Russian for English speakers Bakery · Lesson 4

Great job!

Exclamations in Russian — Молодец! (Well done!) — for cheering someone up.

Conversation

  1. Meera Meera

    Эта выпечка выглядит очень вкусно!

    Èta vypečka vygljadit očenʹ vkusno!

    [Everything in] this bakery looks very tasty!

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Да, мы стараемся и готовим каждый день!

    Da, my staraemsja i gotovim každyj denʹ!

    Yes, we do our best and cook every single day!

    Tip: “Мы стараемся” - we do our best

  3. Meera Meera

    Вы большие молодцы!

    Vy bolʹšie molodcy!

    You do a great job!

    Tip: “Молодец, молодцы” - the word which is used for cheer someone up, say him that he does a great job!

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Огромное спасибо, мне очень приятно.

    Ogromnoe spasibo, mne očenʹ prijatno.

    Thanks a lot, I am very pleased.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does Молодец mean?

'Well done / good job'. Universal Russian praise. Can be exclaimed: Молодец!

Russian for 'great job'?

Отлично! (excellent), Здорово! (cool/great), Браво! (bravo), Прекрасно! (wonderful), Супер! (super).

Russian cheering up phrases?

Всё будет хорошо (everything will be fine), Не переживай (don't worry), Держись! (hold on / hang in there).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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