Bedeutung
Admiring a location.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'dacha' is a second home in the country. Complimenting the beauty of the dacha garden is essential etiquette. Residents of St. Petersburg (Piter) are very proud of their city's European-style beauty. Using this phrase there is very common. Nature is often personified in Russian culture. Saying a place is beautiful is seen as acknowledging its 'soul'. When you enter a Russian home, you are expected to notice the effort put into the decor.
The 'O' Rule
Remember that unstressed 'o' in Russian sounds like 'a'. So 'krasivo' is pronounced 'krasiva'.
Don't say 'is'
Adding 'est' (is) makes you sound like a 19th-century textbook or a robot. Keep it simple: 'Здесь очень красиво'.
Bedeutung
Admiring a location.
The 'O' Rule
Remember that unstressed 'o' in Russian sounds like 'a'. So 'krasivo' is pronounced 'krasiva'.
Don't say 'is'
Adding 'est' (is) makes you sound like a 19th-century textbook or a robot. Keep it simple: 'Здесь очень красиво'.
Add 'правда'
Add 'правда?' (right?) at the end to invite the other person to agree with you. It's very natural.
Teste dich selbst
Complete the sentence with the correct form of 'beautiful'.
Здесь очень ______.
We use the adverbial form '-о' for impersonal descriptions of a place.
How do you say 'It was very beautiful here'?
Choose the past tense version:
'Было' is the past tense neuter form used for impersonal expressions.
Fill in the guest's response.
Host: 'Добро пожаловать в мой дом!' Guest: 'Спасибо! ______.'
This is the polite way to compliment a host's home.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You are at a dirty, loud construction site. Do you say 'Здесь очень красиво'?
The phrase is for admiring beauty, not for negative environments.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Where to use 'Здесь очень красиво'
Nature
- • Forest
- • Mountains
- • Lake
City
- • Park
- • Square
- • Museum
Home
- • Living room
- • Garden
- • Balcony
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenЗдесь очень ______.
We use the adverbial form '-о' for impersonal descriptions of a place.
Choose the past tense version:
'Было' is the past tense neuter form used for impersonal expressions.
Host: 'Добро пожаловать в мой дом!' Guest: 'Спасибо! ______.'
This is the polite way to compliment a host's home.
You are at a dirty, loud construction site. Do you say 'Здесь очень красиво'?
The phrase is for admiring beauty, not for negative environments.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, for a person you must use the adjective forms: 'красивый' (m) or 'красивая' (f).
'Здесь' is slightly more formal/general, 'тут' is more informal/immediate. They are 95% interchangeable.
Add 'не': 'Здесь не очень красиво.'
Yes, it's a very safe and polite way to start a conversation about a view.
'Красиво' is an adverb used for impersonal states. 'Красивое' is a neuter adjective that needs a noun like 'место' (place).
Yes, Russian word order is flexible. This version puts more emphasis on 'very beautiful'.
Use 'безумно' (insanely) or 'невероятно' (incredibly) instead of 'очень'.
Yes, it's a very common lyric in pop songs about travel or love.
Use 'было': 'Здесь было очень красиво.'
No, 'красиво' is primarily visual. For sound, you can use it (beautiful music), but for smell, use 'приятно' (pleasant).
Verwandte Redewendungen
Какая красота!
similarWhat beauty!
Здесь уютно
similarIt's cozy here
Здесь мило
similarIt's nice/cute here
Здесь ужасно
contrastIt's terrible here
Здесь живописно
specialized formIt's picturesque here
