Here’s a quick mini quiz for you: test yourself on these 5 English loanwords in Russian!
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Figured them all out? Leave me a comment below with your answers. 🙂
PS: More fun with loanwords:
More borrowed words in Russian
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2 Responses
J.T.
*muffled sobbing in the distance*
Katherine
I knew you’d appreciate it 😉
(PS: The loanwords backlash is surely coming soon… Maybe it’ll be like this? https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/french-language-loanwords-smartphone)