Slang and colloquial
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Vocabulário
- чувакdude / guy (informal)
- тусовкаhangout / party / scene
- приколjoke / funny thing / trick
- стрёмныйcreepy / sketchy / dodgy
- шаритьto know your stuff / to get it
- обломdisappointment / letdown
- угоратьto crack up / to laugh hard
- базарtalk / conversation (slang)
- чёрт возьмиdamn it / for goodness sake
- выпендриватьсяto show off
- замутитьto start / to set up
- отвалиget lost / leave me alone
Russian Slang and Colloquial Speech
Contemporary Russian slang (жаргон) is rich, colourful, and essential for understanding authentic native speech. Slang shifts rapidly — words fashionable in the 1990s sound dated today.
Key Slang Sources
- Criminal underworld (феня): Many everyday slang words originated in criminal jargon — e.g. шарить, базар, замутить
- Youth culture (молодёжный сленг): Constantly evolving — e.g. чувак, тусовка, угарать
- Internet and meme culture: Modern additions like кринж (cringe), хайп (hype), лол (lol)
Register Awareness
Slang is deeply context-dependent:
- Appropriate among friends, peers, in casual settings
- Completely inappropriate in formal, professional, or academic contexts
- Can signal social belonging or exclusion
Diminutives in Colloquial Speech
Russians use diminutives extensively in informal speech to soften or add warmth:
- телефон → телефончик (phone — dear little phone)
- кофе → кофеёк (coffee — a nice coffee)
- посиди → посидишь немножко (sit — sit for a little bit)
Expressões
- Ну и прикол же!What a laugh / how funny!
- Да ладно, не может быть!No way, that can't be true!
- Забей на этоForget about it / don't worry about it
- Всё путёмEverything is fine / all good
- Не парьсяDon't stress / chill out
- Это уже переборThat's too much / that's going too far
- Короче, слушайAnyway, listen (to get attention, change topic)
Erros frequentes
Я шарю на математикеЯ шарю в математике / я шарю за математикушарить (to be good at) takes в + prepositional or за + accusative; на + prepositional is wrong here
Забей этоЗабей на этозабей (forget about it) requires на + accusative, not direct object
Это очень приколЭто такой прикол / прикольноприкол is a noun; to express something is funny, use прикольно (adverb) or это такой прикол
Мне очень обломМне облом / это обломоблом does not take degree modifiers like очень in standard slang usage
Он выпендриваетОн выпендриваетсявыпендриваться is reflexive — the -ся suffix is obligatory
Quiz rápido
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Como se diz «dude / guy (informal)» em russo?
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