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[learning-russian0]

3️⃣9️⃣ Russian Expressions for Discussion and Debate 💬

Here’s a comprehensive list of Russian phrases for discussions, arguments, and debates. Perfect for refining your fluency, impressing your friends, or diving into deep conversations! 🗣✨

🗨️ Main Expressions

Why? Зачем? [za-chem]

Let's step back a little bit. Давайте оставим эту тему. [da-vai-te a-sta-vim e-tu te-mu]

Let's see. Давай разберёмся. [da-vai raz-be-ryom-sya]

Of what you speak? О чём ты говоришь? [a chyom ty ga-vo-rish?

Where are you going with this? К чему ты клонишь? [k che-mu ty klo-nish]

Your question is not relevant to the subject. Ваш вопрос не относится к теме. [vash va-pros ne ot-no-sit-sya k te-me]

That proves nothing. Это ничего не доказывает. [e-ta ni-che-vo ne do-ka-zy-va-et]

That's pretty good, but… Это всё очень хорошо, но… [e-ta vsyo o-chen' ha-ra-sho, no…]

Well, what is it? Ну и что же это? [nu i chto zhe e-ta?

Believe you me! Можешь мне поверить! [mo-zhesh mnye pa-ve-rit']

💡 Practical Phrases

So what about it? И что из этого? [i chto iz e-ta-va]

I don't know. Понятия не имею. [pa-nyat-ya ne i-me-yu]

I'd like to know. Хотел бы я знать. [ho-tyel by ya znat']

I don't care. Меня не волнует. [me-nya ne vol-nu-et]

It doesn't matter. Это не важно. [e-ta ne vazh-na]

I don't care. Мне без разницы. [mnye bez raz-ni-tsy]

That's up to you. Решай сам. [re-shai sam]

It's none of your business! Не твое дело! [ne tva-yo dye-la]

Mind your own business. Занимайся своим делом. [za-ni-mai-sya svo-im dye-lom]

I don't know. Не знаю. [ne zna-yu]

❗ Emotional Reactions

This is inappropriate. Это неуместно. [e-ta ne-u-mes-tna]

This is a waste of time. Это трата времени. [e-ta tra-ta vre-me-ni]

It's a lie. Это ложь. [e-ta lozh]

It doesn't make sense. Это не имеет смысла. [e-ta ne i-me-yet smys-la]

It's the first time I've heard. Первый раз слышу. [pyer-vyy raz sly-shu]

That's enough about that. Довольно об этом. [da-vol-na ab e-tam]

I'm serious! Я серьёзно! [ya se-r'yoz-na!]

📖 More Advanced Phrases

I disagree. Я не согласен/согласна. [ya ne sa-gla-sen/sa-gla-sna]

Let's look at it from another perspective. Давайте посмотрим на это с другой стороны. [da-vai-te pos-mo-trim na e-ta s dru-goj sto-ra-nyi]

This is a controversial question. Это спорный вопрос. [e-ta spor-nyy va-pros]

I need to think this over. Мне нужно обдумать это. [mnye nu-zhnah ab-du-mat' e-ta]

Let me explain my point of view. Позвольте мне объяснить свою точку зрения. [poz-vol-te mnye ob-yas-nit' svo-yoo toch-ku zre-ni-ya]

It's not so straightforward here. Тут всё не так однозначно. [tut vsyo ne tak od-no-znach-na]

What do you propose to solve this? А как вы предполагаете решить это? [a kak vy pred-pa-la-gai-ye te re-shit' e-ta]

Let’s get back to the point. Давайте вернёмся к сути. [da-vai-te ver-nyom-sya k su-ti]

It seems to me you're missing the point. Мне кажется, вы упускаете суть. [mnye ka-zhets-ya, vy up-pus-ka-yet-ye su-t]

That’s not entirely true. Это не совсем так. [e-ta ne sov-sem tak]

We're forgetting an important detail. Мы забываем о важной детали. [my za-by-va-yem o vazh-noj de-ta-li]

What if we look at it differently? А если посмотреть на это иначе? [a yesly pos-mo-tret' na e-ta i-na-che]

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[sailermoon]

every night I think “wow this might be the night I go to bed early” and every time without fail I fuck it up

[copycatvagabond]

Odyssey concept cover, trying to teach myself book design

[papayajuan2019]

youre weirdly obsessed with finding meaning

[apas-95]

what do you mean by this

[penandpaper-love]

December 23rd, 2023

Struggling to finish my PhD. The last adjustments are just really hard. Feels like every sentence requires 30 min of reading beforehand and I'm just tired.

[popsunner]

You know what the second I stopped saying “I wish I had a friend who-“ and started being “the friend who-“ my life has gotten 100% more fulfilling

[popsunner]

No legitimately. I have a tea table in my room for when friends can come over again. Most of my friends have a key to the back door in my room. I make my friends sweaters and buy things they mention they want. I send handwritten letters in the mail to my friend who lives a block away. I annotate poetry books and give them as gifts when it’s not even a holiday. I keep extra gloves in my purse and jackets in my car.

I’m not trying to be like “ohoho look at me I’m such a good friend”, I’m saying the second I stopped going “I wish I had friends who would invite me to tea parties” and just. hosted the tea parties myself? I still got to do the thing. I still got to see my friends. I still got to be happy with them.

I don’t think it’s about who does it, I think it’s just the genuine act of caring for people, and giving a little light to the environments you’re in.

[popsunner]

Okay. Apparently I’m not done talking about this.

It’s a lot of energy, I get that. Especially if you’re putting in all this effort, but not getting any back.

But I think that’s the reason no one does it. I mean we’re so worried we’ll start doing all these things and our friends won’t like it or won’t be into it, so we just don’t.

Only last week my friend messaged me, asking if I wanted to go stargazing with her. When I forget about our weekly virtual tea party, another friend called me to ask if I wanted them to host it this week.

I’ve been invited on hikes and picnics and pie making competitions over zoom, and it all sort of started with me going out of my way to be “that friend”.

I genuinely believe that the easiest answer to “how do I get friends like that?” Is to be one. In most cases, everyone else just follows by example, because they aren’t worried they’ll be wasting time and energy anymore.

[twoweeks]

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[blogging-at-your-funeral]

[macrolit]

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[flower-swift]

physically i'm in july, but mentally i’m still processing february.

[ithelpstodream]

[subliming]

[fhsart-blog]

this took a while

[coffeeandmoorland]

Ugh, my absolute dream

[domesticgamine]

[the-bookshop]

[hogwarty-houses]

Hogwarts Houses during Lockdown

Gryffindor: Starts their day at 8:00, runs around the yard, makes breakfast, flips through some tv programs, checks time, 8:10.

Ravenclaw: Says they're finally going to have time to finish their reading list. Doesn't read and a feels guilty about it.

Hufflepuff: Video calls everyone to make sure they're safe, then watches netflix. When that gets old, they break out the board games.

Slytherin: Sleeps.

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Hope everyone's doing okay.

Be safe, stay home.

🌻

[town-of-veritian]

Dirt version of my cobblestone path. It blends in better with the in-game cobblestones and goes well with natural dirt paths.