Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "young" in Russian

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молодой

Meaning: young

Pronunciation: [mah-lah-DOY]

Part of speech: adjective (See #679)

Rank: #288 (see frequency list)

He's still young, he's 25 years old.
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Example sentences:

Он ещë молодо́й, ему́ то́лько два́дцать пять лет.
He's still young, he's just 25 years old.
У тебя́ есть молодо́й челове́к?
Have you got a boyfriend?
literal At you is young man?
Эх, прошли́ мои́ молоды́е го́ды!
Ah, my young days are already gone!
literal Ah, my young years are already gone!
Она́ была́ пожило́й же́нщиной с молоды́м го́лосом.
She was an elderly woman with a young voice.
Ты отно́сишь себя́ к молодо́му поколе́нию?
Do you consider yourself to be the young generation?
Ты не хо́чешь попро́бовать молодо́го карто́феля с на́шей гря́дки?
Would you like to try young potatoes from our garden?
literal You don't want to try young potatoes from our garden?
Ты сли́шком мо́лод, что́бы реша́ть таки́е вопро́сы.
You're too young to solve this kind of problems.
Я любова́лся молоды́ми ли́стьями.
I was admiring young leaves.
Он чу́вствовал себя́ молоды́м.
He felt young.
literal He felt himself young.
Как пожива́ют молоды́е?
How are the newlyweds?

Idioms and set expressions:

молодо́й карто́фель = young potatoes
молодо́е вино́ = young wine
молодо́й ме́сяц = new moon
literal young moon
молоды́е = newlyweds
молодо́й гóлос = young voice
мо́лод душо́й = feel young being old
мóлодо-зéлено = unexperienced person
молодо́й челове́к = boyfriend, fiancé
literal young man

Related words:

мо́лодость = youth
молоде́ц = well-done

Proverbs and sayings:

От ве́тоши молодо́й траве́ хо́ду нет.
Old people don't give way to the young ones.
literal Young grass can't grow because of the rags.
Молодо́й - игру́шки, а ста́рой - поду́шка.
Young people need toys and old people, pillows.
Молодо́й на слу́жбу, ста́рый на сове́т.
Young people, for work, old people, for advice.

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