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[fallingstar12.livejournal.com]

when is it appropriate to use do svedonya as a goodbye vs. poka?


sorry, my knowledge of russian is very limited. i'll know MUCH more (hopefully) when i take intensive russian for beginners starting in september.

Spaseeba!

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[oryx_and_crake]

пока is colloquial and informal, while до свидания (btw it should be transliterated as do svidaniya) is OK to use in any situation.

[oryx_and_crake]

P.S. And спасибо is transliterated as spasibo. The general rule is that transliteration is based on the word's spelling, not on the pronunciation (and I have to add that there is a very clear "a" in до свидания and not a trace of "o", because this syllable is under stress.

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

Yep, пока and счастливо are normally used among friends and close family members, whereas до свидания, до встречи and до скорого can be used pretty much in any situation.

[giftchild.livejournal.com]

i'm vaguely-remembering/guessing here...


пока = 'later'

до свидания = 'until i see you again' ( -вид_ from видить ? )


what are the other 3 you mentioned, and where are the stresses/about how are they pronounced?

[archaicos.livejournal.com]

Right, it's from видеть(ся) (mind the spelling).

счастливо ~= good luck, take care; It can be used by both, the person who stays and the person who leaves. I guess, it's a short for "счастливо оставаться" and "счастливого пути". I think it's normally used when you aren't going to see the person very soon again. How soon I'm not sure. Can be the work day, a few weeks or much longer like a year. And it doesn't necessarily mean you won't talk in the meantime. We'd say it when leaving our grandma whom we'd visit once in a few months. We'd also say it when we leave home for a big part of the day.

All three have the same meaning:
до свидания
до встречи
до скорого (свидания implied)

Btw, there's another one. Can be used alone or with other words or with a handshake. Between friends and family members:
Давай. (+ Пока/счастливо.)
Ну, давай. (+ Пока/счастливо.)
The plural version also exists (давайте) and can be used semi-formally too (that is, not among friends/family members).

[fallingstar12.livejournal.com]

thanks everybody. very helpful. =)