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

[schwarzer-tod.livejournal.com]

Ba ha ha ha, I've always wondered if Linka is even a real Russian name?

[oryx_and_crake]

It could be a diminutive of Lina, which in turn is a diminutive of Angelina, Capitolina and Akulina :-) (I am not kidding, those are genuine Russian female names).

[wire-shock.livejournal.com]

Is Angelina a genuine name?!
Capitolina and Akulina are, of course.

[spiderhood.livejournal.com]

Ohyesitis. It is Greek in origin (as many "Russian" names are, actually) and is spelled as «Ангелина».

[dimon37.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine spelled her name Анжелина

[froeken-snork.livejournal.com]

Or just no diinutive at all: Lina can be used as a full name.