{"id":12277,"date":"2020-03-05T08:12:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T08:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=12277"},"modified":"2020-03-05T12:12:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T12:12:28","slug":"dont-worry-about-gender-or-number-with-these-russian-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/dont-worry-about-gender-or-number-with-these-russian-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Worry About Gender or Number with These Russian Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian is notorious for its complex system of inflection. Oftentimes, it’s not enough to remember the dictionary form of the word\u2014you need to take into account its gender, number, case, person, or tense, as the case may be. However, some very basic Russian words are not like that at all! We will look at some common expressions that stay the same no matter who says them and to who.<\/p>\n

\"welcome

Photo by Tim Mossholder<\/a><\/strong> from Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e \u0301\u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c! \u2014 Welcome<\/h2>\n

This phrase means “Welcome” as said to someone arriving somewhere. It does not matter if there is one person arriving or multiple people and what gender they are. That’s pretty convenient for inclusive signs, isn’t it?<\/p>\n

\u2015 \u0414\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0301 \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u041a\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0434\u0443! \u2015 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b \u043e\u043d\u0430\u0301, \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0448\u0442\u0430\u043c\u043f \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442 \u0441 \u0432\u0438\u0301\u0437\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0430 \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u044f\u043d\u0443\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0442. \u2015 \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435 \u0437\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0443\u043c\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435.
\n“Welcome to Canada!” she said, stamped the 6-month visa in my passport, and gave the document back. “Sorry for the misunderstanding.”
\n[\u0410\u0440\u0442\u0435\u043c \u0422\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0432. \u041c\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0440 (2004)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u0421\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043e \u2014 Thank you<\/h2>\n

\u0421\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043e<\/strong>, thank you, evolved from “\u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301 \u0411\u043e\u0433<\/strong>,” “God save you.” Once again, we do not need to worry about the gender of the person saying this (like in Portuguese) or how many people are speaking (like in Romanian). It also doesn’t matter how many and what gender people are being thanked. Note that the formal equivalent of \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0431\u043e, which literally means “I\/we thank you,” does have a singular form (“\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044e\u0301<\/strong>” \u2014 “I am thanking”) and a plural form (“\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0301\u043c<\/strong>” \u2014 “we are thanking”).<\/p>\n

\u2015 …\u041d\u0443, \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0436\u0434\u0435 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0432\u044b \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0301 \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442\u0435-\u0442\u043e?
\n\u2015 \u0421\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043e, \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e, \u2015 \u043e\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0438\u043b \u0417\u044b\u0431\u0438\u043d, \u0443\u0441\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c \u0437\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0445\u043e\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0438\u043a \u0432 \u0443\u0433\u043b\u0443\u0301 \u043a\u0430\u0431\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0430.<\/p>\n

“First of all, how are you feeling”
\n“Fine, thank you,” Zybin answered, sitting down at the tiny desk in the corner of the room.<\/p>\n

[\u042e. \u041e. \u0414\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439. \u0424\u0430\u043a\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0435\u043d\u0443\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0432\u0435\u0449\u0435\u0439, \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c 2 (1978)]<\/p>\n

\u2015 \u041a\u0430\u043a \u0447\u0443\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u043c \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0301? \u2015 \u043f\u043e\u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0441\u044f \u043e\u043d.
\n\u2015 \u041e\u0442\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e, \u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044e\u0301 \u0432\u0430\u0441.<\/p>\n

“How are we feeling?” he inquired.
\n“Great, thank you.”<\/p>\n

[\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0439 \u0414\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0432. \u0418\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c (1984)]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"thank

Photo by Giftpundits.com<\/a><\/strong> from Pexels<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0443\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0430 \u2014 Please\/You’re welcome<\/h2>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0443\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/strong> means both “please” and “you are welcome” in response to “thank you.” Hard as it may be to pronounce<\/a>, this word has no separate forms for a single speaker or multiple speakers. It doesn’t depend on who is being talked to, either.<\/p>\n

\u2015 \u041c\u043e\u0301\u0436\u043d\u043e?
\n\u2015 \u041f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0443\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0430, \u2015 \u043e\u0442\u043e\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0441\u044c \u0418\u0440\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0430 \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0443\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c.<\/p>\n

“May I?”
\n“Go ahead,” Irina responded and moved over.<\/p>\n

[\u0422\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0430 \u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f. \u0421\u0432\u043e\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430 \/\/ \u00ab\u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u041c\u0438\u0440\u00bb, 2002]<\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0443\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0430, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0442\u0451\u0442\u0435 \u2015 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u043d\u0435.
\nPlease call me once you’ve read them.
\n[\u0410\u0440\u043a\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0439 \u041c\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0447\u0438\u043d. \u0412 \u043b\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u041b\u0438\u0434\u0438\u0438 \u0427\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \/\/ \u00ab\u041e\u043a\u0442\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044c\u00bb, 2001]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even though most Russian words do change depending on who they refer to and sometimes on who is speaking, these four are a welcome exception from that overall rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"thank

Russian is notorious for its complex system of inflection. Oftentimes, it’s not enough to remember the dictionary form of the word\u2014you need to take into account its gender, number, case, person, or tense, as the case may be. However, some very basic Russian words are not like that at all! We will look at some…<\/p>\n

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