Russian translation of these phrases

parkov · February 19, 2003, 10:33pm

Can a fluent speaker of Russian vouch for the accuracy of these translations?

Thank you - Spasibo
My dear - Dorogaya moya
Violet - Fioletovyi

Belrix · February 19, 2003, 11:55pm

FWIW: I had this confirmed by a Russion speaker in my office.

Hello_Again · February 20, 2003, 3:21am

“My Dear” is only accurate if you are speaking to a female.

Eva_Luna · February 20, 2003, 5:15am

I confirm what the previous two posters have said, except I would add that the translation for “violet” applies only to the masculine singular. Feminine singular would be “violetovaya,” and plural (either gender) woould be “violetovy” (that last sound has no direct equivalent in English; sorry!)

sleeping · February 20, 2003, 5:23am

For a male, it would be dorogoy moy.

parkov · February 20, 2003, 8:44pm

Spasibo, dorogaya violetovaya moya.

levdrakon · February 20, 2003, 9:33pm

Re: Violet.

Are we talking about the color which is basically an adjective, or the plant? Which would be Fiálka.