знакомые

знакомые

"Acquaintances."

The word 'знакомые' is used in the meaning of 'acquaintances', indicating people the speaker knows but might not have close relationships with.

Я встретил своих старых знакомых на выставке.

I met my old acquaintances at the exhibition.

Here 'знакомые' again refers to acquaintances, implying individuals familiar to the speaker who are part of a social gathering.

Пойдём на ужин, там будут мои знакомые.

Let's go to dinner, my acquaintances will be there.

In this sentence, 'знакомые' denotes an established, yet not necessarily close, relationship that existed over a period of time but has since ceased.

Мы были знакомыми на протяжении долгого времени, но сейчас уже не общаемся.

We were acquaintances for a long time, but now we don't communicate anymore.