{"id":8739,"date":"2015-12-31T07:38:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T07:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=8739"},"modified":"2018-08-15T13:18:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T13:18:42","slug":"5-ingredients-for-a-russian-new-year-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/5-ingredients-for-a-russian-new-year-card\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ingredients For A Russian New Year Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Year is approaching quickly, and, as you remember, this is arguably the most important celebration in Russia. Do you need to brush up your New Year vocabulary? Check out our previous posts<\/a> on this subject.<\/p>\n

A big part of the New Year tradition is wishing your loved ones a happy new year — in person, in a postcard, letter, or over email. You probably also know that an Anglo-American-style card where you only write their\u00a0name, write one “canned” wish, and sign your name won’t earn\u00a0you any points\u00a0with Russians. They will expect a customized, personal message, so let’s stock up on some Russian holiday wishes.<\/p>\n

1. Exclamations<\/h2>\n

First, do you know how to open a holiday card? The salutation is followed by an exclamation point. Using a comma, full stop, or semicolon makes the opening sound chilly and impersonal. Some examples are:<\/p>\n

\u041b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0430! (pet name for Yelena)<\/p>\n

\u0414\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0301\u0435 \u043c\u0430\u0301\u043c\u0430 \u0438 \u043f\u0430\u0301\u043f\u0430! (Dear mom and dad)<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Genitive Nouns<\/h2>\n

A good way to start your card is to say “\u041f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0301\u044e \u0442\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0301 (or \u0412\u0430\u0441 \/formal\/) \u0441 \u041d\u043e\u0301\u0432\u044b\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0434\u043e\u043c” (“I wish you a happy New Year,” literally, “I congratulate you on the new year”). This is usually followed with “\u0416\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0301\u044e (optional: \u0442\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0301\/\u0432\u0430\u043c)…” + noun. If you are writing your greetings from multiple people, you can say “\u0436\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0435\u043c” (we wish you) instead.<\/p>\n

The noun that follows is normally in the genitive form. Since most of the things we wish for are abstract, we use what’s called genitive partitive<\/a> instead of the accusative case. Here is what you can say after \u0436\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0301\u044e:<\/p>\n