Today
we will look at Russian words describing habits and doing things one
is used to.
привычка
- custom, habit, wont, mannerism
привыкнуть
- to get used to, to become accustomed to
отвыкнуть
- to get out of the habit of, to become disaccustomed
привычный
- habitual, customary, accustomed
привычно
- habitually
непривычный
- unusual, unfamiliar, uncustomary
вредная
(дурная) привычка - “harmful habit”, bad,
obsessive habit (such as smoking or biting your fingernails)
Я
привык(ла) гулять с собакой по вечерам.
- I'm used to walking my dog in the evening.
Он
привык просыпаться рано. - He's used to waking
up early. (More sleep-related vocabulary here.)
Она
привыкла обедать в полдень. - She is used to
having lunch at noon.
Живя
в городе, он совсем отвык от свежего
воздуха. - Living in the city, he became completely
disaccustomed to fresh air.
Она
отвыкла от зарядки. - She is no longer used to doing
gym.
Это
так непривычно! - This is so unusual!
Говорят,
что на формирование новой
привычки нужно три недели. - They say it takes
three weeks to form a new habit.
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