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Russian phrase of the day: Ни фига

May 16, 2018 (see all)
ни фига́
[ nee fee-gá ]
completely nothing, not a thing (slang)

Examples

  • Она́ ни фи́га не понима́ет в те́хнике.

    a-ná nee fee-gá nye pa-nee-má-eet v tyéh-nee-kye

    She does not understand a thing in technology.

  • Я ни фи́га не успева́ю!

    ya nee fee-gá nye us-pee-vá-yu

    I have no time for anything!

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Same stem words

офиги́тельный [a-fee-gée-teel'-nyî] Adjective
(slang) unbelievable, astounding, mind-blowing
фигня́ [feeg-nyá] Noun , feminine
(slang) nonsense; trash, junk; mess; thingy; something small and not important

Additional examples

More Russian sentences with the words that contain "фиг".

  • Извини́, что так получи́лось. - Да ла́дно, фигня, не пережива́й.

    eez-vee-née, chto tak pa-lu-chée-las' - da lád-na, feeg-nyá, nye pee-ree-zhee-váî

    Sorry for what happened. - That's ok, no worries.

  • Хва́тит фигней занима́ться, займи́тесь де́лом!

    hvá-teet feeg-nyóî za-nee-má-tsa, zaî-mée-tees' dyé-lam

    Stop fooling around, get down to business!

  • На пришварто́ванной к пи́рсу ло́дке мая́чила фигу́ра челове́ка в рыба́цком плаще́.

    na pree-shvar-tó-van-naî k peer-su lót-kye ma-yá-chee-la fee-gú-ra chee-la-vyé-ka v ry-báts-kam pla-schyé

    On a boat moored to the pier, a figure of a man in a fishing cloak loomed.

  • Бо́ковым зре́нием она́ заме́тила приближа́ющуюся фигу́ру.

    ba-ka-vým zryé-nee-yem a-ná za-myé-tee-la pree-blee-zhá-yu-schu-yu-sya fee-gú-ru

    Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a figure approaching.

  • Она́ гото́вит соверше́нно офиги́тельные пиро́жные.

    a-ná ga-tó-veet sa-veer-shén-na a-fee-gée-teel'-ny-ye pee-rózh-ny-ye

    She makes absolutely amazing cakes.

  • Э́то был офиги́тельный пода́рок.

    é-ta byl a-fee-gée-teel'-nyî pa-da-rak

    It was an awesome gift.

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