Oh that Russian language

There are many articles with random facts about some topic. You know, those with animated gifs and short funny captions.

I guess the main point of their existence is that they can be fun. So I'll pick some funny facts and if you want more, just jump to that article itself. Deal?

“Pretend you’ve just been kicked in the stomach,” your professor says, introducing the letter Ы. “Ы! Ы! Ы! Ы! Ы! Ы! Ы! Ы! Ы! Ы!” you chant like a bunch of drunken sea lions.

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There’s a Ш and a Щ? And a Ч? This seems unnecessary.

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But when you mix them up, native Russian speakers have no idea what you’re trying to say. What do you mean, you want to open a “ya-shik” at the post office? OHHHH, a yash-chik.

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You have to remember that a television is male, a newspaper is female and a radio is genderqueer.

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Then you meet the verbs of motion. I still remember Russ 101 in college asking how to say "to go" and prof was all OH YOU AREN'T READY FOR THAT YET

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When you get to Russia, you have to ask the bartender for a “Sprayt” or a “Long Aylend” in your most exaggerated accent to be understood. But you’ve been mispronouncing “vodka” and “Kalashnikov” your whole life, so cut them some slack.