Flickr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n“Yes No, Maybe” (“\u0414\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442, \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435<\/strong>” [Da nyet, navera]) makes sense in Russian. “\u0414\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442, \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435” is using when the combination of “Yes”, “No” and “Maybe” is a reply with the not a full certainty, but lining to “No”. It is like “I think it’s more “No” than “Yes”, but I’m not 100% positive” or “I am not sure, but I would say “No”. “\u0414\u0430” in here does not mean anything at all and is used similarly to “Well”. “\u0414\u0430” in Russian is not only the word “Yes”, but also can be used as a filler word. So, the phrase can be translated as “Well, maybe no” :<\/p>\n– \u042d\u0442\u043e \u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0430? (Is it his car?)<\/p>\n
– \u0414\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442<\/strong>, \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435. \u0415\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043d\u0430\u044f. (Yes no<\/strong>, maybe => Well, maybe no<\/strong>. His car is red.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
– \u0414\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0301\u0439, \u0442\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0301 \u043d\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043c\u043e\u044f\u0301 \u043d\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0451\u0441\u043a\u0430? (Honey, do you like my new hairstyle?)<\/p>\n
– \u0414\u0430 (\u043c\u044b\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e: \u0414\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442<\/strong>, \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435. \u042f \u0434\u0443\u0301\u043c\u0430\u044e, \u0440\u0430\u0301\u043d\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u0301\u043b\u043e \u043b\u0443\u0301\u0447\u0448\u0435). (Yes (in the mind: Yes no<\/strong>, maybe => Well, maybe no<\/strong>. I think, it was better before.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
– \u0412\u044b \u0443\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0435\u043d\u044b, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0445\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u0443\u0441\u043e\u0301\u0447\u0435\u043a \u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u0442\u0430? (Are you sure you don\u2019t want the fifth piece of cake?)<\/p>\n
– \u0414\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442<\/strong>, \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435. \u042f \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0435. (Yes no<\/strong>, maybe => Well, maybe no<\/strong>. I am on a diet.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIt is also another variation – “\u0414\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442<\/strong>“. In this case, the speaker does not have that many doubts and is almost certain (\u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u0438\u0301 \u0443\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0435\u043d) about the answer. “\u0414\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442” literally translates as “Yes no”, but more comparable to “not really” or “probably no”:<\/p>\n\n– \u0412\u044b \u043d\u0435 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0438? (Are you tired?)<\/p>\n
– \u0414\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0442<\/strong>. (Yes no <\/strong>=> Probably no<\/strong>.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHow do you express confidence and\u00a0uncertainty\u00a0in your language?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Words or whole phrases, intonation, and stress are used to express confidence and uncertainty in speech. In the Russian language, as well as in other languages, there are formal and informal forms of expression. Let’s look at a few examples. Modal words Modal words (\u043c\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301) in the Russian language is the category of words…<\/p>\n
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