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Episode 7
HOW TO ANSWER HOW-ARE-YOU QUESTIONS?
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Today we learn the answers to how are you question. lets start with all the words first. maybe you already know some of them. from most positive answer. all the way to the worst.
лучше не бывает!
отлично!
прекрасно!
хорошо!
ничего так
нормально
ничего
пойдет
так себе
не очень
плохо
ужасно
кошмар
well, we dont consider any swear words. for that i will have to make a separate episode. in fact a lot of people speak like that, yes, they might use a swear word to answer how are you question even when nothing bad has happened and they are happy or excited. for slang answers i shall record another episode too.
лучше не бывает! – cant be better
отлично! excellent
прекрасно! fine great
хорошо! good
ничего так not bad
нормально normal
ничего nothing special
пойдет it is ok
так себе so-so
не очень not really good
плохо bad
очень плохо very bad
ужасно terrible
кошмар nightmare
russians may use the word вообще – to emphasize or generalize something.
for example
вообще отлично really excellent
but mostly in in the end with bad answers
не очень вообще not really good honestly
плохо вообще, кошмар вообще
sometimes positive words with вообще turn to be ironic. for example
отлично вообще really/ great
also we use the conjunction да in the beginning. yes, it is the same word ДА for yes. but in this case there is not accent on it and it has a different meaning and function.
it is a connection, to enter the sentence nicely. listen to the intonation.
да пойдет
да нормально
да ужасно!
we barely use да with positive answers.
the answer can combine different elements
да кошмар вообще!