Russian · Exclamations
С ума сошёл!
s uma soshyol
s oo-MAH sah-SHOL · /s ʊˈma sɐˈʂɵl/
Are you crazy?! / You've lost it!
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"Gone off one's mind"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
"You've gone insane" — leveled at someone doing something wild, or at a shocking price. "Ty s uma soshyol?" for a man, "soshla" for a woman, "soshli" for a group. Also a delighted "that's insane!" about good news. Clean and everywhere.
Heard in the wild
Ты с ума сошёл, столько денег за кофе?
Are you crazy, that much money for a coffee?
Where it lands
Russia (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "С ума сошёл!" mean?
- In Russian, "С ума сошёл!" means "Are you crazy?! / You've lost it!". Literally it's "Gone off one's mind". "You've gone insane" — leveled at someone doing something wild, or at a shocking price. "Ty s uma soshyol?" for a man, "soshla" for a woman, "soshli" for a group. Also a delighted "that's insane!" about good news. Clean and everywhere.
- Is "С ума сошёл!" offensive?
- It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
- How do you pronounce "С ума сошёл!"?
- Say it "s oo-MAH sah-SHOL" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: s ʊˈma sɐˈʂɵl.
Related in Russian
Блин! blin BLEEN Damn! / Darn! / Shoot! Чёрт! chyort CHORT Damn! / Hell! 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! Офигеть! ofiget' ah-fee-GYET Wow! / Holy cow! / No way! Ни фига! ni figa nee fee-GAH No way! / Nothing at all! / Like hell!
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "That's crazy".
- French C'est ouf ! That's insane! / Crazy! (good or bad)
- German einen Vogel zeigen You've got a screw loose / you're insane
- Greek τρελάθηκες; Are you crazy?! / Have you lost your mind?
- Japanese やばい Insane / crazy / no way — good OR bad, from context
- Korean 미친 Crazy — from 'that's insane(ly good)!' to 'you lunatic' to a genuine slur on someone's sanity.
- Polish masakra A disaster / unbelievable / total carnage — the all-purpose 'this is insane.'
- Portuguese Sinistro Sick! / Insane! (both awesome and scary)
- Turkish Deli oluyorum! I'm losing my mind / this is driving me crazy
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