Russian Slang Words That Are Actually English

Decided to film this fun and informative video about modern Russian culture and some English words that we often use as slang here.
I’m fascinated by how fast language changes and absorbs everything that goes on in the country and the global world🌍
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[@davidstevensasidewayslook8831]

this intrigued me so I checked our full Oxford English Dictionary and was astounded to find there are over 400 Russian words in the English language AND a similar number of Ukranian words too! Seems we have adopted your language!

[@VictoriaTerekhina]

Interesting!

[@joshuacalebsmith]

Very interesting topic. So glad to learn more about the subject.

[@peterhelm6003]

Yes. There are some who would say that most of the English language has been adopted from somewhere else at some stage. Indeed English will simply incorporate any useful word from anywhere. Unfortunately some "modern" words are just a poor usage of an existing word or a mispronunciation of an existing word.

[@MsGiugi13]

Soo interesting 🤩

[@matej4439]

Also in slovenian language we use a lot of english words.also easy (izi) 🤣

[@Princessusch]

In Finland we tend to use all the same as you apparently :D For example, easy = iisi To chill out = chillata Hype = haippi Hating = heitata, hate = heitti Creepy = creepy/kriipi Also epic is used a lot 😂 there's even a driving school named Epic... lol. What a fun video!

[@VictoriaTerekhina]

So interesting! Thank you!☺️

[@oneseeker2]

You guys are neighbors yes?

[@jermiester7772]

Here’s a Canadian guy. Kriipi as they come 😂

[@hipheli]

@@oneseeker2 yes, Finland and Russia are neighbours. =)

[@Princessusch]

@Ahmed Ali it used to, until 1809. Then we were an autonomous part of Russia. In 1917 we became independent. 😊

[@dakotaovdan]

Interesting thanks! Now back to chillit’

[@ellendunn559]

Have you considered becoming an English teacher, or private tutor, Vika? You’d be excellent!

[@gwzrd5675]

Judging from the fact that she translates infinitive to gerund, she probaly would not

[@POZsquadHSG]

@@gwzrd5675 geek

[@laurielegrand3162]

As a teacher I think you would be fantastic :)

[@joeblow8940]

I think that the English word "hype" is a derivative of the word "hyperbole." Initially slang but now accepted and used in English as a separate word.

[@stuartofblyth]

Or, perhaps, from "hyper" which is one stage beyond "super"; e.g. supersonic and hypersonic.

[@annamariaaacil]

Hyper is derived from the Greek word for over

[@annamariaaacil]

And hyperbole (derived from the Greek word) means an intentional and obvious exaggeration.

[@joeblow8940]

@@annamariaaacil thank you for providing the etymology. My post was in response to a question in her video about if the word "hype" might be slang also in English.

[@panos9449]

English: Hyper Greece: Υπέρ

[@skylerblalock8640]

In many ways, here in Southern Texas, our cultural languages will cross paths with both Mexican and American sayings. For example, growing up I incorporated spinas (stickers), caliche (used for describing a mineral deposit like gravel), or tuna (prickly pear fruit of cacti), into the English language. When it came to slang that my family and I used within some southern communities, like: Yellow Belly (coward), Chip my hide (pain in the butt), and all y'all (all of you, which is redundant but common), even these are sometimes misunderstood elsewhere in Northern or Eastern Texas. Growing up I was also used to pronounce words such as 'roof' as 'ruf', solely due to a southern accent and never knew until I went off to college.

[@VictoriaTerekhina]

Thank you for sharing!

[@donhitemusic]

I live in Houston and I often do the same thing... I'll often use Spanish words in place of English words just for fun.

[@nadrem-ub8dr]

Wow, impressive! Thanks for sharing!

[@aga3006]

It's so interesting, we use EXACTLY the same english words in polish, adopt them the same way, decline them, ect. When you said "crush", I've lost it, its so popular here!

[@anmir]

U nas jest jeszcze więcej anglicyzmów. Np po rosyjsku nie mówi się lajkowac, prankować, followersi itd.. Tam są do tego słowa po rosyjsku a my już nawet rzadko mówimy przepraszam, tylko sorry.😊

[@borealevatski5167]

@@anmir we have all these loan words as well, for example лайкать(lajkat') - to like, фолловер(follover) - follower, and many people also tell "sorry" as in english, russian is full of english words

[@Romi192]

The same in Slovakia!

[@candih5636]

I have watched about 9 videos of yours. I am so happy to have found them. It is so nice to be part of your journey on KZbin. You are very real and honest. I have never traveled outside of the USA and I am learning about your country in such a real way not like a pre made tourism video. Please continue to make more videos. Can you do one on the school system from pre school to high school and what the curriculum is like. How do you separate the classes ? Example: in the US we have pre-k which is under age 5, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th. Middle school 6th,7th,8th grade. Then High school 9th,10th,11th, and 12th. Thank you so much

[@Abhi-sy2ou]

Are you single??

[@914Rocky]

We say “hating on”, which is slang. In your example, why are you hating on Apple. Great video.

[@hannahg8656]

Also can be used to describe the person hating, "hater", which is slang! Example: Why are you being such a hater?

[@leeriches8841]

@Lucky Joestar people are far too quick to label people as pretty extreme labels these days when they hear someone disagreeing with or challening them, it's really pathetic.

[@jackiehusain9642]

Hi Poppet. Loved this about the Russian language. So interesting how Russian has taken on English words like crush. Your English is amazing!

[@eadweard.]

"Vibe" is short for "vibration" which makes the meaning a bit more clear.

[@ig7002]

I looooove linguistic videos! Please make more. This was super interesting. Some ideas for you: English words you struggle/struggled with, Russian words that you wish existed in English, English words that you wish existed in Russian, How foreign Russian speakers sound (example: In English, we might think French speakers of English can sound sexy while some other places might not sound smart in English)

[@nadrem-ub8dr]

+1 here. For example, I'd love to listen to Vika's opinion on the word "challenge"/"challenging" which is used quite a lot in Russia and is ofted translated as "вызов" which I believe is not accurate at all. But I doubt it has a better translation.

[@shodson314]

Your ability to communicate between different languages is so impressive! You are a very intelligent young woman.

[@borvett]

This was interesting, thank you. I appreciate you learned English because you've been such a great insight to contemporary or current Russian life to us in the USA. Not often do English speaking people learn other languages.

[@simlex0315]

Добрый день вика! That's pretty much all I remember from russian class back in school. 😁 I really enjoy watching your videos. It's quite interesting to see how people live in Russia 🇷🇺 Keep doing what you're doing - you're amazing! Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 😀

[@Natashanjka]

Greetings from Russia to Canada! And yes, we live like all people around the world. We get born, learn how to walk and to speak, go to schools, make friends, fall in love, go to work and so on.

[@simlex0315]

@@Natashanjka thanks for explaining - I had no doubts about that.

[@Natashanjka]

@@simlex0315 nice 😁😜

[@montserratguerrero1944]

Hey, Vika!! 😃 Very interesting video, just a little note: “epic” and «эпично» come from ancient greek (just like many of other words in different languages). The word in ancient greek is «επικός» 🙃♥️

[@vineets16]

Are you Greek ?

[@bshthrasher]

Nice remark, but still, эпос and эпический existed before in Russian language, but эпично as an adverb appeared in our speech not so long ago, undoubtedly an anglicism.

[@dyobbo]

I love the origins of different languages and slang words, I found this totally fascinating.

[@CathieG]

So interesting! 🥰 I’d love to see more cooking / Russian food / day in the life stuff. 💖💖

[@olliwianna]

I’m studying Russian language(I’m polish) and I’m totally in love in your content! Your so real and just living your ordinary life, your not creating yourself like many youtubers, your not eating avocado toast and your not living in insta flat. I’m in love in way you showing us live in Russia and how to be a minimalist in this country. And what’s more - I can know Russian culture and language better because of you❤️ I’m grateful I found you channel!

[@Abhi-sy2ou]

I am single boy 😢 from india

[@MsDreaming8]

This is so interesting. Once took a Russian course and it makes so fun to try to read the words now!

[@evickakriz3704]

I like your video a lot. I study Russia language and it's very interesting to know someting about modern language and slang, because at University we study more standard language. Thank you Vika, your videos are amazing ❤️

[@EnglishwithKateryna]

Wow Vika this was so interesting!!! I never really knew any of these!! Haha we love to mix Russian & English together. We are constantly mixing the language. "Davai poidyom shopping, a patom relax." Haha by the way, in Canada we definitely use 'hype' as more of a slang word. It's usually used when someone makes a really big deal about something, or there is a lot of attention/excitement about something. "There is so much hype around this new movie coming out! It's supposed to be very good!"

[@laurenk88pa]

This is great! Thanks Vika! Your channel is a total positive vibe!

[@zuyrie]

Your English accent is reminiscent of Yalena's character in the Black Widow movie

[@jennymcglone5662]

Hi Vika,that color looks so pretty on you 🙂 Ty for the slang words 😊 I used to work with a Russian lady and we would amuse ourselves with her teaching me how to swear in Russian. I dont remember any of the words,only how she laughed at me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@elliemccarthy5672]

American here! We usually use the word hype as a noun as “the hype” like “that movie was all the hype last summer”. But you can also use it as an adverb like “she was so hyped for that concert”. And “hyping up”/ “hyping (something) up” means you are saying how great something is. Like “They were really hyping up that movie! Hopefully it’s good!” For “hate”, in English I think the phrase we use that means the same as the Russian meaning is “hating on” something. Like hating on iPhones means to trash talk them, it doesn’t mean you actually hate them

[@donhitemusic]

I think don't know if it's always been this way, but I think it's interesting that "hype" often has a negative connotation now too. As in over-hyped... or hypebeast... I think with social media things get hyped really fast and then we get annoyed by them lol

[@NellieChristopher]

Another great video! Very impressed with how well you explained all the words.

[@NR-xn9ji]

I always enjoy hearing about words in other languages. Thanks for sharing! My son has been to Russia several times and has a pretty good grasp of the language. He is currently taking Russian online classes. He said he has actually been to Tula where you live!

[@tracyosick1099]

Thanks Vika! Super interesting! I would love more videos about the Russian language, especially the differences between now and the Soviet era. Thanks! 😀

[@Natashanjka]

The difference between now and the Soviet era is simple. We don’t use the words for things that are already gone, and people from the Soviet era didn’t know the words for things that exist nowadays. That’s all. Nothing more.

[@twinkletOos1]

Thanks so much for this video! I heard so many slang words borrowed from English language in Russian KZbin this past year and was very nicely surprised 😄

[@sharonshmuel3386]

Very informative so glad your channel is doing so well you deserve it Here in Israel a lot of English words are incorporated into the Hebrew every day language lol 💖❤️🇮🇱

[@miriamjaymes]

hahahaha the superb MEMES! thank you, I learnt a lot! :)

[@nailpolish6028]

I’m a Ukrainian girl who was born in America, my parents came from the sovet union. Im so glad I found you! Love your channel❤️

[@startsted]

I really like your videos, they are informative and interesting, thanks - wish you all the best from Norway 🤗

[@mmpurr2]

So many of all cultures uniquely fun slang ends up all over the world. Thank you for the video !

[@maureenalder8905]

That was interesting never been to Russia but find your country fascinating especially anything 'soviet' ❤ 🇬🇧

[@joerod7526]

Lol...like BALD😁

[@maureenalder8905]

Yes Joe it was the great Mr.B who educated me on Russia ❤

[@leeriches8841]

Brutalist Soviet architecture is amazing to see in real life. As are the war memorials, things like tanks on podiums with big metal stars, so cool to see in real life. It's a beautiful part of the world to me.

[@larryfeyler4824]

Your command of English is very impressive. I don't know many who can differentiate an adverb from an adjective. And you can grasp a modification to Russian. You are very talented!

[@theunknownunknowns256]

In New Zealand we claimed 'Pavlova' used to name a popular dessert said to be invented here. It's essentially a bigger version or something you guys have had for centuries anyway. Made from egg white and sugar baked then topped with whipped cream and kiwi fruit.

[@andreea.s]

Very interesting! The most interesting to me was the fact that you adapt the words to Russian grammar. We use a lot of English words, slang or not, in Romanian also, but we use them as they are. And no, we don’t have a similar grammar, not at all. 😄

[@annanystrom8323]

Interesting! I think Russian is a beautiful language.

[@Natashanjka]

Thank you for such opinion about our language.

[@chillydawgg4354]

I do also, but I find it very hard to learn

[@eddiec4536]

Here's another one we like.... Would you believe. This can be used as a statement or as a question. Became popular in the 1960's from a show called "Get Smart". Very enjoyable video.

[@AntonSobyanin]

Объяснять англоговорящим позаимствованные из их же языка слова - гениально.

[@kathycagg6531]

This impressed upon me how challenging it must be to learn a new language!

[@tanhirim7758]

I think we've adapted creepy as kripovo, coz there is no direct translation to Russian :) But we kinda needed that word in our language to quickly express things ))

[@user-mi5xq8zj7u]

“Hype” is kind of an economic term, a noun. The context in which I hear it the most. It simply means something is popular, a lot of people talking about it

[@mikebashford8198]

vibe is an abbreviation for vibration

[@magalicintia4097]

To resume, you are russian, speaking in english, i'm from argentina, i speak spanish, and i found so much that we have in common watching all your videos! Sending kisses to you and your family (obvs i suscribed) ♡

[@Musicgirl708]

Chillitz is definitely a common one lol haha

[@maryharte2551]

You are very good at explaining Russian words and English words you could become a teacher ⭐️

[@lizthedisjointedzebra692]

This was fascinating! It's interesting how countries and cultures start adopting words and phrases from other languages. I noticed that after backpacking around Asia, I was deep in the habit of using "nani"(in Japanese means "what") and "sumimasen"(Japanese for "excuse me"/"sorry"/a lot of other instances lol). I still do say them sometimes, five years later! And a lot of our friends we made in Asia(mainly Japan and Singapore) use A LOT of English slang. :)

[@lizthedisjointedzebra692]

@James Ferguson ...I know that???

[@lizthedisjointedzebra692]

@James Ferguson What does it matter how many question marks someone utilizes? I'm not exactly sure what you are trying to accomplish, here.

[@delorissanchez9047]

Hi Vika always is a pleasure watch your interesting videos . I am learning English and you helping me . Thanks 😊 Take ❤ care .

[@bradkay9538]

Thanks for your teachings. Never been to your part of the world would like to. From Indiana USA. Love your videos!

[@Sup-dm1jb]

Interestingly, Russians call sugar "Sakhar" which is exactly what we in my state in India call sugar.😊

[@arfriedman4577]

I'm amazed that your English is so great. You even know our American slang. Have fun and success always

[@kjsmith7472]

I started learning some basic Russian and learned a few things about slang I used as a teenager, for instance, Rad ..... It was an adverb we used for something we admired, now we just say nice!

[@yvonne5322]

In my area of Canada we mix a lot of French slang into English. We call it Sheiac

[@eleseskinner]

I love your videos Vika! I am American and I think your channel is so interesting.

[@panos9449]

Hi!)...I'm Panos from Greece! At the most Russian language is a mixture of Latin and Greece! I was there some years ago and I could read signs on the streets from the first day!

[@maria.5974]

I'm Russian and I felt the same in Greece. )) I was as happy as a child, reading all the signs.

[@jeankhoury585]

Great video. Thank you for taking the time to do this. ☺️

[@ginadelfina5887]

Very interesting! Speaking of expressions from other languages, I could be wrong, but I thought I heard you using a French expression in one of your other videos - the one where you and Tolya talk about how you met, when he at first got you mixed up with somebody else and started asking you all kinds of questions that seemed weird - it sounded like you said "faux pas" for "saying weird things."

[@josebessa6520]

Same happens in Brazilian portuguese, mostly with tech/computer words: we say "deletar" (to delete) when it comes to erase something digitally (sometimes physically as well).

[@bmarie8939]

Hi there from Sacramento, California. I just started watching your channel and I love your little family and vidoes. I am a new subscriber.

[@chillydawgg4354]

'Vibe' is an abbreviation of 'vibration'

[@joannmcgowan9394]

Vika this was so interesting! Loved this !! You are so amazing

[@mollylindell6009]

Fascinating! You are a great teacher and I really loved learning. Also, I think "hype" is definitely slang in the US. It probably comes from "hyper" or "hyperbole".

[@johnhogg7144]

Thank you, Vika, your video was very informative & interesting to me. 😀

[@xOctober]

We speak the same in Poland in slang. Some people name it ponglish ;) Language purists hate it and arguing about it in comments on social media. But I like it, I think its fun. I like the way the languages mixing. P.S. I found your channel few days ago and I love it! Your content is so refreshig in contrast to consumerism everywhere. You and your family are so nice and cheerful.

[@sequimini]

In New Zealand, we often say things like "easy as". If someone asks you to do something, and it is easy as... it means it's no problem to do it. A small task you're happy to do.

[@pebs65]

We would say “just chillin” if someone asked “What are you doing?”

[@VictoriaTerekhina]

We’d say просто чиллю☺️ the same answer

[@pebs65]

@@VictoriaTerekhina we say “easy peezy” a lot. 😂 One of my favorites is “true that.” It is probably a very Southern term. “True” is actually like a verb, and it means something like “mark that true.” So if you said “It is super hot 🥵 today.” I might say “True that!”

[@gigteevee6118]

Thanks for this, had no idea English words had been taken and used in a Russian context, so you take the sound of the word and change the written word to fit Russian grammar.

[@stlana456]

Wow, I know Russian from my parents but never lived there, so for me those slang words are really new :D

[@joantionette734]

This video is quite impressive your knowledge of grammar structure ! I felt like I as back in class :-)

[@Doctor.T.46]

I love all your videos and this is one of your best. You give such an interesting insight into your beautiful country 😀 👍.

[@frankb1]

Thank you. Good video.

[@Price-qd1cd]

I enjoy all the videos but more food videos would be amazing!

[@MaureenDrees]

Fascinting!

[@officialdlansky]

We say chillin chillin or koolaid or posted or same day different drop or laxin or boolin out..... From Fresno CA!!!! Youza cutie

[@debracole6587]

Thanks for introducing us to some your language and expressions. English is a mix of French, German, Latin, Spanish etc etc. I think most languages either adopt or modify words from other languages.

[@scottdunbar4898]

You are a very interesting teacher. I've learned as much about English as I have Russian. Thanks for the video.

[@jorgemoll5994]

Good to see you again, Vika!

[@DidrickNamtvedt]

Very interesting video on how Russian has adopted and modified English slang words into everyday use! I could definitely recognize most of them and it was fun to hear sentence examples of them being used in Russian. In my language Norwegian, we also have a lot of English slang words, many are the exact same ones as you guys have, like "to chill" ("å chille" = to relax), "creepy" ("Han/hun/det er creepy!" = He/she/it is creepy!) "epic" ("den konserten var episk!" = that concert was epic!") so there's definitely a similar trend going on here too.

[@TheBeckyhershey]

I enjoy your videos immensely!! I studied Russian for two years in high school which was over forty years ago and I'm surprised how much I can still recognize! I little tip for you to improve your English ( although your English is excellent already).... You tend to leave out the articles when you're speaking in English (probably because you don't use articles in Russian). I noticed it in this video whenever you referred to "English language" or "Russian language".... We would say "the English language" or "the Russian language". I'm not at all being critical, just thought you'd like to know. (I'm currently learning Spanish and I really appreciate when a native Spanish speaker gives me a tip!) 😁 Super interesting video!!!

[@chillydawgg4354]

I like the lack of article words, it's efficient

[@lidia_90]

Very interesting, love your videos!

[@ut000bs]

The English language's most successful export I've heard everywhere in the world I've been. That word is "OK" and people use it literally everywhere.

[@gritodofantasma]

i love to hear you talking your language, its awesome, i want to learn russian very much... love from brazil

[@pamelafoster3585]

I’m a very recent subscriber and am really enjoying your channel. This was a fascinating video!

[@denisefonda2815]

Veka, thank you for sharing this interesting information. Love some of the comment which further confirm what you are saying. I think what makes it not so obvious to people, who are not Russian, is that your alphabet looks so different, so the similarities are not as obvious. Are you going to teach Agatha English? Thanks again, love your videos 😀

[@elinachaidopoulou9554]

Hype is from greek word ΥΠΕΡ .Means more ,good very much .Like supermarket,Υπεραγορά.Market Αγορά. Very nice video.

[@maria.5974]

and word 'Epic' too.

[@H.j.f.g.h.j]

Thanks so much for such a creative video

[@PepeInRedAndGreen]

Such a great video! I love topics related to languages. As I can read Cyrillic, it is so funny (in a positive way, naturally) to see English words written in Russian :) My brain is confused - I see Russian but I read English, ha ha :) In Polish we also use some English phrases such as: trendy, creepy, fail, like/lajk (or lajkować = to like a video etc.), cringe/krindż, hate/hejt (or hejtować - to hate), fame/fejm, crush/krasz (or kraszować kogoś = to have a crush on someone), chill (or chillować = to chill), chilloutowy (= peaceful, relaxing), randomowy (random as an adjective), dizajnerski (from the word "designer" - stylish, modern, fashionable), prank (or prankować - to prank), pliz/please, sory,sorki/sorry, looknąć (= to have a look). These are mostly slang words used by teenagers or young people but not only. Other words such as: show, weekend, hobby, boss, fast food, happy end, popcorn, stop etc. are just "normal" words used by everyone.

[@psleep4255]

I don’t know why I’m surprised that we have so many words in common but I am. I also live in Texas USA and not growing up here made English a shock. Not everyone in the USA speaks the same. Particularly where I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area many people speak a combination of English and Spanish, Spanglish. It can be hilarious and embarrassing but after 30 years I’m used to it. 😂 Really look forward to your videos. ❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻😀

[@bjfran5410]

Excellent video!

[@RazielTheArchangel]

Vika - Very interesting topic . Thank You!

[@yngridwasikfiglioli4421]

Really nice video! Its nice to see what the globalization has been doing. In Brazilian Portuguese we also have almost the same words that you said in English or that is written really close and means the same.

[@albin2232]

Another really entertaining video. Thank you. Best Wishes to you and your family 👪

[@theanswer6902]

Very informative video exploring the similarities of Russian slang to English. I am sure you just scratched the surface with examples. Creepy and chill made me laugh. Keep making great videos. Best wishes to you and family.

[@RosannaChistiakov]

One of the first Russian-English slang words that I remember using back in the days when I would go visit Russia was "selfie" 😂

[@vineets16]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vineets16]

I learned a new word today. Handy. That's what Germans call a cellphone.

[@jaxturner6896]

This video is very interesting! Thank you for sharing 😊🇺🇲

[@melaniejaninagraw6761]

What you mean with hate is the connotation of the word which differs from country to country. What we feel or think when using or hearing a word could be different when we translate 1:1. I'm German my husband is Dutch and we often have to deal with this problem. Greetings from Germany&😅😇🙋

[@filmsbynix]

What an interesting video. I'm from South Africa but have two Russian aunties who emigrated here.