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Russian word of the day: Разглагольствовать

May 03, 2021 (see all)
разглаго́льствовать
[ raz-gla-gól'st-va-vat' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Prepositional
Perfective - поразглагольствовать
to talk profusely, to expatiate, to talk on and on, to use lofty phrases

Examples

  • Мы мо́жем до́лго разглаго́льствовать на э́ту те́му, но пробле́ма таки́м о́бразом не реши́тся.

    my mó-zheen dól-ga raz-gla-gól'st-va-vát' na é-tu tyé-mu, no prab-lyé-ma ta-kéem ób-ra-zam nye ree-shée-tsa

    We can long rant on this subject, but the problem will not be solved that way.

  • Он о́чень лю́бит разглаго́льствовать о том, наско́лько некульту́рна ны́нче молодёжь.

    on ó-cheen' lyú-beet raz-gla-gól'st-va-vat' a tóm, nas-kól'-ka nee-kul'-túr-na nýn-chye ma-la-dyósh'

    He loves to rant about how uneducated the youth these days is.

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