The Russian word "Davai" (or its formal counterpart "Davaite") might look short but it has a whole lot of meanings. Listen to this podcast to learn them all, starting with "Let's", as in "Let's do it" to "Come on!" and "Bye!". This podcast is prepared by Ruspod, a podcast hub specializing in teaching Russian through audio podcasts, text lessons, and exercises. Visit Ruspod for more free and premium podcasts. |
The full podcast is 6 minutes 08 seconds long. Enjoy!
Russian word | English translation | Pronunciation | |
давай | let's, let us (informal) | da-VAI | |
давайте | let's, let us (formal or plural) | da-VAI-teh | |
Давай! | Come on! (to persuade, motivate, hurry up, etc.) | da-VAI | |
Давай. | OK, sure (to show your agreement) | da-VAI | |
-те | an ending which makes the word formal or plural | -tyeh | |
(Ну,) Давай! | (Well, ) Bye! (informal) | da-VAI | |
Давай пойдем в Кремль. | Let's go to the Kremlin. | da-VAI pai-DYOM v Kryehml | |
Здравствуй! | Hello! (informal) | ZDRAH-stvooy | |
Здравствуйте! | Hello! (formal/polite or plural) | ZDRAH-stvooy-tyeh |
Davai is not the only way to say Bye-bye in Russian. Learn more formal and informal Russian greetings including Privet and Kak dela.
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