Advanced Russian

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Below, we have gathered all the advanced Russian words from our series Russian Word of the Day.

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ну на́до же [nu ná-da zhe] Phrase, variation - "надо же"

expresses surprise (~oh, oh dear, my goodness)

Examples

Ну на́до же, как получи́лось.

nu ná-da zhe, kak pa-lu-chée-las'

Wow, how the things turned out.
Ну на́до же, как бы́стро бежит вре́мя!

nu ná-da zhe, kak býst-ra bee-zhée-t vryé-mya

My goodness, how fast the time flies!

засо́ня [za-só-nya] Noun, masculine or feminine

sleepyhead

Examples

Встава́й, засо́ня, в шко́лу проспи́шь!

fsta-vái za-só-nya, f shkó-lu pras-péesh

Wake up, sleepyhead, you'll oversleep the school!
Буди́ его́, а то э́тот засо́ня мо́жет спать до полудня.

bu-dée ee-vó, a to é-tat za-só-nya mó-zheet spat' da pa-lúd-nya

Wake him up, or this sleepyhead can sleep until noon.

грязну́ля [greez-nú-lya] Noun, masculine or feminine

dirty one

Examples

Ты где так испа́чкался, грязну́ля?

ty gdye tak ees-pách-kal-sya, greez-nú-lya

Where did you get so dirty, dirty creature?
Посмотри́ на себя́, како́й ты грязну́ля!

pas-mat-rée na see-byá, ka-kói ty greez-nú-lya

Look at yourself, what a dirty creature you are!

блиста́тельный [blees-tá-teel'-nyi] Adjective

brilliant, splendid, magnificent

Examples

Чемпиона́т ми́ра заверши́лся блиста́тельным успе́хом на́ших спортсме́нов.

chem-pee-o-nát mée-ra za-veer-shéel-sya blees-tá-teel'-nym us-pyé-hom ná-sheeh sparts-myé-nof

World Cup ended with the brilliant success of our athletes.
Его́ блиста́тельная карье́ра начала́сь в 1974-м году.

ee-vó blees-tá-teel'-na-ya kar'-yé-ra na-cha-lás' f 1974 ga-dú

His brilliant career began in 1974.

копу́ша [ka-pú-sha] Noun, masculine or feminine

slowpoke, dawdler

Examples

Ну ты и копу́ша!

nu ty ee ka-pú-sha

You are such a slowpoke!
И́з-за тебя́, копу́ша, мы опозда́ем на по́езд!

eez-za tee-byá, ka-pú-sha, my a-paz-dá-eem na pó-eest

Because of you, slowpoke, we'll be late for the train!

предвеща́ть [pryed-vee-schát'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - предвести́ть

to forebode, to presage, to betoken, to foreshadow

Examples

Ничто́ не предвеща́ло беды́.

neech-tó nye pryed-vee-schá-la bee-dý

There were no signs of trouble.
Контра́кт предвеща́л партнёрам хоро́шие дивиде́нды.

kant-rákt pryed-vee-schál part-nyó-ram ha-ró-shee-ye dee-vee-dyén-ty

The contract foreshadowed good dividends for the partners.