Results 1 to 4 of 4
Like Tree2Likes
  • 2 Post By Medved

Thread: Wedding

  1. #1
    Увлечённый спикер
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Posts
    50
    Rep Power
    14

    Wedding

    One of my best friends is getting married and I would like to write him a card wishing him the best. How do I say the following?

    Jane and I congratulate you (pozdravlaem?) on your wedding and wish you success (zhelayu vam uspeha?) for many years to come.

    Also, I would like to gift them some money. Is there any superstition against an odd or even amount in Russian culture?

  2. #2
    Властелин Medved's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Wonderland of Russia
    Posts
    1,201
    Rep Power
    26
    Моя версия:
    (My version

    Мы с Джейн поздравляем вас с бракосочетанием и желаем чтобы все дальнейшие годы с вами об руку шли Успех и Благополучие.

    Нечётное - предпочтительнее.
    (Odd is preferrable)
    fortheether and Antonio1986 like this.
    Another month ends. All targets met. All systems working. All customers satisfied. All staff eagerly enthusiastic. All pigs fed and ready to fly.

  3. #3
    Завсегдатай Antonio1986's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Пафос - Кипр
    Posts
    1,723
    Rep Power
    12
    Quote Originally Posted by Medved View Post
    бракосочетание
    That is a word we don't listen every day. Ого!
    Чем больше слов, тем меньше они стоят.

  4. #4
    Завсегдатай maxmixiv's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    Omsk, Russia
    Posts
    1,545
    Rep Power
    28
    Or, you could replace "чтобы шли с вами об руку" with "чтобы вам сопутствовали" , which is a "more dictionary" variant.
    "Невозможно передать смысл иностранной фразы, не разрушив при этом её первоначальную структуру."

Similar Threads

  1. Wedding Celebrations
    By MrsKlug in forum Culture and History
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: November 15th, 2011, 05:46 AM
  2. Russian wedding music
    By jjjiimm in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 16
    Last Post: September 5th, 2011, 10:49 PM
  3. Wedding presents in the US of A?
    By alexB in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: March 25th, 2011, 02:56 PM
  4. kalinka_vinnie's wedding
    By Оля in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 49
    Last Post: August 5th, 2007, 07:54 AM
  5. Wedding Toast
    By Jamie25 in forum General Discussion
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: November 15th, 2006, 06:36 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  


Russian Lessons                           

Russian Tests and Quizzes            

Russian Vocabulary