Дайте человеку хлеб - и он сыт весь день (Give A Man Bread And He's Full

Just a fun fact #5

There are very, VERY few words that begin with "Й". The only ones that exist (or the ones that are at least used commonly) are:

Йод - iodine

Йогурт - yogurt

Йога - yoga

Йоркшир - yorkshire

Maybe there are more words, but those are the only ones that I know and use on a daily basis.

The raddest Russian cat meme of 2021:

- Are you selling the fishes?

- No, just showing them.

- They are nice…

And some of its derivatives:

- Are you selling the fishes?

- No, just showing them.

- Oh fucking wow, they’re just showing them.

- Are you showing the fishes?

- No, I’m selling them.

- It is illegal.

- Hello, are you selling these fishes????

- They are cucumberz.

[FISH SHOP]

- Are you selling the fishes?

- No.

Life with Fishes VS Life without Fishes

Her: he’s probably thinking about other girls.

Him: why did he say that about the fishes? is he really not selling them? why is he showing them? was this a joke? was he making fun of the cats? because he knows that cats don’t have any money?

[I felt very sad about that meme with cats and fish, so I decided to make an alternative version]:

- Are you selling the fishes?

- Yes, but you, kitties, can have them for free.

- They are tasty…

Russian Idiom: как не знаю кто

Как не знаю кто often cannot be translated directly. It is an idiom meaning “to the extreme degree, too much”. “Я не знаю кто”, literally, I don’t know who, implies that any comparisons with other people or other events would be too weak, too pale. “I don’t know who could be as [something] as you are now”

Here are a few examples for you (thanks, Reverso Context) : 

Эти девушки смотрели на тебя как не знаю кто. These girls have been lookin’ at you like I don’t know what.

Нет, я еду домой, вымотался как не знаю кто. No, I’m going home. I’m completely soaked. 

Надевает наушники и радуется, как не знаю кто. He’s listening on his headsets, happy as a clam.

Ты пьяна как не знаю кто. You’re really drunk.

Воевали как я не знаю кто, чтобы сделать это. You have fought through hell to do so. 

It's music time!

This is Nikitata — Полюби меня сильней (Love me more).

Nikitata is a pop singer from Belarus. There are many modern Russian speaking musicians who write their music with the "I want to sound badass" motto. But not Nikitata. In fact, his sweet and innocent style is the thing that made him stand out. Nikitata's work is very well known and loved! Hope you enjoy!

P.S. My previous post got the ammount of love I was not prepared for. Your kindness and support mean the world to me. Thank you so much!

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koksDGBRG9Y

I was watching Evening Urgant as usual and I just couldn’t resist translating this funny bit for you. What is Ivan talking about? Беляш, беляши — bel’ash (sing.), bel’ashi (plur.) Bel’ash is a dish of Kazakh, Bashkir and Tatar cuisine. It’s practically the same as a regular pirozhok with meat. Except the recipes and the forms of the dishes are a bit different.

P. S. Please let me know if you want me to keep tranlsating fun parts from Russian TV shows and wether or not the Russian subtitles above the screen are comfortable for you to watch/are necessary. Thanks for reading my little blog :)

The road sign says:

Be the one who makes you happy. Originally it was: "Be with the one who makes you happy", but somehow "with" (c) dimmed.

Interestingly, it works in Russian both with and without C because the instrumental case is needed either way.

Me in a restaurant

Waiter: here's your glass Me: oh, thank you Waiter: *puts the glass down* Me: thank you Waiter: *fills the glass with water* Me: thank you Waiter: I'll bring your order soon Me: thank you

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