{"id":8632,"date":"2015-11-19T07:02:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T07:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=8632"},"modified":"2015-11-19T05:23:40","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T05:23:40","slug":"regional-expressions-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/regional-expressions-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Expressions In Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u0411\u043e\u0440\u0434\u044e\u0440 or \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0431\u0440\u0438\u043a<\/p><\/div>\n

Even though Russian is fairly uniform and cannot boast the same dialectal variety as some other languages, regional differences do exist. They tend to be more subtle so that most people in the region may not realize the word is a regionalism. Of course, there are the cases everyone talks about, like Moscow vs St. Petersburg<\/a> (\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0434\u044é\u0440 vs \u043f\u043e\u0440\u0435́\u0431\u0440\u0438\u043a, respectively, for a\u00a0curbstone, \u043f\u043e\u0434\u044a\u0435\u0437\u0434 vs \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0434\u043d\u0430\u044f for the lobby\/landing in an apartment building). However, other Russian cities do not get as much coverage. That’s why I was so excited to stumble across the “Languages of Russian Cities” dictionary<\/a> (\u042f\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0438 \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432) by ABBYY.<\/p>\n

Taking advantage of my privileged position as the post author, I would like to share a few words I recognized on that list from\u00a0living in Chelyabinsk and Moscow and hearing from my relatives raised in Northern Caucasus and in Moldova. I did not even realize some of them were not universally understood! The examples come from the same dictionary by ABBYY. Russian natives (and visitors), are you familiar with any other words on the list?<\/p>\n

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  1. \u0431\u0438́\u0440\u043a\u0430<\/a> – a coat check token
    \n\u0421\u0434\u0430\u0432 \u043e\u0434\u0435́\u0436\u0434\u0443 \u0432 \u0433\u0430\u0440\u0434\u0435\u0440\u043é\u0431, \u0440\u0435\u0431\u0435́\u043d\u043e\u043a \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438́\u043b \u0431\u0438́\u0440\u043a\u0443 \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043é\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043e\u0442 \u043d\u0435́\u0447\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0434\u0435́\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0434\u0435́\u043b \u0435\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0430́\u043b\u0435\u0446 (Once the child checked his coat, he got a token, and placed it on his finger for no good reason) (\u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0446, \u041f\u0435\u0440\u043c\u044c; 24.09.2003<\/i>);<\/li>\n
  2. \u0431\u0438\u0447<\/a> – homeless person
    \n\u041a\u0430\u043a \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0301 \u0441 \u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u044b\u0301\u043c\u0438 \u0431\u0443\u0442\u044b\u0301\u043b\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443, \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0438 \u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434\u044f\u0442 (The bums are still walking around town with empty bottles like they used to) (\u0410\u0438\u0424 \u0432 \u0417\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0421\u0438\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0438, \u0422\u044e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u044c; 2005<\/i>).<\/li>\n
  3. \u0431\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/a> – an illegal cab driver
    \n\u041a\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u044f \u0441\u0430\u0436\u0443\u0301\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u043c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0443 \u043a \u0441\u0430\u0301\u043c\u044b\u043c \u0440\u0430\u0301\u0437\u043d\u044b\u043c “\u0431\u043e\u043c\u0431\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0430\u043c”, \u0438 \u043a\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0441 \u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0433\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044e (Every day I get a ride from various unlicensed cabbies, so I talk to them every day) (\u041a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u044b\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a; 25.04.2005<\/i>);<\/li>\n
  4. \u0431\u043e\u043c\u0436-\u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0301\u0442<\/a> – instant noodles\/ramen
    \n\u041c\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0434\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0301 \u0434\u043e\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0443\u043f, \u0441\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0438\u0437 \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0438 \u0438 \u0442\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0445 \u0431\u043e\u043c\u0436-\u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0432 (\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u043f\u043b\u044e\u0441 \u043b\u0430\u043f\u0448\u0430\u0301 \u0441 \u043c\u044f\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0301\u043c \u0437\u0430\u0301\u043f\u0430\u0445\u043e\u043c) (The police didn’t even let me finish the soup made with potatoes and so-called “bum packages” (water plus meat-scented noodles)) (\u0412\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433; 2005<\/i>).<\/li>\n
  5. \u0433\u0430\u0437\u044f\u0301\u0432\u0430<\/a> – any fizzy drink or sparkling water
    \n\u041e\u0434\u043d\u0430\u0301\u043a\u043e \u044d\u0442\u0430 \u0433\u0430\u0437\u044f\u0301\u0432\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u0430\u0301 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0445\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0435 \u0443 \u043a\u0430\u0301\u0436\u0434\u043e\u0433\u043e. (But this soft drink should be in everyone’s fridge)\u00a0(\u0431\u043b\u043e\u0433, \u0415\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433<\/i>);<\/li>\n
  6. \u0436\u0443\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/a> – to crumple
    \n\u041c\u0438\u043d\u0443\u0301\u0442\u044b \u0434\u0432\u0435 \u044f \u0436\u0443\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0430\u044e \u0447\u0435\u043a \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0301\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043b\u0430\u0434\u043e\u0301\u0448\u043a\u0435 (So I crumple the receipt in my sweaty palm) (\u041a\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043a, \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u044f\u0440\u0441\u043a; 31.10.1999<\/i>).<\/li>\n
  7. \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043e\u043d\u044f<\/a> – a person who likes to sleep
    \n\u2014 \u0425\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0438\u0442 \u0434\u0440\u044b\u0301\u0445\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c, \u0437\u0430\u0441\u043e\u0301\u043d\u044f! (Wake up, sleepyhead!) (\u043b\u0438\u0442. \u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b “\u0421\u0438\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0433\u043d\u0438”, \u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0441\u043a<\/i>);<\/li>\n
  8. \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043a\u0430 <\/a>– a one room (not one bedroom, one room total) apartment; the kitchen is separate — I remember this one used a lot in Chelyabinsk!
    \n\u041e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043c\u043d\u0430\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0440\u044b (\u0442\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0435 \u00ab\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0301\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043a\u0438\u00bb) \u043e\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0301\u0442 \u043d\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e (The one room apartments, so-called 1.5-rooms, are not far behind) (\u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442 \u00ab\u041d\u0435\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0427\u0435\u043b\u044f\u0431\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0438 \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u00bb<\/i>).<\/li>\n
  9. \u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0301\u043a<\/a> – a homeless person, unkempt person
    \n\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0301\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u044f, \u0432\u043e-\u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0445, \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0434\u0451\u0436\u043d\u043e \u043e\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044b\u0439. \u0412\u043e-\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0301\u0445, \u043e\u0434\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044b\u0439, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u00ab\u0440\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0301\u043a\u00bb (It turned out that, first of all, I was hopelessly behind the times. Second, I was dressed like a hobo.) (\u0420. \u041d\u0435\u0443\u043c\u043e\u0435\u0432 (\u0422\u044e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u044c), \u00ab\u041c\u0438\u0444\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u044f \u043c\u0443\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0438, \u043c\u0438\u0444\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0438 \u21165. \u041a\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0430\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/i>).<\/li>\n
  10. \u0441\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0435<\/a> – eggplant\/aubergine
    \n\u0412\u0441\u0435 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u0438\u0301\u043d\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0438\u0445 \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c, \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u043d\u0435\u0301\u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0435 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043c\u044f \u0432\u044b\u0301\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0441\u0441\u043e\u043c \u043b\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0301. (Every eggplant lover knows that, before cooking them, you need to chop, salt, and put some weight on them or boil them in salt water.) (\u00ab\u041a\u0443\u0431\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0434\u0430\u00bb, \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440; 23.08.2004<\/i>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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