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another embarrassing loss for the english language is that they don't have a phrase for bogu ducha winny

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“Get his ass” Is so unreasonably funny to me. A huge win for the English language. Today’s version of “seize him” imo

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i hate when i send someone a meme in another language and they're like "uhm... translate? 😒" fucker i sent you a meme where 90% of the words have an english cognate and/or you don't need to know what they're saying to find it funny. can you at least TRY

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polish people literally boil fruit and call it a cum pot

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za każdym razem jak ktoś ma takie: well, actually polska jest w centralnej europie i to jest obraźliwe jak się mówi o nas estearn europe ☝️🤓 mam ochotę krzyknąć że jestem ze wschodniej europy ( a potem dać im książkę do historii w której wytłumaczone jest co to był blok wschodni i zachodni i jak to wpłynęło na świat ale to tak przy okazji)

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Počasi in Slovenian means "slow" but in Czech počasí means "weather" and in Slovenian "weather" is vreme but in Russian "время" (vremya) means "time" and this is exactly why I shouldn't have studied two Slavic languages at the same time but here I am

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after seeing so many language courses that require subscription or any sort of payment i really started to appreciate icelandic online website bc it has 6 icelandic courses from complete beginner to advanced all completely free. and as someone who actually tried it for 3 months i can say that they're great as well. we really need more of this

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love too make models and advance human knowledge

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In Poland we don't say "of course". We say "You ask a boar if he shits in the woods?" and I think it's beautiful.

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Non Polish people won't experience using pozdrawiam/pozdro and I thinks it's sad ://

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Some words in Polish language that are extremely literal and I find them endearing:

samochód (car) - lit. self-walker

przebiśnieg (snowdrop) - lit. snow-piercer

zimorodek (kingfisher) - lit. winter-born (?)

myszołów (buzzard) - lit. mousehunter

zębatka (cog) - lit. toother

this one is a bit more layered, because a more proper phrase for a cog is koło zębate (lit. toothed wheel), but zębatka is shorter, follows familiar naming convention (lodówka, pralka, zmywarka, etc.) and is extremely funny for me and I can't take it seriously

kroplówka (IV bag) - lit. a dripper :)

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zlibrary gone... FUCK TIKTOK FUCK BOOKTOK I hope that app burns in hell

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Russian person: *points at an owl* сова

French person: *abruptly turns around* Très bien, merci

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Flowers and Blossoms Vocabulary - German/English

die Orchidee - orchid

die Tulpe - tulip

die Rose - rose

der Flieder - lilac

der Löwenzahn - dandelion

das Gänseblümchen - daisy

das Schneeglöckchen - snowdrop

die Nelke - carnation

der Blumenstrauß - flower bouquet

der Blumenladen - florist´s

die Schnittblumen - cut flower

das Blumenkisterl (col.)/der Blumenkasten - flower box

der Blumentopf - flowerpot

pflanzen - to plant

gießen - to water

düngen - to fertilize

die Blumenerde - flower soil

der Dünger - fertilizer

der Rosenstrauch - rose bush

das Veilchen - violet

das Maiglöckchen - lily of the valley

das Edelweiß - edelweiss

das Vergissmeinnicht - forget-me-not

der Klee - clover

das Löwenmaul - snapdragon

das Froschgoscherl -  snapdragon

die Geranie - geranium

der Mohn - poppy

die Hyazinthe - hyacinth

der Krokus - crocus

die Narzisse - narcissus

die Osterglocke - daffodil

die Schlüsselblume - primrose

die Lilie - lily

die Schwertlilie - iris

der Rittersporn - larkspur

der Blauregen - Chinese wisteria

der Goldregen - laburnum

das Stiefmütterchen - pansy

die Aster - aster

die Chrysantheme - chrysanthemum

die Blume - flower

die Blüte - blossom

der Stängel - stem

der Strauch - bush

das Blütenblatt - petal

der Duft - scent

der Pollen - pollen

der Blütenstaub - pollen

riechen - to smell

duften - to scent

schnuppern - to sniff

pflücken - to pluck

verwelken - to wither

welken - to wilt

aufblühen - to blossom

blühen - to flower

vertrocknen - to wither

die Dahlie - dahlia

die Fuchsie - fuchsia

die Petunie - petunia

die Ringelblume - marigold

die Azalee - azalea

die Begonie - begonie

die Primel - primrose

die Glockenblume - bluebell

die Kornblume - cornflower

das Alpenveilchen - cyclamen

die Lupine - lupin

die Margerite - marguerite

die Sumpfdotterblume - kingcup

der Enzian - gentian

der Krokus - crocus

die Iris - iris

der Lavendel - lavender

die Fuchsie - fuchsia

die Engelstrompete - angel´s trumpet

die Hortensie - hydrangea

der Oleander - oleander

der Samen - seed

aussäen - to sow

der Jasmin - jasmine

der Weihnachtsstern - poinsettia/Christmas flower

die Schneerose - Christmas rose

die Seerose - water lily

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What are some of your favorite Russian sayings / proverbs?😊

I tried to think of ones that I actually use! In Russian, most are worded in such a particular way or they rhyme, I love them.

There's nothing more permanent than temporary (Нет ничего более постоянного, чем временное)

It never happened and now it happens again (Никогда такого не было и вот опять)

Make a fool pray (Заставь дурака богу молиться)

Work won't do itself, but tea also won't drink intself (Работа сама себя не сделает, но ведь и чай сам себя не выпьет)

From mud to prince (Из грязи в князи)

Cat out of the house—mice go dancing (Кот из дома — мыши в пляс)

The poor are inventive (Голь на выдумки хитра)

Be merry, beggars! (Гуляй, рванина)

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don’t bother them they’re reading