{"id":10800,"date":"2018-06-14T07:17:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T07:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=10800"},"modified":"2018-06-14T02:31:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T02:31:15","slug":"5-words-you-hear-in-informal-russian-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/5-words-you-hear-in-informal-russian-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Words You Hear in Informal Russian Conversations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve listened to a speaker of Russian in an informal conversation, you know that there are a few words they say over and over again. Some are <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/filler-is-like-filler-does\/\">fillers<\/a>, meant to give the speaker some time to come up with what to say. Others mark logical connections in a conversation or express the speaker&#8217;s attitudes. Here is a list of 5 popular colloquial expressions, illustrated by examples from the Russian National Corpus.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10806\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10806\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10806\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/people-2575361_1280.jpg\" alt=\"two women at a table talking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/people-2575361_1280.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/people-2575361_1280-350x208.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/people-2575361_1280-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>1. \u041b\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043d\u043e<\/h2>\n<p>This is one of the most versatile words in Russian. \u041b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e is similar to &#8220;all right,&#8221; &#8220;fine,&#8221; or &#8220;OK&#8221; and can express a range of emotions, including agreement, wrapping-up a conversation, or making a decision.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041b\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043d\u043e, \u044f \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430, \u0430 \u0442\u043e \u0434\u0435\u043b \u0435\u0449\u0451 \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e. (Alright, I&#8217;d better get going\u2014I&#8217;ve still got a lot to do.)<\/li>\n<li>\u041b\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043d\u043e, \u0434\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c. \u042f \u0432\u0430\u0441 \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u043b\u0430\u0301. (OK, good. I understand.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. \u041d\u0443<\/h2>\n<p>\u041d\u0443 is another common word in informal speech. It often appears at the beginning of a phrase to convey hesitation (like the English &#8220;well&#8230;&#8221;) or for emphasis. A longer list of the senses of \u043d\u0443 is available in Russian <a href=\"http:\/\/gramota.ru\/slovari\/dic\/?word=%D0%BD%D1%83&amp;all=x\">on Gramota<\/a>. &#8220;\u041d\u0443 \u0434\u0430&#8221; is used as an emphatic &#8220;yes&#8221; in informal speech.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2014 \u0422\u043e \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043b\u0435\u0442 \u0432\u044b \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0439\u0434\u0451\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u0301\u0431\u043e\u0440\u044b? \u2014 \u041d\u0443 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e, \u043d\u0435\u0442. (&#8220;So, you&#8217;re not going to run for office in five years?&#8221; &#8220;I certainly won&#8217;t.&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>\u041d\u0443 \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0435\u0301\u0439 \u043c\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0437\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0435? (So how many people can be in the theater\/re?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_10807\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10807\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10807\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/dishes.jpg\" alt=\"kitchen sink and dishes in strainer\" width=\"1280\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/dishes.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/dishes-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/dishes-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/dishes-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>3. \u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0439<\/h2>\n<p>\u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0439 is related to the verb &#8220;\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c,&#8221; to give. This word is used to encourage someone, to suggest some activity, or sometimes as part of saying goodbye. The formal or plural form is \u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0442\u0435. It may be followed by a subject and a future verb when used as an offer or suggestion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0439 \u044f \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0301\u044e \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0301\u0434\u0443. (Let me wash the dishes.)<\/li>\n<li>\u0410\u0433\u0430\u0301, \u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0439, \u0441\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u043e\u0301\u0447\u0438. (OK, take care. Sleep well.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>4. \u041d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301<\/h2>\n<p>\u041d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 literally means &#8220;nothing,&#8221; but it is also widely used in everyday speech to say &#8220;that&#8217;s OK&#8221; or &#8220;fine.&#8221; It can serve as a response to an apology, where you can also find the longer form &#8220;\u041d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0448\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e&#8221; (literally, &#8220;nothing scary&#8221;) or as a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Predicate_(grammar)\">predicate<\/a> saying something\/someone is OK.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0301\u0435\u043c \u0441\u043e\u043b\u044c \u0438 \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0435\u0446 \u043f\u043e \u0432\u043a\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0443 \u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0451 \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043c\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435, \u0432 \u0438\u0434\u0435\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0435, \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e \u0436\u0435, \u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0432\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0435, \u043d\u043e \u0437\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u043e\u0301\u043b\u043d\u0435\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0442\u0430\u043a. (Add salt and pepper to taste and a bit of oil. Of course, ideally, you&#8217;d have olive oil, but if you don&#8217;t have any, sunflower oil will do fine.)<\/li>\n<li>\u041d\u0443, \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044e\u0301, \u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u2015 \u0434\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0301\u043c\u0441\u044f. (So I said, it&#8217;s fine\u2014we&#8217;ll work this out.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_10808\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10808\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10808\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/olive-oil.jpg\" alt=\"olive oil\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/olive-oil.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/olive-oil-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/olive-oil-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/olive-oil-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>5. \u0412\u043e\u0442<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, \u0432\u043e\u0442 is normally used to point to some object\u2014&#8221;\u0412\u043e\u0442 \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0430!&#8221; (&#8220;Here&#8217;s the car!&#8221;). However, it can also be used for emphasis or to sum something up in colloquial speech. The many uses of \u0432\u043e\u0442 can be found on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gramota.ru\/slovari\/dic\/?word=%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%82&amp;all=x\">Gramota<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u0412\u043e\u0442 \u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0451, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e. (That&#8217;s all I know.)<\/li>\n<li>\u0423\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0432\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043e\u0440\u0438\u0433\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c. \u0412\u043e\u0442. \u0421\u0440\u043e\u0301\u043a\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0442\u0430 \u0443 \u043d\u0430\u0441 \u043e\u0442 \u0434\u0432\u0443\u0445 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0301\u0432 \u0434\u043e \u0441\u0443\u0301\u0442\u043e\u043a. (We install the original part. [filler to make the end of a thought] Repairs take anywhere from two to 24 hours.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have you heard any of these? Were they easy to understand?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/people-2575361_1280-350x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"two women at a table talking\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/people-2575361_1280-350x208.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/people-2575361_1280-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/06\/people-2575361_1280.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>If you&#8217;ve listened to a speaker of Russian in an informal conversation, you know that there are a few words they say over and over again. Some are fillers, meant to give the speaker some time to come up with what to say. 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