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Russian: Talking about making tea with делать Are these the correct Russian translations? The photo is of Stanley Park in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. Westfield is a small city about 30 minutes from me in Western Massachusetts where I board my horse. Many Russian-Americans live in this city as well as immigrants from Russia. It's known locally for its Russian population actually. I heard some Russian spoken while visiting my horse in Westfield over the weekend. Listening practice. Yay! :) Do you make coffee? Ты делаешь кофе? No. I make tea. Нет. Я делаю чай. - - - - - - - Who makes coffee? Кто делает кофе? Josh makes coffee. Джош делает кофе. I don't know who makes coffee. Я не знаю, кто делает кофе. I don't know if Josh makes coffee. Я не знаю, делает ли Джош кофе. - - - - - - - What does Sherri make? Что делает Шерри? She also makes tea. Она тоже делает чай. I don't know what Sherri makes. Я не знаю, что Шерри делает. - - - - - - - When does Sherri make tea? Когда Шерри делает чай? She makes tea every morning. Она делает чай kаждое утро. I don't know when Sherri makes tea. Я не знаю, kогда Шерри делает чай. - - - - - - - Where does Sherri make tea? Где Шерри делает чай? She makes tea at home. Она делает чай дома. I don't know where Sherri makes tea. Я не знаю, где Шерри делает чай. - - - - - - - Why does Sherri make tea? Почему Шерри делает чай? She makes tea because she likes it. Она делает чай потому ему это нравится / он этот любит. I don't know why Sherri makes tea. Я не знаю, почему Шерри делает чай. - - - - - - - How does Sherri make tea? Как Шерри делает чай? She makes tea with honey. Она делает чай с мёдом. I don't know how Sherri makes tea. Я не знаю, kак Шерри делает чай. - - - - - - - How much tea does Sherri make? Сколько чая делает Шерри? She makes two pots of tea. Она делает два горшка чая. I don't know how much tea Sherri makes. Я не знаю, cколько чая Шерри делает.

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Thanks for the explanation, KP. Thanks for the c orrect word for "pot of (tea)", Anastasiya. :)
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Shawn, there are not many situations when we ask about 'habitual' tea-making. The verb of choice must depend on the situation. When the quesiton is about ongoing activity (what is he doing? Что он делает means: "what is he doing", "what does he do") a more specific verb is more likely. But sometimes colloquially we may say "он делает чай" - for simplicity. More often in imperatives. A reason to use this verb is that sometimes more specific verbs (поставь, завари, разлей, налей, принеси) don't exactly describe what I need from the person. He may know from the context that I need him to boil the water, brew the tea, fill two cups and bring them here. Or the same, but minus filling the cups and plus finding the second cup. So I use a more general verb.
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She makes two pots of tea. = Она заваривает два чайника чая. (It's a strange thing to make tea in a "горшок") She makes tea because she likes it. Она делает чай потому ей это нравится / она это любит. The rest is ok! Good job!
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В принципе, грамматически ваши переводы почти правильные. Но мы по-русски редко говорим: "делать чай", "делать кофе", обычно мы говорим "заваривать чай", "заваривать кофе" (если кофе растворимый), "варить кофе" (если кофе в зёрнах)
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Russian: Talking about making tea with делать

Are these the correct Russian translations? The photo is of Stanley Park in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. Westfield is a small city about 30 minutes from me in Western Massachusetts where I board my horse. Many Russian-Americans live in this city as well as immigrants from Russia. It's known locally for its Russian population actually. I heard some Russian spoken while visiting my horse in Westfield over the weekend. Listening practice. Yay! :)

Do you make coffee?
Ты делаешь кофе?

No. I make tea.
Нет. Я делаю/завариваю чай

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Who makes coffee?
Кто делает кофе?

Josh makes coffee.
Джош делает кофе.

I don't know who makes coffee.
Я не знаю, кто делает кофе.

I don't know if Josh makes coffee.
Я не знаю, делает ли Джош кофе.


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What does Sherri make?
Что делает/изготавливает Шерри? - context dependent!

She also makes tea.
Она тоже делает чай.

I don't know what Sherri makes.
Я не знаю, что Шерри делает.

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When does Sherri make tea?
Когда Шерри делает/сделает чай?

She makes tea every morning.
Она делает чай kаждое утро.

I don't know when Sherri makes tea.
Я не знаю, kогда Шерри делает чай.

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Where does Sherri make tea?
Где Шерри делает чай?

She makes tea at home.
Она делает чай дома.

I don't know where Sherri makes tea.
Я не знаю, где Шерри делает чай.

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Why does Sherri make tea?
Почему Шерри делает чай?

She makes tea because she likes it.
Она делает чай потому он ему нравится / он его любит.

I don't know why Sherri makes tea.
Я не знаю, почему Шерри делает чай.

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How does Sherri make tea?
Как Шерри делает чай?

She makes tea with honey.
Она делает чай с мёдом.

I don't know how Sherri makes tea.
Я не знаю, kак Шерри делает чай.

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How much tea does Sherri make?
Сколько чая заваривает Шерри?  - this one doesn't really work with "делает"

She makes two pots of tea.
Она заваривает две чашки чая.

I don't know how much tea Sherri makes.
Я не знаю, cколько чая заваривает Шерри. - sounds more natural


Good job! You may have figured out by now that there's no universal translation for "make". Though grammatically correct, it's not always natural for us to say we "make" (делаем) tea or coffee, so we use "brew" (заваривать) instead.

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