Thread: What's the most ridiculous word in Russian for a foreigner?

A question to non-native speakers, what's the most ridiculously sounding word for you in russian language?

как?

I wouldn't say I found anything properly Russian ridiculous, but I do dislike some of the English they absorbed, and I can't understand how they didn't come up with words way before us, in some cases. What's the history of English being nabbed by Russian?

I can't think of any examples off-hand, but some really ordinary words seem to have been lacking in Russian; maybe they just got overpowered by the English ones?

сутки
соперничать
зажигалка

perhaps not ridicilous, but they sure as hell sound funny to a Polish speaker, due to the meaning of Polish words pronounced almost the same way.

Хор

"Как" also. I didn't really notice this until my friend and I were conversing in Russian, and one of our other friends asked "Why do you say 'Cock' so much?"

tdk

I also think the English words sound funny:

гамбургер
лольный
бутерброд

Then there are other ridiculous words like:

достопримечательности

I used to thing домами sounded funny, because at first I thought they were saying "da mami"

Stupid Russian.

what about идёт, that was the first word I noticed that was a little... funny.

Then there is смелый

супер-пупер!

Originally Posted by basurero

I also think the English words sound funny:

гамбургер
лольный
бутерброд

бутерброд - German

I'd probably go for "как" too (which means "sh*t" in flemish), and "идёт" is indeed another good option.

Have a soft spot for "неудобопроизносимый" - a word invented to make fun of Russian learners...

нефт
смелый
деньги

Originally Posted by tdk2fe

Хор

"Как" also. I didn't really notice this until my friend and I were conversing in Russian, and one of our other friends asked "Why do you say 'Cock' so much?"

tdk

Same thing with english "who" for russian learners. There is even a popular joke: "Теперь мы знаем, кто есть who"

Originally Posted by Gerty

Originally Posted by tdk2fe

Хор

"Как" also. I didn't really notice this until my friend and I were conversing in Russian, and one of our other friends asked "Why do you say 'Cock' so much?"

tdk

Same thing with english "who" for russian learners. There is even a popular joke: "Теперь мы знаем, кто есть who"

-Who's on first?
-No, Who's on second...

sorry if I'm entering the privite zone for non-natives, but just couldn't help it))

never realized that simple words like "kak" and "смелый" could be so funny, if not for English...:P:..

btw, speaking of Rus/Eng, heard this expression once: "фасом об таибле"(facom ob table).....hehe

Originally Posted by RussianHoney18

sorry if I'm entering the privite zone for non-natives, but just couldn't help it))

never realized that simple words like "kak" and "смелый" could be so funny, if not for English...:P:..

btw, speaking of Rus/Eng, heard this expression once: "фасом об таибле"(facom ob table).....hehe

Фейсом об тейбл. (Мордой по столу)
Face to the table

Originally Posted by Ramil

Фейсом об тейбл. (Мордой по столу)
Face to the table

yeah, I know, and that's the fun part, pretty creative to mix the two languages so well

Tee hee, "смелый". I thought "глупый" was bad enough.

Wait, I know a ridiculous one. Imagine yourself versed only in the Latin alphabet and reading "шапка"!

как дикий смелый глупый

Anyone head the song "муси-пуси?" I get embarrased every time I hear it...

Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

Anyone head the song "муси-пуси?" I get embarrased every time I hear it...

Лол, я знаю эту песню, что же значит по-русски "муси-пуси"? Надеюсь, что это не заимствовано из английского?