Thread: A [certain number] times larger than...

Hi there. I'm writing out my Russian A-level coursework and have come across something for which I can't find a suitable translation. Here's my sentence in English:

They earn an income (which/that is) six times larger than...

So far I have Они зарабатывают доход, который - ____, чем...

What can I fill in the blank with to express "six times larger"? I don't mind if the sentence has to be rephrased, e.g. to "they earn six times more", but I've scoured my dictionary and online translators without a Russian equivalent that sounds right.

Спасибо! (Actually, while I'm here I may as well ask: how do you say "thanks in advance"?)

Originally Posted by Ryan91

They earn an income (which/that is) six times larger than...

So far I have Они зарабатывают доход, который - ____, чем...

"Зарабатывать доход" is wrong.
You can say either:
Он зарабатывает XXX фунтов в месяц (pounds per month).
or:
Его доход (составляет) XXX фунтов в месяц.

The hyphen after "который" is no needed.

Originally Posted by Ryan91

What can I fill in the blank with to express "six times larger"? I don't mind if the sentence has to be rephrased, e.g. to "they earn six times more", but I've scoured my dictionary and online translators without a Russian equivalent that sounds right.

six time larger - в шесть раз больше

Спасибо! (Actually, while I'm here I may as well ask: how do you say "thanks in advance"?)

"Спасибо заранее".

Ah, I think I saw the construction using раз before, but I assumed that as it's main meaning is time/occasion, that it wouldn't make sense in the context of measurement.

Thank you!

So, in Russian, is денги or certain units of it the only thing that one can зарабатывать?

Originally Posted by Ryan91

Ah, I think I saw the construction using раз before, but I assumed that as it's main meaning is time/occasion, that it wouldn't make sense in the context of measurement.

Thank you!

So, in Russian, is денги or certain units of it the only thing that one can зарабатывать?

деньги

Originally Posted by Ryan91

So, in Russian, is деньги or certain units of it the only thing that one can зарабатывать?

One can also заработать славу, почёт, уважение, доброе имя...

I see. So the verb is used to convey a sense of entitlement or of getting that which one deserves? And you can't зарабатывать/заработать доход because доход is more a financial, economical concept, i.e. something that is distributed on a necessary basis..?

I ask too many questions.

Originally Posted by TATY

деньги

Whoops, thanks for pointing that out. I was going to include the soft sign, but my lazy mind told me not to for some reason.

Originally Posted by Ryan91

I see. So the verb is used to convey a sense of entitlement or of getting that which one deserves? And you can't зарабатывать/заработать доход because доход is more a financial, economical concept, i.e. something that is distributed on a necessary basis..?

I think, yes.

I ask too many questions.

Don't hesitate to do this.

[quote="Ryan91"]I see. So the verb is used to convey a sense of entitlement or of getting that which one deserves? And you can't зарабатывать/заработать доход because доход is more a financial, economical concept, i.e. something that is distributed on a necessary basis..?

I'd distinguish between the two words for "income" in Russian: доход and заработок. The former is something that you can't toil for (заработать) because historically it meant income that's just coming (ход) towards (до) you without your direct involvement. That used to be landlord's privilege. As opposed to something that you toil for (работа). And that what would an employee (работник) would do. That's why I think you can't say "заработать доход."

Having said that, logically you could definitely say "заработать заработок", but in practice you can't because that means tautologal phrase and Russian language is very sensitive for tautologies as in the proverbial "масло масляное".

So in the end you're left with only "получить доход" or "мой доход составляет" and those would be the right ways to say it.