Vocab 29 Flashcards
“взя́ли и купи́ли”
A Russian expression: they took it and bought; that is impulsively.
(They up and bought it!)
Я это взял и ел!
I took it and ate it! (Impulsively)
с э́того вре́мени
from/since this time…
с но́вого го́да
from/since the New Year
несча́стный
unhappy; miserable
несча́стливый
unhappy; unlucky; unfortunate
с того́ вре́мени
от того́ вре́мени
Since/from that time
в де́тстве
in childhood
в ю́ности
in youth (age)
в ста́pости
in old age
че́рез па́ру мину́т
in a couple of minutes
спра́шивать / спроси́ть (to ask question: for information) проси́ть / попроси́ть (+ inf) (to ask someone for something or to DO something)
(to ask question: for information) /
to ask someone for something or to DO something
про́бовать / попро́бовать
to try; taste; try out (and get result at once)
пыта́ться / по-
to try; attempt (but ready for neg result and then stop trying)
стара́ться / по-
to try; strive (your best effort)
