доброе утро, красавица
dobroye utro, krasavitsa
The English phrase "good morning beautiful" is translated into Russian as доброе утро, красавица (dobroye utro, krasavitsa).
This is a romantic or affectionate greeting used in the morning to address a woman. The term красавица functions as a noun meaning "beautiful woman" or "beauty" used to address her directly, rather than acting as an adjective to describe her.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of доброе утро, which means "good morning" and красавица, which means "beautiful woman".
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun красавица changes its ending to красавицу (the accusative case) when it is the direct object of a verb in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
dobroye utro, krasavitsa
Did you know?
- The word красавица shares a root with the word красный, which means 'red'. In Old Russian, this root originally meant 'beautiful' before it specifically referred to the color.
- If a speaker uses красавица sarcastically, it can be used to mock someone who has made a clumsy mistake, similar to saying 'nice one' in English.
- A playful or more modern alternative to 'beautiful' is солнышко, which means 'little sun' and is used just as affectionately in the morning.
Examples in context
- Доброе утро, красавица, как ты спала?Dobroye utro, krasavitsa, kak ty spala?Good morning, beautiful, how did you sleep?
- Ты спишь? Доброе утро, красавица.Ty spish'? Dobroye utro, krasavitsa.Are you sleeping? Good morning, beautiful.
Example conversation
Dmitry wakes up and greets Maria in bed.
- Дмитрий DmitryДоброе утро, красавица.Dobroye utro, krasavitsa.Good morning, beautiful.
- Мария MariaДоброе утро, любимый.Dobroye utro, lyubimyy.Good morning, love.
- Дмитрий DmitryТы прекрасно выглядишь сегодня.Ty prekrasno vyglyadish%27 segodnya.You look wonderful today.
- Мария MariaСпасибо, ты тоже.Spasibo, ty tozhe.Thank you, you too.
