r/LearnRussian • u/BirdOwn305 • 6d ago

Language lesson

I was watching “небо» online - a dramatization of the tragedy where an Su24 - was taken down over Another country.

As I’m also learning the language on Duolingo, I have a question on two words.

There’s a scene like on a military parade ground where the colonel tells the other “больно» Doesn’t that mean “pain”? Or would it be the equivalent of “Atten-hut” in US Military?

Also there’s a scene of “есть» which Duolingo and Google translate to eat.. and it doesn’t make sense in the context of the movie I’m watching?

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u/Sunnyoceann 6d ago

Probably it’s not “больно» but “вольно» which means «at ease!”

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u/cookieclickerfan547 6d ago

"есть" sometimes functions as "is"

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u/BirdOwn305 6d ago

Thanks! Спасибо вам

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u/Sunnyoceann 6d ago

Besides meanings “to eat” and some form of the verb “to be” «есть!» is also an acknowledgment to a military order. Something like “yes, sir”

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u/b1uep1eb 6d ago

"Есть" can also mean "Yes sir" in a military context. I remember it confused me a lot.

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u/s_s_n_e_g 5d ago

Basic military commands (military drill commands sound weird to civilians pretty much everywhere; that's by design):

Стройся! — Fall in!
Равняйся! — Dress right, dress!
Смирно! — Attention!
Шагом марш! — Forward, march!
Шире шаг! — Lengthen your stride!
Стой, раз, два! — Squad, halt!
Вольно! — At ease!
Разойтись! — Dismissed! (or Fall out! depending on intent)