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"Yes, goodbye!"
Translation:Да, до свидания!
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Well, then it is funny that хорошо, пока was suggested as an other correct solution, while да, пока is rejected
Between до свидания and до скорого? The first is a normal "Goodbye" which is appropriate for just about any situation, the latter more of an informal "see you later!"
Hi, I understand that one is more formal. But when choosing between both options for the "goodbye," how do I know which to use?
Thank you
If in doubt, say до свидания. You can't go wrong with that. In what circumstances до скорого would be acceptable - a native speaker could answer better than me.
In the app when you see Bye, use пока , when they ask for translation for Goodbye, use the other
Hello there. What the Г sounds in скорого? I hear it like "v", but so far I learnt from Duo that it sounds like "g" in "garden"! e.m in "Где". Thanks.
For historical reasons the г in его is pronounced like "v" rather than "g". It seems to apply to the suffix -ого as well.
Oh my god so I is closer to ы then e? If it is so, it makes it even more difficult to distinguish when they're speaking quickly. In spelling, there's of course no problem to distinguish between I and ы. But in normal speech yes.
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Yes, "и" is closer to "ы". It's hard to explain the difference, you just need to listen. It's a bit similar to the difference between "e" in "men" and "a" in "man" in English, but for the "ee" sound.
I am russian. I can't understand why Да (yes) is here?! We speak "до свидания" in formal talk and "пока" in informal. English men are speak "YES, good bye"?
I think it's just a random answer to a random question, could be something like "are you leaving now?" - "yes, goodbye"
perhaps it could be goodbye after a response to something? For example someone says "Have you got your lunch for school?" and you'd reply with "Yes, good bye" or "Yes, see you later". i'm not too sure but i think that's a pretty plausible reason.
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I'm American. I had the same question and wondered if it was a Russian custom! Thanks for the answer, its not Russian or Amercan. Спасибо, до свидания!
My answer was not accepted even though it was identical to the correct answer and the system repeats the same question and does not let me advance!
You don't need a russian keyboard. You can use your phone or you can add a russian language pack if you have a windows pc and use the on-screen keyboard, at least that's what I've been doing.
"Сведение" is "knowledge" (in some expressions). "Свидание" is "meeting".
"Доводить до сведения" means "to bring it to notice", "to inform".
