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I was reading something and came across this period: "Потомучто ты уже развосемь проштрафилась". I threw it in google translator, but the result didn't make a lot of sense to me lol. Can you please help me understand? Amazing blog, btw :)

Hi, sure thing!

I'm assuming it's the word "проштрафилась" that Google wasn't able to translate. It's a verb that comes from the noun "штраф" (fine, penalty). Про- is a prefix which indicates that the action was done particular number of times or in a particular period of time (e. g. "проговорить целый час, проделать два раза за неделю" etc.)

With all this information, "Потому что ты уже раз восемь проштрафилась" basically means "Its because you've already got a fine ticket like eight times now".

Hope I helped :)

Just a fun fact #4

It's time for some slang!

Sometimes, when we want to say "___ is not the same now" ("___ уже не тот"), we say "___ is not a cake now" ("___ уже не торт"), because I guess "тот" and "торт" sound similar. Plus, by comparing the object with cake we express our disappointment that it is not as sweet and good as it used to be.

Examples:

"Шерлок" уже не торт - "Sherlock" is not a cake now

Мне раньше нравилась эта группа, но сейчас она уже не торт - I used to like this band, but it's not a cake now

Я подписалась на этот канал ради обзоров мемов, но сейчас он уже не торт - I subscribed to this channel for meme reviews, but it's not a cake now

Hey guys! This is all about productive stuff you can do on Sunday to make the most out of it and have an amazing week! 🥑

Implementing some of these things in your Sunday routine, will help you not to spend your Mondays trying to get your life together.

PS click on the pictures for better quality 🥑

You have no clue how happy I am to be able to translate Improvisation for you guys again! Here's another great episode.

Know the difference!

“За здоровье!” (roughly translates as “to health!”) — one of the ways of saying “cheers!”. People in Russia like to toast a lot: to friendship, to love, to family etc. “За здоровье!” is just one of those basic toasts.

“На здоровье!” (roughly translates as “for health!”) — one of the ways of saying “you’re welcome”. “На здоровье” basically means something like “what I just did (or said) was done for your hapiness (or health, in this case)”.

Example: Russian version of Detroit: Become Human

M: Breakfast is ready. Bacon and eggs, just the way you like them.

C: Thank you, Marcus.

M: You're welcome.

Hey, it’s that Russian learner who sent you an ask several months ago saying I watched your clips to help me. Just wanted to drop by again and say I’m still learning Russian and your videos are still hilarious! I’ve even watched a few bits of Improvisation on my own, and while I haven’t really been able to find anything with good subs, I have been able to practice my listening skills by typing the stuff I didn’t understand into the translator, lol. Thanks for the update, glad these guys are still around. Definitely glad to have discovered you!

You have no idea how happy I am I'm actually crying 😭 So glad to know you're still learning Russian! I'm even more glad to know Improvisation and my blog have been a part of your learning journey. I'm sure you've made a huge progress these past couple months! I hope you continue sticking around and good luck with Russian (๑•ᴗ•๑)

Here's a list of great VK public pages in Russian that I adore: pt 1

If you're learning the language, I think these might help you get more familiar with not only reading and spelling, but with how Russians actually communicate. And these pages are pretty cool too, so you can just check them out even if learning the language isn't the main goal.

1. покажи нам кусочек своей жизни/show us a piece of your life

A rather cool page where people share random pictures from their phones with a bit of info about themselves. Every post has its own aesthetic but more importantly, these posts feel very real and authentic. Here's what some of these posts look like.

"I'm majoring in geo in Moscow, sing in choir, and right now I'm writing my thesis a bit worried about my future. But I'll be fine. Kindness to all"

"the life of a physics teacher 💫"

2. пушистые морды/fluffy faces

Another page that accepts post suggestions. Here you can share your adorable pet (it's mostly cats).

"his name is Oleg"

3. мам ну не читай/mom don't read it

Did you have a diary when you were a kid? I cringe every time I read my old diaries. But this page collects all the weird diary entries and posts them. Not sure where they take them from, but they're all pretty hilarious.

"the door to the future"

"the page of positivity"

I'll be back with a part two!

I’m honestly so glad that you love the Improvisation posts. I’m even more glad I have a lot of content to translate for you :) Hope you enjoy this bit!

*Alexander Nezlobin is a famous Russian comedian. **Sasha is short for Alexander. Don’t ask, I don’t get it either. There are a lot of instances where the short version of a Russian name sounds completely different from the name itself.

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 :)