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    Так!

    Can you use "так!" to mean something like "it's so!" or "it is so!" or just plain old "yes" in Russian (I think this is so in Ukranian, remembering the Orange revolution...)?

    For example, somthing like this:
    -"Are you going to the market today?"
    -Так.

    or

    -You didn't win the lottery!
    -Так!
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    It will be better to use "это так" in your examples.
    «И всё, что сейчас происходит внутре — тоже является частью вселенной».

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    Even это так sounds unnatural to me.

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    Re: Так!

    Quote Originally Posted by Barmaley
    Can you use "так!" to mean something like "it's so!" or "it is so!" or just plain old "yes" in Russian (I think this is so in Ukranian, remembering the Orange revolution...)?

    For example, somthing like this:
    -"Are you going to the market today?"
    -Так.

    or

    -You didn't win the lottery!
    -Так!
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    Re: Так!

    Quote Originally Posted by Barmaley
    Can you use "так!" to mean something like "it's so!" or "it is so!" or just plain old "yes" in Russian (I think this is so in Ukranian, remembering the Orange revolution...)?

    For example, somthing like this:
    -"Are you going to the market today?"
    -Так.

    or

    -You didn't win the lottery!
    -Так!
    Можно просто ограничиться словом "да"

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    Re: Так!

    Quote Originally Posted by BlackMage
    Quote Originally Posted by Barmaley
    Can you use "так!" to mean something like "it's so!" or "it is so!" or just plain old "yes" in Russian (I think this is so in Ukranian, remembering the Orange revolution...)?

    For example, somthing like this:
    -"Are you going to the market today?"
    -Так.

    or

    -You didn't win the lottery!
    -Так!
    This is MasterRussian not MasterPolish.

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    Basically

    "When can you use Tak in Russian to mean 'yes'"
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    Quote Originally Posted by TATY
    Basically

    "When can you use Tak in Russian to mean 'yes'"
    As an answer. "Это так делается? Так.(или Не так)"

    так meaning yes is not Russian it is Ukrainian.

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    "Так" with a certain intonation may mean "yes, continue"

    студент: Сначала мы делаем это.
    преподаватель: Так...
    студент: А потом вот это.
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    Or if you are in disarray of what to do...

    You are about to enter your car and suddenly a tree falls on top of it...
    "так..."
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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    Or if you are in disarray of what to do...

    You are about to enter your car and suddenly a tree falls on top of it...
    "так..."
    Personally, I'd go with, "Ну что же..."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Friendy
    "Так" with a certain intonation may mean "yes, continue"

    студент: Сначала мы делаем это.
    преподаватель: Так...
    студент: А потом вот это.
    I had a professor once who often did this.
    Когда-то у меня был профессор, который часта это делал.

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    Когда-то у меня был профессор, который часто это делал.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
    Or if you are in disarray of what to do...

    You are about to enter your car and suddenly a tree falls on top of it...
    "так..."
    Lol. A real Russian would say another 3 letter word :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by net surfer
    Lol. A real Russian would say another 3 letter word
    Ф*й!
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    Не, *ля!

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    Quote Originally Posted by net surfer
    Не, *ля!
    Для чего?
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    Для вербального выражения испытываемого чувства :)

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