5 Ukrainian swearing words for when you are really f******* pissed
+ audio of how the f*** to pronounce them
Since first piece with 5 Ukrainian swearing phrases for you to start swearing right now got so much of your warm welcome,
Iโve decided to release 2nd Swearing Pack. This one includes swearing that are more used in Western Ukraine . Ideal for when you are really pissed , and can be easily combined with the phrased from the first Swearing pack.
So, letโs get to swearing!
kurwa - ะบััะฒะฐ - coo+r+wah with stress on coo
Listen to it :
Heavily used in Lviv and in Western Ukraine. Literally means โslutโ , โwhoreโ, โbitchโ, can be used in Ukrainian both towards people who really pissed you off - regardless of gender. Also can be used (and mostly is used in Ukraine) for โfuckโ type of situations. For some might work also for โhammer-fell-on-the-toeโ type of situations - heavily depends on whether person uses this word a lot for it to be the first to go to. Iโd often still use โfuckโ for those.
How of use:
to insult : ะพัะต ะฒัะฝ ะบััะฒะฐ! - otse vin kurwa! - what a bitch/son of a bitch he is!
Listen to it :
to express frustration: The train is late again. kurwa!
This gem came to Ukrainian from Polish and there it means the same thing so now you can swear in it too, as well as in many more - below is the map of all the countries where kurva/kurwa appears in the mother tongue.
To be fair, geography is even bigger with โkurbaโ in Slovenia as other commentators added. Or as another commentator summed it up :
Here is is this fascinating thread on Reddit dedicated to kurwa and discussions how it works in different languages. So check it out when you have a mood for kurwology.
โฆif you wanna turn it down a bit
ะบัััะฐ - kurcha - coo-r-chuh like in Chuck with stress on coo
Basically same kurwa but milder - kurcha means โlittle chickenโ in Ukrainian so is not technically a swearing. Can be used in same situations as kurwa if you want to count more polite/less rude.
ััะฐะบะฐ - sraka - s+rah-kah
Listen to it :
Translates as "an assโ . Used to express frustration with a clusterfuck type of situation. Similar to pyzdetsโ, but a bit milder and considered a bit less rude - still vulgar tho. Often used with addition of adjective ะฟะพะฒะฝะฐ - povna - poh+v like in victory+nah which is translated as โfullโ, โtotalโ
How to use:
to express frustration: And we donโt have internet now because we couldnโt even buy a SIM card since they all were sold out. Tse povna sraka(This is a total clusterfuck).
to insult: And after all youโve done you want my help? Fuck you! ะะพััะปัะน ะผะตะฝะต ะฒ ััะฐะบั! potsiluy mene v sraku! poh+t+see+loo+y meh+neh (You can kiss my ass!)
โฆif you wanna turn it down a bit
ะดัะฟะฐ - dupa - doo-puh
Listen to it :
โdupaโ is basically like when you say โbuttโ instead โan assโ. Can be used in same fuck type of situations, when you want to express that the level of problem is smaller than in โsrakaโ type of situations, or when you want to sound more polite/less aggressive.
How to use:
I really donโt know what to do. Tse povna dupa. (What a clasterfuck)
Note:
There is also ะดัะฟัั - duptsia - doo-p-tsia
Listen to it :
is an even softer version of โdupaโ and can be used when you want to show affection , for example, to your cat. It loses itโs swearing meaning on this stage and is equivalent when youโd say โyou stupid little thingโ with love to your cat that had just created a real mess of your room.
3. ั ะพะปััะฐ - kholiera - ho like in ho ho ho! +leh like in let (and even a bit softer) +rah
Listen to it :
Kholiera means literally โcholeraโ, a sickness. Can be used both to insult towards someone who pissed you. More often is used more to express anger/frustration, in meaning โoh fuck!โ.
How to use:
to express frustration: And they say there will be no more buses today. ะั ั ะพะปััะฐ! Ot kholiera! Aut like in autumn+ho like in ho ho ho! +leh like in let (and even a bit softer) +rah
Listen to it :
to insult: ะั ะฒัะฝ ั ั ะพะปััะฐ! Nu vin i kholiera! Nooh like in noon+ win +ea like in ear+ ho like in ho ho ho! +leh like in let (and even a bit softer) +rahั (What a cholera he is!) He pissed me so much!
Listen to it :
4. ัััััั - triastsia - t+ria like in softer rah+s+t+sya like in softer sun
Listen to it :
Literally means โa feverโ. Can be used for fuck type of situations to express frustration.
How to use:
Triastsia! (Oh fuck!) We are late for the bus!
5. ะดัะดัะบะพ - didโko - didโ with softer d +koh like in call
Listen to it :
Similar to previous one in types of situations it can be used. Didโko Basically means a demon. An evil spirit. Less than a devil.
How to use:
Didโko! I forgot my keys!
Now you are all prepared, so go, swear away! And see you at next Swearing Ukrainian with Margo 101 on Sunday 17:00 Kyiv time.
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