![]() However ‘amerikos’ offers more vulgar option. If you learned Russian with a textbook and dictionary, then you probably know Американец and Американка as the word for an American citizen. In day to day life, the term мусор mean ‘trash’ or ‘trash can’ but you can often hear it as a disparaging term for the police. It seems that every language has some less-than-flattering way to talk about the police and Russian is the same. But as with most languages, a lot of the slang meant to describe people have less-than-flattering connotations. Like every language, Russian has a large lexicon for describing different people in different situations. It sucks that you’re leaving Russian Slang for People Its exact meaning depends on the situation, but it’s never anything good. The word has its origins in prison slang, but is now in semi-common use. Стрёмно - dangerous, weird, unpleasant, frightening This is used to express a lower level of frustration than черт and is common for small mistakes. Of course it has an additional meaning as well. You probably know blin to mean the Slavic-style pancake. The word literally means devil, but it’s thrown around to refer to any minor inconvenience. If you spend any time with Russian-speaker you are going to hear the word ‘chort’ thrown around. In the same way there are a lot of ways to talk about enjoyment in Russian, the language also has a lot of words to talk about the world in a less nice way. You should probably only use it with friends. This is a more rude and more informal way to talk about eating. However, ZDOH-ruh-vuh means that something is great or cool. ![]() So zdah-ROH-vuh with the stress on the second syllable is an informal greeting you’re probably already familiar with. You see the meaning of the word Здорово depends on where you put the stress and how you pronounce the vowels. This word can be a bit tricky for new learners. “We’re going to sit by the fire and relax/chill out on the beach.” This word has the same root and means to have fun. It also has a long history, but has become popular again in recent years. This is a funny word that originally comes from an Arabic word meaning "pleasure". It can be used for most any situation going well.Īlong with its dictionary definition of ‘abrupt’ or ‘steep’ the word крутой is the go to word for saying that something is cool in Russian. You’re bound to hear this expression of approval if you hang out with any Russians. They are used often, so keep your ears open. Think of these as the 'cool' and 'awesome' that English slang has. We’ll start with some of Russian’s most common words for talking positively about a situation. This includes how to talking positively about something, how to talk poorly about it, Internet slang, words for people, and two big slang words that you've got to know. When it comes to slang, it can be about a lot of different things, so we've decided to break up out list of slang words into a few categories. So,in this article, we'll go over some of the most essential Russian slang words that you’ve got to know. This is non-standard and informal speech that people actually use in their everyday lives. So for this article, when we're talking about slang, we mean the words you won't learn from a teacher or textbook. And there’s no better way to do that than getting familiar with some of the most common Russian slang words, known as сленг (sleng) in Russian.īut what really is slang though? It's a fairly vague term that changes meaning with everyone you ask. ![]() After studying Russian for a while you probably want to sound less like a textbook and more like a native.
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