Word of the Day + Russian song

How to say that you like something in Russian? One of ways is to use нравится. Here is how you do it:

Мне нравится... - I like...

Мне не нравится... - I don't like...

You can use verbs after this word:

Кате нравится слушать музыку. - Kate likes listening to music.

Мише не нравится пить молоко. - Misha doesn't like to drink milk.

Or, you can use nouns and adjectives:

Мне нравятся кактусы, а тебе розы. - I like cactuses, and you like roses.

Владимиру не нравятся кошки. - Vladimir doesn't like cats.

Её брату нравятся красные машины. - Her brother likes red cars.

And if you want to go all fancy, you can make a complex sentence, like this one:

Мне нравится, когда идёт дождь. - I like when it rains.

I was lucky enough to find a song in Russian with «мне нравится». The lyrics were written long ago by famous Russian poetess Marina Tsvetaeva and used later for this movie's song:

You can read the poem here.