https://soundcloud.com/valda25/wa0019
Can anyone write it to me at least? If I see the written version I might be able to understand... is this like a goodnight idiom thingy?
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https://soundcloud.com/valda25/wa0019
Can anyone write it to me at least? If I see the written version I might be able to understand... is this like a goodnight idiom thingy?
Спокойной ночи, спи до пол-ночи и смотри на потолок, чтобы чёрт не уволок
Can you translate it please? The уволок part confuses me
Good night, sleep until midnight, and look at the ceiling, so that the devil doesn't drag you away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valda
Волочь (informal, colloquial) = drag. Уволочь = drag away.
Many many thanks :)
I goess it must be "...не смотри на потолок, чтобы чёрт не уволок" = "don't look at the ceiling".
Kids like to stare at the ceiling and dream about something, so they can't fall asleep. That's why parents say this proverb to their kids.