Russian Vocabulary
How to say "friend" in Russian
Meaning:
friend, buddy, mate, chum, amigo
Pronunciation:
[drook]
Part of speech: noun (masculine noun. The spelling "droog" may also refer to a Nadsat term for friend from A Clockwork Orange.)
Rank: #99 (see frequency list)
- Он мой лу́чший друг.
- He is my best friend.
- Познако́мьтесь! Это мой дру́г Андре́й.
- Meet each other! This is my friend Andrey.
- У него́ мно́го друзе́й.
- He has a lot of friends.
- Тепе́рь мы друзья́.
- We are now friends.
- Они́ лю́бят друг дру́га.
- They love each other.
- Они́ не мо́гут жить друг без дру́га.
- They can't live without each other.
- Я ча́сто игра́ю в те́ннис с друзья́ми.
- I often play tennis with friends.
- Они́ похо́жи друг на дру́га.
- They resemble each other.
- Мы никогда́ ни о чём не расспра́шивали друг дру́жку.
- We never questioned each other about anything.
- Ники́та обзавёлся бли́зкими друзья́ми.
- Nikita acquired close friends.
- Поли́ция изуча́ет круг друзе́й и знако́мых потерпе́вшего.
- Police is exploring a circle of friends and acquaintances of the victim.
- Я провёл неде́лю в до́ме её друзе́й.
- I spent a week in her the house of her friends.
- Будь дру́гом, подожди́ меня́.
- Could you do me a favor and wait for me?
- literal Be a friend, wait for me.
- друг друга = each other; one another
literal friend [a] friend - друг против друга = against each other; opposite each other
literal friend against friend - друг за другом = one after another
literal friend after friend - друг с другом = together; with each other
literal friend with friend - близкий друг = close friend
- закадычный друг = bosom friend, crony, chum
- друг детства = playfellow, childhood friend
- друг по переписке = pen pal, pen-friend
- друг семьи = family friend
- друг на всю жизнь = lifelong friend
- верный друг = faithful companion; unfailing friend
- Будь другом, ... = Could you do me a favor and ...
literal be a friend
- дружо́к = pal, chummy
- подру́га = female friend; girlfriend
- подру́жка = girlfriend
- друзья́ = (nominative plural) friends
- друга́н = (slang) friend
- прия́тель = pal, friend
- това́рищ = comrade, pal
- знако́мый = an acquaintance, contact
- дружи́ще = bud, buddy, old fellow, old boy
- дру́жба = friendship
- дружи́ть = to be friends
- Друг до поры -- тот же недруг.
- Better an open enemy than a false friend.
- literal Friend till time -- same as an enemy.
- Друга на деньги не купишь.
- Money can't buy friends.
- Друзья познаются в беде.
- You learn who your friends are in bad times.
- Верный друг лучше сотни слуг.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- literal A faithful friend is better than one hundred servants.
- Старый друг лучше новых двух.
- Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
- literal An old friend is better than two new friends.
- Вдруг не станешь друг.
- Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.
- literal Suddenly won't become a friend.
- Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей.
- A faithful friend is better than gold.
- literal Don't have one hundred rubles, rather have one hundred friends.
- Упаси меня Бог от друзей, а от врагов я и сам спасусь.
- God save me from my friends.
- Есть пирожки -- есть и дружки, нет пирожков -- нет и дружков.
- When the trouble came all friends fell away.
- literal There are pies -- there are friends, no pies -- no friends.
| Case |
Singular |
Plural |
| Nominative | дру́г | друзья́ |
| Genitive | дру́га | друзе́й |
| Dative | дру́гу | друзья́м |
| Accusative | дру́га | друзе́й |
| Instrumental | дру́гом | друзья́ми |
| Prepositional | дру́ге | друзья́х |
Audio recordings: Copyright© 2006 Streit Goulnara, Streit Eric, Vion Nicolas. Copyright© 2007 S. Sakhno, N. Vion. Distributed under CC-BY.
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