синий

[Melissa Smith]

It has something to do with the way they divide the colors of the 
rainbow. I once has an argument about bridesmaids' dresses in an 
outdoor wedding with a Russian friend about identification in English 
as "purple," which she identified as "sinij"  For her, "Purple" was 
closer to "Crimson," or robes of royals.

I don't know how we remember the colors of the rainbow, but I believe 
we identify the end of the spectrum as "violet."

I believe Russians know a phrase: Kazhdyi Oxotnik ZHelaet Znat- Gde ... 
I forget the rest. 
 
Melissa Smith
 
On 3/11/12 12:10 PM, Elena Gapova wrote:
> Синий or голубой?
> 
> e.g.
> 
> 2012/3/11 Clint Buhler <buhler.5 at osu.edu>
> 
> > Dear Seelangers,
> >
> > I have been listening to a couple interviews in which Russians 
explain that
> > *синий* is an untranslatable term, whose connotations go beyond 
simply the
> > color blue.  Has anyone else encountered this who could point me in 
the
> > right direction toward getting a better understanding of the term
> > culturally?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Clint Buhler
> >
> > 
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Melissa T. Smith, Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and 
Literatures  
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
Tel: (330)941-3461

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