Russian speakers, what does "МЕНЯ ЧУТЬ НЕ ПОГЛОТИЛ ОКЕАН" mean ?
The sea almost didn't absorb me ?
The ocean almost swallowed me.
The "ЧУТЬ НЕ" construct means "almost" or "all but".
ocean almost absorbed me
ÐÐÐЯ, menya = pardon me; excuse me
ЧУТЬ, Choot' = slightly, narrowly, scarcely, lightly
ÐÐ = not
ÐÐÐÐÐТÐÐ = ?
ÐÐÐÐÐ, okean = obviously from English "OCEAN", where the C is turned into a K.
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The ocean almost swallowed me.
The "ЧУТЬ НЕ" construct means "almost" or "all but".
ocean almost absorbed me
ÐÐÐЯ, menya = pardon me; excuse me
ЧУТЬ, Choot' = slightly, narrowly, scarcely, lightly
ÐÐ = not
ÐÐÐÐÐТÐÐ = ?
ÐÐÐÐÐ, okean = obviously from English "OCEAN", where the C is turned into a K.