Thread: Let

Hi! How do you say "let" in sentences like these:

1. Let me show you my house.
2. Let the pie in the own.
3. Let the cake bake for ten minutes.
4. Let him go to the cinema.
5. Let me explain that.
6. Do you know what happened yesterday? Let me guess.
7. Let me show you the street (going to the street with somebody).
8. Let me show you the street (looking at a map with somebody).

Well, All I know here is that пусть is considered "let". I've seen it described as a third person imperative(second person being the normal,"Говори","Смотрите") . I believe4 uses this. The song lyric: "...Пусть горит любовь...", which I believe translates somewhere along the lines of "Let love burn.". As far as "Let me.." there's probably some verb that is commonly used there... or like 4 different verbs...

Originally Posted by George1992

Hi! How do you say "let" in sentences like these:

1. Let me show you my house.
2. Let the pie in the own.
3. Let the cake bake for ten minutes.
4. Let him go to the cinema.
5. Let me explain that.
6. Do you know what happened yesterday? Let me guess.
7. Let me show you the street (going to the street with somebody).
8. Let me show you the street (looking at a map with somebody).

Each of these sentences can be translated in different ways depending on context. Here is some (not all) of them:

1. Давайте я покажу вам мой дом. / Давай я покажу тебе мой дом.
2. Поставьте/ поставь пирог в печь.
3. Поставьте/ поставь торт печься на 10 минут.
4. Пусть он сходит в кино.
5. Давайте/давай я объясню. / Дай мне объяснить.
6. Знаешь, что вчера произошло? Дай-ка догадаюсь.
7. Позвольте мне показать вам улицу. / Давайте я покажу вам улицу.
8. Позвольте мне показать вам улицу. / Давайте я покажу вам улицу.

Originally Posted by xXHoax

Well, All I know here is that пусть is considered "let". I've seen it described as a third person imperative(second person being the normal,"Говори","Смотрите") . I believe4 uses this. The song lyric: "...Пусть горит любовь...", which I believe translates somewhere along the lines of "Let love burn.". As far as "Let me.." there's probably some verb that is commonly used there... or like 4 different verbs...

Roughly speaking, пусть = let him/her/it/them, давай/давайте/дай = let me/us. These words express the idea of "letting something" in general way. In different situations, other words may be preferable, such as "позвольте", "разрешите".

Thanks a lot.

I have last questions. Are my sentences correct?

Давайме мы говорить по русски. Let's speak in russian (me and my friend).
Давай ты говорить по русски. Let's speak in russian (only my friend).

How do you say:

Let's go for a beer.
Let's go for a drink.
Let's go to the disco.
Let's go to the pub.
What about going for a drink/to the cinema?

Originally Posted by George1992

Thanks a lot.

I have last questions. Are my sentences correct?

Давайме мы говорить по русски. Let's speak in russian (me and my friend).

Давай ты говорить по русски. Let's speak in russian (only my friend).

How do you say:

Let's go for a beer.
Let's go for a drink.
Let's go to the disco.
Let's go to the pub.
What about going for a drink/to the cinema?

We Давайте говорить по-русски. (Или: давайте будем говорить по-русски)
You Давай говорить по-русски (Или: давай будем говорить по-русски)


Пойдём выпьем пива.
Пойдём выпьем (пойдем что-нибудь выпьем)
Пойдем на дискотеку
Пойдем в паб
Как насчет того, чтобы пойти выпить или в кино?

You can add "давай\давайте" in first four (давай пойдём выпьем пива, давай пойдём на дискотеку итд)