What They Didn't Teach You in Russian Class: Slang Phrases for the Café, Club, Bar, Bedroom, Ball Game and More

by Erin Coyne, Igor Fisun

Phrases not from the page, but from real life—all the dirty words and insider terms that your college Russian professor would never teach you.Grubbing on pierogies at a Russian deli . . . Pounding vodka shots at Moscow’s hottest dance club . . . Cheering for the local hockey team at the stadium . . . Drop the textbook formality and chat with the locals in Russia’s everyday language with the book designed to help travelers and students speak like Russian natives and longtime ex-pats. Learn when, where, and with whom slang is appropriate, so you don’t start an international incident.What’s up? ??? ?????He’s/She’s a hottie. ??/??? ?????????/????????.Let’s go get wasted. ?????? ????????.Goooooooaaaaaaal! ??????????!This is crappy vodka. ??? ????? ????????.Let’s have a quickie. ????? ?? ????????.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Language, Self Help, Travel

139 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2022

Reviews

[Brie Porter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Idioms don't translate one-to-one. I was hoping this book would explain some of the thinking behind Russian phrase, but I guess not.

If you just want to learn a couple words for the bar, this is the book for you.

[Brett Hoxie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome and hilarious read ! A very good reference in how to speak like a real, everyday Russian. Anybody who currently studies Russian needs to check this out.