{"id":1512,"date":"2010-10-18T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T10:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2010-10-18T01:13:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-18T01:13:00","slug":"%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d1%8c-%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b5-%d1%81%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be-there-is-a-word-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d1%8c-%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%b5-%d1%81%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be-there-is-a-word-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0415\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e! [There is a Word Like This!]"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uyzIEIbih2s<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been watching a lot of \u00ab<\/strong>\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 <\/strong>\u043c\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0444\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043c\u044b\u00bb<\/strong> [Russian cartoons] lately. I justify it as education, not as entertainment. Seriously, cartoons can provide fantastic insights into the real everyday speech. The golden nuggets of linguistic wisdom – phrases, idioms, words – that can be found in many cartoons usually appear in \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u0440\u0435\u0447\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [everyday speech], but might not always make it into formal language courses. Besides, what\u2019s more fun – \u00ab<\/strong>\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u0443\u0447\u0435<\/span>\u0431\u043d\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [to read a textbook] or \u00ab<\/strong>\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u043c\u0443<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [to watch a \u2018toon]? \u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I felt that my most favorite cartoon of the moment \u00ab<\/strong>\u041a\u0440\u0435\u043c-<\/strong>\u0431\u0440\u044e\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e] is a perfect example of such \u201cedutainment\u201d:<\/p>\n

The story is simple – \u00ab<\/strong>\u0414\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u00bb<\/strong> [Porcupine] is on his way to \u00ab<\/strong>\u0422\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0447\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [Gerbil] for \u00ab<\/strong>\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [a house-warming party] when he comes across \u00ab<\/strong>\u0427\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0445\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [Turtle]. Turtle decides to come along, lured by the promise of \u00ab<\/strong>\u043c\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0435 <\/strong>\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043c-<\/strong>\u0431\u0440\u044e\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e ice-cream]. She also brings up a question of what \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [gift] to give to Gerbil. Since Porcupine hasn\u2019t thought of a gift, the friends decide to give Turtle herself as an impromptu gift.<\/p>\n

Why would Gerbil need Turtle as a gift? \u00ab<\/strong>\u041d\u0430 <\/strong>\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u044f\u0442\u044c, <\/strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong>\u0441\u0443\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u00bb<\/strong> [As a memento, a souvenir], of course! Which in turn implies that the gift is \u00ab<\/strong>\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0432 <\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0437\u044f<\/span>\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [useless around the house]. Fortunately, Gerbil doesn\u2019t see it the same way and seems \u00ab<\/strong>\u0438<\/span><\/strong>\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0435 <\/strong>\u0440\u0430\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> [genuinely happy] to receive such a great gift. In turn, Porcupine brainstorms ideas for using Turtle – \u00ab<\/strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong>\u0437\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043b\u043e\u00bb <\/strong>[as a mirror], \u00ab<\/strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong>\u0434\u0438\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u00bb<\/strong> [as a couch], \u00ab<\/strong>\u0447\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0431\u044b <\/strong>\u043e\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0445\u0438 <\/strong>\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [to crack nuts]\u2026 Suddenly, realizing how useful a turtle can be around a house, Porcupine changes his mind about his gift and wants to take Turtle back – \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong>\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443<\/span>… <\/strong>\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u043c\u0443<\/span> <\/strong>\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [can\u2019t gift it\u2026 I need it myself]. Porcupine gets ready to leave and calls Turtle over, resulting in a quick dialogue:<\/p>\n

Porcupine: \u00ab<\/strong>\u0427\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0445\u0430, <\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [Turtle, I\u2019ve got a proposition for you]<\/p>\n

Turtle: \u00ab\u041d\u0435 \u0445\u043e\u0447\u0443<\/span> \u044f \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u043e. \u042f<\/strong> <\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0447\u0443<\/span> <\/strong>\u043a\u0440\u0435\u043c-<\/strong>\u0431\u0440\u044e\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [I don\u2019t want to eat a proposition. I want (to eat) cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So here we go – \u00ab<\/strong>\u0438\u0433\u0440\u0430<\/span> <\/strong>\u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u00bb<\/strong> [wordplay] that\u2019s built on two meanings of the word \u00ab<\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00bb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Imperfective of \u201cto eat\u201d (perfective would be \u00ab<\/strong>\u0441\u044a\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00bb)<\/strong> that can be used in such phrases as<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00ab<\/strong>\u042f <\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0447\u0443<\/span> <\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [I want to eat or I\u2019m hungry]<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u0415\u0441\u0442\u044c, <\/strong>\u0447\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0431\u044b <\/strong>\u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c, <\/strong>\u0430 <\/strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong>\u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c, <\/strong>\u0447\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0431\u044b <\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [To eat in order to live, not to live in order to eat]<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u0427\u0442\u043e <\/strong>\u043b\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0448\u0435 <\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c, <\/strong>\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430<\/span> <\/strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong>\u0443<\/span><\/strong>\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0435 <\/strong>\u0436\u0430\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [What\u2019s better to eat when it\u2019s hot outside]<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u0412\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u043e \u043b\u0438 \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0437\u0430\u043d\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0441\u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0442\u043e\u043c\u00bb<\/strong> [Is it harmful to eat before a workout]<\/p>\n

\u00a02. Present indicative of \u201cto be\u201d (am, are, is, have, has) that can be used in such phrases as<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00ab\u041a\u0442\u043e \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0442\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [Who\u2019s who]<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u0421\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0447\u0430 <\/strong>\u0443 <\/strong>\u0432\u0430\u0441 <\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c?\u00bb<\/strong> [Have you gotten any change? (money)]<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u0415\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0442\u0438\u044f!\u00bb<\/strong> [There is such a party!] – this is one of the most famous of Vladimir Lenin\u2019s phrases<\/a> (ok, not as famous as \u00ab\u0443\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f, <\/strong>\u0443\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f <\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u0443\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f\u00bb <\/strong>[to study, to study and to study]).<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u0421\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c – \u0443\u043c\u0430<\/span> \u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [having muscles for brains]<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u0415\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0435\u0449\u0451<\/span> \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0445 \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u0430\u0445\u00bb<\/strong> [There\u2019s life in the old dog yet] – this is from Nikolay Gogol\u2019s story \u00ab\u0422\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0441 \u0411\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0431\u0430\u00bb. Remember Josefina\u2019s last post with an awesome WWTBD sticker<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u0415\u0441\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u0436\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0449\u0438\u043d\u044b <\/strong>\u0432 <\/strong>\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 <\/strong>\u0441\u0435\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u044f\u0445\u00bb<\/strong> [There are still women in Russian villages\u2026] – this one is the most famous line from Nikolay Nekrasov\u2019s poem \u00ab\u041c\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0437, \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043d\u043e\u0441\u00bb [Frost, the Red nose]. Most Russians know and readily quote this line even if they don\u2019t know the rest of the poem<\/a>. Most are also aware that it has something to do with galloping horses and burning houses).<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u041f\u043e\u0434 <\/strong>\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0431\u043e\u043c <\/strong>\u0433\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0431\u044b<\/span>\u043c <\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0434 <\/strong>\u0437\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [There is a golden city under the blue sky] – this is the opening line from one of my most favorite songs<\/a> of all time.<\/p>\n

Feel free to add your own examples of using the word \u00ab<\/strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> or links to other songs by \u00ab<\/strong>\u0410\u043a\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c\u00bb<\/strong> [Aquarium].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve been watching a lot of \u00ab\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043c\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c\u044b\u00bb [Russian cartoons] lately. I justify it as education, not as entertainment. Seriously, cartoons can provide fantastic insights into the real everyday speech. The golden nuggets of linguistic wisdom – phrases, idioms, words – that can be found in many cartoons usually appear in \u00ab\u043f\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0435\u0447\u044c\u00bb [everyday speech]…<\/p>\n

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