свидания
svidaniya
The English phrase "dates" (referring to romantic meetings) is translated into Russian as свидания (svidaniya).
свидания refers to planned social meetings between two people who are romantically interested in each other. If you want to specifically say "blind date", use the phrase свидание вслепую, which literally translates to "date in the blind".
What does it mean word for word?
The singular form свидание (date/meeting) is derived from the verb свидаться, which means "to meet".
How does it change in a sentence?
To say you are "going on a date", use the preposition на followed by the accusative case of the word, as in на свидание. Note that if you are referring to a calendar date (the number of a day in a month), you should use the word число instead of the romantic term.
How do you pronounce it?
svidaniya
Did you know?
- In Russian, свидание is used for any secret or planned meeting, not just romantic ones. For example, a clandestine meeting between spies would also be called a свидание.
- The word свидание shares the same root as видеть, meaning 'to see'. This makes a romantic date literally an act of 'seeing' or 'beholding' someone.
- If you tell a Russian person you have a 'date' with a number, they might be confused, because the word for a calendar date is число, whereas дата is typically reserved for historical dates, like 'the date of the battle'.
Examples in context
- Ты помнишь наши свидания?Do you remember our dates?This sentence is useful for practicing the use of свидания in a question about memory.Tatoeba #7677257 by chintsu, translation #2889545 by astynk
- Я не хожу на свидания вслепую.I don't go on blind dates.This sentence shows how to use the phrase for a "blind date" with свидания.Tatoeba #3980103 by sharptoothed, translation #2361177 by CK
- Я чаще хожу на свидания, чем Том.I go on more dates than Tom does.This sentence uses свидания to compare the frequency of dating between two people.Tatoeba #9986048 by marafon, translation #2329582 by CK
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Example conversation
Olga and Alexander are discussing their relationship goals.
- Ольга OlgaЯ хочу, чтобы наши свидания стали чаще.Ya khochu, chtoby nashi svidaniya stali chashche.I want our dates to become more frequent.
- Александр AleksandrЯ согласен, я тоже об этом думал.Ya soglasen, ya tozhe ob etom dumal.I agree, I've been thinking about that too.
- Ольга OlgaКуда мы сходим в следующие свидания?Kuda my skhodim v sleduyushchiye svidaniya?Where shall we go on the next dates?
- Александр AleksandrДавай сходим в новый парк или кино.Davay skhodim v novyy park ili kino.Let's go to the new park or the cinema.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
