Good Night in Russian
“Good night!” is “Доброй ночи!” (“Dobrai nochi!”) in Russian. TV-hosts started using this phrase on late-night TV. Then it became popular everywhere. This phrase is used to greet a …
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Eggs in Russian
“Eggs” means “яица” (“yaitsa”). It’s a plural form of the noun “яйцо” (“yaitso”). The School Etymological Russian Dictionary says that the word “яйцо” (“yaitso”) is a derivative from “jaje”. …
Translate in Russian
“Translate” means “perevodit’” (“переводить”). “A translator” means “perevodchik” (“переводчик”). But you need to add the word “письменный” (“pis’menniy”) so a “translator” is a “письменный переводчик”. An “interpretor” is an …
Good Morning in Russian
Greetings like “Good morning!”, “Good afternoon!”, “Good evening!” started being used among gentlemen at the end of the 17th century. The rich Russian language allows to greet in different …
Good luck in Russian
When Russians wish you good luck, they say, “Удачи!” or “Счастливо!”. The stress is on the second syllable in the last one. We say “Ни пуха, ни пера!” which …
Russian word for Michael
The name Michael is Михаил (Mikhail) in Russian. It’s a full form of the name. The short variant (a derived word) is Misha which is also a short name …