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25 February
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How do you say this in English (US)? Hi, guys!
Tell me please if you use diminutive suffixes with such words as kitchen (kitchenette), room (roomie), cup (cuppie).
How do you say this in English (US)? Hi, guys!
Tell me please if you use diminutive suffixes with such words as kitchen (kitchenette), room (roomie), cup (cuppie).
Tell me please if you use diminutive suffixes with such words as kitchen (kitchenette), room (roomie), cup (cuppie).
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Kitchenette is the most-commonly used out of the three. "Roomie" and "cuppie" are used very rarely, if used at all. Different regions of the English-speaking world have different dialects but in general, those last two words are almost never used.
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@rusidan123 And which affix can I use to describe 'little cup'?
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@Bloody_Kary Honestly, it is better and more natural-sounding to just use cup or little cup or even shot glass (the one for vodka). Other words which may be considered synonymous with "little cup" will either sound unnatural or will more likely confuse people. In my experience, diminutive advectives are not as widepsread in English as they are in Russian. For example, in Russian, you can add diminutive suffix (-KA) at the end of almost any word and it would make sense. In English, it does not sound the same
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@rusidan123 So, it's better to say just 'cup', 'kitchen', isn't it?
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@rusidan123 And what about animals? Can I say a little bear or wolf, for instance?
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@Bloody_Kary exactly.
Or if you really want to get into details, you can always add the word "small." And it will sound natural
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@Bloody_Kary Well for animals, you have specialized terms. For example a baby wolf is a pup. A baby bear is cub. A baby horse is a foal. But yes, you can also say "small wolf" or "baby wolf" if you do not know the proper term.
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@rusidan123 Thanks a million ☺️ I really appreciate your help!
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