Archives for: September 2010, 17
Свобода
September 17th, 2010 by BellaСвобода is the Russian word for freedom or liberty. When my family immigrated to America over 20 years ago, it was in search of exactly that; and when we moved to New York, we got to see one of the biggest symbols dedicated to being free.
| Вон она там — Статуя Свободы! | There it is, over there, the Statue of Liberty! |
The adjectival form of свобода is свободный. It is often used in the sense of “available/free.” When you are asking whether someone is free/avaialable for consultation, you usually use the short forms of the adjective, namely свободен, свободна, свободно and свободны:
| Маша свободна по субботам. | Masha is free on Saturdays. |
| Доктор Иванович свободен через час. | Doctor Ivanovich is available in an hour. |
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Есть билеты на этот рейс? Да, одно место свободно. |
Are there any tickets left for this flight? Yes, there is one open seat. |
Just remember that even though the English translation for свободный is "free" it's not to be confused with бесплатно, meaning "free of charge.
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