The Montenegrin language has a lot of funny or even plunging us, Russian-speaking, words into wild embarrassment 🙂 It is very interesting to compare the meanings of Montenegrin/Serbian phrases and words with Russian ones. So, I would like to share with you some of these examples:

1. Pukovnik – is not a “farting” colonel at all;
2. Zagrim – does not mean that I will grab you by the throat now, but on the contrary – I “hug”;
3. Zaednitsa – is a very funny word, but it has a boring meaning – “community”;
4. Nile horse – hippopotamus (it turns out that hippopotamus is not simple!);
5. Sea pass – “shark” (I can imagine Montenegrins shouting after a shark – “Oh, you sea dog!”);
6. Riblya chorba – is just “ear”;
7. I am a pukla – has a scarier meaning than you might think – “I'm crazy”;
8. I'm a Debeo – is not talking about mental development, but about physical fitness – “I'm fat”;
9. Maniac – deficit (yes, for example, in Soviet times, people chasing deficits were maniacally inclined!);
10. Belly – “life” (remember in the film “Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession” the tsar said: “Oh, lustful pimple, ask the boyar’s wife for life or death!”);
11. I myself am harmful – has a completely opposite(!) meaning – “I am worthy, good”;
12. Mother Ezik – “native language”, i.e. the language that one’s mother taught one (it’s not clear why this phrase has acquired a different meaning in our country!);
13. The female name "Dragana" – is derived not from the word “dragon”, but from the word “draga”, i.e. expensive;
14. The male name "Hot" – when you're on the beach, don't shout loudly about how hot it is, otherwise some Montenegrin named Zharko will show up right away 😉 ;
15. T-shirt – means "mama" or "mother," since the word "mama" is also used in Montenegrin. But the word "mayka" in Montenegrin is – "maychitsa";
16. I'm Shetham – does not mean that I am wandering around somewhere, but a completely harmless “I am walking”;
17. “Fucked with a cowlick” – just don’t think that I’m blatantly swearing here – is just the title of the book “Gone with the Wind” 🙂

That's all for today 🙂 Wait for the second part!