Pavlova's Dogs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Privyet vsyem

"Privyet" is Russian for "hi" and "vsyem" is the dative case of the word meaning "all". So it is like saying "hi (to) all". All the incorrect options are expressions of farewell; "do svidaniya" means "goodbye", "do vstrechi" literally means "until meeting" but the figurative meaning is closer to something like "see you soon" and "poka" means "bye".

Answer: Now (happening at this moment)

The abbreviation "shcha" is used to denote "seychas" which means "now, currently" in English. The Russian word for "now, consequently" is "tieper'". The Russian alphabet also has characters for "ch" and "sh". Since there are often consecutive consonants grouping, and speech is often fast, in textspeak, the letter "ch" often gets replaced by "sh" or "shch"; other letters could also end up being omitted/replaced.

A key example is the word for "what" which is is actually written as "chto" but in natural speech sounds more like "shto".

This is closer to it's counterpart in Ukrainian, and demonstrates the fluidity of language, since Internet chatrooms can be open to anyone with access worldwide.

Answer: Otoydu

"Otoydu" is the first person singular form of the verb "otoyti" which means "to be withdrawn, to digress". This is the perfective aspect of the verb, which indicates it is something happening at the moment, as opposed to the imperfective aspect "otkhodit'", which indicates the continual repetition of the action over a long period.

It is used in Russian chatrooms, when someone is staying in the room but inactive for whatever reason, to show politeness and to let people know they will be back soon.

Answer: Crying

"Khnij" symbolizes someone (generally in a sad way) sobbing or crying, so basically just think of this as being like "waaaah" in English.

Answer: S vozvrashcheniyem

"Vozvrashcheniyem" is the instrumental singular form of the noun "return", forcing the letter which sounds like "s" to mean with, since this single letter can have different meanings depending on the grammatical case it is used with. So this is a congratulatory expression, as if you were saying "(congratulations) with the return", with "congratulations" being omitted for simplicity.

Answer: To carouse, to have a good time

The verb "gulyat'" can also mean to have a leisurely stroll, however in the virtual world of online chatrooms it means to have fun and enjoy yourself, which is also another meaning of this verb in the real world. This could involve (avatars) being occupied in certain different activities; the advanced level of modern computerization allows many possibilities that are too inappropriate to mention on Funtrivia!

Answer: Vzaimno

The literal meaning of this word is the short form of and adjective meaning mutual, reciprocal. Internet chats can often move very fast and incoherently, with multiple conversation happening at once, so for example, when greeting, this word is faster to type than say "nice to meet you too" in Russian.

Answer: I don't know

A more polite form of the phrase indicated by this acronym is "khren znaet" which is a colloquial idiom that is more or less analogous to "heaven knows" - to indicate that you have no idea about something.

Answer: Back (after returning from brb)

This word would be pronounced like "tut" in Russian, and it's meaning is "here, now" so it coincides with "back" after coming back to a chatroom after saying "brb" (be right back). The correct response to this would be "s tut/s tutom" which is like saying "welcome back".

Answer: Sladkikh

"Sladkikh" is a truncation of the phrase "sladkikh snov" meaning "sweet dreams". Here "sweet" takes the genitive plural case of adjectives, which also happens to coincide with the prepositional plural, however we are taking it as the former, since "snov" is unambiguously the genitive plural of "dream". This is used to wish someone "sweet dreams".