Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "personal" in Russian

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личный

Meaning: personal, individual, private, intimate, own

Pronunciation: [LEECH-niy]

Part of speech: adjective

Rank: #415 (see frequency list)

The girl was always accompanied by her personal bodyguards.
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Example sentences:

У начáльника был ли́чный секретáрь.
The boss had a personal secretary.
Я ничегó не знáю о ли́чной жи́зни сы́на.
I don't know anything about my son's personal life.
Не вмéшивайтесь: э́то моë ли́чное дéло.
Don't interfere: it's my private business.
Дéвушка всегдá ходи́ла с ли́чной охрáной.
The girl was always accompanied by her personal bodyguards.
literal The girl always went with her personal bodyguards.
Мы тут по ли́чному дéлу.
We're on private business here.
Дом в Черногóрии у негó в ли́чной сóбственности.
He owns a house in Montenegro.
literal The house in Montenegro is in his own property.
Нет, нет, э́то моя́ ли́чная инициати́ва!
No, no it's on my own initiative.
literal No, no it's my own initiative.
Никтó не хотéл знать моегó ли́чного мнéния по э́тому вопрócу.
Nobody wanted to know my personal opinion about this issue.
Необходи́мо вáше ли́чное прису́тствие.
Your personal attendance is necessary.
Сейчác мы изучáем тéму "Ли́чные местоимéния в ру́сском языкé".
We're now learning the topic "Personal pronouns in the Russian language".

Idioms and set expressions:

ли́чная гигиéна = personal hygiene
ли́чное прису́тствие = personal attendance
ли́чная сóбственность = personal property
ли́чная жизнь = private life
ли́чная охрáна = bodyguard
ли́чный секретáрь = private secretary
по ли́чному дéлу = on private business
это моё ли́чное дéло = that's my own business
ли́чный зачёт = individual event
ли́чное пéрвенство = individual championship
ли́чное местоимéние = personal pronoun
ли́чный состáв = staff
ли́чное дéло = personal file

Related words:

ли́чность = personality, person, indivudual
ли́чно = personally
лицó = a face
сóбственный = own, personal

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