заткнись, идиот
zatknis', idiot
The Russian phrase for "shut up, you idiot" is заткнись, идиот (zatknis', idiot).
This phrase is a rude command used to tell someone to stop talking and to insult their intelligence.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase заткнись, идиот is highly informal and aggressive, suitable only for heated arguments or extremely close, insulting banter.
How does it change in a sentence?
The command заткнись is in the singular imperative form, used when addressing one person.
How do you pronounce it?
zatknis', idiot
Did you know?
- The word идиот shares its roots with the Ancient Greek word for a 'private person' who did not participate in public life, rather than a person lacking intelligence.
- If you wanted to be even more vulgar than заткнись, Russians might use the word завали, which literally means to 'collapse' or 'bring down' a structure, like a wall.
- In a heated argument, using the plural form заткнитесь instead of the singular might actually sound more aggressive and distancing, rather than more polite.
Examples in context
- Заткнись, идиот, ты всё портишь.Zatknis', idiot, ty vsyo portish'.Shut up, you idiot, you are ruining everything.
- Просто заткнись, идиот!Prosto zatknis', idiot!Just shut up, you idiot!
- Заткнись, идиот, я не хочу тебя слушать.Zatknis', idiot, ya ne khochu tebya slushat'.Shut up, you idiot, I don't want to listen to you.
Example conversation
Andrey is talking too much during a movie.
- Мария MariaАндрей, заткнись, идиот!Andrey, zatknis', idiot!Andrey, shut up, you idiot!
- Андрей AndreyЧто я такого сказал?Chto ya takogo skazal?What did I even say?
- Мария MariaТы слишком много болтаешь.Ty slishkom mnogo boltaesh'.You are talking too much.
- Андрей AndreyЛадно, я замолчу.Ladno, ya zamolchu.Fine, I will be quiet.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries идиот, CC BY-SA 4.0.
