By the 18th century, French was the language of diplomacy and was used in most matters of European foreign affairs. The Russian aristocracy did not identify with the Russian peasantry and the 'vulgar' Russian that the lower class used. They fancied themselves equal to the modern and classy people in France.
French became the language of the Russian aristocracy due to cultural influence and the practice of European customs during the 17th and 18th centuries. Many Russian nobles were educated in French and it was seen as a sign of sophistication and status to speak the language. Additionally, French was the predominant language of the European elite during that time, further establishing its use among the Russian aristocracy.
No, Russian is not a Romance language. It belongs to the Slavic language family, which is distinct from Romance languages like French, Spanish, and Italian.
The Indo-European language family includes many languages, such as English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Hindi, Persian, Greek, Italian, and many more.
Viktoria Komova is a Russian gymnast, so her native language is Russian. She may also speak other languages to some extent, such as English or French, as is common among international athletes.
Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations, along with English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Russian.
No, Russian is not a Latin language. Latin is a member of the Italic branch of the Indo-European language family, while Russian is a Slavic language belonging to the Slavic branch.
English uses RSVP, which stands for "Répondez s'il vous plaît" (French for "Please respond"), to request confirmation of attendance for events. It is a polite way to ask guests to respond with their intention to come or not.
No, Russian is not a Romance language. It belongs to the Slavic language family, which is distinct from Romance languages like French, Spanish, and Italian.
French, English and Russian.
You can't speak one language in another language, but you can translate from one language to another.
No, actually it is Russian. Russian is spoken by nearly 122 million people in Europe alone. French is much less popular.
The Indo-European language family includes many languages, such as English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Hindi, Persian, Greek, Italian, and many more.
No, but you can change the language to French, German, Italian, Russian, and a few others.
The brunt of ballet terminology is French. When using Russian technique there are also additional terms in that language.
Loco: Spanish Fou: French Безумнйы (bezumnyj): Russian
Russian, followed by German, French and English in that order.
The Normans spoke and wrote Norman French. The Norman aristocracy would also have used Latin.
spanish- fragrancia french- effluve/ parfum Italian- fragranza Russian- арома́т.