Sentence 12 in Kalinka
This is a sentence in Russian from Kalinka. It is composed of 12 words.
Ай-люли, люли, ай-люли, люли, полюби же ты меня!
English translation
Ai-lyuli, lyuli, ai-lyuli, lyuli, love me!
Word sources
A quick overview of the meaning of each word and its etymology.
| ай | ай | ouch! | |
| - | - | ||
| люли | люли | ||
| люли | люли | ||
| ай | ай | ouch! | |
| - | - | ||
| люли | люли | ||
| люли | люли | ||
| полюби | полюбить | to fall in love with | по- (po-) + люби́ть (ljubítʹ) |
| же | же | Emphasises identity: very | Inherited from Old East Slavic же (že), from Proto-Slavic *že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰi. Cognate with Czech že, Ancient Greek γε (ge), Sanskrit हि (hi), Ukrainian ж (ž). |
| ты | ты | second-person singular | Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ty, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic тꙑ (ty). |
| меня | я | I |