Russian

The Russian word for zebra is зе́бра. The word refers to the African animal.

Cinnamon in Russian is кори́ца. The word кори́ца refers to the spice itself.

The Russian verb for ‘use’ is испо́льзовать.

The English phrase ‘trust’ is translated into Russian as доверие. доверие is a noun.

To say “happy friday” in Russian, you use хорошей пятницы. хорошей пятницы is a friendly phrase used to wish someone a pleasant Friday.

The English phrase “oh really?” can be translated into Russian as правда? The phrase is used to express surprise or to ask for confirmation of a fact.

The English word ‘cup’ can be translated into Russian as ча́шка, ча́ша or ку́бок depending on the context.

The Russian word for the personal pronoun “he” is он.

In Russian, the English word “date” is translated as свидание. To say you are “going on a date”, you should use the phrase сходить на свидание.

The English letter k is written as к in Russian.