Re: To contradict oneself...
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Originally Posted by Haksaw
I've been listening to Pimsleur's Russian tapes, and they ask me to "contradict" myself. I think they are saying "данет" (yes/no) but I am not sure. I cannot find this word in any dictionary. Is this slang? Am I spelling it correctly? Or am I not hearing this correctly? Thanks....
I believe it is generally written "да-нет". I do not know the precise translation, but my host grandmother used it in the context of "Why did you even ask that, idiot Americanka?"
e.g.
Me; "Do you think I should wear my snowboots?"
Grandma: "Da-neeeet. It's forty below zero out."