Essential Summer Vocabulary Words and Expressions

With the summer in full swing and the end of the World Cup in sight, it’s time for barbecues, holidays and new vocabulary !

As any language learner knows, each season brings with it a whole new set of words and expressions essential for getting by in daily life.

So here is our handy guide of essential summer expressions:

For school holidays we say

КАНИКУЛЫ [kah’neekooly]

Lucky Russian kids have whole three months of ЛЕТНИЕ КАНИКУЛЫ – summer holidaysThe word for holidays or holiday leave is

ОТПУСК [‘otpoosk]

To say you are going on holidays, say

Я ЕДУ В ОТПУСК [ya ‘yedoo v ‘otpoosk]

I’m going to…:

Я ЕДУ В + country/city

Are you going on tour or a cruise? Say:

Я ЕДУ В ТУР/КРУИЗ [ya ‘yedoo f toor/kru’is]

Feel like fleeing the hustle and bustle of city life for the tranquility of the countryside? Then you’ll like

ОТДЫХ НА ПРИРОДЕ [‘otdykh nah pri’rodye] – literally holiday in the nature

Where are you going to spend your holidays at the beach by the sea, in the mountains? Or maybe a city break is your thing?To answer this question you need to know the following:Я ОТДЫХАЮ [ya ahtdykhahyu] I’m having a holiday +

НА МОРЕ [nah morye] at the sea

НА ПЛЯЖЕ [nah plyazheh] at the beach

На озере[nah ‘ozereh] at the lake

НА РЕКЕ [nah rye’kye] by the river

В ГОРОДЕ [v ‘gorahdye] in the city

В ГОРАХ [v gah’rahkh] in the mountains

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