{"id":4282,"date":"2012-12-14T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=4282"},"modified":"2012-12-14T04:30:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T04:30:43","slug":"days-of-our-lives-or-have-you-bought-the-tree-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/days-of-our-lives-or-have-you-bought-the-tree-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of Our Lives or Have You Bought the Tree Yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Eexolrx2SNc<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the time of the year when Russian kids start asking their parents \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430<\/span> \u043c\u044b \u0437\u0430 \u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0435\u043c?<\/strong> (when will we go get the New Year tree?) For busy parents the best day might just be \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> (tomorrow), not because it has particular significance, but because it is the weekend.<\/p>\n

Of course, if \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> is not good for you, you can always say you\u2019ll get the tree \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> (the day after tomorrow). Literally, \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> simply means \u201cafter tomorrow\u201d. So it has that air of deadline-busting uncertainty that the English \u201cday after tomorrow\u201d totally lacks.<\/p>\n

Trying to sound more committed? Try \u0447\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c <\/strong>(in a day)\u00a0instead:<\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438<\/span> \u043c\u043d\u0435 \u0447\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c<\/strong> – Call me in a day<\/p>\n

although a more common turn of phrase is \u0447\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c-\u0434\u0432\u0430<\/strong> (after a day or two). An even more nebulous future date is \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0435<\/strong> (sometime next week) or \u0432 \u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c \u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044f\u0446\u0435<\/strong> (sometime next month).<\/p>\n

You might know the quote \u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430<\/span> \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0442\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044f<\/strong> (don\u2019t leave for tomorrow what can be done today). If you try to search online for the phrase \u201cdon\u2019t leave for tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow\u201d, you will get lots of references to the 2004 movie The Day After Tomorrow<\/em> which screened in Russia as \u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> .<\/p>\n

However, searching for the same phrase in Russian – \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0442\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> – gets you, among other things, a page that says this quote \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0434\u043b\u0435\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u0442 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0443<\/span> \u041c\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0430 \u0422\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0430<\/strong> (was penned by Mark Twain). I\u2019ll leave fact-checking of this tidbit \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> (\u2018til tomorrow).<\/p>\n

And by the way, should you say \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> or \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

\u042f \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0438<\/span>\u043b \u043e\u0442\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> is as good (or bad) as \u042f \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0438<\/span>\u043b \u043e\u0442\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> – I decided to put it off until tomorrow.<\/p>\n

But we say\u00a0\u043f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0438<\/span> \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0438 \u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u0435\u0442 \u0442\u0435\u0431\u0435<\/span> \u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0430<\/strong> – wait until tomorrow and you\u2019ll get your New Year tree<\/p>\n

and \u041c\u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u043c\u043e \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u044b<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0443 \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> – I must send this package by tomorrow<\/p>\n

We need to \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span> \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> (reschedule for tomorrow), but are trying to \u0434\u043e\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> (survive until tomorrow, live to see tomorrow). If a store \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0440\u044b<\/span>\u0442 \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong>, it will remain closed until tomorrow. A store that is \u0437\u0430\u043a\u0440\u044b<\/span>\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> will stay closed the entire day tomorrow. You might decide to go to bed early and \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u043e \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> (sleep until tomorrow) so that you will \u043d\u0430\u0431\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0441\u0438\u043b \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> (gather strength for tomorrow).<\/p>\n

But if you promise to do something \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong>, you better do it. Or else you\u2019ll be known as someone who \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043c\u0438\u0442<\/strong> (lit: feeds breakfasts; metaphorically – someone who doesn\u2019t deliver on promises).<\/p>\n

\u0421\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0440\u0435\u0431\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430 \u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438! \u0421\u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044f \u0436\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0435\u043c \u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0443!<\/strong> – How much longer can we keep promising things to a child! We\u2019re going to get the New Year tree today!<\/p>\n

Russian word for yesterday is \u0432\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span><\/strong>. Yep, sounds much like \u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span><\/strong> (evenings):
\n\u0412\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span> \u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c \u043c\u044b \u043d\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0436\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0443<\/strong> – We decorated the New Year tree yesterday evening<\/p>\n

A day before yesterday is, therefore, \u0434\u0432\u0430 \u0434\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0434<\/strong> or \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span><\/strong> or, confusingly, \u0442\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0434\u043d\u044f <\/strong>(thankfully this last one is seldom used nowadays):<\/p>\n

\u0414\u0432\u0430 \u0434\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0434 \u043c\u044b \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u0441 \u0430\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0438\u0433\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0438<\/strong> – Two days ago we got New Year tree ornaments from the ceiling cabinet.
\n\u041c\u044b \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span><\/strong> – We bought the New Year tree the day before yesterday.
\n\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0438 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u044f\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044e<\/span> \u0451<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0443 \u0442\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0434\u043d\u044f<\/strong> – Neighbors decorated their tree the day before yesterday.<\/p>\n

Children who master the meaning of \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong> and \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span><\/strong> are often overheard talking about events that happened \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0437\u0430-\u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0437\u0430-\u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/strong> or will happen \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0435-\u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0435-\u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430<\/strong>. Which sounds confusing (and fun) even to themselves. Adults avoid sounding childish and instead say things like<\/p>\n

\u0442\u0440\u0438 \u0434\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0434<\/strong> – three days ago
\n\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0435<\/strong> – last week
\n\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0435<\/strong> – the week before last
\n\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0448\u043b\u043e\u043c \u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044f\u0446\u0435<\/strong> – last month<\/p>\n

and<\/p>\n

\u0447\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0442\u0440\u0438 \u0434\u043d\u044f<\/strong> – in three days
\n\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0435<\/strong> – next week
\n\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435<\/strong> – the week after next
\n\u0432 \u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c \u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044f\u0446\u0435<\/strong> – next month<\/p>\n

\u042f \u0438\u0434\u0443<\/span> \u0432 \u043e<\/span>\u0442\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a \u0447\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044e<\/strong> – I am going on vacation in a week
\n\u0412 \u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0443\u044e \u043f\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0443 \u0443 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0449\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong> – I have an important meeting next Friday
\n\u041d\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043f\u0443\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u0433\u0440\u044b<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443<\/span>\u043f\u0438\u0442 \u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u0443 \u0432 \u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c \u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u044f\u0446\u0435<\/strong> – The new version of the popular game will appear in stores next month<\/p>\n

\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0437 \u044f \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0430<\/span> \u0432 \u043e<\/span>\u0442\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0435 \u0434\u0432\u0430 \u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0434<\/strong> – Last time I went on vacation was two years ago
\n\u041d\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0448\u043b\u043e\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0435 \u043a \u043d\u0430\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0435\u0437\u0436\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438 \u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/strong> – We had guests visiting us the week before last
\n\u042f \u043f\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0431\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0431\u0435<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0443 \u0434\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u0434<\/strong> – I tried calling you a couple of days ago<\/p>\n

Practice makes perfect, so try answering these questions<\/p>\n

\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0432\u0430\u0448 \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0439 \u043e\u0442\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a?<\/strong> – when is your next vacation?
\n\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0432\u044b \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0437 \u0431\u044b\u043b\u0438 \u0432 \u043a\u0438\u043d\u043e?<\/strong> – when was the last time you went to the movies?
\n\u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432\u044b \u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0435\u0440\u0430?<\/strong> – what did you do the day before yesterday?
\n\u043a\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0443 \u0432\u0430\u0441 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u043d\u044b \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430?<\/strong> – what are your plans for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?
\nand of course, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0432\u044b \u043d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446-\u0442\u043e \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044e\u044e \u0451\u043b\u043a\u0443?<\/strong> – when will you finally buy the New Year tree?<\/p>\n

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This is the time of the year when Russian kids start asking their parents \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u043c\u044b \u0437\u0430 \u0451\u043b\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043c? (when will we go get the New Year tree?) For busy parents the best day might just be \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 (tomorrow), not because it has particular significance, but because it is the weekend. Of course, if \u0437\u0430\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430…<\/p>\n

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