برچسب: Phrases
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How to Use Parting Phrases and Expressions
Welcome to Can-Do Russian by RussianPod101.com. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use parting expressions in Russian. For example, “Goodnight” is Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Marina Maslova is talking with her former colleague, Rose Reznikova . As Marina says goodbye, her children join her in saying goodnight. Before you hear their conversation, let’s preview some of its key components. До скорого! (Do skorogo!) “See you soon!” До скорого! До скорого! Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) “Goodnight” Спокойной ночи. Спокойной ночи. Доброй ночи! (Dobroy nochi!) “Goodnight” Доброй ночи! Доброй ночи! До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) “See you. Bye!” До встречи. Пока! До встречи. Пока! Focus on the way each person says goodbye. До скорого! (Do skorogo!) Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Доброй ночи! (Dobroy nochi!) До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) Once more with the English translation. До скорого! (Do skorogo!) “See you soon!” Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) “Goodnight.” Доброй ночи! (Dobroy nochi!) “Goodnight!” До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) “See you. Bye!” Let’s break down each of these expressions. First, do you remember how Milena says, “See you soon!” До скорого! (Do skorogo!) This starts with до (do), meaning “until.” До . До. Next is скорого (skorogo), meaning something like “upcoming,” in this context. Скорого . Скорого. Note скорого (skorogo) is from скорый (skoryy), meaning “upcoming.” Скорый (Skoryy). Together, до скорого (do skorogo) means something like “until the upcoming,” but translates as “See you soon.” До скорого! (Do skorogo!) Note, до скорого (do skorogo) is a shortened form of the expression до скорого свидания (do skorogo svidaniya) literally “until upcoming appointment,” but translates as “until the coming appointment.” До скорого свидания (Do skorogo svidaniya). When using this expression, свидание (svidaniye), “appointment,” is usually omitted. До скорого! (Do skorogo!) До скорого (Do skorogo) is fairly informal, which indicates a close relationship between Milena and Rose Reznikova , her former colleague. Do you remember how Marina says, “Goodnight.” Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) “Goodnight.” Спокойной ночи. Спокойной ночи (Spokoynoy nochi), literally means “[have a] restful night.” Спокойной ночи . Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) And do you remember how Mikhail says, “Goodnight.” Доброй ночи! (Dobroy nochi!) “Goodnight!” Доброй ночи! Доброй ночи (Dobroy nochi), literally “[have a] Goodnight,” but it translates as “Goodnight.” Доброй ночи! Both expressions used by Marina and Mikhail are used to say goodnight to Rose. You use спокойной ночи (spokoynoy nochi), “Goodnight,” when you don’t plan on seeing someone again that night, and when someone is about to go to bed. It’s like saying “have a goodnight’s sleep.” It’s very informal, and rather used with people you are close to. Do you remember how Rose says? “See you. Bye!” До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) “See you. Bye!” До встречи. Пока! First is до встречи (do vstrechi), “See you.” До встречи. This starts with до (do), which means “until” in this context. До . До. After this is встречи (vstrechi), “meeting.” Встречи . Встречи. Together, До встречи (Do vstrechi), literally “until meeting [you again],” but translates as “See you.” Note: До встречи (Do vstrechi) is an informal parting greeting, and you should avoid it in a formal situation. Next is пока (poka), “bye.” Пока . Пока. All together, До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) “See you. Bye!” До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) This sentence is informal. Rose uses this to say goodbye to everyone. She’s the most senior person in the conversation, and she uses informal language to sound friendly. The following expressions are used when you expect to see the person, or people, again in the near future, such as this week or the following week: До встречи (Do vstrechi), “See you.” До скорой встречи (Do skoroy vstrechi), “See you soon.” Увидимся (Uvidimsya), “See you.” When parting, it’s not unusual for speakers to add an additional good-bye phrase to their parting greeting. For example, Всего доброго (Vsego dobrogo) or Всего хорошего (Vsego khoroshego), literally “all of good,” but it translates as “all the best.” Бывай здоров(а) (Byvay zdorov(a)), literally, “be healthy,” but it translates as “take care.” Note: Бывай здоров, is kind of old-fashioned, and it’s often shortened to бывай (byvay). There is an interesting Russian expression worth mentioning: Прощай (Proshchay), meaning “farewell.” You use this phrase when you do not expect to see someone ever again. In colloquial language, Russians often add давай (davay) to good-bye phrases. For example, Давай, пока (Davay, poka). “Bye.” Давай, пока . Literally, давай is a command meaning “give.” Adding давай (davay) does not change the meaning of the greeting. Let’s look at some examples. Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speaker. До скорого! (Do skorogo!) “See you soon!” До скорого! (Do skorogo!) Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) “Goodnight.” Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) До встречи. (Do vstrechi.) “See you.” До встречи. (Do vstrechi.) Пока! (Poka!) “Bye!” Пока! (Poka!) Доброй ночи! (Dobroy nochi.) “Goodnight!” Доброй ночи! (Dobroy nochi.) До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) “Goodbye.” До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) Did you notice the last parting expression? До свидания. (Do svidaniya.) “Goodbye.” This starts with до (do), “until” in this context. До. Next is свидания (svidaniya). “Appointment.” Свидания . Свидания. Together it’s до свидания (Do svidaniya), “goodbye.” До свидания.. До свидания. You can use this greeting in all situations, no matter if you plan to meet the person again or not. It can be used in formal and informal situations. До свидания (Do svidaniya). Let’s review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? Do you remember how to say, “See you soon!” До скорого! (Do skorogo!) До скорого! (Do skorogo!) And how Marina says, “Goodnight.” Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Do you remember how Mikhail says, “Goodnight.” Доброй ночи. (Dobroy nochi.) Доброй ночи. (Dobroy nochi.) Do you remember how to say, “See you.” До встречи. (Do vstrechi.) До встречи. (Do vstrechi.) And how to say, “Bye!” Пока! (Poka!) Пока! (Poka!) Do you remember how to say, “See you. Bye!” До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) Let’s practice. Imagine you’re Miroslav Maslov , and you’re talking with Rose Reznikova . Respond by saying “Goodnight.” Ready? До встречи. Пока! (Do vstrechi. Poka!) Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Listen again and repeat. Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Спокойной ночи. (Spokoynoy nochi.) Let’s try another. Imagine you’re Mikhail Maslov , and you’re finishing class. Respond by saying “Bye!” Ready? Пока. (Poka.) Пока! (Poka!) Listen again and repeat. Пока! (Poka!) Пока! (Poka!) Let’s try one more. Imagine you’re Marina Maslova , and you’re finishing coffee with your college friend, Natalia . Respond by saying “See you.” Ready? До скорого! (Do skorogo!) До встречи. (Do vstrechi.) Listen again and repeat. До встречи. (Do vstrechi.) До встречи. (Do vstrechi.) In this lesson, you learned how to use basic parting greetings in Russian. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of using basic greetings. Let’s review. Do you remember the polite way to say “Hello?” Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) Do you remember how to say, “Good evening?” Добрый вечер. (Dobryy vecher.) Добрый вечер. (Dobryy vecher.) Imagine you’re Marina Maslova , and you’re meeting your friend Natalia Ivanova in the morning, after a short small talk you part your ways. Do you remember the informal way to say “Hello?” Привет! (Privet!) Привет! (Privet!) Respond to your friend Natalia greeting you first. Привет! (Privet!) Привет! (Privet!) Listen again, and repeat. Привет! (Privet!) Привет! (Privet!) And do you remember how to say “Bye?” Пока! (Poka!) Пока! (Poka!) Respond to Natalia Ivanova . Пока. (Poka.) Пока! (Poka!) Listen again, and repeat. Пока! (Poka!) Пока! (Poka!) Well done! This is the end of the lesson and the Can Use Basic Greetings unit of this course. Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. What’s next? Show us what you can do. 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The One Guaranteed Way to Learn Words & Phrases for Good: Spaced Repetition Flashcards
What if there was a guaranteed way to learn new words fast? You’d speak way more of your target language, right? Well, such a way exists. It’s called spaced repetition flashcards, and you’ll see just what makes this method powerful in just a bit. But first, if you don’t yet have access to our language learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. What is spaced repetition? So first, let’s talk about spaced repetition. What is it, and why is it so powerful for learning languages? First off, spaced repetition is exactly what it sounds like. It’s learning that gets spaced out over time. Imagine this. You learn a new phrase today, and instead of trying to memorize for the next 20 minutes so you can remember it forever, you just walk away for the day. But then, you come back tomorrow to review, then again, two days later, then again, three days later, and so on. So you’re spacing out your learning. You learn, you take a break, you come back later. Why do it this way? There are two big reasons. First, you need repetition to learn anything. I mean, think about it. When was the last time you heard something once and it stuck forever? You’d be fluent by now if that worked. And second, your brain remembers better when you take breaks in between reviews. If you try to cram it all in at once, your brain has no time to process, and you forget everything as quickly as you learned it. But by spacing out your learning, you’re giving your brain time to rest, process, and remember new words and phrases. So that’s spaced repetition learning. And spaced repetition flashcards apply this spaced repetition method to help you learn the language and remember it for good. Instead of you having to remember when to review certain words, the flashcards do this for you and test you accordingly. How to use the spaced repetition flashcards inside our system. Now, let’s talk about how to use our spaced repetition flashcards. You’ll find the flashcards in the vocabulary drop-down menu on our site. There, you’ll see the 100 Must Know Words deck waiting for you. That’s a ready-made deck you can start with. But you can also make flashcard decks using words and phrases from our lessons, the 2,000 core word list, words in your word bank, and our free vocabulary list. So click study and then start session to begin. Here’s how it works. You’ll see a word or phrase and your job is to see if you know it or not. Click show answer to check. If you got it right, mark it as correct. If not, mark it as incorrect. You can even rate how well you knew it by clicking on the spectrum from correct to incorrect. You can also set it as mastered to never see it again. And here’s where the flashcards put spaced repetition to work. They start sorting the words based on how well you know them. The words that you don’t know will show up until you get them right. For the words you know, these will start getting spaced out. You’ll see them in two days, then five days, then 13 days, and so on. So you don’t forget them over time. When you’re done with a session, that’s it. Come back tomorrow. How to customize your learning with spaced repetition flashcards. The most common way to quiz yourself with flashcards is simple. You see the word in your target language and check if you know the meaning. But there are other ways to quiz yourself too. In the settings, you can choose from three modes. Listening, hear the word and check if you understand it. Production, see the translation and try to recall the word in the target language. Recognition, see the word and check if you know its meaning. You can use one, two, or all three modes to learn even faster. So if you haven’t tried learning with spaced repetition yet, give it a try. It’s a guaranteed way to learn new words and remember them for good. And in the grand scheme, you’ll learn much faster and spend less time on the actual vocab study. So if you want to learn the language and get access to these learning tools and our learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. -
The One Guaranteed Way to Learn Words & Phrases for Good: Spaced Repetition Flashcards
What if there was a guaranteed way to learn new words fast? You’d speak way more of your target language, right? Well, such a way exists. It’s called spaced repetition flashcards, and you’ll see just what makes this method powerful in just a bit. But first, if you don’t yet have access to our language learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account. What is spaced repetition? So first, let’s talk about spaced repetition. What is it, and why is it so powerful for learning languages? First off, spaced repetition is exactly what it sounds like. It’s learning that gets spaced out over time. Imagine this. You learn a new phrase today, and instead of trying to memorize for the next 20 minutes so you can remember it forever, you just walk away for the day. But then, you come back tomorrow to review, then again, two days later, then again, three days later, and so on. So you’re spacing out your learning. You learn, you take a break, you come back later. Why do it this way? There are two big reasons. First, you need repetition to learn anything. I mean, think about it. When was the last time you heard something once and it stuck forever? You’d be fluent by now if that worked. And second, your brain remembers better when you take breaks in between reviews. If you try to cram it all in at once, your brain has no time to process, and you forget everything as quickly as you learned it. But by spacing out your learning, you’re giving your brain time to rest, process, and remember new words and phrases. So that’s spaced repetition learning. And spaced repetition flashcards apply this spaced repetition method to help you learn the language and remember it for good. Instead of you having to remember when to review certain words, the flashcards do this for you and test you accordingly. How to use the spaced repetition flashcards inside our system. Now, let’s talk about how to use our spaced repetition flashcards. You’ll find the flashcards in the vocabulary drop-down menu on our site. There, you’ll see the 100 Must Know Words deck waiting for you. That’s a ready-made deck you can start with. But you can also make flashcard decks using words and phrases from our lessons, the 2,000 core word list, words in your word bank, and our free vocabulary list. So click study and then start session to begin. Here’s how it works. You’ll see a word or phrase and your job is to see if you know it or not. Click show answer to check. If you got it right, mark it as correct. If not, mark it as incorrect. You can even rate how well you knew it by clicking on the spectrum from correct to incorrect. You can also set it as mastered to never see it again. And here’s where the flashcards put spaced repetition to work. They start sorting the words based on how well you know them. The words that you don’t know will show up until you get them right. For the words you know, these will start getting spaced out. You’ll see them in two days, then five days, then 13 days, and so on. So you don’t forget them over time. When you’re done with a session, that’s it. Come back tomorrow. How to customize your learning with spaced repetition flashcards. The most common way to quiz yourself with flashcards is simple. You see the word in your target language and check if you know the meaning. But there are other ways to quiz yourself too. In the settings, you can choose from three modes. Listening, hear the word and check if you understand it. Production, see the translation and try to recall the word in the target language. Recognition, see the word and check if you know its meaning. You can use one, two, or all three modes to learn even faster. So if you haven’t tried learning with spaced repetition yet, give it a try. It’s a guaranteed way to learn new words and remember them for good. And in the grand scheme, you’ll learn much faster and spend less time on the actual vocab study. So if you want to learn the language and get access to these learning tools and our learning system, sign up for a free lifetime account right now. Just click the link in the description to get your free lifetime account.