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

[yms.livejournal.com]

Simple "Боже!" or "О боже!" doesn't sound corny and still is not offensive. But, IMHO, it sounds a little female, women tend to use this expression much more often.

[ducking.livejournal.com]

I've got a male friend who uses the exclamation "Господи!" way too much. It sounds cute sometimes though.

[yms.livejournal.com]

I just forgot about "Господи" :)
But it has slightly different set of meanings. You can hardly express amazement with it.

[wolfie-18.livejournal.com]

oops.