да
daily used word (top 100)A1
- 1.
yes
- 2.
but
Любо́вь сильна́, да де́ньги сильне́е. - Love is strong, but money is stronger. - 3.
and
В лесу попадалась сосна да берёза. - In the forest, there were pine and birch trees
Examples
- Вопро́с, на кото́рый не доста́точно отве́тить просто "да" или "нет".A question to which yes or no will not quiet suffice.
- Ты же уме́ешь танцева́ть, да?You can dance, can't you?
- Моя́ жена́ обычно не пьёт ко́фе но́чью, да и я не пью.My wife usually doesn't drink coffee at night, and neither do I.
- Я не смог прийти́ на вечери́нку, да и не хоте́л.I was unable to attend the party, nor did I want to.
Fixed expressions
once there lived
but no
Typical usage
Basic responses and agreement
да
yes
да́-да́
yes, yes (I heard you)
ну да
yeah, right; well, yes
да уж
yeah... I guess so (resigned)
Contradiction and denial
да нет
no, not really
да нет же
no, of course not!
да не
no (denying something)
ни да ни нет
neither yes nor no
Adding information (да = and/besides)
да и
and besides; and anyway
да ещё́ (и)
and also; what's more
сказа́л да сде́лал
said it and did it
взял да
up and (did something) unexpectedly
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Тостада edited related words 2 years ago.
Sandy edited translation 3 years ago.
Sandy edited translation 3 years ago.
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