Do you feel you like someone or do you just like talking to someone and want to express your sympathy but you are short of words? In this article, you will learn how to talk about sympathy in Russian and what words to use when addressing someone you like.
When you are talking about a stronger feeling, it is natural to use the expression “Я тебя люблю!”/ “I love you!” However, your feelings may not always be about love, it could just be about affection, sympathy, a nice attitude. If you want to communicate your warm feelings, you can use the following phrases, one:
If you want to emphasise your attitude towards the other person, how you see your affection object, the following phrases are useful:
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Expressing sympathy is possible not only by using phrases with which you communicate your feelings, but also by using individual words that you can address to the person you like.
If you have a very close relationship with that person, then feel free to choose the following words:
Another way to show sympathy in Russian when addressing someone you like is to use diminutive words. To do this, add the diminutive suffix -ечк, -очк, -чк, -еньк to the short name (to the word base). Such suffixes can also be added to other words, such as relatives’ names:
The presented list of phrases and words for expressing sympathy in Russian is course, incomplete. However, you can show imagination, add something, modify it, and then you will definitely please the person you feel sympathy for.
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