Dirty Russian: Everyday Slang from (Dirty Everyday Slang)

They weren't kidding about dirty! Just reading the English on some of the phrases in this book were making me laugh out loud. There's a lot of things in here you might not use everyday, but the fact that it has been translated is appreciated. As another reviewer said not everything is dirty and this is true. I would consider myself at the intermediate Russian level so I really like how they arranged stuff in sections in English. The only thing better would be to list phrases/words alphabetically in English and I think an index in future editions would be a nice touch. They also provide some background on various topics and those are enjoyable to read. I have the Dictionary of Russian Slang and Colloquial Expressions, 3rd Ed. and although more complete it's hard to find a phase/word you want to say because it's alphabetized in Russian. If you don't know the words in Russian already it's hard to find the right phrase. All in all I think it's a good book and am glad I gave it a try. So far I have found one spelling error (i.e. they used "s" in the Russian part instead of "'c") and I tried a few of the more mild phrases out on my native Russian tutor and she agreed with the translation.

I’m learning Russian and I purchased this book because a couple translations I have use “******” where the swear word is. I wanted to know what it was. But this book also has practical phrases you can use. I think anything fun like this that still teaches you Russian is a plus.

Was a gift for my boyfriend, it has sections on nicknames, jokes, dirty phrases, everything. He really loved it and affectionly calls me "kroshka" now which means breadcrumb (like how in spanish loved ones can call eachother 'pan dulce') or how in english you call someone muffin or honeybun. The book looked like new, and came in good condition in air tight-sealed baggy.

This is a very useful book for people living in certain countries. I gave this to a friend who was moving back to Poland, thinking he might need it in the far future. Now, given the current political scenario in the world, he might need it sooner than we all thought, so it was money well spent. This book has a plethora of creative ways to express yourself in Russian. It's the ideal companion for those days when Comrade Putin decides to come a-knocking in his horse and his tanks, or when you discover that someone secretly taped your adventures in a hotel in Moscow. Recommended.

Gives slang and obscenities not learned in formal language classes

So, this book is KINDA funny, and only KINDA useful. It has quite a few errors that you would not know existed if you didn't already speak/read Russian. For example, I noticed in the translation for the colloquial way of saying "bye" ("Пока"), the book phonetically spells it out in English letters as being pronounced as "kahkah".....but it should be "pahkah." So, that's just one example, and if you don't read Cyrillics, you will be walking around speaking gibberish. Also, there are six grammatical cases in the Russian language, and three grammatical genders. This book only ever gives you one case, and one grammatical gender in each word it has. For instance, the word for "marijuana" is given in accusative case, or, in other words, as a direct object. Well, it's not always a direct object in any given sentence, is it? And there are many slang adjectives, they are usually given in masculine form. If you use one to describe a woman, or if you use one given in the feminine form to describe a man, you'll just sound like an idiot. So, be careful with this book!

Straight up I knew this was not the type of book you would learn Russian from! It is a great way to learn some of the more colourful Russian terms! I've been learning Russian for awhile now and was looking for something fun and a bit out there. Well done to the writers for putting pen to paper and getting this book published. Completley innappropriate, and many of these terms would never be used in public but a good laugh and a bundle of fun anyway!

I'm just learning the language, so I can't verify that it's perfect, but my language instructor says the translations are dead on. I find it helpful to learn a lot of short and useful phrases when learning a new language, and this book is full of them. They also get a lot of laughs from the Russian instructors at the school I attend, so it must be amusing at the least.

Simpatico libretto per chi studia russo e desidera scoprire un po più gli slang e i modi di dire di questa lingua.

I received this product as a gift and I must say it is hilarious. Very well written and cool slang. Totally worth buying!!!

Amazing reference for Russian slang. You wouldn't use or hear some of the expressions in real life but it's a lot of fun to read through, especially if you have Russian native speaker friend who would explain you the details of proper usage.

ロシア語が少しばかりできるからと思い、使いやすいフランスやイタリア語のものと同じ気分で購入したが、完全に甘かった。私のような初心者には全く役に立たたない。俗語表現などは辞書を引いてもよくわからない。頻繁に辞書を引くようならもう無い方がよいようだ。ニュアンスもつかめず危険すぎる。ただロシア語の会話がほぼ不自由なくでき自信がある方なら、恐らく全く異なった評価が出ることだろう。 この本を見て分かったことは、非常によくできるフランス語では寝転んでパラパラ、比較的自由なイタリア語ではふんふんと読めたので、俗語やきわどい口語などは、本来その言語がどの程度理解できるかにかかっているのであろう。

Arrived in good time, as described. Nice little book will keep my boyfriend a little occupied as he learn some interesting Russian. It's nice that it shows the phrase with Russian characters as well as broken down to pronounce it.