this intrigued me so I checked our full Oxford English Dictionary and was astounded to find there are over 400 Russian words in the English language AND a similar number of Ukranian words too! Seems we have adopted your language!

In Finland we tend to use all the same as you apparently :D For example, easy = iisi To chill out = chillata Hype = haippi Hating = heitata, hate = heitti Creepy = creepy/kriipi Also epic is used a lot 😂 there's even a driving school named Epic... lol. What a fun video!

Have you considered becoming an English teacher, or private tutor, Vika? You’d be excellent!

I think that the English word "hype" is a derivative of the word "hyperbole." Initially slang but now accepted and used in English as a separate word.

Interesting thanks! Now back to chillit’

In many ways, here in Southern Texas, our cultural languages will cross paths with both Mexican and American sayings. For example, growing up I incorporated spinas (stickers), caliche (used for describing a mineral deposit like gravel), or tuna (prickly pear fruit of cacti), into the English language. When it came to slang that my family and I used within some southern communities, like: Yellow Belly (coward), Chip my hide (pain in the butt), and all y'all (all of you, which is redundant but common), even these are sometimes misunderstood elsewhere in Northern or Eastern Texas. Growing up I was also used to pronounce words such as 'roof' as 'ruf', solely due to a southern accent and never knew until I went off to college.

It's so interesting, we use EXACTLY the same english words in polish, adopt them the same way, decline them, ect. When you said "crush", I've lost it, its so popular here!

I have watched about 9 videos of yours. I am so happy to have found them. It is so nice to be part of your journey on KZfaq. You are very real and honest. I have never traveled outside of the USA and I am learning about your country in such a real way not like a pre made tourism video. Please continue to make more videos. Can you do one on the school system from pre school to high school and what the curriculum is like. How do you separate the classes ? Example: in the US we have pre-k which is under age 5, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd,3rd, 4th and 5th. Middle school 6th,7th,8th grade. Then High school 9th,10th,11th, and 12th. Thank you so much

Hi Poppet. Loved this about the Russian language. So interesting how Russian has taken on English words like crush. Your English is amazing!

We say “hating on”, which is slang. In your example, why are you hating on Apple. Great video.

I looooove linguistic videos! Please make more. This was super interesting. Some ideas for you: English words you struggle/struggled with, Russian words that you wish existed in English, English words that you wish existed in Russian, How foreign Russian speakers sound (example: In English, we might think French speakers of English can sound sexy while some other places might not sound smart in English)

This was interesting, thank you. I appreciate you learned English because you've been such a great insight to contemporary or current Russian life to us in the USA. Not often do English speaking people learn other languages.

Объяснять англоговорящим позаимствованные из их же языка слова - гениально.

Hey, Vika!! 😃 Very interesting video, just a little note: “epic” and «эпично» come from ancient greek (just like many of other words in different languages). The word in ancient greek is «επικός» 🙃♥️

American here! We usually use the word hype as a noun as “the hype” like “that movie was all the hype last summer”. But you can also use it as an adverb like “she was so hyped for that concert”. And “hyping up”/ “hyping (something) up” means you are saying how great something is. Like “They were really hyping up that movie! Hopefully it’s good!” For “hate”, in English I think the phrase we use that means the same as the Russian meaning is “hating on” something. Like hating on iPhones means to trash talk them, it doesn’t mean you actually hate them

Добрый день вика! That's pretty much all I remember from russian class back in school. 😁 I really enjoy watching your videos. It's quite interesting to see how people live in Russia 🇷🇺 Keep doing what you're doing - you're amazing! Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 😀

Your ability to communicate between different languages is so impressive! You are a very intelligent young woman.

Wow Vika this was so interesting!!! I never really knew any of these!! Haha we love to mix Russian & English together. We are constantly mixing the language. "Davai poidyom shopping, a patom relax." Haha by the way, in Canada we definitely use 'hype' as more of a slang word. It's usually used when someone makes a really big deal about something, or there is a lot of attention/excitement about something. "There is so much hype around this new movie coming out! It's supposed to be very good!"

Your English accent is reminiscent of Yalena's character in the Black Widow movie

"Vibe" is short for "vibration" which makes the meaning a bit more clear.

So interesting! 🥰 I’d love to see more cooking / Russian food / day in the life stuff. 💖💖

Very informative so glad your channel is doing so well you deserve it Here in Israel a lot of English words are incorporated into the Hebrew every day language lol 💖❤️🇮🇱

This is so interesting. Once took a Russian course and it makes so fun to try to read the words now!

Thanks Vika! Super interesting! I would love more videos about the Russian language, especially the differences between now and the Soviet era. Thanks! 😀

This is great! Thanks Vika! Your channel is a total positive vibe!

I love the origins of different languages and slang words, I found this totally fascinating.

Another great video! Very impressed with how well you explained all the words.

Thanks so much for this video! I heard so many slang words borrowed from English language in Russian KZfaq this past year and was very nicely surprised 😄

I like your video a lot. I study Russia language and it's very interesting to know someting about modern language and slang, because at University we study more standard language. Thank you Vika, your videos are amazing ❤️

Hi Vika,that color looks so pretty on you 🙂 Ty for the slang words 😊 I used to work with a Russian lady and we would amuse ourselves with her teaching me how to swear in Russian. I dont remember any of the words,only how she laughed at me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I really like your videos, they are informative and interesting, thanks - wish you all the best from Norway 🤗

I always enjoy hearing about words in other languages. Thanks for sharing! My son has been to Russia several times and has a pretty good grasp of the language. He is currently taking Russian online classes. He said he has actually been to Tula where you live!

We would say “just chillin” if someone asked “What are you doing?”

That was interesting never been to Russia but find your country fascinating especially anything 'soviet' ❤ 🇬🇧

“Hype” is kind of an economic term, a noun. The context in which I hear it the most. It simply means something is popular, a lot of people talking about it

I love all your videos and this is one of your best. You give such an interesting insight into your beautiful country 😀 👍.

Very interesting! The most interesting to me was the fact that you adapt the words to Russian grammar. We use a lot of English words, slang or not, in Romanian also, but we use them as they are. And no, we don’t have a similar grammar, not at all. 😄

So many of all cultures uniquely fun slang ends up all over the world. Thank you for the video !

Great video. Thank you for taking the time to do this. ☺️

This was fascinating! It's interesting how countries and cultures start adopting words and phrases from other languages. I noticed that after backpacking around Asia, I was deep in the habit of using "nani"(in Japanese means "what") and "sumimasen"(Japanese for "excuse me"/"sorry"/a lot of other instances lol). I still do say them sometimes, five years later! And a lot of our friends we made in Asia(mainly Japan and Singapore) use A LOT of English slang. :)

Interesting! I think Russian is a beautiful language.

Your command of English is very impressive. I don't know many who can differentiate an adverb from an adjective. And you can grasp a modification to Russian. You are very talented!

Vika this was so interesting! Loved this !! You are so amazing

I’m studying Russian language(I’m polish) and I’m totally in love in your content! Your so real and just living your ordinary life, your not creating yourself like many youtubers, your not eating avocado toast and your not living in insta flat. I’m in love in way you showing us live in Russia and how to be a minimalist in this country. And what’s more - I can know Russian culture and language better because of you❤️ I’m grateful I found you channel!

Thank you, Vika, your video was very informative & interesting to me. 😀

hahahaha the superb MEMES! thank you, I learnt a lot! :)

I think we've adapted creepy as kripovo, coz there is no direct translation to Russian :) But we kinda needed that word in our language to quickly express things ))

Another really entertaining video. Thank you. Best Wishes to you and your family 👪

I’m a Ukrainian girl who was born in America, my parents came from the sovet union. Im so glad I found you! Love your channel❤️

Very interesting! Love your channel. ❤️

Hi Vika always is a pleasure watch your interesting videos . I am learning English and you helping me . Thanks 😊 Take ❤ care .

I’m a very recent subscriber and am really enjoying your channel. This was a fascinating video!

In New Zealand we claimed 'Pavlova' used to name a popular dessert said to be invented here. It's essentially a bigger version or something you guys have had for centuries anyway. Made from egg white and sugar baked then topped with whipped cream and kiwi fruit.

I love your videos Vika! I am American and I think your channel is so interesting.

Very interesting! Speaking of expressions from other languages, I could be wrong, but I thought I heard you using a French expression in one of your other videos - the one where you and Tolya talk about how you met, when he at first got you mixed up with somebody else and started asking you all kinds of questions that seemed weird - it sounded like you said "faux pas" for "saying weird things."

This video is quite impressive your knowledge of grammar structure ! I felt like I as back in class :-)

Good to see you again, Vika!

This is a great video, you are very talented!

Love your videos sm!!

You are a very interesting teacher. I've learned as much about English as I have Russian. Thanks for the video.

Veka, thank you for sharing this interesting information. Love some of the comment which further confirm what you are saying. I think what makes it not so obvious to people, who are not Russian, is that your alphabet looks so different, so the similarities are not as obvious. Are you going to teach Agatha English? Thanks again, love your videos 😀

Thanks so much for such a creative video

Vika - Very interesting topic . Thank You!

Very interesting, love your videos!

In New Zealand, we often say things like "easy as". If someone asks you to do something, and it is easy as... it means it's no problem to do it. A small task you're happy to do.

This impressed upon me how challenging it must be to learn a new language!

Thanks for this, had no idea English words had been taken and used in a Russian context, so you take the sound of the word and change the written word to fit Russian grammar.

Hi there from Sacramento, California. I just started watching your channel and I love your little family and vidoes. I am a new subscriber.

In my area of Canada we mix a lot of French slang into English. We call it Sheiac

Same happens in Brazilian portuguese, mostly with tech/computer words: we say "deletar" (to delete) when it comes to erase something digitally (sometimes physically as well).

Great video!!

Thanks for your teachings. Never been to your part of the world would like to. From Indiana USA. Love your videos!

Excellent video!

Really nice video! Its nice to see what the globalization has been doing. In Brazilian Portuguese we also have almost the same words that you said in English or that is written really close and means the same.

Very interesting! Thanks! 😊

Fascinting!

I enjoy your videos immensely!! I studied Russian for two years in high school which was over forty years ago and I'm surprised how much I can still recognize! I little tip for you to improve your English ( although your English is excellent already).... You tend to leave out the articles when you're speaking in English (probably because you don't use articles in Russian). I noticed it in this video whenever you referred to "English language" or "Russian language".... We would say "the English language" or "the Russian language". I'm not at all being critical, just thought you'd like to know. (I'm currently learning Spanish and I really appreciate when a native Spanish speaker gives me a tip!) 😁 Super interesting video!!!

We speak the same in Poland in slang. Some people name it ponglish ;) Language purists hate it and arguing about it in comments on social media. But I like it, I think its fun. I like the way the languages mixing. P.S. I found your channel few days ago and I love it! Your content is so refreshig in contrast to consumerism everywhere. You and your family are so nice and cheerful.

Here's another one we like.... Would you believe. This can be used as a statement or as a question. Became popular in the 1960's from a show called "Get Smart". Very enjoyable video.

Thank you. Good video.

I enjoy all the videos but more food videos would be amazing!

Nicely done video, interesting and well presented.

To resume, you are russian, speaking in english, i'm from argentina, i speak spanish, and i found so much that we have in common watching all your videos! Sending kisses to you and your family (obvs i suscribed) ♡

I'm amazed that your English is so great. You even know our American slang. Have fun and success always

Hi!)...I'm Panos from Greece! At the most Russian language is a mixture of Latin and Greece! I was there some years ago and I could read signs on the streets from the first day!

You are very good at explaining Russian words and English words you could become a teacher ⭐️

vibe is an abbreviation for vibration

Very interesting video on how Russian has adopted and modified English slang words into everyday use! I could definitely recognize most of them and it was fun to hear sentence examples of them being used in Russian. In my language Norwegian, we also have a lot of English slang words, many are the exact same ones as you guys have, like "to chill" ("å chille" = to relax), "creepy" ("Han/hun/det er creepy!" = He/she/it is creepy!) "epic" ("den konserten var episk!" = that concert was epic!") so there's definitely a similar trend going on here too.

i love to hear you talking your language, its awesome, i want to learn russian very much... love from brazil

Very informative video exploring the similarities of Russian slang to English. I am sure you just scratched the surface with examples. Creepy and chill made me laugh. Keep making great videos. Best wishes to you and family.

Interesting..thank you😀

Wow, I know Russian from my parents but never lived there, so for me those slang words are really new :D

Thanks for introducing us to some your language and expressions. English is a mix of French, German, Latin, Spanish etc etc. I think most languages either adopt or modify words from other languages.

I started learning some basic Russian and learned a few things about slang I used as a teenager, for instance, Rad ..... It was an adverb we used for something we admired, now we just say nice!

Fascinating! You are a great teacher and I really loved learning. Also, I think "hype" is definitely slang in the US. It probably comes from "hyper" or "hyperbole".

Interestingly, Russians call sugar "Sakhar" which is exactly what we in my state in India call sugar.😊

'Vibe' is an abbreviation of 'vibration'

One of the first Russian-English slang words that I remember using back in the days when I would go visit Russia was "selfie" 😂

Sounds like "haters gonna hate" in English is similar to how hate is used in Russian. Interesting.

This video was very interesting. I really like the russian language and really started to get interested in it since i started to listen to russian music. Now i want to learn the language but i think it will be hard for me as a german speaker. But it is very helpfull that there are many words that are similar to english ones.