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Hi, everyone! It’s me Katya with you and Valentine’s Day is our topic today. Do you feel love? It’s around you. Now, let’s begin.
1. День святого Валентина (Den` svyatova Valentina) “Valentine's Day”
День святого Валентина (Den` svyatova Valentina) “St. Valentine's Day”
Я жду-не дождусь Дня святого Валентина. (Ya zhdu ne dazhdus’ Dnya svyatova Valentina.) “I can’t wait for the Valentine’s Day to come.”
The St. Valentine’s Day is quite new to us because we started celebrating it recently. It seems like only since 1990s. So we’re still keeping up with it and we are enjoying it.
2. романтический (ramanticheskiy) “romantic”
“Let’s spend a romantic evening.” Давай проведем романтический вечер. (Davay pravedyom ramanticheskiy vecher.)
3. валентинка (valentinka) “valentine's”
It’s a small heart-shaped card, usually red or pink or both, and it is said that you have to leave the valentine’s unsigned because people who receive it should know who it’s coming from. So it’s so romantic!
“I wonder who this valentine's is coming from?” Интересно, от кого эта валентинка? (Interesna, at kavo eta valentinka?)
4. влюбленные (vlyublyonyye) “lovers”
People who fell in love with each other, влюбленные (vlyublyonyye), like falling in love, в любовь (v lyubof’). It’s like “in love.”
“Look at those cute lovers on the bench.” Посмотри на этих милых влюбленных на лавочке. (Pasmatri na etikh milykh vlyublyonykh na lavachke.)
5. часы (chasy) “watch/clock”
So many Russian people believe that you shouldn’t give watch or clock to your lovers, to people you love, your partner, because it’s kind of a sign of you breaking up in the future because it’s considered the clock to kind of count down the time that’s left for you to be together.
Не дари часы на день Валентина. (Ne dari chasy na den' Valentina.) “Don't give a watch as a present on Valentine's Day.”
Hey! So it was a lesson on Valentine’s Day and you’re going to be ready for Valentine’s Day soon with some cute valentine’s. Don’t forget that you shouldn’t sign it. So it was me Katya with a lesson on Valentine’s Day. I hope you will be ready for your lovers with valentine’s and cute hearts and cute presents. Enjoy your time and don’t forget to check out the sites and keep in touch. Пока-пока! (Paka-paka!)

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