Location<\/h2>\n
First of all, a word you will hear a lot in discussions of all things outdoors is \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0430. It literally means “nature” but can refer to things as diverse as\u00a0the environment,\u00a0the outdoors, or\u00a0the countryside:<\/p>\n
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- \u0422\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301<\/span> \u0432<\/span> \u0431\u043b\u0438\u0436\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0448\u0438\u0435<\/span> \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0434\u044b<\/span> \u043c\u044b<\/span> \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u043c<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u044f\u0437\u043d\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0443<\/span>,\u2015\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b<\/span> \u0433\u0443\u0431\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0440<\/span> \u041e\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0433<\/span> \u0427\u0438\u0440\u043a\u0443\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0432<\/span>.<\/span> (Then we will stop polluting the environment in the near future, said Governor Oleg Chirkunov.)\u00a0[\u0421\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d \u0421\u042b\u0422\u042b\u0425. \u041c\u0443\u0441\u043e\u0440 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0446\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443\u0440\u0441\u043e\u043c \/\/ \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430, 2011.05.13]<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u0412<\/span> \u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0301\u0435<\/span> \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043b\u043f\u044b<\/span> \u043e\u0442\u0434\u044b\u0445\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445<\/span> \u0435\u0301\u0434\u0443\u0442<\/span> \u043d\u0430<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0443<\/span>, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0431\u044b<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0431\u0430\u0301\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/span> \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/span> \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438\u0301<\/span>.<\/span> (Scores of people leave the city for the weekend to go fishing or grill shashlyk<\/em> in the countryside.)\u00a0[\u0421\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0413\u041e\u041b\u0423\u0411. \u041e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0445\u0441\u043e\u0442 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u0440\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043b\u043e \u043e\u0442 \u043a\u043b\u0435\u0449\u0435\u0439 \/\/ \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430, 2011.05.12]<\/span><\/li>\n
- \u0410<\/span> \u0431\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435<\/span> \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0446\u0435\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c<\/span> \u043a\u043b\u0435\u0449\u0430\u0301<\/span> \u0440\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0443\u0301\u044e\u0442<\/span> \u0434\u0430\u0301\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/span> \u0438<\/span> \u0441\u0435\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435<\/span> \u0436\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/span>, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u044b\u0435<\/span> \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0442<\/span> \u043d\u0430<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0435<\/span> \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0442<\/span> \u0441\u043a\u043e\u0442<\/span>.<\/span> (People who own country homes,\u00a0dachas<\/em>, and rural inhabitants who work outdoors or raise\u00a0cattle run the greatest risk of tick bites.)[\u0412\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0410\u041d\u0418\u0421\u0418\u041c\u041e\u0412\u0410. \u041a\u0430\u043a \u0443\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0447\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043e\u0442 \u043a\u043b\u0435\u0449\u0435\u0439? \/\/ \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430, 2011.05.12]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>In any case, if you want to have picnic in the woods, you can announce your plans as\u00a0“\u041c\u044b \u043f\u043e\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0435\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0443.” If you want to describe where you spent your weekend, you would say “\u041c\u044b \u0431\u044b\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0435.”<\/p>\nA popular destination for outdoor getaways is \u043b\u0435\u0441 (the woods):<\/p>\n
\u041a\u0430\u0301\u043a-\u0442\u043e<\/span> \u043c\u044b<\/span> \u0441<\/span> \u043e\u0442\u0446\u043e\u0301\u043c<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0435\u0301\u0445\u0430\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u043a<\/span> \u043d\u0435\u043c\u0443\u0301<\/span> \u043d\u0430<\/span> \u0434\u0430\u0301\u0447\u0443<\/span> \u0438<\/span> \u043e\u0442\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c<\/span> \u0432\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0435<\/span> \u0441<\/span> \u043d\u0438\u043c<\/span> \u043d\u0430<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0301\u043b\u043a\u0443<\/span> \u0432<\/span> \u043b\u0435\u0441<\/span>.<\/span> (Once time, my father and I visited him at his\u00a0dacha<\/em> and went for a walk in the woods with him.)\u00a0[\u0418. \u042d. \u041a\u0438\u043e. \u0418\u043b\u043b\u044e\u0437\u0438\u0438 \u0431\u0435\u0437 \u0438\u043b\u043b\u044e\u0437\u0438\u0439 (1995-1999)]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
What you can see in the woods are \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0432\u044c\u044f (trees, sing. \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0435\u0432\u043e), \u043a\u0443\u0441\u0442\u044b\u0301 (bushes), \u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301 (grass), \u0440\u0443\u0447\u044c\u0438\u0301 (brooks), and \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0301\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0435 (animals, also known as \u0437\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0438). Many Russian families spend the weekend going to the woods for a shish kebab (\u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u0301\u043a) barbecue or to gather berries and mushrooms ( \u0433\u0440\u0438\u0431\u044b\u0301 \u0438 \u044f\u0301\u0433\u043e\u0434\u044b). You have to be careful because some of them can be poisonous (\u044f\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0435)!<\/p>\n
You may also end up in the \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u044b (mountains) – \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0445.<\/p>\n
\u0421\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442<\/span> \u0442\u0443\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432<\/span> \u0432\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/span> \u043e\u0442<\/span> \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/span> \u0438<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434\u043e\u0432<\/span> \u0432<\/span> \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u044b<\/span>.<\/span> (Rescuers ask that travelers avoid bathing and hiking in the mountains.) [\u0412\u0430\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0430 \u0415\u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430. \u0410\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0432 \u0422\u0430\u0438\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0435: \u041d\u0430 \u041f\u0445\u0443\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u0448\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043c \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0431\u0438\u043b \u044f\u0445\u0442\u0443. \u041e\u0442\u0434\u044b\u0445\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0435 \u0441\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0435\u0432\u0438\u043a\u0438 (\u0424\u041e\u0422\u041e) \/\/ \u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0438\u043e\u043d 2, 2011.03.28]<\/span><\/p>\n
Note that if you are talking about the destination for your trip, you need the accusative case: \u0435\u0301\u0445\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0443, \u0432 \u043b\u0435\u0441, \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u044b. If you are talking about the location of you trip, you will use the prepositional case: \u043c\u044b \u043e\u0442\u0434\u044b\u0445\u0430\u0301\u0435\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0435, \u0432 \u043b\u0435\u0441\u0443\u0301, \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0445.<\/p>\n
One other thing you will see flowing through the wild is a \u0440\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0301 (river).<\/p>\n
Activities<\/h2>\n
Some of the typical things you can do include \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434 (a hike). Note that \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434 is typically a multi-hour endeavor with hiking gear somewhere in a remote or rugged terrain. Although we may refer to a 2-hour casual weekend trek through the park as a hike in English, in Russian, it is still a walk (\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0301\u043b\u043a\u0430).<\/p>\n
\u041c\u044b<\/span> \u0448\u043b\u0438<\/span>, \u043d\u0435<\/span> \u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0301\u0432\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c<\/span>, \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0301<\/span> \u0442\u0440\u0438<\/span>, \u0431\u0435\u0437\u0443\u0301\u043c\u043d\u043e<\/span> \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u0438<\/span> \u0443\u0436\u0435\u0301<\/span> \u0436\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span>, \u0447\u0442\u043e<\/span> \u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c<\/span> \u0432<\/span> \u044d\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0442<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434<\/span>.<\/span> (We hiked without stopping for about three hours, were insanely tired, and were already regretting going on this hike.) [\u0424\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043b\u044c \u0418\u0441\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0435\u0440. \u0421\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0439 \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0445 (1980-1990)]<\/span><\/p>\n
If you are spending the night outdoors, you will need a \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043a\u0430 (tent). To pitch a tent is \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043a\u0443. An important attribute of many a hike or picnic in the woods is \u043a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0451\u0440 (a \/camp\/ fire). People gather\u00a0around the fire (\u0443 \u043a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0301):<\/p>\n
\u041f\u043e\u0301\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0448\u044c<\/span>, \u0432<\/span> \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435<\/span> \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0430\u0301<\/span> \u0432\u0441\u0435<\/span> \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0443\u0301\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/span> \u043b\u044e\u0301\u0434\u0438<\/span> \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u0432<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434\u044b<\/span>? \u0428\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u0432<\/span> \u043b\u0435\u0441<\/span> \u043a\u0430\u043a<\/span> \u043c\u043e\u0301\u0436\u043d\u043e<\/span> \u0434\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435<\/span>, \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0438\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043a\u0438<\/span>, \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u043a\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u044b\u0301<\/span> \u0438<\/span> \u043f\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0434<\/span> \u0433\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0443<\/span>.<\/span> (Do you remember how in the Soviet times, all reasonable people went on hikes? They hiked deep into the woods, pitched tents, made fires, and sang campfire songs (to guitar accompaniment)). [\u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0439 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441. \u041d\u0435\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c (2000) \/\/ \u00ab\u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u041c\u0438\u0440\u00bb, 2001]<\/span><\/p>\n
Finally, \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438\u0301 (shashlyk<\/a>\/shish kebab) is a popular dish for cookouts. These are pieces of marinated meat on a skewer (\u0448\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0443\u0301\u0440) cooked over a fire or on a special grill called \u043c\u0430\u043d\u0433\u0430\u0301\u043b<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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We are wrapping up a 3-post series on talking about your trip in Russian. This time, we will cover the great outdoors! Perhaps some of you are planning to go camping in Russia or would simply like to share the stories of your adventures. Location First of all, a word you will hear a…<\/p>\n
- \u0412<\/span> \u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0301\u0435<\/span> \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043b\u043f\u044b<\/span> \u043e\u0442\u0434\u044b\u0445\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445<\/span> \u0435\u0301\u0434\u0443\u0442<\/span> \u043d\u0430<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0443<\/span>, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0431\u044b<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0431\u0430\u0301\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/span> \u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0442\u044c<\/span> \u0448\u0430\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043a\u0438\u0301<\/span>.<\/span> (Scores of people leave the city for the weekend to go fishing or grill shashlyk<\/em> in the countryside.)\u00a0[\u0421\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0413\u041e\u041b\u0423\u0411. \u041e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0445\u0441\u043e\u0442 \u0436\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u0440\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043b\u043e \u043e\u0442 \u043a\u043b\u0435\u0449\u0435\u0439 \/\/ \u041a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430, 2011.05.12]<\/span><\/li>\n