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Стебаться in Russian

Recently, I've finished War and Peace for the first time, and I have to share it with you! In this podcast.

During one of the lessons and reading Harry Potter in Russian, me and my student noticed something interesting in the translation.

🇬🇧 English original - Wizard indeed!
🇷🇺 Russian translation - Тоже мне волшебник!

(волшебник = wizard, so let's focus on "Тоже мне = indeed")

There’s a great Russian phrase — “тоже мне.” You can’t translate it word-for-word, and you definitely shouldn’t try to understand it as “тоже” + “мне.” It only works as a fixed expression.

What it really does is show irony: you don’t quite believe what was said or think it’s exaggerated, but you react in a light, slightly mocking way.

So, Uncle Vernon saying "Тоже мне волшебник" is an irony and mocking Harry for being regular (which of course isn't true)

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Another example: a kid makes pasta 🍝and calls himself an Italian chef.
You might say: “тоже мне итальянец (look at this Italian!)” — not to correct him, but to gently tease.

So the key idea: “тоже мне” is a single unit with a built-in ironic tone.

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НЕ БОМБИ! Great phrase in Russian

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TILT! How do you use it in Russian?

"Oh God" in Russian

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Here's the answers to the latest video:

1. Я — pronoun, subject; живу — verb, predicate; в — preposition, part of the adverbial of place; Москве — noun, adverbial of place.

2. Я — pronoun, subject; студентка — noun, predicate.

3. Каждый — pronominal adjective, part of the adverbial of time; день — noun, adverbial of time; я — pronoun, subject; встаю — verb, predicate; в — preposition, part of the adverbial of time; семь — numeral, part of the adverbial of time; часов — noun, part of the adverbial of time; утра — noun, part of the adverbial of time.

4. Сначала — adverb, adverbial of time; я — pronoun, subject; пью — verb, predicate; воду — noun, object; и — conjunction, connects predicates; завтракаю — verb, predicate.

5. Обычно — adverb, adverbial of frequency/manner; я — pronoun, subject; ем — verb, predicate; кашу — noun, object; и — conjunction, connects predicates; пью — verb, predicate; чай — noun, object.

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