Thread: Mashenika, Mashenka

How are they written in cyrillic? Is there a reason for the difference in spelling?

There is not this name - "Mashenika"

Mashenka - Машенька

Thanks!

Can you call an adult Mashenka? or is Mashenka only for little girls?

Little girls, your girlfriend, your close friend, rarely your buddy (depends on relationship), your daughter, your sister (also depends on your relationship, if you feel well to call her such a caressing name), your secretary (if you're the boss) and... that's all I think.

Thanks!

Someone told me Mashenka is only for little girls. So that's not true, you can also use them for adults you are close to?


ps. I don't call anyone Mashenka. I'm just curious about the name.

rarely your buddy

'Buddy' usually means a male friend of a man

So that's not true, you can also use them for adults you are close to?

Absolutely.

'Buddy' usually means a male friend of a man Smile

Ну я знаю, я просто хз, как сказать это по отношению к девушке.

Buddy is usually for guys, that's right. But you can also use buddy for girls. It's alright to use buddy for a girl. Two guys can be buddies, two girls can be buddies, a guy and a girl can be buddies (of course only if the girl isn't sexy! ).


Thanks for the help with the name Mashenka!

Originally Posted by mashamania

Can you call an adult Mashenka?

YES. Depends upon a situation.

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by mashamania

Can you call an adult Mashenka?

YES. Depends on the situation.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Оля

There is not this name - "Mashenika"

Mashenka - Машенька

There is not this name??? What language is that?
Even in my trailer park they don't say that

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Originally Posted by Оля

There is not this name - "Mashenika"
Mashenka - Машенька

There is not this name??? What language is that?
Even in my trailer park they don't say that

Ну ошибся человек, бывает. Что за неуместное веселье?

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Originally Posted by Оля

There is not this name - "Mashenika"
Mashenka - Машенька

There is not this name??? What language is that?
Even in my trailer park they don't say that

Ну ошибся человек, бывает. Что за неуместное веселье?

(радостно говорит , улыбаясь всеми четырьмя зубами): Тада другоя дело

Я не очень понимаю по-английски. Но такого имени - "МашенИка" я не знаю. И в русском языке его НЕТ.

Можно, кстати, посмотреть на мою подпись.

Originally Posted by charlestonian

There is not this name??? What language is that?

It's "my awful English".

Originally Posted by mashamania

How are they written in cyrillic? Is there a reason for the difference in spelling?

There is such a foreign name, Mashenika: 1,260 hits on Google for Mashenika but only a few for Машеника(Cyrillic for Mashenika). It is not common in Russia.

Originally Posted by charlestonian

It is not common in Russia.

It's VERY, VERY common in Russia. I live in Russia, btw.

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Originally Posted by mashamania

How are they written in cyrillic? Is there a reason for the difference in spelling?

There is such a foreign name, Mashenika: 1,260 hits on Google for Mashenika but only a few for Машеника(Cyrillic for Mashenika). It is not common in Russia.

There is no such a name. It's just an awry form of Mashenka.

Originally Posted by Оля

Originally Posted by charlestonian

It is not common in Russia.

It's VERY, VERY common in Russia. I live in Russia, btw.

You contradict yourself (see your first reply, and reply above: Я не очень понимаю по-английски. Но такого имени - "МашенИка" я не знаю. И в русском языке его НЕТ)!

I was referring to Машеника, not Машенька.
So I repeat: Машеника is not a common Russian name.