Thread: I keep seeing this word.....

forgive me if this word means something bad...i didnt know

but what does бля mean...i hear it sometimes and see it sometimes and im not sure what it means....thanks

Don't you try to trick us, you have the book "Dermo!" like the rest of us!

Well, hmm..
It's a kind of obscene particle, which some people put in their speech every now and then, if they cannot communicate smoothly enough or want to show their coolness in a company of (low-level society, criminal, teenagers, drunk, "our own") men. Or interjection; for example if you stumble over something and hurt your toe, you cry "БЛЯЯЯЯЯЯЯ!" It derives from the word блядь (=the whore, and sometimes the full form of this interjection without a concrete meaning). I wouldn't recommend to use this word, because it is of the same level as х...й, п...зда, е...ать etc.
There's milder version of this, блин, which may be used even by children from decent families, but it sounds dorky, like the "darn!" instead of "F#ck!"

Thanks! I do have Dermo...but i didnt look there...lol

I was listening to these russian ppl talk in a yahoo chat room...and as far as i could tell they were talking about computers...but every 5 words (literally) they would throw in the words бл* or бля*ь....is there a reason one would say this so often when talking about everyday things?!?!

lol

it intrigues me....

Originally Posted by Propp

х...й, п...зда, е...ать etc.

Propp is referring to хай (hi), поезда and ехать

oh..i guess you answered my question already....

hehe....im smart lol

Propp is referring to хай (hi), поезда and ехать

lol...i dont think he was referring to that... lmao

Yes, it is used very often indeed. Every 3-4 words sometimes.

Originally Posted by saibot

I was listening to these russian ppl talk in a yahoo chat room...and as far as i could tell they were talking about computers...but every 5 words (literally) they would throw in the words бл* or бля*ь....is there a reason one would say this so often when talking about everyday things?!?!

Some people use it like an indefinite/definite article.

Originally Posted by JJ

Some people use it like an indefinite/definite article.

Yeah, it's a common joke, but technically it is rather the end of a speech unit syntagma

Идут занятия в английской разведшколе. Готовят агентов для засылки в Россию. Тема занятия - "Винный магазин". Изложив материал, препод спрашивает:
- Вопросы есть?
Один из курсантов поднимает руку:
- Я не совсем понял: в предложении "Мужики, кто последний за пивом?", где должен стоять неопределенный артикль "бля"?
Препод и отвечает:
- В русском языке, курсант, неопределенные артикли - "типа", "эта...", и "че!?". А "бля" - артикль вполне ОПРЕДЕЛЕННЫЙ!

Originally Posted by Propp

but technically it is rather the end of a speech unit syntagma
:D

The end of what?

Синтагмой называется относительно законченный по смыслу отрезок предложения.

Между прочим, базовое понятие фонетики на занятиях по английскому языку.

Originally Posted by Propp

There's milder version of this, блин, which may be used even by children from decent families, but it sounds dorky, like the "darn!" instead of "F#ck!"

Also, you can soften these words by changing the first 'б' into 'м': мля, млин. Only these two words. They have been invented to use in written speech and are widely spread over the Internet.

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Синтагмой называется относительно законченный по смыслу отрезок предложения.

Между прочим, базовое понятие фонетики на занятиях по английскому языку. :)

Так я необразованный, откуда у меня такие понятия :)

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Also, you can soften these words by changing the first 'б' into 'м': мля, млин. Only these two words. They have been invented to use in written speech and are widely spread over the Internet.

It reminded me of one story (I think it was one of Zoschenko stories) about a guy from a remote village that went to the seaside for the first time. And when he was back, he shared his impressions of the trip: Иду мля по пляжу, тут девка голая лежит, там девка голая лежит, иду мля переступаю через них... (it's not an exact quote, it was a long time ago).

Originally Posted by alexei

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Синтагмой называется относительно законченный по смыслу отрезок предложения.

Между прочим, базовое понятие фонетики на занятиях по английскому языку.

Так я необразованный, откуда у меня такие понятия

Ну ладно, согласен, что не все про это дело знают. А где-с вообще учились, если не секрет? Спрашиваю, потому что второй раз бросается в глаза эта ваша реплика.

Originally Posted by alexei

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Also, you can soften these words by changing the first 'б' into 'м': мля, млин. Only these two words. They have been invented to use in written speech and are widely spread over the Internet.

It reminded me of one story (I think it was one of Zoschenko stories) about a guy from a remote village that went to the seaside for the first time. And when he was back, he shared his impressions of the trip: Иду мля по пляжу, тут девка голая лежит, там девка голая лежит, иду мля переступаю через них... (it's not an exact quote, it was a long time ago).

Very intriguing. Never knew about that. It was long time when I last read Zoschenko.

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Ну ладно, согласен, что не все про это дело знают. :) А где-с вообще учились, если не секрет? Спрашиваю, потому что второй раз бросается в глаза эта ваша реплика. 8)

Давай на "ты", у нас тут вроде неформальная обстановка. Учился на инженера в техническом ВУЗе, с языком никакой, кроме технического перевода, связи не имеющего. То есть никакого близкого к лингвистическому образования у меня нет.

Давай. Значит, душа захотела не технического, а настоящего общения. Я по образованию что-то типа англиста, из всех лингвистических направлений люблю перевод, но технический не очень.