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Russian Language and Culture

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How do you say please be nice in Russian?

When I was in college I took up some extracurriculm classes which one was language (Russian)

The way you can say " Please be nice" is

Пожалуйста, будьте хорошим

< Howl o da sted me howl a bowl shum>

What were Russian labor camps called?

You are most likely referring to the "ГУЛаг" ("GULag" - capitalized to indicate word stress) system that was implemented in the Soviet Union from the 1930's to the 1960's. The system of prison and labor camps held prisoners convicted of many different crimes but became well-known for its role in increasing the political repression in the Soviet Union. as many political dissidents were sent there by the Soviet authorities.

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What does the Russian word het mean in English?

In the Russian language, H has the same sound as N in latin script. So "Het" really sounds like "Net" or with an accent, "Nyet" kinda..

but to answer your question, it means no.

What is 'gold' in different languages?

ذهب ("tháhab") in Arabic;

"Gold" in German;

"Ouro" in Portuguese;

金 ("gin") in Japanese;

"Oro" in Spanish;

"Золото" ("zóloto") in Russian;

"Or" in French.

"Zelts" in Latvian.

What did Russian radical groups do?

Russian radical groups committed crimes that were focused on extremist beliefs and nature. It is believed that there were over 40 different Russian radical groups that operated on both left wing and right wing beliefs.

What is your name in Russian?

Do you mean how to say 'what is your name' in Russian?

shto tvoe imea? - what is your name?

no that's not your name!!!

Russians say: KAK TEBIA (TEBA) ZOVUT? or KAK VAS ZOVUT (respectfully or more than one person. //// well yes it is not chto tvoyo Imya. Its как тебя зовут informal or как вас зовут formal. This literally means "How do they you call/refer to you?" Or something like that.

What is the word for 'Grandpa' in different languages?

Arabic; Jed

Hebrew; Saba

Aramaic (Syriac); Sawa

Somali; Awoowe

Tigrinya; Aebo Hago

Maltese; Nannu

Tamazight (Berber); Babahlu (standard), Dada (colloquial)

Ancient Egyptian; It

French/Walloon; Grand-père

Spanish; Abuelo

Catalan; Avi

Portuguese/Galician; Avo

Italian; Nonno

Sardinian; Nonnu

Sicilian; Nunnu

Romansh; Tat

Romanian; Bunic

Latin; Avus

Esperanto; Avo

German; Grossvater (standard), Opa (colloquial)

Yiddish; Zaide

Dutch/Flemish/Afrikaans; Grootvader (standard), Opa (colloquial)

Frisian; Pake

Luxembourgish; Grousspapp (standard), Bopa (colloquial)

Swedish; Morfar (Maternal), Farfar (Paternal)

Danish; Bedstefar

Norwegian; Bestefar

Icelandic; Afi

Faeroese; Abbi

Finnish; Isoisä

Estonian; Vanaisa

Sami; Addja

Hungarian; Nagyapapa

Russian/Ukrainian/Belarusian; Dedushka

Polish; Dziadek

Czech/Slovak; Dědeček

Serbian; Deda

Croatian; Djed

Slovene; Ded

Macedonian; Dedo

Bulgarian; Dyado

Latvian; Vectēvs

Lithuanian; Senelis

Breton; Tadkozh

Gaelic (Irish); Seanathair (standard) daideó (colloquial)

Gaelic (Scottish); Seanair

Welsh; Tadcu (standard), Taid (colloquial)

Manx; Shenayr

Cornish; Sira Wynn

Albanian; Gjysh

Greek; Papous

Armenian; Papik

Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi/Gujerati; Naana (maternal), Daada (paternal), Baaba (courteous)

Pashto; Baba

Bengali; Dadamoshai (Maternal), Thakurdada (Paternal)

Assamese; Kokako

Sanskrit; Pitamaha

Kurdish; Bdebpir

Persian; Pader Buzorg

Tamil/Telugu; Taattaa

Sinhalese; Aataa

Japanese; Ojisan

Korean; Han a beo ji

Chinese; Wài Gōng (Maternal), Yé Ye (Paternal)

Cantonese; Gong Gong (Maternal), Yeh Yeh (Paternal)

Vietnamese; Ông

Lao; PhO&O-tu@u (maternal), PhO&O-pu&u (paternal)

Thai; Dta (Maternal), Pu (Paternal)

Indonesian; Kakek

Malay; Datuk

Philippino; Lolo

Mongol; Uwug Ekheg, Uwgun Aab

Turkish; Dede, Büyükbaba

Azeri; Baba

Kazakh; Ata

Uzbek; Bobo

Abkhaz; Abdu

Georgian; Babu.

Chechen; Neenadaa

Basque; Aitita

Guarani; Taeta Guasu

Nahuatl (Aztec); Colli

Mayan; Mam

Lakota; Tuncaschila

Apache; Shiwoye Hastiin (maternal), Shi'choo (paternal)

Cherokee; Eduda

Haida; Tkl'nga

Inuktitut (Eskimo); Ataatatsiaq

Swahili; Babu

Zulu; Umkhulu

Xhosa; Tat'omkhulu

Kirundi; Sokuru, Sogokuru

Yoruba; Baba Iya (maternal), Baba Baba (paternal)

Wolof; Marm-bu-gore

Malagasy; Babakoto

Maori; Koroua, Tipuna

Hawaiian; Kupuna Kane

Samoan; Tama

What alphabet is used for writing Russian and several other Eastern European languages?

The Cyrillic Alphabet (I'd check to make sure I spelled that right)

Also English evolved from Latin and is a romance language (the classification)

What does nincompoop mean in Russian?

Shlyapa is a similar term. It actually means "hat" but since a hat is shaped like a head but it doesn't have any brains in it, it sort of makes sense.

What does bydet mean in Russian language?

Well, you see a problem when transliterating, going from one alphabet to another.

I will make an assumption about the word you're curious about. The Russians have a word "будет" pronounced (boo-DYET), it means "to be" (future sense).

How do you say downstairs in Russian?

You know without the context it is pretty challenging to answer the question. The exact expression depends on the verb used.

For example:

He went downstairs. - Он спустился вниз.

OR

The kitchen is downstairs. - Кухня - на первом этаже.

Who creates the Russian alphabet And is it Russian actually?

The Cyrillic, or Old Slavic alphabet is credited to St. Cyril (AD 827 - 869), a Greek theologian and missionary. It has been adapted variously to suit the various modern Slavic languages. The most recent changes to the Russian form occurred in the Soviet Union under V.I. Lenin.

Does Russian belongs to Asia or Europe?

***Russia, and part is in Europe and part in is Asia