Thread: You Know What

How do you say "you know what" in russian?

"С-Е-К-С"

Example: "В Советском Союзе не было того, знаешь что." -- In the Soviet Union, there was no you-know-what.



P.S. Scavci, this is a joke. It's difficult to give a more serious answer without an example of how you mean to use the phrase in an English sentence.

Maybe, "И что вы думаете?"
Игорь Иртеньев | * * *

First of all thank you for your answers. Here is an example about what i mean: "you know what, i am not going to do that" or "you know what, forget about it"

Originally Posted by scavci

First of all thank you for your answers. Here is an example about what i mean: "you know what, i am not going to do that" or "you know what, forget about it"

These are translated as "Знаешь что?". Probably with exclamation mark to express anger or resentment.
"Знаешь что?! Я не собираюсь этого делать!" (anger)
"Знаешь что? Забудь об этом." (calm)

Mentioned before "и что ты думаешь?"/"и что бы ты подумал?" have close meaning, but are used mostly in context of storytelling.

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

Example: "В Советском Союзе не было того, знаешь что."

Your sentence is not correct. It should be «В Советском Союзе не было сам(а) знаешь чего / сами знаете чего».

I heard that both "you know what" and "знаешь что" are calques from German when used in that meaning.