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2024-10-29 19:42:56While Sasha went out for a run, I took an audio walking tour of Danish mythology. I downloaded an app onto my phone and popped in my earphones. I walked around for over an hour admiring the statues, the architecture, and the stories.
Then I met with my brother Jamie’s friend who had agreed to give me a crash course in Danish pastries.
‘Bon
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Babushka - grandmotherDobroy nochi - good nightKotonok - kittenKukolka = DollNevestkaMalyshka - BabyMishenka - an intimate name for Misha, usually reserved for his lover.Privet - hello (informal)Prekrasnaya - LovelySashulya - an intimate name for Sasha, usually reserved for his lover.Slava Bogu - Thank GodYa tyebya lyublyu - I love youZa uspekh - To successZaichonok - little rabbit (Male)Zayka - little rabbit (Female)Zdravstvuyte - hello (formal)Note:Russians are big on diminutive names they have a name they use in formal settings; one they use amongst friends and sometimes ones that are reserved for their loversName: AleksanderDiminutive (nickname): SashaPejorative: SashkaEndearing: SashulyaAleksey- Lyosha - Lyoshka - LyoshenkaMikhail - Misha - Mishka -MishenkaDmitry - Dima - Dimka - Dimochka
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