От тебя воняет говном
Ot tebya vonyaet govnom
The English phrase "you smell like poop" can be translated into Russian as От тебя воняет говном (Ot tebya vonyaet govnom).
This phrase is used as a blunt and insulting way to tell someone that they have a foul odor resembling feces.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of От тебя (from you), воняет (reeks/stinks) and говном (shit in the instrumental case).
Which one should you use?
The verb воняет implies a strong, disgusting reek. In contrast, you could use the verb пахнет in the phrase От тебя пахнет дерьмом, which is a more neutral way to say "smells like," though the word дерьмом remains vulgar.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase От тебя воняет говном is highly vulgar and informal due to the use of the word говно.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun говно must be used in the instrumental case as говном to indicate the source of the smell.
How do you pronounce it?
Ot tebya vonyaet govnom
Did you know?
- The word говно is part of a large family of Russian profanity known as 'mat', which functions under very specific social and grammatical rules.
- Russian has a specific category of verbs for smelling, where пахнуть is neutral and вонять is exclusively negative, preventing any ambiguity about the speaker's opinion.
- The word говно is considered a 'vulgarism', but it is not 'mat' (the forbidden category of extreme Russian profanity), meaning it can be heard in some gritty movies or TV shows where 'mat' would be censored.
Examples in context
- Вы пахнете как говно.You smell like poop.
- Отойди, от тебя воняет говном.Otyodi, ot tebya vonyayet govnom.Step away, you smell like poop.
- Почему от тебя воняет говном?Pochemu ot tebya vonyayet govnom?Why do you smell like poop?
Example conversation
Andrey and Olga are arguing in a room.
- Андрей AndreyОльга, от тебя воняет говном!Olga, ot tebya vonyayet govnom!Olga, you smell like poop!
- Ольга OlgaЧто? Ты с ума сошёл!Chto? Ty s uma soshol!What? Have you gone crazy!
- Андрей AndreyЯ говорю правду, это ужасно.Ya govoryu pravdu, eto uzhasno.I am telling the truth, it is awful.
- Ольга OlgaПросто замолчи, Андрей!Prosto zamolchi, Andrey!Just shut up, Andrey!
