[identity profile] beltspinner.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] learn_russian
How do you translate "video game(s)" into russian? Also, what verb goes along with it?

Date: 2006-01-19 01:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-fractaliz864.livejournal.com
видеоигра

Играть в видеоигру (в видеоигры).

Date: 2006-01-19 01:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-dmitri83798.livejournal.com
when speaking about video games for PCs: компьютерная игра, игрушка (colloquial). Играть в компьютерную игру.

Date: 2006-01-19 02:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kart.livejournal.com
video games - видеоигры
online games - игри онлайн
first person shooter - шутер от первого лица

Date: 2006-01-19 03:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aleks-grey.livejournal.com
Yes.
role playing games - ролевые игры

Date: 2006-01-19 07:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesel.livejournal.com
adventure games - rather квесты (квест) or адвенчуры (адвенчура).

Date: 2006-01-19 03:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesel.livejournal.com
"Легенда Зельды" sounds better :) Are you translating an article about computer games? :)

Date: 2006-01-19 06:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] night1ngale.livejournal.com
Online games - онлайн-игры.

Date: 2006-01-19 05:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frz-blya.livejournal.com
игры, игрушки.

гамать (very colloquial, т.н. новояз) = играть (в компьютерные игры).

Another colloquial expressions:
shooter = бродилка
flight simulator = леталка
RPG = ролевуха

btw

Date: 2006-01-19 06:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yms.livejournal.com
новояз = newspeak

Date: 2006-01-19 07:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wesel.livejournal.com
shooter - стрелялка :)

Date: 2006-01-19 07:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frz-blya.livejournal.com
yeah, its better :)

another translation:
shooter = шутер )))

Date: 2006-01-19 10:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] viata.livejournal.com
quest = бродилка,
shooter = стрелялка

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