which could be ать, ять, еть, ить, уть, оть, or ыть), the pattern will always be the same, focusing on the subject’s gender. For singular masculine subjects (Я(m)/Ты(m)/Он), drop the verb’s ending and add л to the remaining stem. For singular feminine subjects (Я(f)/Ты(f)/Онa), drop the verb’s ending and add лa. For a neuter subject (Оно), add the ending ло and for any plural subject (Мы/Вы/Они), add the ending ли. In the video, I apply these endings to many presented verbs while also showing their imperfective and perfective counterparts which are necessarily useful. In the end, I elaborate more on the irregular verbs ending in ти, like идти/пойти (to go) and нести/понести (to carry). Then, there are more irregulars like лежать/лечь (to lie down) and мочь/смочь (to be able to) which are irregular in spelling. Finally, there is the verb быть which means to be; it’s a stative verb that has no perfective form and instead indicates existence, identity, and location.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Perfective & Imperfective Verb Aspects ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-05-26 | In this video, I explain the perfective and imperfective aspects of verbs in Russian. Perfective and imperfective verb aspects indicate if an action was or will be completed successfully or is still ongoing. The perfective indicates that an action was or will be done successfully which uses slightly different variations of verb infinitives (ex. [по]работать); its closest connection to English is the past/future simple. The perfective can only work in the past and future because it’s not possible to express an action that was or will be completed in the present moment. The imperfective indicates an ongoing, continuous action whose outcomes do not matter; its closest connection to English are the multiple continuous tenses of the past and future tenses (ex. работать). The imperfective can work in the past, present, and future because every action is considered ongoing. In the video, I thoroughly explain the concept of each aspect in every tense, along with useful verbs to know. I do not cover the past and future grammar because that is for the next video, even though it’s useful to know it by now, especially for verb aspects.
(Realized I made a typo when explaining; at 8:26, it should say говорить — поговорить (to speak), NOT готовить — поготовить (this verb means to cook/make), my apologies)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Special Constructions with Object Pronouns in the CasesTheLanguageBro2024-05-22 | In this video, I explain the remaining special constructions with object pronouns in the remaining cases (accusative, instrumental, and prepositional) in Russian. As every special construction, object pronoun, and grammatical case comes to an end, I wanted to reflect on the moment that the most difficult concepts in Russian are now over. Across these 3 videos, I’ve completely dedicated my time to the 6 Russian cases and their special functions by explaining every possible application that they have, so starting now, the Russian language will be faster and simpler to understand. I begin the video by describing the remaining functions and special constructions of the accusative with object pronouns, like animate and inanimate objects, outside states of subjects, and circumstantial functioning. Then, I go more in-depth by giving a quick description of every function and construction in the instrumental with object pronouns, like an action performed with an instrument, the means by which something is done, agent, reason, measurement, comparison, time (different from the genitive), trajectory, and special prepositions relating to the instrumental. At last, I fully explain the special constructions of the prepositional with object pronouns, like special reserved prepositions related to location, and verbs related to speech, thought, and emotional state. Because there is a lot to know about every case and construction, I present many examples and go more in-depth about every single idea that each case and construction offers.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Impersonal Constructions with Object Pronouns in the DativeTheLanguageBro2024-05-21 | In this video, I explain impersonal and special constructions with object pronouns in the dative in Russian. I begin by giving a quick reminder of the dative’s questions, object pronouns, and main function - Direction. Later, I present a more detailed explanation of how impersonal constructions are used in the dative, such as emotional and physical states that use specific verbs, like нравиться - to like and нужно - to need. Then, I quickly recap the minor concepts of the dative, like addresses, age, and special prepositions, and elaborate more about how special constructions and object pronouns are used with them. Because there is a lot to know about the dative and all of its usages, I present many examples and go more in-depth about every single idea that the dative offers.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Impersonal Constructions with Object Pronouns in the GenitiveTheLanguageBro2024-05-21 | In this video, I explain impersonal and special constructions with object pronouns in the genitive in Russian. I begin by giving a quick reminder of the genitive’s questions, object pronouns, and main functions - Possession (Attribution) & Absence (Denial). Later, I present a more detailed explanation of how impersonal constructions are used in the genitive, such as using У (by) and Eсть (there is), to expressively show possession, along with how the genitive grammar is fully utilized under absence. Then, I quickly recap the minor concepts of the genitive (like description, time, and quantitative determiners) and elaborate more about the useful concepts that are needed with special constructions and object pronouns - Cardinal numbers, location, and special prepositions. Because there is a lot to know about the genitive and all of its usages, I present many examples and go more in-depth about every single idea that the genitive offers.
(Realized I made a few mistakes when explaining; at 9:07, it should say m,s / f,s / n,s / NOT p; at 12:43, I meant to say prepositions, NOT pronouns, my apologies)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - (Personal) Object Pronouns ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-05-11 | In this video, I explain (personal) object pronouns in Russian. I begin by providing a thorough explanation of object pronouns in English, such as their use in directness and indirectness. To fully fathom object pronouns in Russian, it’s very crucial to first understand how they work in English because amazingly, some pronouns share the same principle with Russian pronouns. In short terms, the Russian accusative case is responsible for direct object pronouns by asking “what/whom” when compared to English, and the Russian dative case is responsible for indirect object pronouns by asking “to what/to whom” when compared to English. In the video, I go through an extreme and rigorous description of what this means and how it functions in English and Russian which is very significant to know. Then, I show what object pronouns visually look like in Russian through the primary pronouns (Я - I, Ты - You, Он - He, Она - She, Мы - We, Вы - Y’all, and Они - They). The object pronouns conclusively are presented as меня - me, тебя - you, его - him, её - her, нас - us, вас - y’all, and их - them. However, the 6 Russian cases can modify each word which is why later, I present more detailed usages of the object pronouns, like addition of consonants, impersonal speech, and possessive constructions. Even so, object pronouns can work with complex sentence structure in Russian which is a topic that I touch upon and will explain more in the next video. I conclude the video by providing many useful and easy examples, especially in the accusative and dative, and setting the topic for the next video.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Demonstrative Pronouns ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-05-05 | In this video, I explain demonstrative pronouns in Russian. Demonstrative pronouns are used when pointing to something or indicating what you’re talking about, and in English, there are only 2 of them with their plural variations - this, these, that, those. In Russian, the pronouns are этот and тот, yet they are affected by the 6 Russian cases, gender, and plurality. In the video, I present every single gender, case, and plurality under which every pronoun is affected, along with many examples that show when to use them. Though it may seem like a lot, many demonstrative pronouns are borrowed from each case, so there isn’t anything difficult with these pronouns. More is explained in the video.
(Realized I made a mistake when showing; at 3:02, it should say Accusative, NOT Genitive)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Possessive Pronouns ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-05-01 | In this video, I explain possessive pronouns in Russian. Possessive pronouns indicate to whom something belongs, and in English, they’re expressed as my, your, his, her, its, our, (informal) y’all’s, and their. In Russian, the pronouns are мой, твой, его, её, наш, ваш, and их, and they are affected by the 6 Russian cases and change depending on gender and plurality. In the video, I present every single gender, case, and plurality under which every pronoun is affected, along with many examples that show when to use them. Though it may seem like a lot, most pronouns are borrowed from each case, so there isn’t anything difficult with these pronouns. More is explained in the video.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Comparative & Superlative Descriptive Adjectives ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-04-28 | In this video, I explain comparative and superlative adjectives in Russian. Comparatives are adjectives that compare one noun to another, and in Russian, there are 3 methods to express them. The first method is the lazy method that uses the determiners “более (more)” and “менее (less)” which are placed before any normal adjective. Contextually, the conjunction “чем (than)” is also used to introduce the second element in a comparison; it’s also used in the second method. The second method is formal and most effective which modifies the normal adjectives themselves to make better sounds, but there are 2 ways to do so. If a normal adjective’s stem ends in the consonants, н, л, р, п, б, м, or в, drop the ending and add the letters “ee.” If not, drop the ending and simply put “e,” but there are spelling rules that affect it. The third method is to omit the conjunction “чем (than)” and continue to modify the comparatives under the genitive case. This method is used in spoken Russian, but it’s difficult to understand for foreigners, so I don’t cover it in the video. Superlatives are adjectives used in comparisons to describe something as being of the highest degree. In Russian, the determiner “самый” is placed before any normal adjective, so it’s quite easy to learn. In the video, I go more in-depth and present more examples.
(Realized I made a mistake when explaining; at 8:40, “big” has a second “g,” not “b,” apologies)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Short Descriptive Adjectives ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-04-24 | In this video, I explain short descriptive adjectives in Russian. Short descriptive adjectives describe ideas about something, saying how something is, was, or will be while giving new information and conditions about subjects. Because nouns never follow short adjectives, their use is very limited in practice. As a fun fact, most sentences with short adjectives are expressed in old Russian literature; therefore, they’re not used a lot nowadays. They do follow grammatical rules, and they only have one pattern to follow in the nominative, hence they’re limited. A masculine short adjective is just the stem taken from a normal adjective, a feminine is a stem that ends in “a,” a neuter is a stem ending in “o,” and a plural ends in “ы” or “и.” In the video, I give detailed examples and elaborate more on how to use and understand these adjectives.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Normal Descriptive Adjectives ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-04-21 | In this video, I explain normal descriptive adjectives in Russian. Russian adjectives break into 3 categories - normal, short, and comparative & superlative; I only cover normal adjectives in the video. Normal adjectives in Russian are those that come before nouns, like “big table, beautiful car, or new window.” 2 endings categorize normal adjectives; first are adjectives ending in ой, ий, and ый (like большой - big, маленький - small, новый - new), and second are adjectives ending in ний which aren’t that common (like синий - blue). In the video, I mainly explain how to use such adjectives in context, but more importantly, how to modify them under gender, case, and plurality. Normal adjectives in Russian fall under the 3 genders, 6 Russian cases, and plurality as well, so this is the video's emphasis. I later go into more detail by providing examples of every type of adjective and showing each pattern of each adjective.
Cooljugator - A useful website for showing every modification of any adjective (simply type the adjective you need): cooljugator.com/ru/большой
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Irregular Verb Conjugation in the Present TenseTheLanguageBro2024-04-15 | In this video, I explain how to conjugate irregular verbs in the present tense in Russian. I first continue to elaborate more on the concept that I touched upon in the previous video, which is how the second conjugation pattern replaces/adds letters for the я pronoun in the present. These changes are done intentionally to preserve a uniform sound. Then, I explain how literal irregular verbs are conjugated in Russian with some having slight modifications and receiving letters while others are completely irregular; such verbs still follow one of the existing patterns (like ехать - to drive, давать - to give, бежать - to run, хотеть - to run, пить - to drink, жить - to live, and есть - (1st meaning - to be, 2nd meaning [in the video] - to eat). I end the video by explaining that when learning present Russian verb conjugation, there could be multiple subcategorized conjugations that still follow a pattern, just irregularly, like verbs that can end in чь, чься, and ти, like the verbs идти - to go and нести - to carry.
7:33 - Additional note: Давать (to give) also drops the consonant в to keep a perfect sound when conjugated in every pronoun.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Regular Verb Conjugation in the Present TenseTheLanguageBro2024-04-11 | In this video, I explain how to conjugate regular verbs in the present tense in Russian. First, it’s necessary to know that Russian has only one type of present tense, which is the present simple, unlike English which has a progressive. Secondly, I explain how to identify a verb in Russian in order to understand how to conjugate it: Almost every Russian verb ends in ть with ать and ить being the 2 major patterns to follow (like работать - to work and говорить - to speak). For verbs ending in ать, you drop the last 2 letters from the infinitive (ть) and add the following endings from their order of я to они, to correspond with the personal pronouns, ("ю", "ешь", "ет", "ем", "ете," and "ют"). This is the first conjugation pattern. For verbs ending in ить, you drop the last 2 or 3 letters from the infinitive (ть) and add the following endings, ("ю/у", "ишь", "ит", "им", "ите," and "ят/aт"). This is the second conjugation pattern which is also affected by spelling rules of consonants. Lastly, it’s important to acknowledge that there could be verbs with different vowel endings (ять, еть, etc) that may likewise follow one of the 2 patterns.
(Realized I made a mistake when explaining; at 6:50, I meant to say д, NOT б, apologies)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Basic Words, Phrases, and FundamentalsTheLanguageBro2024-04-08 | In this video, I explain the basic fundamentals and principles that Russian has. Russian tends to be very complex, so it’s advisable to learn the system of the Russian language before learning what’s in the video. It’s important to understand the primary idea of Russian, its Cyrillic alphabet, and its 6 grammatical cases, and only then, it would be better to learn Russian as a whole. I begin by explaining question words and their different variations under the 6 Russian cases and then proceed to prepositions, adverbs, and personal pronouns. Then, I explain the days of the week, months of the year, time words, useful greetings and farewells, and numbers. Overall, these are extremely practical words and phrases to use if you’re learning Russian.
Here are the concepts to know for learning Russian: 0. Primary understanding of Russian, Cyrillic alphabet, and 6 cases 1. Question words 2. Prepositions & adverbs 3. Personal pronouns 4. Days of the week 5. Months of the year 6. Time words 7. Greetings & farewells 8. Numbers
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Sentence Structures & Word Order ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-04-04 | In this video, I explain sentence structures and word orders in Russian. I begin by explaining the types of sentence structures, how words signify the emphasis of what’s expressed, and what intonation is generated by which phrase. The typical structure in Russian (as in English) is subject-verb-object or SVO. While English has a strict system for word orders, Russian is highly flexible, allowing words to be placed in any way, (SVO, SOV, OSV, OVS, VOS, & VSO). Each expression has its meaning, but practically, about half of the structures are useful. In the video, I provide simple examples in each structure, with a different case, subject, verb, and object. The forms of the words do not change while their emphasis will, depending on the order of the words. More is explained in the video.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - The Prepositional (Expressive) Case ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-03-25 | In this video, I explain the last case that there is in Russian, which is the prepositional. The prepositional case answers the questions about what and about whom (о чём & о ком) by only working with particular prepositions (like about - о, in - в, and on/at - на) that always come before a noun. It has other functions, like working with verbs that relate to speech, thought, and emotional state, but in the video, I do not cover these smaller concepts because they’re too advanced for now. I only explain the concept of accompanied nouns by prepositions, present the grammar of the prepositional, and show examples of how nouns get modified within it. I conclude the video by briefly explaining the aim of the 6 videos I made about the 6 Russian cases, or as I call them, the 6 types of Russian expressions: The aim was to grammatically explain what each case does and what each one is for, and as I recommend, don’t try to memorize all of the grammar at once, simply try to understand it and get a feel for it.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - The Instrumental (Expressive) Case ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-03-23 | In this video, I explain the instrumental case in Russian. The instrumental case is the fifth case where words can be modified differently. It answers the questions of with what and with whom (с чем & с кем) by showing which instrument is used to do something or help how an action is completed, like in the phrase “I cut a cake WITH a knife.” It works with other prepositions (like behind, between, over, in front of, and under), indicates the means by which something is done, and specifies agents, reasons, measurements, comparisons, times, and trajectories. In the video, I do not cover the instrumental’s smaller concepts because they’re too advanced to learn for now. Instead, I only explain the concept of instruments, present the grammar of the instrumental, and show examples of how nouns get modified within it.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - The Accusative (Expressive) Case ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-03-20 | In this video, I explain the accusative case in Russian. The accusative case is the fourth case in Russian where words can be modified differently. It answers the questions of what and whom, NOT to be confused with the identical set of questions from the genitive (of/from what and of/from whom). The accusative also has other functions, like the prepositions “into” and “on,” describing the state of a subject, and having a circumstantial function, but its most important function is direct objects, which can be animate (living people and animals) and inanimate (non-living items). In the video, I do not cover the accusative’s main functions because they’re too advanced to learn for now. Instead, I only explain the concept of direct objects which bases its entire system of the initial functions, and I present the grammar of the accusative and show examples of how nouns get modified within it. Most significantly, the accusative isn’t difficult to learn because it borrows grammar from previous cases, specifically the nominative and genitive.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - The Dative (Expressive Case) ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-03-14 | In this video, I explain the dative case in Russian. The dative case is the third case in Russian where words can be modified differently. It answers the questions of to what/to whom/to where (к чему/к кому/куда), it functions with indirect object pronouns, emotional and physical states, conjunction with verbs, addressing, age, and prepositions, but its most important function is direction. In the video, I do not cover the dative’s initial functions because they’re too advanced to learn for now. Instead, I only explain the concept of direction which bases its entire system of the initial functions, and I present the grammar of the dative and show examples of how nouns get modified within it.
(Realized I made a mistake when explaining; at 3:00, it should say replace with ю, NOT add ю, apologies)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - The Genitive (Expressive) Case ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-03-11 | In this video, I explain the genitive case in Russian. The genitive case is the second case in Russian and the first where words literally get modified. It answers the questions of of-from what/of-from whom/from where (от-из чего/от-из кого/откуда), it indicates possession, attribution, and absence, but more importantly, it identifies the objects that come after prepositions, meaning that the possessor always follows the object it possesses. It’s the English equivalent to phrases like “the dog of Adam” and “the legs of the tables” (Adam and tables are in the genitive, and they get modified differently). In the video, I present the grammar rules of the genitive with many examples and conclude with a few additional functions and examples of the genitive, such as cardinal numbers, descriptions, location, time, and more prepositions.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - The Nominative (Expressive) Case ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-03-07 | In this video, I explain the nominative case in Russian. I begin the video by quickly introducing the concept of Russian cases with the first being the nominative. This case is the simplest in Russian because it answers the questions of what/who (что/ктo), it’s the dictionary form for any word, and it’s the first case that grammatically doesn’t modify words. In the video, I do not cover every type of word (like adjectives and pronouns which likewise get modified) but nouns that can be applied in the case. Later, I present a pattern that can help identify the gender of a noun and how to pluralize one in the nominative. In the end, I give numerous examples and finish with a few exceptions and irregulars that are not as significant as regular, ordinary Russian nouns.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - What are the 6 Cases/Expressions?TheLanguageBro2024-02-25 | In this video, I explain the 6 Russian cases. I start the video by giving a short description of the 6 Russian cases or as I call them - the 6 types of expressions in Russian. I don’t go into full detail about every case, but I do make a lot of use of what each case expresses. I present their formal definitions and later give my personal explanations of them. I then give examples of question words (what, who(m), where - что, кто, где) and link them to every case. Afterward, I elaborate more about them through translation which gives a better visual description of what the cases do. I end the video by providing 3 words in Russian and connecting them with each expression to present how they fit into context (both singular and plural). Concisely, the 6 Russian cases are 6 types of expressions that can modify a word in 6 different ways and are the nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, and prepositional cases.
Here are links for further explanations, in case you’re interested in learning more about the things that I went over in the video:
Cooljugator - A useful source for showing every modification for any noun (simply type the noun you need): cooljugator.com/run
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - Identifying the Gender of a NounTheLanguageBro2024-02-20 | In this video, I explain how to identify the gender of a noun in Russian. Russian nouns have 3 genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter (neither masculine nor feminine). Nouns ending in a consonant are masculine, nouns ending in a or я are feminine, and nouns ending in е, ё, or o are neuter. Words ending in the remaining letters (и, у, ы, э, ю) come from foreign origin, so they don’t have any change and are considered neuter. Additionally, nouns can end with the мягкий знак (ь) where they can be masculine or feminine, along with a few exceptions where there is no pattern to follow. I go more in-depth explaining the plurality of some nouns, along with providing examples.
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Russian - The Alphabet and Its Letters ExplainedTheLanguageBro2024-02-18 | In this video, I explain the Russian alphabet and its letters. I begin by introducing each letter on its own and explaining how they’re pronounced in Russian and how can they correlate to English. Even though there are big differences in the languages, I try to showcase them as closely as I can to English, so it’s easier to understand. Later, I elaborate on the letters and on traditional rules that Russian preserved that many natives follow orally. I go more in-depth about certain letters, words, and pronunciations which are very useful to know. Concisely, Russian has 33 letters, consisting of 21 consonants, 10 vowels, and 2 pronunciation letters: Аа, Бб, Вв, Гг, Дд, Ее, Ёё, Жж, Зз, Ии, Йй, Кк, Лл, Мм, Нн, Оо, Пп, Рр, Сс, Тт, Уу, Фф, Хх, Цц, Чч, Шш, Щщ, Ъъ, Ыы, Ьь, Ээ, Юю, Яя.
(Realized I made a mistake when explaining; at 1:03, Б’s counterpart is П, not T, apologies)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Things To Know Before Learning RussianTheLanguageBro2024-02-01 | In this video, I go over the things one would need to know before learning Russian. Before immediately explaining these things, I begin by describing the different methods of teaching that I will use for future videos. Russian is a complicated language that requires more understanding and feel, as opposed to simpler languages like English and Spanish. I plan on making a change in teaching, explaining concepts much slower, and describing ideas as simply as possible. For people who only speak English (or who use English as a placeholder to learn other languages), this video and further videos will make perfect sense to you. I hope that I can teach the Russian language and its fundamentals with more accuracy and make your learning as easy as possible, as I put myself in the position of those who only speak English. However, as a native speaker, I assure you that there are things to know before learning Russian grammar. In the video, I go over everything in-depth, but to keep things short, here is their order in the description:
Things to know before learning Russian (compared to English):
1. There is a big difference between literal and spoken Russian 2. There is a big difference between typed and written Russian 3. Russian has no definite or indefinite articles (̶t̶h̶e̶,̶ ̶a̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶) 4. Russian has no sense of progression ( ̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶e̶n̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶t̶i̶c̶i̶p̶l̶e̶s̶) 5. Russian has no perfect tenses ( ̶t̶o̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶/̶h̶a̶d̶/̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶/̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶a̶r̶t̶i̶c̶i̶p̶l̶e̶s̶) 6. Russian doesn’t use the verb “to be” in the present ( ̶a̶m̶,̶ ̶i̶s̶,̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶) 7. Russian has only three tenses of time: past, present, future 8. Russian nouns have three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter (neutral) 9. Russian has a devocalization of consonants (hard and soft consonants can sound differently) 10. Russian has vowel reduction (vowels can sound differently) 11. Russian has stress on syllables (pronouncing one word differently can make two different words) 12. Russian has a flexible sentence structure (Subject-verb-object, SOV, OSV, OVS, VOS, VSO) 13. Russian has declensions (6 cases or 6 different ways to modify words) 14. Russian is an extremely expressive language (based on emotions and sounds)
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Subscribe to the channel - www.youtube.com/@TheLanguageBro My Gmail, in case you need it - anylanghack@gmail.com My Instagram account - instagram.com/langbro1Learning Languages as a (monolingual) Student vs. PolyglotTheLanguageBro2024-01-24 | In this video, I’m explaining the differences between learning languages as a (monolingual) student vs as a polyglot. I go in-depth with the primary concepts that students are forced to work with and the ideas that polyglots use when learning new languages. While students are focused too much on perfection and grammar, they generate an inability to understand concepts that deviate from their native language (for most it's English). On the other hand, polyglots put more emphasis on speaking and listening (as opposed to reading and writing), not being afraid to make mistakes and be perfect, and most importantly, utilizing different concepts from different languages by combining them through efficiency and self-education. Learning languages as a student isn’t necessarily bad, but it can hamper the learning process for many which is why polyglots think differently.
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About me:
I’m Alex, and I’m a student at UNLV. As I major in Spanish, I advance in my linguistic skills, learn new concepts, and understand how learning within languages works. I’m fluent in Russian, Hebrew, and English, and I’m learning Spanish and German. I’m simply trying to make languages seem very easy.
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As a disclaimer, I’m NOT a teacher and have never taught a day in my life, but I faced many horrible teachers (especially in languages), so I’ve decided to educate on these topics using my way, better than how most people would teach them. What works for me may or may not work for you, and that’s okay because we all have our unique ways of learning.