Ðóññêèé ÿçûê
How to say: I don’t know...
ß íå çíàþ...
Talking about where and when: ß íå çíàþ, … ãäå íàõîäèòñÿ ðåñòîðàí (where the restaurant is) … ãäå êóïèòü òàêóþ âåùü (where to buy that kind of thing) … â êàêèå äíè îòêðûò ìóçåé (what days the museum is open) … âî ñêîëüêî íóæíî áûòü íà ìåñòå (what time we have to be there) … âî ñêîëüêî îòêðûâàåòñÿ ìàãàçèí (what time the shop opens)
Things you don’t know in general: ß íå çíàþ, … ÷òî ñ ýòèì äåëàòü (what to do with this) … êàê ýòî äåëàòü (how to do it) … íàäî ëè íàì ýòî äåëàòü (if we need to do it) … êàê ñ ýòèì áîðîòüñÿ (how to combat this)
and some you don’t know in detail: ß íå çíàþ, … òî÷íî (exactly) … ñêîëüêî íàñ áóäåò (how many of us there will be) … êàê äîëãî ýòî áóäåò äëèòüñÿ (how long it will last) … ñêîëüêî òóäà åõàòü (how long it takes to get there) … ñêîëüêî ýòî áóäåò ñòîèò â ðóáëÿõ (how much it will be in rubles) … îòêóäà ÿ âàñ çíàþ (where I know you from)
And when you just don’t get it: (useful for commenting on the state of the nation!) ß íå çíàþ, … ÿ íå â êóðñå (I’m not in the know) … ÿ íå ñëûøàë îá ýòîì (I’ve not heard about that) … çà÷åì òàê ãîâîðÿò (why people say that) … ïî÷åìó ýòî òàê (why it’s like that) … ïî÷åìó òàê ïîëó÷àåòñÿ (why that happens)
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