Уро́к 3
3.1 Language and Speech – Relax and Stroll
Отдыха́ть и Гуля́ть
The verbs you really want to do!
You’ve officially started learning some really good verbs. Let’s do more so you can say more! This time, let’s talk about what comes after work and study – the verbs отдыха́ть ‘to rest / relax’ and гуля́ть – ‘to stroll’.
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Both of these are Type I conjugations and look a lot like the verb рабо́тать.
| отдыха́ть to rest / relax / take it easy | ||
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| 1st person | Я отдыха́-ю I rest. I’m resting. |
Мы отдыха́-ем We rest. We’re resting. |
| 2nd person | Ты отдыха́-ешь You rest. You’re resting. |
Вы отдыха́-ете You (all) rest. You (all/formal) are resting. |
| 3rd person | Он / Она́ отдыха́-ет. He / She rests. He / She is resting. |
Они́ отдыха́-ют. They rest. They are resting. |
*dashes are used solely as a visual aide to illustrate the various components of the conjugated forms.
The verb отдыха́ть could probably often be translated as ‘do nothing’ or just ‘hang out’. It really means to take it easy or re-charge. It means to rest, but in American culture, we tend to think of resting only at night or when sick.
Например
Pay attention to the English translations compared to the Russian.
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Ле́том мы отдыха́ем на да́че.
In the summer, we rest at the dacha. |
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Ле́том в О́стине о́чень жа́рко. Люди отдыха́ют в Ба́ртон Спри́нгзе. Summer in Austin is really hot. People hang out at Barton Springs.
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Ле́том ру́сские отдыха́ют на мо́ре. n the summer, Russians (spend time) relaxing at the sea. |
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Где Америка́нцы отдыха́ют? Where do Americans take rest / vacation? |
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Америка́нцы отдыха́ют на пля́же (the beach). Americans relax/hang out at the beach. |
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Я отдыха́ю до́ма. I am relaxing at home. |
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гуля́ть to go for a walk / stroll |
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| Singular | Plural | |
| 1st person | Я гуля́ю. I stroll / am strolling. I walk around / am out for a walk. |
Мы гуля́ем. We stroll / are strolling. We walk around / are out for a walk. |
| 2nd person | Ты гуля́ешь. You stroll / are strolling. You walk around / are out for a walk. |
Вы гуля́ете. You (plural/formal) stroll / are strolling. You walk around / are out for a walk. |
| 3rd person | Он / она́ гуля́ет. He / She strolls / is strolling. He / She walks around / is out for a walk. |
Они́ гуля́ют. They stroll / are strolling. They walk around / are out for a walk. |
*dashes are used solely as a visual aide to illustrate the various components of the conjugated forms.
Например
- Родители гуля́ют по па́рку*.
‘(My) parents are on a stroll around the park.’ - Мы гуля́ем по го́роду*.
‘We are out for a walk around the city.’
*по па́рку / по го́роду is a Dative Case construction you’ll learn about soon.
Note that the English translations can differ from the literal Russian. The goal of translation is always to express the meaning conveyed in the original language. We might not say things, like, “I relax at the beach,” or “He is strolling,” although those sentences are certainly possible. We do, however, go on walks for the pure enjoyment of just walking around and we do go places, like the beach (or home), purely for the purpose of rest and relaxation.
