хорошая игра
khoroshaya igra
The Russian phrase for "good game" is хорошая игра (khoroshaya igra).
хорошая игра is used to describe a match or competition that was played well or was enjoyable. In online gaming contexts, Russian players often use the slang abbreviation ГГ instead of the full phrase.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the feminine adjective хорошая (good) and the feminine noun игра (game).
Which one should you use?
While хорошая игра describes the quality of the match, the phrase весёлая игра would imply the game was "fun" or "amusing" rather than just high quality.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because игра is a feminine noun, the adjective must take the feminine ending -ая in the nominative case.
How do you pronounce it?
khoroshaya igra
Did you know?
- While ГГ is a direct loan from 'GG', Russian gamers sometimes use it ironically to signal that a match is already lost and there is no point in continuing.
- In a professional context, a commentator might say красивая игра to describe a 'beautiful game', focusing on the aesthetics and skill rather than just the quality.
- In Russian, the word игра can refer to a 'play' or a 'game', but a theatrical play is specifically called пьеса or спектакль.
Examples in context
- Это была хорошая игра.It was a good game.This sentence demonstrates how to state that a match was a good game using хорошая игра.Tatoeba #3393665 by odexed, translation #3393279 by CK
- Это хорошая игра?Is that a good game?This sentence shows how to ask if a specific match is a good game using хорошая игра.Tatoeba #13708543 by marafon, translation #13708362 by rul
- Сегодня была хорошая игра.Segodnya byla khoroshaya igra.Today was a good game.
Example conversation
Olga and Andrey are finishing a match of chess.
- Ольга OlgaХорошая игра, Андрей!Khoroshaya igra, Andrey!Good game, Andrey!
- Андрей AndreyСпасибо, Ольга. Ты отлично играла.Spasibo, Ol'ga. Ty otlichno igrala.Thanks, Olga. You played great.
- Ольга OlgaМне очень понравилось.Mne ochen' ponravilos'.I really enjoyed it.
- Андрей AndreyЯ тоже. Сыграем ещё раз?Ya tozhe. Sygrayem eshchyo raz?Me too. Shall we play again?
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
