Любовь зла, полюбишь и козла
Lyubov’ zla, polyubish’ i kozla
I’m trying to pull my Russian back out of extinction, so that I can use it on a couple of trips I’m hoping to make. And in the process I found this great saying: “Love is so cruel, you could fall in love with a goat”.
Now I’ve got nothing against goats, especially the cute, shaggy ones I came across in Oman, but in Russian slang a goat refers to a dead-beat man.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 19 March 2019
Posted as part of #spikysquares
I wonder what the male – female equivalent would be. I like your goats Debbie 🙂
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I learned something today. Agree with you – a right handy little phrase!! 🙂
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Or beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think he’s adorable.
Russian, impressive!
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Love the first pic with the huge spiky rock in the backdrop! As if now love is just spiky blind 🙃
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So impressed with your knowledge of Russian! 🙂 🙂
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Such a handy phrase!
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🙂
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Well goats I could fall in love with, especially these . . . but now know not to say that to a Russian!
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The dangers of other cultures!
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