# What do people say at a Russian funeral?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 30, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794 "2009-04-30T00:34:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794/1 "2009-04-30T00:34:20Z")

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In America it’s generally “I’m sorry for your lost.”

What do you say to someone who only speaks Russian?

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**Author:** ![Henrichek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5daacb/32.png) [@Henrichek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henrichek)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794/2 "2009-04-30T06:49:08Z")

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A common phrase is “мои соболезнования” meaning “my condolences”.

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**Author:** ![ArmenE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ArmenE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArmenE)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794/3 "2009-04-30T08:58:30Z")

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> [@Lakai](#):
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> In America it’s generally “I’m sorry for your lost.”

No it’s not. People say “I’m sorry for your loss.”

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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794/4 "2009-04-30T11:26:12Z")

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“In Russia, my loss is sorry for you”?

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794/5 "2009-04-30T11:32:05Z")

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> [@Sapo](#):
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> “In Russia, my loss is sorry for you”?

:smack:

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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794/6 "2009-04-30T12:52:06Z")

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Technically, it would be “Your loss is sorry for me”.

Oooh, look, more nits! Nummy!

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**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794/7 "2009-04-30T20:11:23Z")

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In Soviet Russia…

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-say-at-a-russian-funeral/494794/8 "2009-04-30T21:56:27Z")

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memory eternal; if they are orthodox christian.