Russian · 16 phrases
The Basics
The first hour's worth of Russian — the harmless, deployable layer everyone uses in front of everyone. "Blin," "chyort," "davai," and the family of minced oaths that let you sound frustrated, surprised, or in-the-know without touching the taboo stuff. Start here; you can use every word on this page.
Блин! blin BLEEN Damn! / Darn! / Shoot! Чёрт! chyort CHORT Damn! / Hell! Давай! davai dah-VYE Come on! / Let's go! / Alright, bye! Облом! oblom ah-BLOM Bummer / What a letdown / No dice Ё-моё! yo-moyo YO mah-YO Oh boy! / Geez! / Good grief! Ёлки-палки! yolki-palki YOL-kee PAHL-kee Good grief! / For heaven's sake! Чёрт возьми! chyort voz'mi CHORT vahz-MEE Damn it! / For God's sake! Ни фига! ni figa nee fee-GAH No way! / Nothing at all! / Like hell! Иди лесом! idi lesom ee-DEE LYE-sahm Get lost / take a hike Иди в баню! idi v banyu ee-DEE v BAH-nyoo Get lost! / Buzz off! (gentle) Капец! kapets kah-PYETS That's it, it's over / Damn / Whoa Офигеть! ofiget' ah-fee-GYET Wow! / Holy cow! / No way! Остынь! ostyn' ah-STIN Calm down / Chill out Понты ponty pahn-TIH Show-off posturing / all flash, no substance Зараза! zaraza zah-RAH-zah You pest! / Damn you! (affectionate-rough) До хрена do khrena dah khree-NAH A shitload / a hell of a lot / way too much