{"id":3669,"date":"2012-08-28T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=3669"},"modified":"2012-08-28T04:02:57","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T04:02:57","slug":"time-to-lighten-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/time-to-lighten-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Lighten Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

What can be easier that learning Russian verbs? Russian adjectives, of course! And to switch gears, let\u2019s choose \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e<\/strong> (easy word). In fact, why not talk about this exact adjective – \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To begin with, \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/strong> might describe an object that is light as in<\/p>\n

\u041b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u043a \u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0438\u0442 \u043c\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u0448\u0435, \u0430 \u0434\u0432\u0438<\/span>\u0433\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0431\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0435, \u0447\u0435\u043c \u0442\u044f\u0436\u0451<\/span>\u043b\u044b\u0439<\/strong> – A light tank weighs less and moves faster than a heavy one.<\/p>\n

\u041a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0446\u043e<\/span> \u0431\u044b<\/span>\u043b\u043e \u0441\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0435, \u044f<\/span>\u0432\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0438\u0437 \u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0430<\/strong> – A ring was too light, definitely not made of solid gold.<\/p>\n

\u0412\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u0440 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u044b\u0445\u0430<\/span>\u043b \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0443\u044e \u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u043a\u0443<\/strong> – Wind moved the light curtain<\/p>\n

It may also mean something easy as in<\/p>\n

\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430<\/span> \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430<\/span> \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u043c<\/strong> – Math was always easy for me.<\/p>\n

\u041a\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0442 \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043c\u0438\u0448\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u044e \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0448\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u043a<\/strong> – The candidate was an easy target for jokes.<\/p>\n

\u041f\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043f\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435 \u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0435<\/strong> – The first obstacle is going to be easy.<\/p>\n

Another way the adjective is used is to describe something slight or gentle:<\/p>\n

\u0415\u0451<\/span> \u043b\u0438\u0446\u043e<\/span> \u043e\u0437\u0430\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0443\u043b\u044b<\/span>\u0431\u043a\u0430<\/strong> – Her face lit up by a slight smile<\/p>\n

\u041b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u043a \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0451<\/span>\u0441 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u043f\u0430\u0445 \u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u044f<\/strong>\u00a0– A gentle breeze carried the scent of the sea.<\/p>\n

\u042d<\/span>\u0442\u043e \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430<\/span> \u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u043b\u044e\u0431\u043b\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043a, \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u0443\u0432\u043b\u0435\u0447\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong> – It wasn\u2019t even an infatuation, just a slight crush.<\/p>\n

And then there are all those wonderful phrases. I am not a person who is \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043e\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u044a\u0451<\/span>\u043c<\/strong> (quick off the mark). It takes me awhile to get from planning something to actually doing it. It might be because I don\u2019t have \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430<\/span><\/strong> (luck, magic touch) when it comes to doing things.<\/p>\n

\u0420\u044b\u0431\u043e\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0432, \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439 \u0432 \u0447\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u0440\u044b<\/span>\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043b\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043b\u0435, \u0443\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0435\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0443 \u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430<\/span><\/strong> – A fisherman who won the fishing championship insists that he is simply lucky.<\/p>\n

\u0421 \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0438<\/span> \u043a\u0440\u0451<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439, \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0443 \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0438 \u0441\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0422\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0435\u0439<\/strong> – Thanks to the godmother\u2019s magic touch, everyone called the girl Tusya.<\/p>\n

When someone we just talked about shows up, we might exclaim jokingly that this person is \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043e\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0435<\/strong> (speaking of the devil). To ourselves we might mutter \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043b\u0430<\/span> \u043d\u0435\u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f<\/strong> (the devil brought him\/her this way).<\/p>\n

If you had a chance to watch \u0411\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430<\/span><\/strong> (The Diamond Arm), you are familiar with the now-classic phrase \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/strong> (with a subtle motion of a hand). And speaking of fashion models, it\u2019s got to be tough to maintain the kind of\u00a0\u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043a\u0430 <\/strong>(light steps, light strut)\u00a0we associate with supermodels on catwalks. \u041a\u0442\u043e \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u043b, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0443 \u0441\u0443\u043f\u0435\u0440\u043c\u043e\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c<\/strong> (Who says supermodels have it easy).<\/p>\n

But when it comes to something more substantial than a catwalk-worthy gate, we tend to value people who are \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0438<\/strong> (easy to communicate with) and, in general, \u0441 \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0438\u043c \u0445\u0430\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043a\u0442\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c<\/strong> (easy-going). Being around such people is like listening to a good song. And everyone knows that \u043b\u0435\u0433\u043a\u043e<\/span> \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u043e\u0442 \u043f\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u0435\u0441\u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0439<\/strong> (a cheerful song lightens one\u2019s heart). Speaking of hearts, when we are at ease about something, we might say that \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u043b\u0435\u0433\u043a\u043e<\/span><\/strong>. Literally, it means the heart feels light. Idiomatically, we usually say that our mind is at ease.<\/p>\n

One other \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f<\/strong> (light) phrase that you must know has to do with sports. I\u2019m not talking about \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0430<\/strong> (easy victory). The other day I was asked how to say \u201ctrack and field\u201d in Russian. Well, it is \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/strong> and the track and field athletes are \u043b\u0451<\/span>\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435\u0442\u044b<\/strong> as opposed to \u0442\u044f\u0436\u0451<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u044f \u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (Olympic-style weightlifting) and \u0442\u044f\u0436\u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044b<\/strong> (weightlifters).<\/p>\n

What other phrases with words \u043b\u0451\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/strong> and \u043b\u0435\u0433\u043a\u043e<\/strong> do you know? Try to list as many as you can and remember \u0442\u044f\u0436\u0435\u043b\u043e<\/span> \u0432 \u0443\u0447\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0438, \u043b\u0435\u0433\u043a\u043e<\/span> \u0432 \u0431\u043e\u044e<\/span><\/strong> (train hard, fight easy or the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in war).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What can be easier that learning Russian verbs? Russian adjectives, of course! And to switch gears, let\u2019s choose \u043b\u0451\u0433\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e (easy word). In fact, why not talk about this exact adjective – \u043b\u0451\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439. To begin with, \u043b\u0451\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439 might describe an object that is light as in \u041b\u0451\u0433\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u043a \u0432\u0435\u0441\u0438\u0442 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0448\u0435, \u0430 \u0434\u0432\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0431\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0435, \u0447\u0435\u043c \u0442\u044f\u0436\u0451\u043b\u044b\u0439…<\/p>\n

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