{"id":5741,"date":"2016-07-19T07:31:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T07:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=5741"},"modified":"2018-08-14T20:14:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T20:14:30","slug":"test-your-knowledge-of-russian-movie-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/test-your-knowledge-of-russian-movie-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Your Knowledge of Russian Movie Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A local coffee house where I live in the US likes to use culture references for its wireless passwords. Sometimes I will know them, and sometimes it will be an obscure film or sports reference, and I will be too embarrassed to ask. The other day I was thinking, “What would be some of the Russian equivalents if a Russian caf\u00e9 decided to do that?” Movie quotes seem like the perfect candidate. So… can you complete the following famous quotes from Russian movies?<\/p>\n

Scroll to the end of this post for solutions and an explanation of how these sayings are used today — which may be different from what they meant in the film.<\/p>\n

1. \u0411\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u043d\u0446\u0435 \u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u044b<\/span>\u043d\u0438 – White Sun of the Desert<\/em><\/h2>\n

This Soviet classic<\/a> follows a Red Army soldier on his mission in Central Asia.<\/p>\n

… \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u043e \u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0435. (…is a delicate thing.)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u0412\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430<\/span> (war)<\/p>\n

\u0431. \u0412\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043a (the East)<\/p>\n

\u0432. \u0416\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0449\u0438\u043d\u044b (women)<\/p>\n

\u0433. \u041a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0443\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0437\u043c (communism)<\/p>\n

2. \u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0446\u0438\u044f \u042b \u0438 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438<\/span>\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0428\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430\u00a0–\u00a0Operation Y\u00a0and Shurik’s Other Adventures<\/em><\/h2>\n

A na\u00efve student named Shurik finds himself in all sorts of comical situations<\/a>, including run-ins with the criminal world.<\/p>\n

\u041e\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435… (Share\/announce…)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u0432\u0435\u0441\u044c \u0441\u043f\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u043e\u043a (the whole list)<\/p>\n

\u0431. \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430<\/span> (all names)<\/p>\n

\u0432. \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u0434\u044b (all conclusions)<\/p>\n

\u0433. \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0436\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f (all achievements)<\/p>\n

3. \u041a\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430 – Kidnapping, Caucasian Style<\/em><\/h2>\n

This film<\/a> features Shurik again, who helps a young woman avoid a forced marriage.<\/p>\n

… \u0436\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u043e (I feel bad for)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u0420\u044b<\/span>\u0431\u043a\u0443 (the little fish)<\/p>\n

\u0431. \u041a\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430 (the kitty)<\/p>\n

\u0432. \u041f\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u043a\u0443 (the birdy)<\/p>\n

\u0433. \u0421\u043e\u0431\u0430<\/span>\u0447\u043a\u0443 (the doggie)<\/p>\n

4. \u0418\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u0443\u0434\u044c\u0431\u044b<\/span> – The Irony of Fate<\/em><\/h2>\n

This film<\/a> is played every New Year in Russia. The protagonist, Zhenya, accidentally meets a love interest when he\u00a0accidentally ends up in her apartment.<\/p>\n

\u041a\u0430\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u0433\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u044d<\/span>\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0430 … (How disgusting is this … of yours!)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u0420\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0431\u0430<\/span>\u0431\u0430 (rum cake)<\/p>\n

\u0431. \u041c\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0448\u0430 (semolina)<\/p>\n

\u0432. \u0417\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u044f \u0440\u044b<\/span>\u0431\u0430 (fish in aspic)<\/p>\n

\u0433. \u0412\u0430\u0440\u0451\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043a\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0446\u0430 (boiled chicken)<\/p>\n

5. \u0417\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430 – Cinderella<\/em><\/h2>\n

Yes, Russians have a live action Cinderella (\u0417\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430) film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

– \u042f \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u0448\u0435<\/span>\u0431\u043d\u0438\u043a. (I’m not a wizard.)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u042f \u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0443\u0447\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u044c. (I’m still learning.)<\/p>\n

\u0431. \u041d\u043e \u044f \u0432\u0441\u0451 \u0443\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u044e. (But I know how to do everything.)<\/p>\n

\u0432. \u042f \u0435\u0433\u043e<\/span> \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433. (I’m his friend.)<\/p>\n

\u0433. \u042f \u0440\u044b<\/span>\u0446\u0430\u0440\u044c. (I’m a knight.)<\/p>\n

6. \u0411\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430<\/span> – The Diamond Arm<\/em><\/h2>\n

An unsuspecting guy next door, played by Yury Nikulin, is mistaken for a smuggler<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u041d\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0430\u044f \u044f, … (It’s not my fault)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u043e\u043d \u0441\u0430\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0448\u0451\u043b. (he chose to come here.)
\n\u0431. \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0448\u043b\u043e. (it turned out this way.)
\n\u0432. \u044f \u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043b\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0448\u0435. (I wanted to do what’s right.)
\n\u0433. \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0438<\/span>. (look at yourself.)<\/p>\n

7. \u0414\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u0446\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0442\u0443<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0435\u0432 – The Twelve Chairs<\/em><\/h2>\n

This film is based on a book \u00a0by Ilf and Petrov<\/a> about a charismatic conman, Ostap Bender.<\/p>\n

\u0410 \u043c\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0442, \u0442\u0435\u0431\u0435<\/span> \u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0435\u0449\u0451 \u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447 \u043e\u0442 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u044b, …. \u00a0(Should I also give you the key to the apartment…)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0442\u0451\u0449\u0430 \u0436\u0438\u0432\u0451\u0442? (where the mother-in-law lives?)
\n\u0431. \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0442\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0438<\/span>\u0441\u0430\u043d\u044b? (where three people are registered?)
\n\u0432. \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u044f \u0440\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0441\u044f? (where I was born?)
\n\u0433. \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044c\u0433\u0438 \u043b\u0435\u0436\u0430<\/span>\u0442? (where the money is kept?)<\/p>\n

8. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430<\/span> \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0437\u0430<\/span>\u043c \u043d\u0435 \u0432\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0442 – Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears<\/em><\/h2>\n

This film<\/a> follows three young women who move to Moscow\u00a0as they seek personal and professional fulfillment.<\/p>\n

\u041d\u0435 \u0443\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span> \u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c, \u043b\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0448\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435 … (Don’t teach me how to live; better help me…)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u043c\u043e\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e (morally).<\/p>\n

\u0431. \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043a\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0435 (practically).<\/p>\n

\u0432. \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e (financially).<\/p>\n

\u0433. \u0441\u0432\u044f<\/span>\u0437\u044f\u043c\u0438 (with connections).<\/p>\n

9. \u0418\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043d \u0412\u0430\u0441\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span>\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0444\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044e – Ivan <\/em>Vasilyevich: Back to the Future<\/em><\/h2>\n

Ivan the Terrible and a building superintendent from the 70s trade places. What could go wrong?<\/a><\/p>\n

\u042d\u0445, \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u0430-\u0442\u043e \u043a\u0430\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u044f! (How magnificent this is!)<\/p>\n

I will not be translating the variants as they are all somewhat bookish\/obsolete words meaning “beauty” or “goodness.”<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u041b\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0442\u0430<\/span>!<\/p>\n

\u0431. \u0411\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c!<\/p>\n

\u0432. \u041c\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c!<\/p>\n

\u0433. \u0414\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0430<\/span>!<\/p>\n

10. \u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435, \u044f \u0432\u0430\u0448\u0430 \u0442\u0451\u0442\u044f – Hello, I’m Your Aunt<\/em><\/h2>\n

A vagrant poses as a millionaire aunt in this 70s film<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u042f … \u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u0437\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u044e \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0432\u0438<\/span>! (I’m… and don’t know the words of love!)<\/p>\n

\u0430. \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0447\u0438\u0439 (a simple worker)<\/p>\n

\u0431. \u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0443\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u043a (a Russian man)<\/p>\n

\u0432. \u0441\u0435\u0440\u044c\u0451\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435<\/span>\u043a (a serious person)<\/p>\n

\u0433.\u00a0\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u043e\u043b\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0442 (an old soldier)<\/p>\n

See Solutions<\/a><\/h4>\n
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1. \u0431 – This is said about the ways of “the East” today or about any complicated matter.<\/p>\n

2. \u0430 – This is used to ask someone to give you all the options before you decide.<\/p>\n

3. \u0432 – Roughly equivalent to “crocodile tears.”<\/p>\n

4. \u0432 – Said about anything disgusting.<\/p>\n

5. \u0430 – “I’ll try my best, but I may not be able to do the best job.”<\/p>\n

6. \u0430 – In the film, it was said by a seductress denying having invited the victim. It can be used ironically to say “It’s not my fault” about anything.<\/p>\n

7. \u0433 – A response to an unreasonable request\/expectation.<\/p>\n

8. \u0432 – Used to ask someone to stop preaching.<\/p>\n

9. \u0430 – Said to express adoration, often ironically.<\/p>\n

10. \u0433 – Expresses that one is not sentimental. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"old

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