{"id":9000,"date":"2016-04-21T07:15:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T07:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=9000"},"modified":"2016-04-21T04:17:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T04:17:35","slug":"show-me-the-money-slang-expressions-for-cash-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/show-me-the-money-slang-expressions-for-cash-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Me The Money: Slang Expressions for Cash in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As you imagine, money is as popular a subject in Russian as it is in other languages. Apart from the neutral word \u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u0433\u0438, there are multiple slang ways of referring to your hard-earned cash.<\/p>\n

There are many slang words for money in English and other languages, too; each country will have its variations, to boot. The purpose of this article is to share some of the Russian money slang, and the approximate translation of the examples may not reflect your local slang terms for money.<\/p>\n

\u041a\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/h2>\n

\u041a\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0430 literally means “cabbage,” but it is also a slang term for money. A frequent collocation is \u0440\u0443\u0431\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0443 (“to chop cabbage”), meaning “to make money.”<\/p>\n

\u0410\u0440\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0441\u0442\u044b\u2015\u0414\u0435\u0301\u0434\u044b \u041c\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0437\u044b “\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0431\u044f\u0442 \u043a\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0443” \u043d\u0430 “\u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0432\u043a\u0430\u0445” \u0438 \u0432 \u043a\u043b\u0443\u0301\u0431\u0430\u0445, \u0435\u0301\u0437\u0434\u044f\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u0434\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0301\u043c \u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0435\u0301\u043b\u043a\u0430\u0445 (Actors playing “Father Frost” make big money at corporate parties, in clubs, in people’s homes, and performing at New Year’s shows<\/a>). [\u0417\u0430\u0439\u0446\u0435\u0432 \u041c\u0438\u0445\u0430\u0438\u043b. \u0417\u0414\u0420\u0410\u0412\u0421\u0422\u0412\u0423\u0419, \u0414\u0415\u0414\u0423\u0428\u041a\u0410 \u041c\u041e\u0420\u041e\u0417 \/\/ \u0422\u0440\u0443\u0434-7, 2006.12.29]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0411\u0430\u0301\u0431\u043a\u0438<\/h2>\n

\u0411\u0430\u0301\u0431\u043a\u0438 is the plural of \u0431\u0430\u0301\u0431\u043a\u0430, a familiar or pejorative way of saying \u0431\u0430\u0301\u0431\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430, “grandmother, old woman.” In Russian slang, \u0431\u0430\u0301\u0431\u043a\u0438 refers to money. There are several variations of this word, including \u0431\u0430\u0431\u043b\u043e\u0301 and \u0431\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0441\u044b.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u0423 \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u00ab\u0431\u0430\u0301\u0431\u043a\u0438\u00bb \u0432 \u043a\u0430\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435, \u0442\u043e\u0442 \u0432 \u0430\u0301\u0440\u043c\u0438\u044e \u043d\u0435 \u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434\u0438\u0442\u00bb (The person who has some cash in their pocket doesn’t need to serve in the military). [\u0421\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0438\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0447. \u0412\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f second-hand \/\/ \u00ab\u0414\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u00bb, 2013] —\u00a0<\/em>check out our earlier post about the writer<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/h2>\n
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\u0417\u0435\u043b\u0451\u043d\u044b\u0439 is the name of the color green. \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044b\u0435 refers to US dollars because of the green color of the bills.<\/p>\n

\u0414\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u0433\u0438 \u043f\u043e \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u043c \u043c\u0435\u0301\u0440\u043a\u0430\u043c \u0444\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435: \u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0301 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0434 \u0432\u044b\u0301\u0441\u0448\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0434\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0437\u0438\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0431\u0445\u043e\u0301\u0434\u044f\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0446\u0430\u043c \u0432 15-20 \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043e\u0432 “\u0437\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044b\u0445” \u0432 \u0433\u043e\u0434 (This money is astronomical on a Russian scale — most top division teams cost their owners $15-20 million a year). [\u041e\u043b\u0435\u0433 \u0421\u043a\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0446\u043e\u0432, \u0414\u043c\u0438\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u0413\u043b\u0443\u0445\u0438\u0445, \u0410\u043d\u043d\u0430 \u0425\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430. \u0424\u0443\u0442\u0431\u043e\u043b \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0438\u0442 \u0434\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0433 (2003) \/\/ \u00ab\u0421\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e \u0441\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0442\u043d\u043e\u00bb, 2003.08.09] <\/em><\/p>\n

\u0414\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u044f\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/h2>\n

Now that we’ve covered dollars, we might as well mention rubles. Rubles (\u0440\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0301) are colloquially referred to as \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u044f\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435, wooden. This conveys the sense of something bulky and not very valuable.<\/p>\n

\u041d\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0437\u044f\u0301 \u0441\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301\u0434\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0448 \u0440\u0443\u0301\u0431\u043b\u044c \u2015 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435\u0301\u043c \u0443\u0436 \u0434\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u044f\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 (You can’t really say that our ruble today is totally “wooden”). [\u041f\u0443\u0442\u0435\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0442\u043a\u0438 \u043e\u0442 \u041f\u0443\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0430 (2003) \/\/ \u00ab\u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0441\u043e\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0446\u00bb, 2003.01.14]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u041b\u0430\u0432\u044d\u0301<\/h2>\n

\u041b\u0430\u0432\u044d\u0301 comes from the Romani language<\/a> and also means “money.” This word used to be associated with criminal jargon.<\/p>\n

\u0410 \u043d\u0430\u0441 \u043d\u0435 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043b\u0430\u0432\u044d\u0301 \u0435\u0449\u0435\u0301 \u043d\u0435 \u0443 \u043d\u0430\u0441 (We’re not happy that we still don’t have the dough). [\u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0435\u0439 \u0413\u0440\u0430\u0447\u0435\u0432. \u042f\u0440\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043e\u043f\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0432 (1999)]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0411\u0430\u0448\u043b\u0438\u0301<\/h2>\n

This is another, perhaps currently less common, variation of “(a lot of) money.” This word is thought to be derived<\/a> from the Turkic word for “head.”<\/p>\n

\u041d\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043e \u0438\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0432\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0301\u0442\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0431\u0430\u0448\u043b\u0438\u0301 \u043e\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0301\u0433\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438! (You need to show initiative to rake in the cash!) [\u0410\u043d\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0439 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441. \u041d\u0435\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c (2000) \/\/ \u00ab\u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u041c\u0438\u0440\u00bb, 2001]<\/em><\/p>\n

For more general money vocabulary, check out our post on financial vocabulary<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"dollar

As you imagine, money is as popular a subject in Russian as it is in other languages. Apart from the neutral word \u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u0433\u0438, there are multiple slang ways of referring to your hard-earned cash. There are many slang words for money in English and other languages, too; each country will have its variations, to boot…<\/p>\n

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