Grammar
This kind of word often comes before a noun in English, but does not exist in Russian or Finnish.
What is an article? (a, an, the)
This medieval state is considered the beginning of Russian history.
What is Kievan Rus?
These words come before nouns to give more information, like big, happy, or blue.
What are adjectives?
In Finland, people usually value this more than small talk.
What is silence?
This app is designed to convince you that everyone else's life is more interesting and exciting than yours.
What is Instagram?
This article is used when you know the specific thing you are talking about.
What is the?
He modernized Russia by introducing Western technology and reforms.
Who was Peter the Great?
This verb tense is formed with -ed or an irregular verb.
What is the past simple?
Finland consistently ranks at or near the top in the world for consumption of this beverage.
What is coffee?
This international tournament, held every four years, is the most-watched sporting event in the world.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
This kind of word is often used in place of a noun.
What is a pronoun? (ex: he, she, it)
This prince is know for converting Kievan Rus to Christianity in 988.
Who was Vladimir the Great?
These kinds of words show place, like in, on, and at, and are difficult for Russian speakers (and many other non-native English speakers).
What are prepositions?
This is the typical way Finns greet each other in formal and informal situations.
What is a firm handshake?
This movie genre refuses to end, no matter how many times the world is saved.
What are superhero movies?
This verb tense is used for things that are always true or happen every day.
What is the present simple?
This battle in 1380 helped weaken Mongol power over Russia.
What was the Battle of Kulikovo?
English adjectives do not change for this quality of the nouns they are associated with, but Russian adjectives do.
What is gender?
This salty black candy is famously loved in Finland and hated by everyone else.
What is salmiakki?
This children’s book features a girl who falls down a rabbit hole.
What is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
This verb tense uses am / is / are + -ing.
What is the present continuous?
This famous wall symbolized the Cold War division that affected the Soviet Union.
What was the Berlin Wall?
The typical word order of a sentence in English which cannot be changed (unlike Russian).
What is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO)?
Finns are comfortable with this in a conversation, whereas Russians and Americans are not.
What are long pauses?
This fast-food item typically including beef is strongly associated with American cuisine.
What is a hamburger?