Thread: How do you say Little Raven in Russian

Originally Posted by hddscan

Galochka/галочка also means a check mark, so better be avoided
I think there are only two bird-ish endearments in Russian that are more or less common:
птичка - means a birdy
ласточка - means a swallow
Both are pretty intimate and not every girl would like it

I wonder why this would be? Intimate is bad? Or the names are bad? Just curious.

Originally Posted by pluto

I wonder why this would be? Intimate is bad? Or the names are bad? Just curious.

I think those endearments should not be used if people do not have deep relationships.
I also think not every girl would want to be compared to a bird in general.