Topic: Ukrainian

"Ви шукаєте лазню?"

Translation:Are you looking for a bathhouse?

November 23, 2015

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Ynhockey
  • 2036

As far as I know (please correct me if I'm wrong), лазня in Ukrainian = парилка in Russian. If that is the case, then the correct English translation is steambath. A steambath is not actually a sauna.

December 10, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Vinnfred

    лазня - moist heat, сауна - dry heat

    December 14, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Ynhockey
    • 2036

    Yes, so that confirms my theory! Will report next time I do this sentence.

    December 14, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dmitry354086

      For sauna (dry air) we say сауна. Лазня is with moist air which is same as баня in Russian.

      February 11, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/va-diim

        I thought баня is what the whole bathhouse establishment is called.

        February 11, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Timothy558007

          This can also be a bathhouse or a banya

          November 23, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ikhaatu

            bath - sauna - лазня - баня? no?

            July 23, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SilverCharacter

              I think that баня is more Russian than Ukrainian for лазня. Please correct me.

              August 1, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/StanleyVanHinsel

                You're right. The word лазня is used only to emphasize that you differ from everyone that uses the regular word баня)

                August 19, 2018
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