7 popular Russian gestures!

[@brentheuer2548]

I am from US and love your country. Learning here.

[@savitreeee]

Удачи в изучении!!

[@hallitoff3883]

My dad was born in what is now Belarus way back in 1901. My mom's family was from Poland. I grew up monolingual and, I once thought, monocultural in Connecticut. Over the years, in gesture and thought, et cetera, I find the Old World, so-to-speak, lives on inside me. I use a number of the gestures you showed and, knock on wood, will continue to do so! LOL

[@martinhastingsis]

It seems that other cultures have adopted some of these gestures too. Sometimes we humans forget just how close We All are. Love and Light from New Zealand. Love Russia, Wish I had Visited when I still could. Blessings.

[@KazSurma]

In Poland, we use exactly the same gestures with exactly the same meaning. Thank you for your video.

[@c.marchese7852]

I know many people are talking about the subtitles, but I think this was the first time I could understand at least a few things in Russian because of its resemblance to other languages, along with the gestures of the woman speaking. Plus, she was talking slowly and pausing. They were just short snippets, but I almost felt like she was speaking a language I understood. I think these videos would be great for learning Russian (maybe someday). It was also very interesting to learn about those gestures. I think I'll recognize the matching gesture for 'little', as well as differences like the one for 'I got your nose', the pinky promise, and touching wood to avoid bad luck but not in a specific way of knocking, and definitely without spitting, lol. I like Russian movies, so I think this will be really useful for me. Thank you for this instructive video.

[@CbI4]

what is your native lang?

[@c.marchese7852]

@@CbI4 My native language is Spanish, but I also speak fluent English (I went to a bilingual school since I was 6), some Swedish, and a bit of German. I’ve dabbled in French and Portuguese too, but it was a while ago and just a little, so I wouldn’t say I really speak those. Maybe Russian is the next language I’d like to tackle, but I’m still working on polishing my Swedish. (Like I mentioned, I’m pretty fond of Russian movies). As for the gesture thing, I feel it’s more about culture than language. In Europe or Asia, they might have those things a bit better defined, but here in the Americas, it can be a little more complex since we’re such a mix of cultures. What about you? I’d love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@oldtimeoutlaw]

Thank you for this wonderful vid. I really enjoyed it. I appreciate your time in making this video for us all. And yes, would love to see more. Thank you, Peace

[@wooliac3426]

Наконец-то! Я рад, что существуют такие русскоязычные инфлюенсеры как Вы, которые говорят медленнее, чтобы иностранцы могли легче понять. Большое спасибо! Кстати, контент имба. Продолжайте в том же духе!

[@IloveRussian]

Спасибо за добрые слова ☺️

[@kazimierzgaska5304]

@@IloveRussian Rasskazhite liudiam, chto takoye "gest Kozakiewicza" A vy znayete? Olimpiyskiye Igry, Moskva 1980 😁

[@IloveRussian]

@@kazimierzgaska5304 знаю этот жест, но первый раз увидела, что он так называется. Это название используется в Польше? В любом случае, не считаю нужным о нем рассказывать ☺️

[@kazimierzgaska5304]

@@IloveRussian Ponimayu Vas, eto była moya shutka. Da, my v Pol'she tak o niem govorim, niemnozhko shutlivo. Koniechno, sushchestvuyut i drugie nazvaniya. Tema zhestov u rossiyan ochen' interesna👍

[@IloveRussian]

@@kazimierzgaska5304 спасибо за понимание)

[@dive917]

The best part of the entire video is your stunning smile @ knock on woods

[@picebarius8394]

Thank you very much for this video, you' ve done great! By the way, your wallpaper is legend. I'm surprised no one ever commented on it. Peace and love from Germany.

[@IloveRussian]

@@picebarius8394 thank you very much! I’m glad that you liked it ☺️

[@rosskelly8268]

Great! Now I know some gestures to surprise a Russian friend!

[@argynkuketayev4166]

except #1 and #4 other gestures are reserved for kindergarten or

[@patcallahan485]

Really enjoyed your video! Orlando, Florida USA🏝️😎

[@deltaskyhawk]

My mom was Hungarian/Polish. She also used "fig" but she pronounced it like "figas mockums". Which meant the same thing.

[@mechamapping]

We also use that “fig” gesture in Turkiye. But we call it “nah”, but that is little bit rude to use, it is almost the same thing as showing your middle finger.

[@lizavanniekerk1552]

Yes ~ same in South Africa, we don't use the fig sign!! 🙈 It is very rude!!

[@jimanast3593]

​@@lizavanniekerk1552In Greece too! Here I read in S. Salvador too; it must be very international!

[@berikkloningan]

In Indonesia too😅

[@Rescheff]

I love you...!!!

[@valjimakwana3553]

Gesture no 2 (and another method is to touch / knot with theirs last little finger ) : when we were children at Gujarat , India this gesture used for, to break relation with friend! And to re-establish relation, both makes knot of each other's first and second fingure( near thumb)!

[@jpoupart23]

Like your talking tempo…so I learn more the language

[@phyllisfager6689]

Really enjoyed it thankuou

[@karlgant8953]

My wife gives me the "fig" all the time. Now I know what it means.🙃

[@GunnersRange]

Thank you! Enjoyed it!

[@yusuftan1474]

Мы Турецкие тоже используем "фиг/фига" чтобы сказать кому-то (вероятнее всего к друзьям) что "ты не это получит". С другими словами чтобы подшутиться. Не знал что тоже Русские использовают это, а даже в таком же значении. Спасибо за это.

[@IloveRussian]

@@yusuftan1474 очень интересно, спасибо большое!

[@VovaSidorOff]

Meжду русскими и турками гораздо больше общего чем кажется на первый взгляд.

[@ufocool1]

same in Romania hehe

[@phubarr]

I love it!

[@pakko7416]

Great video, thank you! I'd have liked it more if you displayed the various expressions written! For example, how's 'fig' written in Russian? That's for us learning Russian to learn these expressions. Please make more videos like this!

[@IloveRussian]

@@pakko7416 Thank you ☺️ Okay, I will think about it 😇

[@jaapvandenbergh7430]

Oh I enjoyed your video, I've just discovered it! I'n learning Russian and love the language. It is quite difficult though. I took both German and Latin but Russian is way more complicated. Please keep up the good work 😊

[@IloveRussian]

Thank you so much ☺️ I didn’t study German but I heard that it’s very difficult too ☺️

[@donaldparmer5268]

We do the same thing with the first gesture but the last one we toss salt 🧂 over our shoulder instead of spitting and we knock on wood as well here in the USA

[@Westyrulz]

Very interesting.Thank you.

[@kylehines3185]

Hello from Canada ! Just found your channel. Now subscribed ! 🙋🇨🇦

[@IloveRussian]

Hello ☺️ Welcome! Hope you enjoy here. 🥳

[@Melissa-hy3ny]

I like the pinky finger make peace and no more fighting for kids :) It's sweet

[@Jigger2361]

Russians don't know what Peace is sadly... murdering children is more their thing

[@majdavojnikovic]

In Yugoslavia figa gesture meaning was the same, but it is called "šipak"( reads as sheepack, means also rosehip ) and the phrase that follows it goes:" here, šipak for you" or just as an answer on proposal or prwdiction "Šipak" as " it is not going to happen". Fige was a sleng word, widely used. Expression " I am holding you fige" with the gesture of fist where all fingers hold the thumb translates as " I am rooting for you" and it is used when a friend has any big challenge in front of him, from an operation to the first date. So, two Slavic languages with the gestures if used in critical communication can make accidental war of misunderstanding between them :))))))) I love when things mix. You never know what is going to come out. :)

[@pecelirovucago7149]

Very funny video , I have subscribed to your channel from Fiji . Thanks .

[@lewisbrodnax7898]

Spas'iva, thank you.

[@victoradamenja9032]

Are You italian?

[@edmundworrell530]

Love the sound of Russian. Especially the “vr”sound. I also like that it is spoken at a rapid rate.

[@ZidaneTribal]

Это не звук, а сочетание 2 букв: "в" и "р"

[@chadbailey7038]

So interesting. Спасибо большое за видео)

[@IloveRussian]

@@chadbailey7038 пожалуйста 😇

[@montegrifo]

One thing I have learnt in my life is to be very, very careful with gestures, especially when travelling...😅

[@freliepoblete1386]

Very interesting, love it.

[@mikeohagan2206]

In usa the fig gesture means< I have your nose.

[@ianshears5341]

Thank you.

[@adamkingry6862]

The knock on wood and head scratching are the same in the U.S. But the “give a tooth” gesture has a harsher meaning - maybe from Italy.

[@Bran08Eman]

Really adore this video. OMG I become a Russian asset. My inner HRC is just ignorant.

[@jusuftheeagle6772]

Gesture 2 - and I thought I was just chewing my nails Gesture 7 - we cross our fingers Interesting video 👍

[@robertdcardus9889]

thanks for the video.. it was enlightening.. in the Uk, their is a mix of cultures as you may know, and sometimes it is a bit confusing

[@cvetvisnje]

We use all of these in Serbia and Montenegro and they have the same meaning as well . #5 is called шипак (pomegranate) [we use different gesture called figa: folded thumbs meaning to pray for our or someone elses success in something like "I'm holding fige for you to pass exam today"], children use #6 and sing: Mир, мир, мир, нико није крив, ава ава, ава, судија је крава. Kупус и печење, слатко помирење. Села баба на бандеру, попишала чича Перу, чича Пера не зна шта ће па од муке цепа гаће. Гаће су му скупе, види му се дупе. (Literally: Peace, peace, peace, no one is at fault, woof, woof, woof, the judge is a cow. Cabbage and roasted meat, sweet reconciliation. Grandma sat on the street light and pissed on uncle Pera. Uncle Pera doesn't know what to do, so he tears his pants out of agony. His pants are expensive, you can see his ass. 💀💀💀 I only seen two people use #2 tho

[@IloveRussian]

@@cvetvisnje wow! Thank you for your comment, it’s so interesting! When Russians want to pray for someone’s success we usually say (don’t show) that we hold fists for this person ☺️

[@proskuryak]

thanks!! such a funny thing with these torn pants :)))))

[@cvetvisnje]

​@@IloveRussian we typically only say that we will hold fists too for good luck, children sometimes hold them literally

[@dimitryrusu4022]

Volimo Serbiju❤

[@cvetvisnje]

@@dimitryrusu4022 Сербы любят Россию ❤️💙🤍🫶🤍💙❤️

[@llee888]

I flunked Russian in middle school in China. But a pass in a foreign language was required to enter high school. So, I took summer school to make up for it. Got an A. All forgotten except a few words.

[@lucianocosta8558]

Make more please

[@IloveRussian]

What do you want to know more about?

[@jagadishkhoju3977]

Я из Непала. Я очень люблю русский язык. Мне очень понравилась вашa практическая презентация

[@dax9431]

Many gestures are also used in Italy. BTW I got a giggle from seeing your 'Canadian wallpaper'.

[@miklosbrauner]

I am surprised by the 'fig'. In Hungary we used the same gesture, jut the word is a little different: 'füge'.

[@DANIELHOUY]

The last one is familiar, it is knock on wood, when you hope for the best.

[@christopheryellman533]

The figa is well known in Brazil as a sign of good luck. You can buy wooden ones to carry around.

[@bennails3447]

Молодец, действительно популярные жесты, которые используют в повседнейвной жизни

[@ElaIEO]

😂😂 my Russian mama used to say, figie z makiem pod barakiem. With that thumb in between fingers. As kids i remember it meant "nothing" you get nothing. 😂

[@harpalsinghsangwan6326]

Wonderfull . Please make in series and include all gestures in Russian and by Russians .

[@ka-10offecil9]

Отлично 👌

[@turkiyee23]

i love how the "fig" gesture is just like the turkish "nah", we use this for the same purpose too! but its rude though. thats why i love russians and the russian language, our cultures are so similar. love from Turkiye

[@jimanast3593]

Same in Greece!

[@thescythian321]

Please make video about slang and "fig". I like your style! Очень интересно!

[@DionysiosTau]

The fake spitting and knocking on wood are also Greek gestures! ☺️🇬🇷♥️🇷🇺

[@BIRUKFILMENTERTAINMENT]

Interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@rolandhippe903]

Russian girls are so pretty .

[@JohnKattt]

That was a lot of fun.

[@paulforester6996]

My grandmother used to say " See my finger, see my thumb, see my fist, you better run! ".

[@MauroPanigada]

2:46 In Italian it's called «fare le fighe» or «fare le fiche» (lit. "to do the figs") - currently it is not very much used, though - and I think many Italians don't even know such an expression exists, and so they wouldn't be able to use it anymore. It seems the gesture appears in Dante's "Divina Commedia", too.

[@PatelJayantibhaiBhudarbhai]

I m surprised similar sign Used in Gujrat India m fm Saurashtra...we used it Child hood games..and Friend in study...very pleasent to me...

[@gutbeta1]

Almost all of these are common in South Africa. Interesting.

[@rockspyder3970]

I agree, I recognized all of them!

[@federicoflores8280]

In 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇸🇻 we use the number 5 gesture and it has the same meaning.

[@joseperez2668]

Gesture #5 we used in Nicaragua same way.😮😊

[@garrysaudiboy5004]

i love it..

[@lizavanniekerk1552]

Interesting!!! I am South African we can never use the "fig" sign ~ oh no!!! In South Africa it is a BAD an not to be used! 🙈🙈🙈

[@PatEller]

Well, my girlfriend told me that if you leave the house, but you forgot something, and must return inside to get it, you must look in a mirror 🪞, cross yourself, and spit three times over your shoulder to prevent having bad luck. 😊

[@IloveRussian]

Yes, we do this. But I only look in a mirror 😅

[@RuskiUrok]

Yes, that's true!

[@Max13Mad]

Well, that’s too much))) Generally just one look in the mirror is quite enough for the most of the people))

[@Julia8564]

The most important thing in this situation is to show your tongue to the mirror. Everything else doesn't work 😂

[@Pato07516]

💀

[@johnlay3040]

If a Russian girl greets me that way, I'll say:"OK, let's go". 😂😂

[@boyhenyo4431]

we use the same gestures that we scratch the back of our head when we dont know what to do, thats all, and the rest of russian getsures is unique.

[@IloveRussian]

Thank you for the comment! I’m sure people from every country have unique gestures 😇

[@JoseRamirez-hc2zx]

здесь, в Колумбии, жесты 1 и 5 означают одно и то же. Kрепкое объятие из Колумбии. Here in Colombia, gestures number 1 and 5 have the same meaning. send a huge hug from Colombia.

[@kevintheplantman]

Фантастическое видео!!

[@elebeu]

The classic "I've got your nose!".

[@reylambarte5615]

You are beautiful and i love russians

[@DrFrankPn]

Nice video, thanks. Please what's the name of the musis and where did you find it?

[@IloveRussian]

@@DrFrankPn hello! Sorry I don’t remember the name of the music. But I often use music from this site tunetank.com/ru/

[@thraceevros5336]

The gesture for "fig" we do in Greece too .. We dont do like the Americans do with the meddle flinger

[@sammasiello8414]

Very cute and interesting and you’re a gorgeous woman😊🎉❤

[@IloveRussian]

@@sammasiello8414 thank you 😊

[@cloppj2]

2:32 In Italy ‘fare le fiche’ was an ancient gesture no longer used today. Students learn it thanks to a verse in Dante's Commedia. Here is some information "The name of this gesture probably derives from fig (or pussy) in ancient veterinary parlance in the sense of ‘a more or less voluminous tumour [...] that is usually observed around the natural openings of the body and on the organs of the generation of domestic quadrupeds, and more especially of donkeys and mules’. The gesture of making figs would thus be an imitation, using the thumb, of the fleshy excrescences that grow on the genitals of certain quadrupeds. The origins are traced back to Etruscan and Roman times, where the gesture of manu fica initially had an apotropaic meaning to exorcise the spirits of the dead during the Lemuralia and has been found on many amulets. With the advent of Christianity and the consequent rejection of many of the pagan symbolisms, the gesture, defined "manu obscena", lost all ritual significance, assuming exclusively a vulgar connotation and is present in many literary texts and paintings until the 1600s. The gesture is also mentioned by Dante in the 25th canto of the Inferno in verses 1-16, where the soul of Vanni Fucci performs this gesture as an act of blasphemy against God. «Al fine de le sue parole il ladro le mani alzò con amendue le fiche, gridando: “Togli, Dio, ch’a te le squadro!”» ‘At the end of his words the thief lifted up his hands with both his figs, shouting: ‘Take away, God, that I may square them to thee!’’ (Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy, Inf. XXV, 1-3 A rich iconographic testimony is provided by the many figurative trophies in Dante's poem, which unequivocally translate the gesture into an image. Today fallen into disuse in its original meanings, both ritual and vulgar, the same gesture is nevertheless commonly used in many regions of Italy, in an entirely innocent manner, in the childish game of taking a child's nose between the fingers Only in Sardinia does it still survive, either as an apotropaic gesture of avertment, or of blasphemy if addressed to the sky, or of ill omen and curse if addressed to a person."

[@Subgunman]

Interesting!

[@j.dasilva4567]

In Portugal and Brasil we also use the 3 knocks on the wood, and some times we say the word "isola" at same time we do the jest. Both jest and word intend to prevent what was being said from happening, as in a kind of magic. Also in Portugal and Brasil we also have the "figa" and, what is more, the precise same word, "figa". Not sure it is used with the same purpose as in Russia. In our case it is a kind of charm to keep away the bad luck. Stay strong, Russia, we love u.

[@c0r8d877]

Figa in Russia means "nothing" as in you get nothing or receive nothing, depending on the context.

[@ufocool1]

same in Romania ...we have more though lol

[@RudydeGroot]

Gesture #5, the "fig" gesture in the Netherlands is actually a gesture to have (or want, or have had) sexual intercourse. 😲

[@chrisjarvis4449]

there is a famous dutch paining that shows a military man displaying that to a lady of the night ! its like the ok hand sign in some country's it stands for a$$hole

[@MuratTYlmaz]

5-6-7. hareketlerin hepsi bizde de var. 5.hareket ise bizde küfür demektir. Sol tarafa tükürme ve tahtaya, masaya 3 kez hafiften vurmak; kötü bir şeyin olmasını istemediğimiz zaman, Allah korusun deyip tahtaya 3 kez vururlar.

[@arminlengenfelder3264]

Most of those Gestures are also used in Germany and some other western Countries.

[@BellaLeonard-u3o]

Soy d México. En español decimos "toco madera" para indicar que no queremos que suceda algo que se ha mencionado en la conversación, como un accidente, enfermedad, pérdida, mala suerte. Es para espantar el mal presentimiento o mala suerte, mal espíritu.

[@36kbbsko]

😂 In India we use the 4th, 6th & first half of the 7th. However, we just use straightened thumb with fist tightened to show the 5th, also known as "thenga" The 6th is quite the opposite, it means unfriended,😅 when you use the little fingers to show your partner unfriendliness and thumbs are tied by the partners to show friendship, this gesture is used by childrens only. 7th one is only three times spit is often used in some rural backward places like in villages to say byebye to unlucky moments or evil spirits. I would say there are a tons of gestures in all over India✌️

[@jamesrobinson7381]

very cool

[@Epiphany_SO]

Gesture 6 means “pinky promise” in some Western countries

[@jansrensen7582]

God bless russia. For ever ok ❤❤❤

[@boknows3841]

It's not a fight, It's I got Your Nose. My dad and grandparents did this to me when I was little. They would grab your nose with their thumb and forefinger and then stick their thumb between the first two fingers and say I got your nose. It was how you teased little children.

[@c.marchese7852]

Yeah, I remember that! My aunt used to do that to me too when I was little, lol.

[@FernandoEsteves-ef4ks]

It's both in Portuguese, one for the adults 😊 and the other for children😮!

[@AncientMusician]

Спасибо

[@ひだも]

Я люблю Россию‼️

[@IloveRussian]

Это приятно читать ☺️

[@user-of3we6gk3g]

@@IloveRussian Большое спасибо за труд. Пожалуйста продолжайте, у вас очень интересно получается.

[@IloveRussian]

@@user-of3we6gk3g спасибо большое! Ваша поддержка помогает мне продолжать вести канал ☺️

[@Visionery1]

2:40, in some countries this is wishing someone good luck, some even wear it on a chain around their neck.

[@olivier2101]

Excellente vidéo, merci ! 🙂

[@DoveringFifths]

In Canada the first one can mean "just a little bit" too ... but it can also mean, "I am crushing your head."

[@johnjakson444]

That comes from that Canadian comedy group in the 90s, Kids in the Hall, but you have to vary the distance to suggest head squizing pressure with the gesture done at the right distance so you can see the head between fingers, eegh eegh eegh

[@marekz4237]

My v Polshe ispolzujem takije zhe samyje zhesty v takom samom smysle 😁 Priviet !

[@IloveRussian]

@@marekz4237 привет! Я думаю, что у всех славянских народов есть много общего ☺️

[@gbmillergb]

3:27 in other countries that means to keep your promise to someone it is used by children and some couples called "pinky promise"

[@katarzynaherman4814]

I will write in polish as saying in polish will probably translate properly into Russian. Dawać w szyję 😉 jest podobne. Było pstrykanie, ale cześciej uderzanie bokiem ręki w nią na znak picia alkoholu. "Figa z makiem i tatarakiem" to pełna wersja do niechęci dzielenia się. Krótko "figę dostaniesz" . Drapanie się po tyle głowy tez takie samo, ale to chyba jak odruch bezwarunkowy, choc wydaje się mniej spotykany. Plucie za plecy i pukanie w drewno potwierdzam też. Dodać muszę że raczej niektore z nich wygasają i są zastępowane żargonem słownym. A szkoda. Pozdrawiam

[@6stringgunner511]

2:34 Ohhhh, I know THIS One!!!! IT'S, "I GOT YOUR NOSE!!!!!" HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!! 😂

[@tanjasapatzvezda9723]

There is one gesture, I often see it in videos from SMO, where for example a man shows his fist, but the biggest and smallest fingers are straightened. In my country it means ''I will call you'' or ''We stay in contact'' but that meaning is useless in those cases. Can anybody explain to me what that gesture means, please?

[@ghlscitel6714]

"Fig" gesture means in Germany: "Do you want sex"? So to avoid embarrassment, don't use this gesture in Germany.

[@mrolavaughn5447]

And it means that in most east asian countries . . .

[@JohnKattt]

@@mrolavaughn5447 YES.

[@Vildgase]

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[@Adwa-1896]

😊 I Like it