{"id":9188,"date":"2016-06-22T07:30:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T07:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=9188"},"modified":"2016-06-23T18:30:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T18:30:45","slug":"six-quintessentially-russian-concepts-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/six-quintessentially-russian-concepts-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Quintessentially Russian Concepts \u2013 Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9206\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9206\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9206\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/friends-581753_640.jpg\" alt=\"friends around dinner table\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/friends-581753_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/friends-581753_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from Pixabay<br \/>\u0412 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044f\u0445 \u0443 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We are continuing from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/six-quintessentially-russian-concepts-part-i\/\">last week&#8217;s post<\/a> on certain Russian expressions and underlying concepts that are specific to Russian reality.<\/p>\n<h2>\u041d\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u041d\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span> as an adjective means &#8220;normal,&#8221; but it&#8217;s used in some unique ways. First, <span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e<\/span> is a common response to &#8220;<span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u041a\u0430\u043a \u0434\u0435\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>?<\/span>&#8221; (&#8220;How are you?&#8221;) Second, <span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span> is used to express covert approval of something, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u042f \u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043b \u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437, \u043d\u043e \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0443\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043b \u0434\u043e\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0442\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0430 (I called several times but couldn&#8217;t get a satisfactory answer).<\/li>\n<li>\u041d\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0446-\u0442\u043e \u0443 \u043d\u0430\u0441 \u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c (We finally have a reasonable manager).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, <span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span> is used to express disapproval of a person and their &#8220;crazy&#8221; ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u041e\u043f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u0440\u044f\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span> \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e. (They are looking at me again like I&#8217;m crazy.)\u00a0[\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0412\u043e\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447. \u0418\u0432\u0430\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0430\u0434\u0430, \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f \u0412\u043e\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430 \u0432 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0443\u044e \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0443 (1976)]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u0412 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span>\u0445<\/h2>\n<p>An expression that is used very often in Russian to talk about visiting friends is &#8220;<span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u0445\u043e\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438<\/span>.&#8221; <span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u0413\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c<\/span> is, of course, a guest. Note that if you are visiting some friends for an informal get-together, it is unlikely to be called a party (<span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u0432\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430<\/span>) in Russian. More likely, you will say &#8220;<span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u042f \u0438\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span> \u0432 \u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043a \u041d\u0430\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0435<\/span>&#8221; (I&#8217;m going to visit Natalya).<br \/>\nIf you are at someone&#8217;s place for a get-together, you can say &#8220;<span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u044f \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span>\u0445 \u0443 \u041d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u044f<\/span>&#8221; (I&#8217;m at Nikolay&#8217;s place).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u042f \u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043a-\u0442\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0442 \u0430\u043d\u0435\u043a\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0442, \u0441<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0434\u044f \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span>\u0445 \u0443 \u0437\u043d\u0430\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u044b\u0445 (One time, I told this joke at my friends&#8217; place). [\u0413\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u0413\u043e\u0440\u0438\u043d. \u041f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u044f\u0437\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u043e\u0433\u0435? (1960-1985)]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u0414\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0439<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_9207\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9207\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9207\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/fitness-818722_640.jpg\" alt=\"man lifting weights\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/fitness-818722_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/fitness-818722_640-350x226.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The verb <span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u0434\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/span> means to give. <span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439<\/span> is used in a whole variety of situations, and its general intention is to provide encouragement.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>convincing someone to do something: \u041d\u0443 \u0434\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0439, \u043f\u043e\u0439\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043c \u0441 \u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u0438 (Come on, come with us).<\/li>\n<li>suggestion: \u0414\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0439 \u043f\u043e<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0435\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0435! (Let&#8217;s go to the seaside!)<\/li>\n<li>encouragement to keep up someone&#8217;s efforts: \u0414\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0439, \u0434\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0439, \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c (Keep going, you&#8217;re almost there).<\/li>\n<li>saying goodbye: \u041b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u043e, \u0434\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0439, \u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430 \u0443\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0441\u044f (Alright, take care, I&#8217;ll see you tomorrow).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that in the suggestion sense, \u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0439 can be pluralized as <span style=\"color: #33cccc\">\u0434\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/span> if you are addressing more than one person.<\/p>\n<p>Have you heard any of these before? What other Russian expressions give you a hard time?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/fitness-818722_640-350x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"man lifting weights\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/fitness-818722_640-350x226.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/06\/fitness-818722_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>We are continuing from last week&#8217;s post on certain Russian expressions and underlying concepts that are specific to Russian reality. \u041d\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u041d\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 as an adjective means &#8220;normal,&#8221; but it&#8217;s used in some unique ways. 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