Translation?

[mananas.livejournal.com]

I've heard "Боже мой!" translated as, "My goodness!" and "Oh my God!". So tell me, is it corny or no? Would it be offensive if I, an American 20 something in Russia (well I'm not there... yet), said it?

Comments

[prosto-los.livejournal.com]

If you refer to a situation in which you'd say "Oh my God" in USA, then yes.
But if you need to say something stronger, like "Holy Shit!", "Jesus Christ!", etc., there is a wide range of curses that would fit better :)

That's my opinion.

[prosto-los.livejournal.com]

by "then yes" I meant - it's gonna sound OK.