Comments on: «С праздником!» or: How to Congratulate Russian Style http://www.transparent.com/russian/%c2%ab%d0%a1-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%c2%bb-or-how-to-congratulate-russian-style/ Language and Culture of the Russian-Speaking World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jenny http://www.transparent.com/russian/%c2%ab%d0%a1-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%c2%bb-or-how-to-congratulate-russian-style/comment-page-1/#comment-984 Jenny Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:08:47 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=434#comment-984 Surely! You're right! Surely! You’re right!

]]> By: Svetlana http://www.transparent.com/russian/%c2%ab%d0%a1-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%c2%bb-or-how-to-congratulate-russian-style/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Svetlana Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:41:41 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=434#comment-983 Jenny, I thought it was just a misprint, but if we correct it, then it should be "Конечно, поздравляют! Но только седьмого января, а не двадцать пятого декабря". In Russian 25 is "двадцать пять" :) Sorry :) Jenny,

I thought it was just a misprint, but if we correct it, then it should be “Конечно, поздравляют! Но только седьмого января, а не двадцать пятого декабря”.
In Russian 25 is “двадцать пять” :)
Sorry :)

]]> By: Jenny http://www.transparent.com/russian/%c2%ab%d0%a1-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%c2%bb-or-how-to-congratulate-russian-style/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Jenny Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:58:16 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=434#comment-982 Hello, Josephina! Russian is my native language, so I've found the mistake in your article. In the phrase "«Конечно, поздравляют! Но только седьмое января, а не двадцатпятое декабря» - [Of course they congratulate! But on the 7th of January, not on the 25th of December]." you've made a mistake in using numerals "седьмое" and "двадцатпятое". Here the should be used as "седьмого" and "двадцатпятого". The ending "го" means the same as the ending "th". Hello, Josephina!
Russian is my native language, so I’ve found the mistake in your article. In the phrase “«Конечно, поздравляют! Но только седьмое января, а не двадцатпятое декабря» – [Of course they congratulate! But on the 7th of January, not on the 25th of December].” you’ve made a mistake in using numerals “седьмое” and “двадцатпятое”. Here the should be used as “седьмого” and “двадцатпятого”. The ending “го” means the same as the ending “th”.

]]> By: Josefina http://www.transparent.com/russian/%c2%ab%d0%a1-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%c2%bb-or-how-to-congratulate-russian-style/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Josefina Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:35 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=434#comment-981 Hi Svetlana! Thank you so much! I did not know this, and as it turns out I have been doing this mistake for years... And no Russian has ever told me that this is wrong! But now I know. Русские не празднуют друг друга, а только праздники :) Спасибо! Hi Svetlana!

Thank you so much! I did not know this, and as it turns out I have been doing this mistake for years… And no Russian has ever told me that this is wrong! But now I know. Русские не празднуют друг друга, а только праздники :) Спасибо!

]]> By: Svetlana http://www.transparent.com/russian/%c2%ab%d0%a1-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d0%b4%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%c2%bb-or-how-to-congratulate-russian-style/comment-page-1/#comment-980 Svetlana Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:23:02 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/russian/?p=434#comment-980 Hi, Josefina, I just wanted to tell you that we [Russians] do not say «праздновать кого?» - only «праздновать что?». Therefore, «Завтра будем праздновать Лену, поздравим её с рождением ребёнка!» also contains a mistake - it is impossible to celebrate someone in Russian. Hi, Josefina,

I just wanted to tell you that we [Russians] do not say «праздновать кого?» – only «праздновать что?».
Therefore, «Завтра будем праздновать Лену, поздравим её с рождением ребёнка!» also contains a mistake – it is impossible to celebrate someone in Russian.

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