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Idioms and Proverbs S1

Still Waters Run Deep

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Grammar Points

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Formal Romanization

V teeham omute cherti vodyatsa.

English

Still waters run deep.

VocabularyRussian Romanization English

v in teehij quiet omut whirlpool; deep part of a

lake chyort oh no, gosh, shoot

(literally, devil) vaditsa live, exist (not about

people)

Vocabulary Sample Sentences

. "There were lots of people in the bar." . "This is a very small and quiet town." . "Usually, people fish in the deep parts of

lakes."! ! "Oh no! I broke a cup!" . "It's hard to imagine what kind of

species is missing in these woods."

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Grammar Points

The Focus of this Lesson Series is Russian Idiomatic Phrases

V teeham omute cherti vodyatsa.

"Still waters run deep."

The English translation would be "Still waters run deep."

Let's break down the phrase.

1. (V) means "in."2. (teeham) means "quiet."3. (omute) means "whirlpool."4. (cherti) means "devil" in plural.5. (vodyatsa) is a very colloquial version of "live" in this case.

So all together, it will sound as "In quiet whirlpool devil lives."

Once my grandma told me this when I quit my university in Ukraine and went tolive in China for five years. In that situation, she didn't expect such crazycharacter out of me, which I tend to call adventurous. Later on, she said the exactsame thing about my friend who moved in with her boyfriend. The thing is, myfriend had never had any boyfriends until the age of twenty-five, was all intoNietzsche and Schopenhauer, and suddenly she lives with a guy and despisesphilosophy.Do you understand the situations where we can use this phrase? Usually, itexpresses disapproval, but can also express great surprise and even admiration.So don't be afraid to do unexpected and somewhat crazy things. Wake up yourdevils in a whirlpool! And I'll tell you eventually: !

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