{"id":2514,"date":"2012-01-03T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=2514"},"modified":"2012-01-04T01:37:52","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T01:37:52","slug":"top-new-year-resolutions-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/top-new-year-resolutions-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Top New Year Resolutions in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jingle bells (Russian) - \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0430\u043d\u0442 \u0411\u0443\u0431\u0435\u043d\u0446\u044b\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CvotXtBCxyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you know that there are THREE Russian-language versions of the &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221; song? In addition to the more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.minusy.ru\/text\/t:17313\" target=\"_blank\">grown-up version<\/a> from the video above, here are the <a href=\"http:\/\/marika-eva.blogspot.com\/2009\/12\/jingle-bells.html\" target=\"_blank\">texts of two more<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Three days into <strong>\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0434<\/strong> (the new year), how are you doing with your <strong>\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0435\u0448<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f <\/strong>(New Year resolutions) also known as <strong>\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0449<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/strong>? Have you made any? Have you broken any yet?<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever promised yourself to <strong>\u043d\u0430\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0443\u044e <\/strong><strong>\u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u043c <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span><\/strong> (to start a new life in the New Year)? Except who can ever start anything new on <strong>\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u044f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span><\/strong> (January 1<sup>st<\/sup>). <strong>\u041d\u0435\u0442, <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0435\u0449<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0451<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435\u0442!<\/strong> (No, no and once again no!). This day is reserved for sleeping in, nursing hangovers and finishing the leftover <strong>\u0441\u0430\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u041e\u043b\u0438\u0432\u044c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span><\/strong> (Russian potato salad known in Russia as the Olivier salad). That is if you celebrate the New Year <strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043e<\/strong> (as expected).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can skip all the excessive noise, eating, drinking and merriment, go to bed early and be <strong>\u0441\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0436\u0438\u0439, <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u0447\u0438\u043a<\/strong> (as fresh as a cucumber) on the first day of the year. You also probably earn a reputation of a person with whom <strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u041d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0434 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e-<\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u0448\u044c<\/strong> (can\u2019t even celebrate the New Year properly; lit: humanly).<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, 2012 is a year that lets you <strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0435\u043b\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0442\u044c, <\/strong><strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0437\u0430\u0434 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (lit: both to climb up a pine tree and not skin one\u2019s rear end; less literally &#8211; \u201cto have your cake and to eat it too). \u00a0After all, January 2 falls on a Monday this year.<\/p>\n<p>If you <strong>\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0434 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043e\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0446<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0438<\/strong> (set goals for yourself) this year, then you likely already read <strong>\u043f\u043e\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044b<\/strong> (helpful tips) on <strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044d<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0446<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u044c<\/strong> (how to reach these goals). I thought, maybe writing them down in Russian would help you to a) strengthen your resolve and\/or at least b) teach you some useful phrases.<\/p>\n<p>So I did a quick search online and found out that some of the most popular New Year resolutions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u0421\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0437\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0435\u0441<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>\u043f\u043e\u0445\u0443\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00a0<\/strong>(lose weight)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0439\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span> \u0432 \u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0448\u0443\u044e \u0444\u0438\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043c\u0443<\/strong> (become more physically fit)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044e\u0434\u0436<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0430<\/strong> (stick to a budget)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0418\u0437\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043e\u0442 \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432<\/strong> (get out of debt)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0441 <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044b<\/span>\u043c\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0437\u043a\u0438\u043c\u0438<\/strong> (spend more time with family and friends; lit: with our kin and those close to us)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u041d\u0430\u0439\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0443\u044e <\/strong><strong>\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0448\u0443<\/strong> (find a kindred spirit) or <strong>\u043b\u044e\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043c\u043e\u0433\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (one\u2019s love), hopefully this being one and the same person<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0411\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u0443\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (quit smoking) or <strong>\u0431\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0438\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (quit drinking)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u041d\u0430\u0439\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0448\u0443\u044e <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u0443<\/strong> (find a better job)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u041d\u0430\u0443\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0447\u0435\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>-\u043d\u0438\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u044c \u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u043c\u0443<\/strong> (learn something new)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0435\u0435<\/strong> (become better organized)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u041d\u0430\u0443\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043e\u043c<\/strong> (learn how to deal with stress) or <strong>\u0443\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u0448\u0438\u0442\u044c <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0441\u0442\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u0430<\/strong> (lower stress level)<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0411<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043c<\/strong> (help others more)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Does this sound like something you are attempting to accomplish this year? So how do you say \u201cThis year I want to\u2026\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0412 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044d<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u043c <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0445\u043e\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>&#8230;<\/strong> then add any of the above options, except for #9, and you are good to go.<\/p>\n<p>#9, the \u201cto learn something new\u201d goal is a bit tricky since you typically would want to specify what it is you are trying to learn. But never fear and meet the challenge head on by saying:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0412 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044d<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u043c <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0445\u043e\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> + <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430\u0443\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/strong> + infinitive of the verb that describes what it is you plan on learning plus any clarifying words.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0412 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044d<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u043c <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0445\u043e\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430\u0443\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (This year I\u2019m trying to learn to draw)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0412 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044d<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u043c <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0445\u043e\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430\u0443\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0430\u0448<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u044b<\/strong> (This year I\u2019m trying to learn to drive race cars)<\/p>\n<p>If you already know how to do something, but would like to learn how to do it better, you\u2019d say<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0412 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> \u044f \u0445\u043e\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> \u043d\u0430\u0443\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u0440\u0438\u0441\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (This year I\u2019m trying to learn to draw better)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0412 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> \u044f \u0445\u043e\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> \u043d\u0430\u0443\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e-\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (This year I\u2019m trying to learn to speak better Russian)<\/p>\n<p>Of course, <strong>\u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0448\u0430\u043d\u0441<\/strong> (chances are) that you have made a resolution or several that don\u2019t fall under #1-12 above. Unless it\u2019s something <strong>\u0441\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0445-<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0435\u043a\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0435<\/strong> (super-secret) or <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0435\u043d\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0435<\/strong> (very private), let me know what it is <strong>\u0432\u044b <\/strong><strong>\u0445\u043e\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0432 <\/strong><strong>\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u043c <\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span><\/strong> (you would like to accomplish in the New Year).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know that there are THREE Russian-language versions of the &#8220;Jingle Bells&#8221; song? In addition to the more grown-up version from the video above, here are the texts of two more.\u00a0 Three days into \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0433\u043e\u0434 (the new year), how are you doing with your \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f (New Year resolutions) also known as \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/top-new-year-resolutions-in-russian\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[8,7828],"tags":[7486,1248,117487,60723,13100],"class_list":["post-2514","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-language","category-russian-for-beginners","tag-new-year-resolutions","tag-russian-language","tag-russian-new-year-traditions","tag-russian-phrases","tag-speak-russian"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514\/revisions\/2522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}