меню
menyu
The Russian word for "menu" is меню (menyu).
The word меню refers to the list of dishes offered in a restaurant.
Meaning: list of dishes offered in a restaurant (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word меню is indeclinable, meaning its form does not change regardless of its grammatical role in a sentence. To say something is "on the menu," Russian uses the preposition в (in) followed by the indeclinable меню.
How do you pronounce it?
menyu
Did you know?
- While меню is the standard term for a restaurant list, Russians often use the word меню to describe a specific set of meals provided for a whole day at a school, hospital or military barracks.
- The word меню is a direct linguistic guest from French, entering the Russian language during the era when French was the language of the Russian nobility.
- Russian speakers may use the phrase в меню (in the menu) to describe not just food, but any set of features available in a software program or mobile app.
Examples in context
- Он есть в меню.It's on the menu.This sentence shows how to say something is on the меню.Tatoeba #13731329 by marafon, translation #13721950 by rul
- Этого нет в меню.It's not on the menu.Tatoeba #3248728 by marafon, translation #3239847 by Hybrid
- Я заглянул в меню.I looked at the menu.This sentence shows the action of looking at the меню.Tatoeba #12510324 by marafon, translation #5939643 by CK
- Народ, чего в менюшке интересного сегодня?Folks, what's interesting on the menu today?
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Example conversation
Andrey and Ekaterina are sitting at a restaurant table.
- Андрей AndreyЕкатерина, ты уже видела меню?Ekaterina, ty uzhe videla menyu?Ekaterina, have you seen the menu yet?
- Екатерина EkaterinaНет, где оно лежит?Net, gde ono lezhit?No, where is it?
- Андрей AndreyВот меню на столе.Vot menyu na stole.Here is the menu on the table.
- Екатерина EkaterinaСпасибо, сейчас я посмотрю.Spasibo, seychas ya posmotryu.Thanks, I'll take a look now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries меню, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
