Describing people in Russian - Page 3

Learn to describe people in Russian using the vocabulary from our series “Russian Word of the Day”.

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выраже́ние [vy-ra-zhé-nee-ye] Noun, neuter

expression

Examples

  • Его́ выраже́ние лица́ говори́ло о мно́гом.

    eevó vy-ra-zhé-nee-ye lee-tsá ga-va-rée-la a mnó-gam

    His face expression told a long story.

  • Э́то выраже́ние обы́чно испо́льзуется то́лько в официа́льной перепи́ске.

    éta vy-ra-zhé-nee-ye a-bých-na ees-pól'-zu-ye-tsa tol'ka v a-fee-tsee-al'-nai pee-ree-pées-kye

    This expression is usually used only in official correspondence.

глу́пый [glú-pyi] Adjective

foolish, silly, stupid

Examples

  • Э́то был глу́пый посту́пок.

    éta byl glú-pyi pas-tú-pok

    It was a stupid thing to do.

  • Ты ведёшь себя́ как глу́пый ребёнок.

    ty vee-dyósh see-byá kak glú-pyi ree-byó-nak

    You're acting like a silly child.

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