Here are a few things that I got for Christmas! 2 Kopecks, vintage Russian matchbook covers and a vintage Russian nudie postcard! Thanks again to my very accommodating boyfriend who shall remain nameless.

Vocabulary

Well it's Monday again so here are your vocabulary words:

• американец (amerikan-ets) - American (male)
• американка (amerikan-ka) - American (female)
• русский (ru-ski) - Russian (male)
• русская (ru-skia) - Russian (female)
• канадец (kanadian-ets) - Canadian (male)
• канадка (kanadian-ka) - Canadian (female)
• друг (droog) - male friend
• подруга (podrooga) - female friend
• симпатичный (sim-pa-teech-nee) - nice

Note the difference between saying something is of Russian (or Canadian, or American, etc.) origin and saying someone is a Russian (or Canadian, or American, etc.).

To say "He is a Canadian basketball player" you would say "Он канадскйй баскетболист". To say "He is Canadian" you would say "Он канадец".

When saying someone is a Russian however, the word does not change. You would still say "Он русский" or "Она русская".

Example:

Кто они по национальности? (What are their nationalities?)

Он американец/Она американка.