![]() The word refers to a curious person who questions everything with "WHY" a lot. Почему (why) + чка (suffix to make the word sound cute). This word is a combination of two common words in Russian. You can hear them in everyday conversations, jokes, and in social media posts. ![]() These words have been modified and adapted for modern communication. They are useful in everyday conversations or when you want to impress your friends with your knowledge. There isn't a word in Russian that the English word "weekend" directly translates to, so Russians created a new word called Уик-энд and adapted it into their vocabulary.īut what about the other side of the coin? What about the Russian words that have a deep meaning, rich history and are practically untranslatable? As a learner or a person who admires Russian culture, I think these words might come in handy. With English becoming an international language, it seems that Russian is adopting a few untranslatable words from English as well. It's fascinating how these languages can be at conflict with one another. The Russian language is full of words that don't have a one-to-one translation match in English. Well, that's one of the fun parts of learning a foreign language, there's always more to learn to surprise yourself with. ![]() Isn't it interesting how you can spend years learning a language, but when you meet a native speaker, you quickly realize that you still have a lot to learn? You feel like the years of studying are finally paying off, but then you find out that there are words that you simply cannot understand the original meaning of using a translator (like our own RussianDict) in existence. We often look for the old words that are not in use anymore, that have changed their meaning overtime, and are impossible to translate their meaning to another language. Language learners love learning obscure words.
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