Thread: Couple of things

How do you say "soda" (or "pop" if you are from the south) in Russian?
I looked up "soda" in my dictionary and it said "сода" but somehow, I do not think this is correct.



Is the following a "контейнер" or a "коробка"?
Or is there a better term?

soda=газированная вода, simply газировка

контейнер или коробка или даже лоток = all are okay

Thanks
Is "газировка" a common word? I can't seem to find it in my dictionary.
Will people give me funny looks if I say "Дайте мне газировку пожалуйста."

Indra, kwatts isn't asking what Soda Water is, he is asking how you say Soda meaning Carbonated Soft Drink.

Originally Posted by TATY

Indra, kwatts isn't asking what Soda Water is, he is asking how you say Soda meaning Carbonated Soft Drink.

And she gave a correct answer.

er... maybe I haven't been home for too long, but for me, "gazirovka" means one and only one thing -- that is, carbonated water.
Definitely not pepsi or coke.
I am not actually sure if there is a common Russian name for the soda pop Thinking about it, I don't use the English word "soda" much either, I usually just name the drink or even use "coke" for everything.
oh, and as for the dictionary entry, "soda" means "baking soda" in Russian.

Originally Posted by laxxy

Definitely not pepsi or coke.

But pepsi and coke are carbonated water too, or aren't they? Of course it's more common to call them "пепси" and "кола" but that doesn't change their substance.

— Что будешь пить?
— Есть какая-нибудь газировка?
— Пепси пойдёт?
— Угу.

В определённых контекстах и "Пепси", и "Кока-кола" вполне можно назвать "газировкой" (или "лимонадом"). А уж "Фанту" — сам бог велел.

Если выражаться немного более формально, то всё это — газированые напитки.

Originally Posted by Friendy

Originally Posted by laxxy

Definitely not pepsi or coke.

But pepsi and coke are carbonated water too, or aren't they? Of course it's more common to call them "пепси" and "кола" but that doesn't change their substance.

Yep, it's carbonated water but with lots of sugar, coloring, caffine, and preservatives. Yummy!

Try лимонад.

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Originally Posted by Friendy

Originally Posted by laxxy

Definitely not pepsi or coke.

But pepsi and coke are carbonated water too, or aren't they? Of course it's more common to call them "пепси" and "кола" but that doesn't change their substance.

Yep, it's carbonated water but with lots of sugar, coloring, caffine, and preservatives. Yummy!

yup. "gazirovka" for me is just plain or maybe mineral water.

Originally Posted by Milanya

Try лимонад.

it's probably better (but only because actual lemonade is not really popular in Russia).

Originally Posted by laxxy

yup. "gazirovka" for me is just plain or maybe mineral water.

Type in "газировка" in Yandex and see how many quality quotes will pop up where this word means sweet soda.

By quality results I mean quotes from books/reputable media as opposed to posts in web forums etc, where people often use words incorrectly. And mineral water is one thing that "газировка" just can't mean, imho

On the second thought, I wouldn't say "коробка" meaning that one in the pic. Контейнер is better. Other suggestions?

Originally Posted by kwatts59

How do you say "soda" (or "pop" if you are from the south) in Russian?

Isn't it from the north?

Originally Posted by laxxy

yup. "gazirovka" for me is just plain or maybe mineral water.

это "минералка"

Originally Posted by saibot

Originally Posted by kwatts59

How do you say "soda" (or "pop" if you are from the south) in Russian?

Isn't it from the north?

I am originally from New York and I always referred to Coke, Pepsi, Seven Up etc. as soda.

Газировка, контейнер are pretty normal. However I've never thought how to call thease things.

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Originally Posted by saibot

Originally Posted by kwatts59

How do you say "soda" (or "pop" if you are from the south) in Russian?

Isn't it from the north?

I am originally from New York and I always referred to Coke, Pepsi, Seven Up etc. as soda.

Maybe it's a midwestern thing then..

Originally Posted by saibot

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Originally Posted by saibot

Originally Posted by kwatts59

How do you say "soda" (or "pop" if you are from the south) in Russian?

Isn't it from the north?

I am originally from New York and I always referred to Coke, Pepsi, Seven Up etc. as soda.

Maybe it's a midwestern thing then..

Maybe. What do you call a carbonated beverage it in Minnesota?