Question

In pairs answer the questions 1. What is the Russian for "hobby"? 2. What is the Russian for "puzzle"? 3. Look picture 1. What does the word 'saw' mean in Russian? Can you explain in Russian why a 'jigsaw puzzle' is called in English? 4. What do we call a 'jigsaw puzzle' (picture 2) in Russian?

Answer 1

1. What is the Russian for "hobby"?- It's "хобби, любимое занятие" .

2. What is the Russian for "puzzle"? -It's "загадка, головоломка".

3. Look at picture 1. What does the word 'saw' mean in Russian?- It means "пила, лезвие пилы".

Can you explain in Russian why a  'jigsaw puzzle' is called so in English? - Потому что первые головоломки-пазлы делали,  распиливая на кусочки бумажную картинку, предварительно накленную на деревянную основу.

4. What do we call a 'jigsaw puzzle' (picture 2) in Russian?- We call it "мозаика, пазл"