Interesting! Chai-inka, Chai-inki, and Chaiinyj stol...Sasha, can you tell
me how to pronounce them?

Samar

"Alex Chaihorsky" > wrote in message
om...
> >
>> Sasha, what's the word for the collective things you'd have on the table
>> when serving tea, including the samavar, cups, spoons, etc?
>
> I do not think we have such a term. We would say that "tea table" is
> served. Tea table would be "chainyj stol". But it would only be used to
> the reference for the things served. One wouldn't say "I need to buy
> "chainyj stol".
>
> Russian is a very complex language. We never had people like Chaucer and
> other "simplifiers" and Russian remain complex, crazy and untidy since
> middle ages. Like us.
>
> Sasha.
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