Russian for English speakers Cafe · Lesson 3

I ate too much

Russian for being full — Я съел слишком много (I ate too much) — and rejecting more food politely.

Conversation

  1. Cassian Cassian

    Будешь ещё салат?

    Budešʹ eŝë salat?

    Would you like some more salad?

  2. Kyle Kyle

    Нет, я переел

    Net, ja pereel

    No, I ate too much.

    Tip: Russian has a lot of prefixes. "Пере-" is one of them and together with the verb in the past it means that you overdo something

  3. Cassian Cassian

    А я доем его тогда

    A ja doem ego togda

    I'll finish eating it then

  4. Kyle Kyle

    Доедай, конечно

    Doedaj, konečno

    Finish it, of course.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'I'm full' in Russian?

Я сыт (m) / Я сыта (f). Or Я наелся (m) / наелась (f) = 'I've eaten my fill'.

What does слишком mean?

'Too much / too'. Слишком много = 'too much'. Слишком жарко = 'too hot'.

Russian for politely declining food?

Спасибо, я сыт/сыта (thanks, I'm full). Уже не могу (I can't anymore). Спасибо, очень вкусно, но... (thanks, very tasty, but...).

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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