6 Ukrainian swearing phrases for when you are really p*ssed - and wanna bring devil into it
bonus: you would also know how to say "flirting" in a badass fashion
It was bound to happen, sooner or later.
I mean, how long - really - we can postpone the inevitable. You already heard tonnes about Ukrainian witches. It was just a matter of time when you might wonder..
earlier in Stories with Margo
Here and here are good Swearing Ukrainian warmups and some covered bases including yobana rusnia which war born classic.
..like, where is the big guy?
You know, the-you-know-who.
The snaky salesmen of apples.
Yeah, Him.
By the way, while we’re on this, god is a woman, why then Lucifer…
Oh, well, will leave that for later.
So, The Devil.
Ukrainians do use his name quite a bit in swearing. But in a special kind of way. There are plenty of words like “evil” (злий, zlyi) , “sly” (лукавий, lukavyi), “filthy” (нечистий, nechystyi), “damned” (клятий, kliatyi) to say his name without saying his name.
Reason is.. well, mostly fear.
And also , just sheer creativity.
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But today we’re gonna focus on three of such words: “bis” ( біс), “chort” (чорт) and did’ko (дідько) . They are (practically) interchangeable, but there are still some differences.
After all, devil is in the details.
So:
1 ) дідько - did’ko
means: fuck, shit, damn
pronounce: did as in did, or deed, + 2nd “d” is softer because of soft sign so it’s closer to soft “t” + coh as in compose
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This works as your basic go-to swearing to share frustration about something/someone - rather up in the sky then into someone's face.
Examples :
The bus just left! Дідько! Did’ko!
*(can be substituted for чорт - chort - cho as in chop +rt (kinda like you’d say chorlton but without “L” in between).
2 ) дідька лисого - did’ka lysoho -
means: (there is) no fucking way
pronounce: did as in did, or deed, + 2nd “d” is softer because of soft sign so it’s closer to soft “t” + cah as in car
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Examples :
Дідька лисого я тобі це віддам! - Did’ka lysoho I’m gonna give it to you? = There is no fucking way in hell I’m gonna give it to you !
*did’ka can be substituted for чорта - chortа - cho as in chop +rt (kinda like you’d say chorlton but without “L” in between)+ah.
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3 ) до дідька - do did’ka
means: to the fuck (to the hell) with this
pronounce: doh as in dough + did as in did, or deed, + 2nd “d” is softer because of soft sign so it’s closer to soft “t” + cah as in car
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*did’ka can be substituted for біса - bisa - reads as ": bees +ah
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**It can also be used as a rude way to say “hella lot” .
Example:
думаєш шо до біса розумний? dumayesh sho do bisa rozumnyi? you think you’re hella lot smartass or what?
***Can also be used to say “go to hell” in the face of someone who really pissed you off
Example:
Іди до біса! (or Іди до дідька! ) Idy to bisa/Idy do did’ka)
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4 ) якого дідька - yakoho did’ka
means: what a fuck, why, what for , why in hell
pronounce: ya as in yummy or yakuza + coh as in compose + ho like in Spanish pendejo + did as in did, or deed, + 2nd “d” is softer because of soft sign so it’s closer to soft “t” + cah as in car
Can be used to express frustration , shouting in the sky and also throwing into the face of someone who pissed you off. Both works.
listen:
Example:
Якого дідька ти приперся ? - yakoho did’ka ty prypersia - why in hell you showed up?
Can be also used with “на” - nah - in the beginning for stressing - becomes “на якого дідька” - meaning stays the same
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*did’ka can be substituted for чорта - chortа - cho as in chop +rt (kinda like you’d say chorlton but without “L” in between)+ah. - or біса - bisa - reads as ": bees +ah
basically means “what a fuck!” and is used to express frustration, while shouting in the sky. Can also be used as a reply to someone telling something that pissed you off, but is still more like you ranting near them than at them.
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5 ) дідько (його) знає - did’ko (yoho) znaye
means: who knows, it’s not known - who the fuck knows, only devil knows
how to pronounce: did as in did, or deed, + 2nd “d” is softer because of soft sign so it’s closer to soft “t” + coh as in compose + yo like in your + ho like in Spanish pendejo + z like in zoo+ nah+ ye like in yell
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Example:
дідько його знає де він зараз - did’ko yoho znaye de vin zaraz - only devil knows where he is right now
6 ) не біси мене - ne bisy mene
means: don’t piss me off, literally: don’t make me turn devil
how to pronounce: ne like in nanny + bee+ sy like in see but, again, deeper sound of “ee” + meh+ ne again like in nanny
listen:
Example:
Stop making that noise! Не біси мене! Don’t piss me off!
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*Bonus
As promised, here comes the bonus - how to flirt like a devil
you would need a phrase пускати бісики - puskaty bisyky - pooh like in Winnie the Pooh +ska like in ska-punk +ty like in tea but deeper sound of “ea”, closer to your throat + bee + sy like in see but, again, deeper sound of “ee”, closer to your throat +ky like in key but with same deeper sound of “ey”, closer to your throat
It means to flit with your eyes. Literally means “to send demons (with eyes)
listen:
Example:
як стріне де її, то все пуска їй бісики очима - yak string de yiyi, to vse puska yiy bisyky ochyma - he always eye flirts with her whenever he meets her
Okay! Now you are all set! So use it wisely . And come try it out today with us to rant and swear and let go at Swearing Ukrainian 101 session in just 5 minutes, 17:00 Kyiv time. Link: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yNxaZoegngKj
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