папа, остынь
papa, ostyn'
The English phrase "daddy chill" can be translated into Russian as папа, остынь (papa, ostyn').
This phrase is used as an informal request for a father to calm down or to stop being angry.
Which one should you use?
The informal way to say 'Daddy Chill' in Russian is Пап, успокойся.
How do you pronounce it?
papa, ostyn'
Did you know?
- While 'daddy' in English can sometimes be used flirtatiously in slang, using папа in a similar way in Russian would sound highly unusual and non-idiomatic.
- The Russian word for 'priest', поп, is actually a linguistic 'doublet' of папа, meaning they share the same ancient root.
- The word папа is a 'babble word', meaning it is a sound that almost all human infants naturally produce regardless of their native language.
Examples in context
- Пап, успокойся.Daddy Chill
- Папа, остынь, ты слишком злишься.Papa, ostyn', ty slishkom zlish'sya.Daddy, chill, you are getting too angry.
- Папа, остынь, это не стоит твоих нервов.Papa, ostyn', eto ne stoit tvoikh nervov.Daddy, chill, it's not worth your nerves.
Example conversation
A daughter tells her father to calm down after he sees a broken vase.
- Дмитрий DmitryКто разбил эту вазу?!Kto razbil etu vazu?!Who broke this vase?!
- Мария MariaПапа, остынь, это была случайность.Papa, ostyn', eto byla sluchaynost'.Daddy, chill, it was an accident.
- Дмитрий DmitryОна была очень дорогой!Ona byla ochen' dorogoy!It was very expensive!
- Мария MariaЯ куплю новую на свои деньги.Ya kuplyu novuyu na svoi den'gi.I will buy a new one with my own money.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries папа, CC BY-SA 4.0.
