Nice in Russian: How to say?
Nice is a very handy word that is widely used in English in everyday conversations. Sadly, there is no really direct translation of nice in Russian. Instead, there is a whole range of other words that should be used in different situations.
Let’s look at some examples…
When you like something (so in English you would say nice!):
– Здо́рово!
[zdó-ra-va]
Nice! / Cool! / Great!
– Су́пер!
[sú-pyer]
Super!
– Отли́чно!
[at-léech-na]
Excellent!
– О́чень хорошо́!
[ó-cheen’ ha-ra-shó]
Very nice! / Very good!
When you are nicely surprised with something (wow, nice!):
– Ух ты, как здо́рово!
[uh ty, kak zdó-ra-va]
Wow, so nice! / Wow, so cool!
– Ого́, класс!
[o-gó, klas]
Wow, nice / awesome!
– Ничего́ себе́, как здо́рово!
[nee-chee-vó see-byé, kak zdó-ra-va]
Wow, so nice / awesome!
– Вот э́то да, су́пер!
[vot é-ta da, sú-pyer]
Wow, super!
When you want to say that someone is nice:
– Она́ о́чень прия́тная в обще́нии.
[a-ná ó-cheen’ pree-yát-na-ya v ab-schyé-nee-ee]
She is very nice.
– Э́то о́чень любе́зно с ва́шей стороны́.
[é-ta ó-cheen’ lyu-byéz-na s vá-sheî sta-ra-ný]
It is very nice of you.
– Он хорошо́ ко мне отно́сится.
[on ha-ra-shó ka mnye at-nó-see-tsa]
He is very nice to me.
Listen to "Nice" in Russian
The audio recording includes all the examples (in bold and blue) listed above.
