Russian colloquial words are slang words that were derived from various popular nouns. Most probably you have heard these words from your Russian friends, or have seen them on the Internet. In the article, you can find examples of how to use these words when you speak Russian.
For example:
Приветик! Как поживаешь? [Pree-VYE-teek! Kak pozhivaesh?] Hi! How are you?
An example of informal goodbye:
For example:
До завтра! Пока-пока! [Do zavtra! Pa-KA pa-KA!] See you tomorrow! Bye-bye!
For example:
Привет! Как делишки? [Privet! KAK dee-LEESH-kee?] Hi! How are you?
For example:
У него дом просто супер-пупер! [U nego dom prosto SOO-pyer POO-pyer!] He’s got a super-duper house!
For example:
– Как жизнь? [Kak zhizn?] How’s life?
– Чудненько! [CHOOD-neen’-ka] – Sweet!
For example:
– С днём рождения! [S dnem rozhdeniya] Happy Birthday!
– Спасибки! [Spa-SEEP-kee!] Thanks!
For example:
Этот щенок такой угарный! [Etot schenok takoy oo-GAR-niy!] This puppy is so funny!
For example:
У тебя классная мобила! [U tebya klassnaya ma-BEE-la!] You have a cool mobile phone.
Вечером будем пить чаёк. [Vecherom budem pit cha-YOK] In the evening we will drink tea.
For example:
Печеньку будешь? [Pee-CHYEN’-ku budesh?] Do you want a cookie?
For example:
У него липовые документы. [U nego LEE-pa-viye dokumentyi] He’s got a fake documents.
We hope you have liked the article, and now you know more about a lot of Russian colloquial words and their origins.
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