Today we will talk about a Russian expression which may confuse you a great deal, because sometimes it can mean exactly the opposite to its word-for-word translation! So here is the expression – «да конечно» or «да конечно, ага». The word «да» means ‘yes’ in the Russian language and the word «конечно» means ‘sure’. And «ага» is a colloquial form of ‘yes’ in Russian. (далее…)
Today I am going to tell you what ‘yes’ means in Russian. The most common Russian word for ‘yes’ is «Да». Sometimes Russians say it just once; sometimes we say it three times in a row – «Да-да-да». What’s the difference between them? For example, someone asks you in Russian: ‘Do you have a FB account?’ («Ты есть на фейсбуке?») and you answer them in Russian ‘yes’ — «Да». (далее…)
Have you happened to hear a common Russian phrase «да нет, наверное»? In word-for-word translation it means Yes no maybe in Russian. Russians love using this common phrase as much as they like making fun of it. We can also ask each other ‘So which one do you actually mean?’ Well, the Russian common phrase «да нет, наверное» derives from «да нет». (далее…)