Russian · 5 phrases
Hand Gestures
The non-verbal ones. The cheeky "figa" (thumb between two fingers, "you'll get nothing"), the imported middle finger, the full-arm "screw you" from the elbow, and the friendliest of all — a flick to the neck that means "let's drink." Know them before you accidentally throw one.
Щелчок по горлу shchelchok po gorlu gesture Let's drink / he's drunk / booze Фига / Кукиш figa / kukish gesture You'll get nothing! / Up yours (mild) / no way Крутить у виска krutit' u viska gesture You're crazy / are you nuts? Жест от локтя zhest ot loktya gesture Up yours! / a full-arm screw-you Средний палец sredniy palets gesture Screw you / the finger