Lesson 33: Russian “AND” Isn’t Always И 😳 | Russian Comprehensive

How do you say “AND” in Russian? Is it "И" or "А"? When do you use "НО" (but)? Here, you'll Learn Russian with ease and no time wasted 👍 👉 SPEED UP or SLOW DOWN the video under the ⚙️ Video Settings icon (Playback speed) ___ 👉 PREVIOUS: How to Say “And You?” or “Me too!” in Russian? 🤔    • Lesson 32: Why I and You CHANGE in Russian...   👆 This video is a part of a Jump-Start Guide for Beginners learning Russian:    • How to START LEARNING RUSSIAN? 🤯 Free Russ...   ___ How do you say “AND” in Russian? Is it "и" or "а"? It MIGHT seem a weird question; In most cases, you’ll be using "и" for "and", I guess, but then, when do you use "а"? Я говорЮ по-англИйски И по-испАнски Я говорЮ по-англИйски, А мой друг говорИт по-испАнски And let’s compare them to НО: Я не говорЮ по-англИйски, НО говорЮ по-испАнски If I had to put it in just a couple of words, I’d say: И: similarity, Comparing 2 things w/ similar properties А: juxtaposition, Comparing 2 things w/ different properties НО: contradiction, contrast, Excluding smth in favor of smth else That’s a quick explanation, in the video, we'll get into more detail with a number of examples. 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - Quick explanation 1:13 - Examples for using "и" 2:06 - Comparing "и" to "a" 2:47 - Examples for using "a" 3:29 - Comparing "и" to "a" 5:28 - How "a" translates into English 6:29 - Explanation and Examples for using "но" 8:24 - Final words 9:15 - Exercise to the Lesson The Lessons I refer to in the video, can be found here: 👉 Start SPEAKING Russian:    • ③ Beginner SPEAKING RUSSIAN 🗣 Learn Russia...   ___ ✅ You can contact me and SCHEDULE an online LESSON via email (RussianComprehensive (at) ya.ru) or here: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1541515 Referral link ($10 USD in italki Credits): https://www.italki.com/i/AFGEGb?hl=en-us Find RUSSIAN COMPREHENSIVE here: ✅ Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/RussianCompr... Book a Skype lesson: RussianComprehensive (at) yandex.ru on Facebook:   / russiancomprehensive   on Instagram:   / russiancomprehensive   on VK: https://vk.com/russiancomprehensive ___ 👆 This video is a part of a guided plan for learning Russian:    • How to START LEARNING RUSSIAN? 🤯 Free Russ...   With clear directions and explanations, Russian won't seem that tricky. I believe, that behind every language, there's a particular way of thinking. I hope, you'll enjoy the lesson! ___ 👉 How to Pronounce the Mysterious Russian Ы?    • Lesson 3: How to Pronounce Ы, Р, Й 🇷🇺 Russ...   👉 The RUSSIAN ALPHABET:    • Lesson 1: Russian Alphabet 🇷🇺 How to Prono...   👉 Learn How to READ in Russian ONCE AND FOR ALL!    • Lesson 4: How to Pronounce Russian Vowels ...   👉 Learn How to WRITE in Russian:    • Lesson 8: WRITE the Russian Alphabet ✍️ Bl...   ___ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com https://freemusicarchive.org https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free... Special Thanks to my Russian Students Special Thanks to https://GregVega.com    / @visualvega   ___ © All Rights Reserved #RussianComprehensive #RussianLanguage #LearnRussian #RussianPhrases #RussianLessons #OnlineRussianCourse #YouTubeTeacher free russian lessons, online russian course, speak russian, learn russian, russian language, russian online, read in russian, how to learn russian, learn russian online, aprender ruso, idioma ruso, polyglot, lingua russa, apprendre le russe, russian grammar, russian tips, comprehensive russian, essential Russian phrases, must know Russian phrases, russian vocabulary, and in russian, but in russian