User blog:Boris Kazakov/All languages collabs ;)

Russia collabs. What are they, and why I write about them?

I bet everyone has seen such a thing at least once. You know, when playing a game in a foreighn language, you can find some sounds and names, which mean absolutely different things in your own language. Sometimes it is funny, sometimes it is just weird. I write it in order not to forget these facts. And I get so damn bored in any social network. Yep, even on Facebook, or on a russian equivalent, Vkontakte. I use them only to recieve or send any information. Usually you write such notes there, but I decided to put 'em in here.

1 Monster Hunter Tri. Tri is the number in russian, which means three. Strangely, it is pronouced absolutely the same way.

2 Uragaan. The name of the monster (and the word itself) probably came from the Mayan indians, and stands for "Hurricane". In russian it also means the same thing, and is pronounsed very similary. But you would spell it with only one A.

3Yian Kut Ku. The word "Kut" in the name of the beast is the russian equivalent of a word "knock" (i.e. at the door). But it must be read backwards (not "kut", but "tuk"). And it is not [a] in transcrips. it's [u].

4 The peddling granny. No, we don't have such grannys on streets, no :) And it is not always cold in Russia, there are no more kommunists ruling our country. And there are NO bers in the streets, at least in the capital. I will break the russian stereotypes! But the sound the granny makes, like "NNgg, ngaraduy!" (I hope you get what I mean). I heard that a few times in a row, and I realized: the georgian people, who live in Russia since the destruction of the USSR, the guys who trade at our food markets say the same thing: "Mmm, Daragoy!" This means: "Hey, dear!" They try to call the clients to their stock. They do it so often, that it became a stereotype among russians :)

There will be more information soon added.

P.S. I wrote this blog for myself, though if you want, you can comment, but it is not necessary.