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Russian phrase of the day: Вот оно как

May 03, 2017 (see all)
вот оно́ как
[ vot a-nó kak ]
Phrase
expresses surprise or amazement (about just learned facts)
Russian expressions
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Examples

  • Ах вот оно́ как! А я-то поня́ть не мог.

    ah vot a-nó kak, a ya ta pa-nyát' nye mok

    Oh, I see now! I could not understand before.

  • Вон оно́ как получа́ется...

    vot a-nó kak pa-lu-chá-ee-tsa

    Oh it's like that... (Look how it turned out...)

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Related words
в ку́рсе in the know, familiar with, (to be) posted, (to be) aware
так де́ло не пойдёт that won't do; this way we won't go far
так получи́лось it happened this way, it so fell out
как ни крути́ anyway (lit. - no matter how you turn it)

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