Russian · Hell Yes
Класс!
klass
KLAHSS · /klas/
Awesome! / Great! / Cool!
1/5 Grandma-safe
mild, playful; fine on daytime TV
Literally
"Class"
Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.
How to use it
The simplest thumbs-up in Russian — "class!" for anything good. Kid-safe, universal, and doubles as the word for a school grade, so context clears it up. "Klassno" is the adverb (that's great). No edge at all.
Heard in the wild
Завтра выходной? Класс!
Tomorrow's a day off? Awesome!
Where it lands
Russia (universal)
Quick answers
- What does "Класс!" mean?
- In Russian, "Класс!" means "Awesome! / Great! / Cool!". Literally it's "Class". The simplest thumbs-up in Russian — "class!" for anything good. Kid-safe, universal, and doubles as the word for a school grade, so context clears it up. "Klassno" is the adverb (that's great). No edge at all.
- Is "Класс!" 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 "Класс!"?
- Say it "KLAHSS" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: klas.
Related in Russian
Круто! kruto KROO-tah Cool! / Awesome! / Badass! Офигенно! ofigenno ah-fee-GYEN-nah Freaking awesome! / Amazing! Ура! ura oo-RAH Hooray! / Yes! Заебись! zayebis' zah-yee-BEES Fucking great! / Awesome as hell! Наливай! nalivay nah-lee-VYE Fill 'em up! / Pour the drinks! За здоровье! za zdorov'e zah zdah-ROH-vye Cheers! / To your health!
The same idea, elsewhere
Via concepts like "That's awesome".
- French Ça déchire ! That rocks! / That's awesome!
- German Geil! Awesome! / Sick! / Hell yes!
- Greek ρε μαλάκα Hey man / dude / bro — the affectionate-insult greeting between friends.
- Italian Figo! Cool! / Awesome! / Sick!
- Japanese やばい Insane / crazy / no way — good OR bad, from context
- Korean 존나 Fucking / hella — the vulgar intensifier that goes in front of everything.
- Polish zajebisty Fucking awesome / badass — the great slang-POSITIVE of the jebać family.
- Portuguese Do caralho Fucking awesome — OR, with 'casa do', the middle of nowhere
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