Thread: surprise

How can I express my surprise when I see a strange thing? In Russian we say "Вот это да!!!", "Ни чего (ни фига, ни хрена и т.д ) себе!!!".

What about "Oh my God!" ?

Originally Posted by al

What about "Oh my God!" ?

Well there is the same in Russian... "О Боже!!!"... I could say so if I were a "babushka"
Unfortunately I'm not

Originally Posted by Alexander

I could say so if I were a "babushka"
Unfortunately I'm not

You'd like to be a babushka?

Originally Posted by Gollandski Yozh

Originally Posted by Alexander

I could say so if I were a "babushka"
Unfortunately I'm not

You'd like to be a babushka?

Yes... at the moment.
And I could say "Oh my God!". But I'm not a babushka and I'd like to use some rude idiom.
Or "Ни х@@ себе!!!" = as "Oh my God!"?

I personally have a tendency to yell, "Good Christ!"

But I'm a dirty blasphemer, so...

Originally Posted by Линдзи

I personally have a tendency to yell, "Good Christ!"

But I'm a dirty blasphemer, so...

Good Christ! Is it blasphemy???

Good Christ! Is it blasphemy???

In such a way, yeah. Same as exclaiming "Jesus Christ!". Some Christian will go "Don't take the Lord's name in vain." and shake their finger at you.

I would say:

Holy Moly! (and put my hands on my cheeks)
What the!?
What the fudge? (can (and usually does) replace fudge with an obsenity)
Krikey! (sp?) (I assume that people in England or Australia say that, because I believe everything I see on T.V.)

I really can't think of any more, because I'm so rarely surprised, as I have no friends, and I live a boring life.

Can I say "ух"?

In English - Just a short record of everyday use: -
Gosh!
Jesus! - Jesus H Christ! - Jeez!
Blimey! (from gorblimey - from God blind me)
What the f~~k!
What the heck!
Wow!
Crikey! - And why not
Aah!
Blow me down!
Bugger me!
Geezz!
Gordon Bennett!
Holy mackerel!
I don't believe it!
I'll be buggered!
No way! (The reply here is ‘Yes way’ )
Wonders never cease!

At the posh end of the market we have:-
Oh, my goodness!
I say!
Good Lord!
Heavens!
Well I never!
Well, fancy that!

Its also common to combine the words into a sentance..."Goddamit shit*ucking asshole!!!" oh yeah...the word "*uck" can be used as anypart of speech...this will clear that up for you: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/fwordflash.html

I personally like -

Cheese and rice! (sounds enough like "Jesus Christ"but you won't get the finger shakers after you.)
Holy monkeys!
Jaaaaaysus! (Heh)
holy freaking cr@p flinging monkeys (oddly enough this one is quite popular here.)
Well don't that beat all!(yeah we're hicks)
ohmigosh!
ohmigawd!
whoa...

the man asked what we say when we are suprised, not what the ninja turtles say. I bet the most popular, well accepted\accurate reply would be "what the hell". Anyone and everyone will understand you when u are suprised and shout this.

Originally Posted by Tambakis

Jaaaaaysus! (Heh)

Hee. Now that I think about it, I only use this one when something is shockingly stupid. Like when I look all over the house for my glasses and then someone points out that I'm wearing them. Or when I'm watching President Bush deliver a speech on TV

As far as I understand using Christ's name is blasphemy in your countries... In Russia there is a couple of phrases with Christ's name and people don't consider them as blasphemy.
"Господи Исусе" - чаще всего выражает удивление.
"Ради Христа" - усиливает и без того эмоциональную просьбу. Примеры использования:
Заткнись ты, ради Христа.
Уйди ты отсюда, ради Христа.

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

the man asked what we say when we are suprised, not what the ninja turtles say. I bet the most popular, well accepted\accurate reply would be "what the hell". Anyone and everyone will understand you when u are suprised and shout this.

Too bad I do say those things, and if the ninja turtles say them as well, then they rock. Besides saying "what the hell" all the time would become quite annoying, we wanted to give him a little variety.

Then replace the hell with a Foooooo.. ahem. YES lindsay reminded me. I do say jeeeeeeeessssuuusssssssssss too.

But seriously, about 95% of the things posted, 95% of the people don't say... So yes, variety is good... but finding the right words first is probly better.


About the christ thing... i said "Ради бога!" the other day in school, and some russian girl heard me and got all offended... is it that bad ? i think not!

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

About the christ thing... i said "Ради бога!" the other day in school, and some russian girl heard me and got all offended... is it that bad ? i think not!

Did you only say "Ради бога"? I'm sure you said something else
And when you added "Ради бога" she understood that you were annoyed with her.
For example, there is a great difference between "отойдите, пожалуйста" and "отойдите, ради бога".