Glossary of Foreign Language Terms

• Nadenka - diminutive/affectionate form of Nadia
• Zhenya - diminutive/affectionate form of Yevgeni
• Babushka - Grandmother
• Dedushka - Grandfather
• kotyónochek - kitten
• krasavitsa - beautiful
• Bozhe moy - Oh my God
• Ya v bede - I'm in trouble.
• Ya tebya lyublyu, durochka - I love you, little fool.
• Ya tebya tozhe - I love you too.
• Ya tebya lyublyu, Nadenka - I love you, Nadenka
• Дерьмо (Der'mo) – Shit
• Pakhan - Boss/head of a Bratva organization
• Bratva - Brotherhood (Russian organized crime)
• Raz, dva, tri - One, two, three
• Nadenka. Дыши. - Nadenka. Breathe.
• Ты не одна. Ты меня слышишь? Ты не одна – (Ty nye ahd-NAH. Ty meh-NYA SLY-shish? Ty nye ahd-NAH) – You are not alone. Do you hear me? You are not alone.
• Я беременна – (Ya beh-REH-meh-nah) – I am pregnant.
• Наконец-то – (Nah-kah-NYETS-tah) – Finally.
• Бабушка бы тобой гордилась – (BAH-boosh-kah by tah-BOY gor-DEE-lahs) – Grandmother would be proud of you.
• Бабушка была бы так счастлива – (BAH-boosh-kah by-LAH by tahk shahs-LEE-vah) – Grandmother would be so happy.
• Нет. Я хочу тебя видеть. – (Nyet. Ya hah-CHOO teh-BYA VEE-dyet) – No. I want to see you.
• Она была слепая – (Ah-NAH by-LAH sleh-PAH-yah) – She was blind.
• Мой мальчик – (Moy MAHL-cheek) – My boy.
• Семь – (Seym) Seven
• Gruz - Cargo/freight/trafficked women
• Obrabotka - Processing
• Сова (Sova) - Owl
• My yeyo zabrali. (Ona tsela) - We have her. She is unharmed.
• Ты трус, Женя – (Ty TROOS, ZHEH-nyah) – You are a coward, Zhenya.
• Для тебя — закончено – (Dlya teh-BYA — zah-KOHN-cheh-nah) – For you, it is over.
• Solnyshko - Little sun
• moyo solnyshko - my little sun
• Bózhen'ka - Little god (colloquial/affectionate)
• Sharlotka - Russian apple cake
• Pirozhki - Russian filled pastries/buns
• Pelmeni - Russian dumplings
• Syrniki - Russian cheese pancakes/fritters
• Blini - Russian crepes/pancakes
• Sofrito - (Spanish) aromatic cooking base of sautéed vegetables