Just like in English, you can just exclaim 'SHIT!' and also 'OH, SHIT!' Or when you are really really angry, scared, or surprised.Īlthough the Russian idiom ' VOT CHORT/ВОТ ЧЁРТ' is directly translated as 'OH, DEVIL !", but the meaning absolutely coincides with the phrase 'Oh, Shit!' and used by Russians as often as the two previous phrases.Īll three words (phrases) are used both by themselves and with exclamations 'AH / OH / VOT'. Both words are not obscene, but a little vulgar, so it is undesirable to use them in a high society - only in private conversations. Russian words ' DER`MO / ДЕРЬМО' и ' GAVNO / ГОВНО', even in a direct translation, coincide with the English word 'SHIT' and mean excrement. Note! All these three expressions absolutely completely coincide in meaning with the expression in English 'Oh, Shit!' and are used in the same cases (surprise, something unexpected, anger, indignation, fear and similar). You see that all these expressions cannot be translated and taken literally, as otherwise it results in 'Bullshit and Porkies' :-) Since this is 100 percent slang, these phrases are usually used in private conversations, sometimes in a half-joking tone (e.g. Tell it to marines! / Tell it to sweety! and similarĭirect translation is 'Don`t hang noodles (pasta) on the ears!ĭirect translation is 'Why are you hanging noodles on my ears?'ĭirect translation is 'Don`t powder the brains!'ĭirect translation is 'Speak, but not overspeak!'ĭirect translation is 'Don`t speak with my teeth!'Īs you already understood, the meaning of all these expressions means to deceive / trick someone and, accordingly, an appeal not to lie and not to cheat. PAY ATTENTION! All these phrases are 100% true Russian very popular idioms, which in their meaning coincide with such English sayings as: Transliteration by latin letters, correct pronunciation and live sound from native speaker with short movies. Meanings and analogues of real slang expressions in English. 'Don`t talk tosh!' or just 'Tosh!'Īll short expressions (words) in Russian, see right here a little higher (scroll up).ĭear Friends! We present you most popular Russian slang words, phrases, sayings. Of course, as in English, you can 'show distrust of the companion', either in a phrase or, more briefly, in one word. Since this is 100 percent slang, these phrases are usually used in private conversations, most often in a half-joking tone. 'Why are you grinding (bringing) bullshit?' But this does not mean that you directly tell the person that he is a liar! Rather, your phrase implies that 'your words are not entirely true', as well as some annoyance - 'what are you talking about'.ġ) DON`T TALK PORKIES / DON`T TELL RUBBISH Almost all expressions cannot be translated directly, as otherwise it results in 'Rubbish and Porkies' :-)Īn approximate literary translation into English means 'Do not lie!'. PAY ATTENTION! All these phrases are 100 percent true Russian idioms, which coincide in meaning with English. You will be presented with a short slide show with the correct pronunciation from a native speaker, and in some cases, even a small fragment from a film Our transliterated text does not always match the correct spelling, but it always matches the correct pronunciation! If you doubt the correct pronunciation, click on the live audio link in Russian And Russian Moscow (in Russian - Москва / Moskva) is actually pronounced as MAskva. For example, the French PEUGEOT is actually pronounced as PEZHO. Besides, in Russian, as in many other languages, words are pronounced differently than they are spelled. Transliteration is given for the classical Latin alphabet and does not match with the rules of orthography and pronunciation of English. Pay attention to the rules of pronunciation. Dashes below indicate stress (accent) a certain syllable in a word. You will see the translation into Russian, as well as the phrase in Russian by Latin letters.
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