Post #5044

Unpacking the Versatile Russian Word: • Хорош [kha-rosh] Meanings: 🔢 This is a shortened version of the adjective: • Хороший (masc.adj.) [kha-ro-shyj] Good, nice, fine (to describe а quality) • А он хорош! [ah on kha-roh] He is good! / He is handsome/fine-looking! 🔢 The unexpected command: in an informal context, хорош can act as an interjection meaning enough, that's it, or stop doing that! It's often used when you want someone (despite the gender!) to cease an annoying action. • Хорош рабoтать! Сегодня суббота! [ha-rosh ra-bo-tat'. si-vo-dnya su-bo-ta]] Stop working! Today is Saturday! 🔢 The Ultra-Informal Enough! • Харэ (+ Infinitive of an imperfective aspect verb) [kha-reh] Stop, enough! 🔻This is an exclusively spoken, very casual, and often quite abrupt way of saying stop it!. It's a direct, almost impolite, command to cease an action. Its origin is unclear. • Харэ работать! [kha-reh ra-bo-tat!] Stop working! 🎧🗣👇Только не показывайте это Владимиру Владимировичу после его вчерашнего указа:) #RussianLanguage #spoken_Russian #tricky_words 😎RCR | Support | Boost