Language/Russian/Grammar/Tricky-Adverbs
Hello everybody,
In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨TRICKY ADVERBS¨ in Russian.
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions!
Happy learning! :)
After you've conquered this lesson, feel free to explore these connected themes: Russian Grammar → Russian Nouns and Gender → Genitive Case ..., Use of the verb быть in the past, Personal Pronouns & A vs И.
Some words for Tricky Adverbs in Russian[edit | edit source]
ENGLISH | PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH |
RUSSIAN | PRONUNCIATION
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
BRAZILIAN
PORTUGUESE |
---|---|---|---|---|
yet | ou zheh | Уже | u jê | ainda |
by now | ou zheh | Уже | u jê | nesse momento |
already | ou zheh | Уже | u jê | já |
any longer | ou zheh | Уже | u jê | não mais |
I have already
learnt Russian |
yah ou zheh vuh ou tchil
roos kee yah zuhk |
Я уже выучил
русский язык |
iá u jê vâ u tchiL
ruus kii iá zâk |
Eu já aprendi
Russo |
I have already started
having lunch (and I am still doing it) |
yah ou zheh
ah byeh dah you |
Я уже
обедаю |
iá u jê
a bie dá iu |
Eu ainda estou
almoçando |
yet | ih shoh | Ещё | i chô | ainda |
more | ih shoh | Ещё | i chô | mais |
still | ih shoh | Ещё | i chô | ainda |
yet | ih shoh | Ещё | i chô | ainda |
I want to do
it again |
yah hah choo sdyeh laht
eh tah ih shoh rahs |
Я хочу сделать это
ещё раз |
iá Ha tchu sdíe lat
é ta i chô raaz |
Eu quero fazer isso
novamente |
I want some
more pie |
yah hah choo ih shoh
pih rah gah |
Я хочу ещё
пирога |
iá Ha tchú i chô
pi ra gá |
Eu quero
mais torta |
I still learn
Russian |
yah ih shoh
ih zou tchah you roos kee yah zuhk |
Я ещё изучаю
русский язык |
iá i chô i zu tcha iu
ruus kii iá zâk |
Eu ainda estou
aprendendo Russo |
I am still at home | yah ih shoh doh mah | Я ещё дома | iá i chô do ma | Eu ainda tô em casa |
I don’t know
you yet |
yah vahs ih shoh
nyeh znah you |
Я Вас ещё
не знаю |
iá vas i chô
níe zná iu |
Eu ainda
não te conheço |
Learn the difference between "Уже" and "Ещё" in Russian
Everyone who learns the Russian language asked himself or herself a question: "what’s the difference between "Уже" and "Ещё"?.
- "Уже" can mean "already", "yet" or "by now"
- "Ещё" can mean "yet" or "more"
The problem is that these two words can have more than one meaning. So let’s have a look more closely.
Уже[edit | edit source]
‘Уже’ is an adverb. It may be translated as ‘already’ or ‘any longer’.
We use it if we have already done something we’re talking about.
For example:
- Я уже выучил русский язык (I have already learnt Russian)
- Я уже обедаю (I have already started having lunch (and I am still doing it))
Easy? Very easy! Now let’s have a look at the word ‘ещё’ which also has several meaning (up to 7 or even more).
Ещё[edit | edit source]
‘Ещё’ is also an adverb.
It can be translated as ‘still’ or ’yet’. Basically we you use when:
We want to do something again[edit | edit source]
- Я хочу сделать это ещё раз! (I want to do it again!)
We want to get some more of something[edit | edit source]
- Я хочу ещё пирога (I want some more pie)
We still do something[edit | edit source]
- Я ещё изучаю русский язык (I still learn Russian)
- Я ещё дома (I am still at home)
We do not know someone or something yet[edit | edit source]
- Я Вас ещё не знаю! (I don’t know you yet!)
Very easy! Now I would like to share with you an exercise to practice your new skill.
I am going to do first three examples and rests are for you, okay?
Exercises[edit | edit source]
1. Владимир уже в университете? – Нет, он (1) дома. (Vladimir is already at the university? No, he at home.)
2. У тебя есть машина? – Да, (2) есть. (Do you have a car? Yes, I have)
3. Ты студент? – Нет, я (3) работаю. (Are you student? No, I'm working.)
4. Ты сейчас завтракаешь? – Да, (4) завтракаю. (Are you eating breakfast now? Yes, I am having breakfast.)
5. Ты читаешь?. – Да, (5) читаю. (You are reading? Yes, I read.)
6. Ты (6) ужинаешь? – Нет, (7) обедаю. (Do you have supper? No, I have dinner.)
7. Вы его помните? – Нет, (8) не помню. (Do you remember him? No, I do not.)
8. Кто это? Я его (9) не знаю. (Who is this? I do not know him.)
9. Ты (10) школьник? – Нет, я (11) студент. (Are you a schoolboy? No, I'm a student.)
10. Ты (12) изучаешь русский? – Да, (13) изучаю. (Are you studying Russian? Yes, I'm studying.)
I have to warn you that almost each sentence can include either ‘уже’ or ‘ещё’, it depends on the context and the idea you want to express.
So, please keep that in mind doing the exercises and please share your comments. They will be highly appreciated.
Thank you for your attention and will to learn Russian.
I hope to meet you again. That's all for today.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Adjectives
- How to Use Have
- Future Tense
- Perfective Imperfective
- Very important rules
- To and же particles in Russian
- Russian cases
- Punctuation
- Common Mistakes