Vodka like water
Why is vodka named after water in Russian and why do they drink it like water?
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Yes, it’s a little late, but I LOVE Grey Goose Vodka. It’s so smooth, and the taste is amazing.
I like like very much the taste of vodka. But I prefer to drink wine within meals. In my opinion, wine is the most noble drink and one of the greatest inventions of humanity. Ha ha ha
Hello from Poland,
I”d rather say that the word “vodka” came from Polish not Russian. In Polish language the word “wódka” (vodka) is a typical transformation of its mother word “woda” (water). Sometimes we make a step further and we even say “wódeczka” (you’ll probably undestand;-). Are there any other Russian words transformed the same way as вoдa-вoдка?
BTW, you can find the word “vodka” in Polish law-court papers from 1405. So it means that the word vodka has been being used (is it correct?) in Polish for a quite long time (and vodka as well). Was вoдка mentioned before 1405 in any Russian document?
Hearing (watching?) from you soon
My Daughter is a Licensee and owner of a Night Club , Therefore I have no Favourite . but I do like Polish Vodka Marina. Would you join me sometime?
I love pina coladas, but my favorite non-alcoholic drink is Martinelli’s sparkling cider.
whiskey…Jack Daniels on the rocks
mixed drink is a Long island iced tea
I love vodka and tequila!!!!
My favorite alcoholic beverage is Jack Daniels and cola.
Always beer of varying kinds, but my favorite is Lindemans Framboise.
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You can get it rolling
You can get it goaling
You can get it feeding a fire
A hard earned thirst needs a big cold beer
And the best cold beer is Vic
Vic Bitter
It can come at any time
Dishing up chow
Or showin’em how
Matter of fact I got it now
Vic bitter.
Homework: Single Malt Whiskey, 1st choice Macallan.
Homework : Rossi and Grey Goose. If not alcohol, I’d say mango juice or the lesson on my Teacher’s Pet debut, Coke!
I rarely drink, when I do i have one or two at most (usually one). I like “premium malt beverages” like Smirnoff Ice, Bacardi Silver, etc. My absolute favorite was Captain Morgan Gold that.. um.. bombed. So, it’s no longer made. Which sucks… I loved that stuff… I even have a “beer lamp” made from a Captain Morgan Gold bottle.
Plus, now more and more restaurants are not selling them anymore, if they have anything, all they have is Smirnoff Ice, and more likely they just don’t have any. Beer and “the hard stuff”. That’s it, and of course if they are fancy enough, wine.
I rarely drink, but whenever I decide to go out to a bar/night club, I usually order a shot of Jagermeister and a Long Island Ice Tea. That’s about my limit.
1664, Guiness, Ale, Red Wine but my fav JD and Coke.
Could HFW’s investigate the word PANNIKIN?
Cheers
Be merry
Holla…..I’m from Moldova and in our country Vodka is thery popular….. I like Vodka I drink at Partys, in Clubs……BUT its not water….If you have somethik to say wrouthe in my ICQ 384100456….or in my space http://www.myspace.com/damick17…..
hahaha i always thought russian people drink vodka ,because its cold in russia and the vodka kept people warm inside.
thats what i heard long ago.
but that it was a sin not to drink out of the jar i didnt know,it would be cool if they made that rule in holland too.
but with beer i hope lol
Hi Marina, is Vodka made from potatoes or from grain?
What do “The Great Escape” and “Red Planet” have in common?
As an alternative, or supplement, to alcohol you can try Kombucha Tea. Quoting from Wikipedia “a good alternative to other (fermented and non fermented) beverages as beer” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha.
Not everybody likes it. You can probably find it in a health or natural foods store to try. To my observation, most Kombucha drink buyers like the tea from Kombucha2000 best. The Kombucha drinks from GT are most popular around here, being less expensive I suppose.
Kombucha tea has a reputation for various health benefits which are clinically unproven (in humans) although people have been drinking it from ancient times. No doubt there is a reason but no money in it for the Medical industry.
A fun aspect is that you can brew and ferment it yourself. But there is a learning curve and careful cleanliness should be employed. Black tea is not required. Oolongs and green teas work well too. Spiced teas compliment Kombucha very deliciously to my test. If you want tips or have questions, reply-email me and I’ll help you get started if I can.
If you are concerned about risks or proven benefits, I suggest these medical abstracts which can be found from the European Bioinformatics Institute web site: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/citexplore/citationDetails.do ?externalId=12808367&dataSource=MED , http://www.ebi.ac.uk/citexplore/citationDetails.do ?externalId=10904168&dataSource=MED, http://www.ebi.ac.uk/citexplore/citationDetails.do ?externalId=11723720&dataSource=MED and http://www.ebi.ac.uk/citexplore/citationDetails.do ?externalId=11351863&dataSource=MED
I’ll pretty much drink anything except for wine, champagne and most beers
Marina is it true that most Russian men are alcoholics? Is that why a lot of Russian and Ukrane women seem to want to marry Americans? There seem to be a lot of Russian mail order brides on the internet these days.
Vodka & Cranberry juice with a lime. (Cape Cod(der)) mmm-mmm-mmmmm
Im Latvian ! I feel like fish in water if the booze is inside me! my favorite is cognac! Henessy or Meukow! Cheers
Marina:
When I tried to post a comment (below) I would get as far as “Marina:” and a message appeared that my comment was a duplicate and I would be bounced out of the box.
I prefer bourbon actually, and especially Wild Turkey. Anyway, I wait for your next posting with bated breath. In fact I would like to know the origin of the expression “bated breath.”
WHAT IS THE ORGIN OF THE WORD “DOUCHE BAG” OR “DOUCHE”
Look further down the page kindo….
How did the word Lemon, begin to refer to a car which is defectable
My view is that anyone who has been <b.ABLE to answer this homework question last night or today is all talk and no action. The only A grade answer is: I can’t remember….
I just regained partial consciousness @ 4PM EST. Who put a a box of cotton balls in my mouth? I’ll find out later. Time to go back to sleep zzzzzzzz
Hi could you tell me the origin of the word “holic” which applies to alcoholic, workerholic or even shopperholic. Thanks a lot.
I like Vodka Gimlets, made with Stoli or Absolute of course.
homework:
I’m not tired of liquor just people who aren’t worth being around when they drink—a few sips away from being super-stars, masters at subtraction not addition, “Know-what-I-mean?”, ” Know-what-I’m-sayin?”
But…if the occasion calls I still like: ambers or pilsners out of a tap in a frosted glass, cheap scotch (only cheap ‘cause it’s extra smoky or has the taste of charcoal the way the Scott’s like it) & it should be 1/3 water at least & no ice (again, the way it’s drunk in Scotland); also, love single malts & have had Macallan 50 (it was $643 a glass) or table wine that’s rich and rutty, of course great expensive wines too, my favorite is merlot or German white’s, with California chardonnays I like half wine half water and ice, also ‘new wine’ which can only be drunk shortly after harvest and never bottled, great with fresh hot onion tart. There is also Maker’s Mark & Crown Royal or cheap tequila for shooters, expensive is great too but often a put-on and better saved for mixed drinks, and, somehow it’s just fun to say ‘give me the cheapest tequila you’ve got– no salt no lime,’ (NFL). Jack Daniels works but now I like it on the rocks slowly sipped at the end of a night in a café. Vodka, yep! Especially in summer with a dusting of some fruit mixture and a great tonic, or just Vodka on ice, spent two years of my life drinking vodka gimlets (Roses); for me, cheap U.S. vodka sucks. I like gin when it’s mixed sweet and at the right time I am a big fan of liqueurs & Grand Marnier is just that—grand; another great degestif is grappa and whomever invented port is my hero; schnapps’ is fun to ski with. I don’t like cheap beer except Coors Extra Gold, would rather have one great beer instead of 6 bad beers; my favorite is Fischer with a porcelain top, ‘cuase the bottle’s ‘bitchin’, the beer’s fantastic and you can make it sound like champagne when you open it. Oh, yeah, champagne is wonderful & my favorite aperitif is Kir Royal, unless I am eating Japanese food then it’s sake, the dryer the better (for me) & not heated. I don’t like mojitos or have never had a good one and don’t drink bloody marys, but I love coffee & Kahlúa with a shot of bourbon. I’ve never been to Long Island but I’ve had their tea & I think Rum Jungle isn’t a place it’s a state of mind. But really, the secrete ingredient to any drink is not in the mixture or recipe it’s the company you’re keeping at the time, and nothing outstrips pacing.
I think I did my homework.
If you are going to drink vodka, it has to be Russian. Stoli.
Glad to see Kobe is OK. I was concerned after the last lesson.
Hotforwords:
I think you are the Cat’s Meow but I am embarrassed to to say that I do not know the origin of the expression “Cat’s Meow.”
Could you investigate this for me?
~Purrington
Hello Marina,
I have so many words i would like you to investigate. Here are few of them, penny, apoplectic, and pissed.
thank you for considering these as subjects in your show.
beetoebee
mys new words request: Benedict
Now thats a pisseroffer
I am too young to drink alcohol, so I drink soda instead. Root Beer is the best! (especially out of keg :mrgreen:)
hey! love your videos!
I would like to request a word. ‘X-ray’. I do know when X-rays were found, but why ‘X’ ray? Were they ‘wrong’?
Thanks, HFW. <3
My favorite alcohol is gin, but I rarely drink it.
The wages of Gin are Breath.
WORD REQUEST: Hey, Marina, how do we get the word “gymnasium”?
Hi marina
I would like to know the origin of the word “Viking”… would be cool.. thanks I always rate your videos *****
Vodka like water
Water like Vodka very,verry, much
hi
I was just wondering where did the word “fuck” originate from
THE NUMBER OF TIMES PEOPLE ASKED THIS!!! I AM GOING TO FIND THE ORIGIN OF THIS NOW BECAUSE MARINA IS NOT GOING TO SIT DOWN FOR 3 MINUTES DISCUSSING FUCK.
James, you forget the comma after the word ‘minutes’
Chillax have a cup of tea.
Hey james, first calm down, we all know how you feel. Next, go to “happy as a clam” lesson and scroll a liitle more than half way down and you’ll see a post from RRR that he pasted from me on a previous lesson…just do the same thing…it has all the answers you’ll want
As soon as a boy learns to spell ” FUCK ” he want to show that he can.
Thanks pagedoll. I have found some other possible origins, and I am going to do a video about it now but my final line is ” no-body is 100% sure,” Who suggested Marina should list all the words she is not going to do. I think that’s a very good idea.
1) Marina did this word already in a Maxim show…;
2) listen to pagedoll…he knows his fuck ‘n shit…
For a while this word & soccer seemed neck & neck–I hope she doesn’t do it because people would still ask and…well…
This is a good site for you to check out.This would be the right place to ask your question. Click Here.
thanks http://youtube.com/watch?v=UztpFPn2Q-Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgc4Zl6XzFs&feature =related
more like when he goes off to college…
or later…
I like Everclear and Moutaindew. 190 proof grain alchohol will defenatly tickle your ennards
Excellent video. Drank some vodka to get rid of my last kidney stone I had. I know beer works well, but as they say liquior is quicker 
Well Yeee-Haw! That sounds like a good ol’ time!
Can’t get ahold of good WL in these parts, so I stick to Stoly shots chased by Miller Lite. The Miller Lite is one of the easiest beers for a chaser because it has less carbs than those other ‘light’ beers and it’s mostly water, so I can chug it without fear of getting hung over later. Microbrews are too syrupy for that. Instant headache after 2 beers. Plus, I’m watching my weight. Drinking Bud Light made me gain 10 lbs!
Cheap Vodka gives me a headache also. Smirnoff, yuck! Same goes for Cuervo Gold. I gotta be more selective than that. Patron or 1800 are as low as I’ll go.
I love your site and I always wanted to know the origin of the phrase “all of a sudden”. It doesn’t seem to make sense by itself.
You know whats crazy I was going to ask where “spirits” come from and you answered it. Anyway I like beer ( Killeans, Sam Adams, Goose Island, Molson) vodka (Stoli, Belevedere, basically any Russian vodka), and Bicardi and Diet Coke.
I would like to know the origin of “the bees knees” or “the cats meow” why does it mean something good?
I would like to know what “apocalyptic” means and where dd it come from
It describes a Mel Gibson doomsday epic.
Hey HotforWords, can you investigate the term “Drawing a Blank” and how it came to mean forgetting or not knowing something?
Thanks!
All I know is, if I were in a gunfight, and the gun I drew was loaded with blanks…
Will you investigate About the word >> Succubus <<
& Thanks
Bar none - the gin and tonic is the best, particularly with Rangpur Tangueray gin. Love them…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GXskZFXbNY
You look good again
Hum, how about a “small” glass Vodka later (sing and jump around like bagpipes) ?
“Marina never looks anything but exquisite.”…Rule Ubtrbrshuponcompliments in The Marina Sychophant Handbook”…
auf Deutsch? “Marina schaut nie alles andere als das vorzüglich.” Ordnen Sie SiebürstenbesserobenaufIhrenKomplimenten an im “Die Marina Schmeichler Handbuch…
hope it’s close…
“*Marina schaut nie anderes als ausgezeichnet aus*”….. Regel (Ordensregel) (dunno*)besserobenaufihrenKomplimenten an im Das Marina Schmeichler Handbuch…..
The first sentence I can´t translate, it is hard to fit the words in, so I tried it by using the words you wrote in English.
English holds a different…..hum, sentence construction Germans go crazy with that, if you replace some words you hold a wonderful German sentence.
yes, i think you sentence works…it’s been years since i used my college German, so i’m weak and used an online translation…
Handbook= Guidebook = Rulebook = Rules
i’m sure my…mmm…SLIGHT smartarseness may have misled you, also…
Nice to meet you…I’m Tom
Bis später!
I use a handbook either
.
I´m Moritz = Morris (should be similar) e.g. Max and Moritz those two louts (it´s a German story)
.
Hey Marina, i was wondering where the word Coolie originated from. you know the term they use for the asian labourers. I love you, keep the good work up!
interesting word, true…from Wikipedia:
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Kewl. Good work, Nud.
interesting to see how our Ukrainian neighbours call vodka: горiлка,(gorilka)from verb горiти(goriti)=to burn! by the way if there are some Ukranian students, please forgive my Ukranian in case of mistakes
Even if the Russian soul prevails in me over the other two,being a connaisseur of wine and a sommelier, my favourite drink is wine….. i’d drink BAROLO like water,anyway in my personal taste ВОДКА ranks 2nd…smooth,classical СТОЛИЧНАЯ /read stalichnaya/from Moscow is the best…i allow myself to add that letter k in the word voda serves to make the hypocoristical form,therefore vodka lit. means something like ‘’sweet little water”
I have an idea. People keep asking Marina to find the origin of the words poo, poop, and sexy. Can you imagine if all Marina did was talk about poo, and sex all the time. So maybe I should make a video or a post explaining the origin of these words so people stop asking stupid questions?
‘er, James…don’t make an ass of yourself discussing “poo”…
as for “sex”…save it until you are old enough to really, really appreciate it…
IMO…
Next week?
Hi James,
In the recent past, Marina has said that she would do those vulgar type words which are part of the English lexicon, but she was looking into doing it in a way where her video would not get flagged. So, maybe you may want to wait, or get the nod from Marina….
It seems, on YouTube, you can swear like a drunken sailor and not get flagged, but wear a very classy dress, blouse or bathing suit, and wham, you get flagged.
Maybe Marina could do those words wrapped in a blanket, but have a close-up of her face so we can get lost in those gorgeous blue eyes.
Ok, perhaps I will wait and see what marina has to say. Thanks
I thought her eyes were green? I better take a closer look, or get this computer fixed…
Hello, I was just wondering why the term for a four-door/four-seater (and above) car is called a “sedan”? Where did the term “sedan” originate from?
Thank you.
Interestingly, my English dictionary gives the origin of “sedan” as unknown. However, I happen to know that Sedan is a chef-lieu in the Ardennes (France). Known for textiles, metalurgy, and beer. Also there was a Battle of Sedan, in which Napoleon III was defeated. I would think therefore that the word “sedan” is somehow related. Maybe Marina could look into this further to see if there is indeed a connection.
Homework: imported beer, scotch, whiskey, wine, and
of course vodka
5 stars
I realize that the word broad has a broad array of meanings, however I’m confused as to how it (in slang) can mean a woman. Perhaps the word’s history will help me out. I’ve heard women insulted upon hearing the word, and I’ve heard women refer to themselves as “broads” in a seemingly good way. Is it good or bad, or unrelated? Thanks again. - A42
Women have wider hipbones than men. Gotta have enough room for that birth canal. It’s that simple. Vive la difference!
I was expecting a broader definition.
i was wondering were is LOL coming from and was it created on the web or not
type in lol in google, and click the first link(probably wikipedia) there you have it.
foxbow15 ,http://www.youtube.com/user/foxbow15…….here you looking at you……
?
i think the word lol came from us dutch people . we use it a lot in text to show we liked it or having fun.
the meaning of the word lol , is also FUN in dutch.
so i think we dutch people are to blame fot it appearing on the internet.
aha i see on the wiki
also english use it for short “loads of fun”
i didnt knew that before
thnx for the info
I’m also dutch but I hate the word “lol” it sounds so stupid
Even tough I use it way to often -.-
I blame StarTrek - The Next Generation
They gave Data a robot girlfriend
named Lol! At least NOW we know it means “fuh”
Whoops! fuN LOL
Wasn’t his girlfriend , was his daughter by his interpretation, based off his own design.
Hey Marina
Have you ever looked into the ‘Black Country’ language? (the local dialect of a certain part of the Midlands in England)! If not, I recommend anyone to have a look, there any a couple of sites you can visit, it is quite amusing
Well if you’re ask me what i prefer to drink all over the day the answer is easy …. water and pepsi light
I am not a fan of alcohol at all it’s types.
origin of nosdrovia Polish? Russian? Both?
NA ZDROWIE is Polish and NA ZDOROWIE is Russian.
NA means “at, on” ZDRAVIE “health”. ZDRAV “healthy” PANSLAVIC
I drink Coca Cola like water every day. I know that’s not really good for health, but I can’t stop the habit. I want anyone to call it a sin. Well, in my case, hair of the dog doesn’t get needed….
I don’t drink alcohol..my friends say i’m a pussy but I don’t care, it’s not that I can’t drink it I just don’t see wy I should drink , it’s unhealthy and I can’t think of any positive reason of getting drunk.
I mainly drink water and milk
hehe, and whatever is in the fridge.
Good for you Foxbow, stay healthy
Nothing in excess, everything in moderation
Sometimes you have to try new things.
I didn’t like fish for a long time, now
I loves ‘em - can eat ‘em 3 x a day!
I try new things :p you don’t wana know lol
I’v tried bunch of drinks and they all taste like poison or pure sugar syrup to me.
Some things shouldn’t be tried at all.
You can jump out of an airplane, but
try it with a parachute first!
Lokk before you leap
I was talking abouth food and stuff :p my grandfather lets me eat the weirdest things lol from Cooked bear claw to rotting fish
i get tears in my eyes thinking back of that moment, horrible!! tasted like amonia.
Well there are some nice words now. At all why even don’t try to explain “Solaris” for the people around there. As often this word has been used for Operatingsystem (SunOS / Solaris) or Movie (Solaris the Movie) or a kind of Wine well could be intresting to get a intresting lesson for the viewers of hotforwords
Ther is no explaining that movie (Solaris)
George Clooney was great, but
whoever wrote it wasn’t even good.
Whisky and Vodka are both called the “water of life” in their lands of origin. Possibly from the latin term Acqua Vitae?
What about the French “eau de vie,” mon ami? That also means “water of life.”
I like whiskey - also called the water of life, if you translate the gaelic term for it.
Although I can remember not being able to remember anything because of drink in the past, these days a glass of wine with a meal, or a beer if it’s a curry, is enough for me. Gotta conserve my brain cells - the remaining ones are getting lonely.
my brain cells up & left long ago…i just hope to be a nice dodderin’, droolin’ old fool one day…
oh, wait…
Careful what you wish for, bro…
i prefer to think of it as “lustful longing”…
I like shots of archers (straight)
rum and coke
wkd
haha my cat just opened the door
beer
There hasnt been a teachers pet for a while lately, Over on youtube someone said i should try and eat soup with my hands, although i chose on the fork free day not to use utensils to add a more comedic effect some people do not get the idea. You don’t eat soup with a fork anyway. but what do you think if i try and make a video of me eating soup with no spoon
That would be clutching at straws.
do you thik i should do it or not
chunky soup would clog the straws…
If you can think of a way to make it entertaining or significant, then go for it. Don’t just do it because someone asked for it. Take a leaf out of Marina’s book - she only makes videos of the words requested if she can think of a way to make it interesting, amusing and/or sexy.
remember to keep both pinkies out when picking up the bowl…
must maintain proper etiquette…
No you should not do that, it’s totaly disgusting
Well, thanks for your support foxbow
You asked for opinions, and foxbow offered one. That IS support. I don’t think I’d be real quick to select a video of someone eating soup without a spoon either, if you want the truth. But at this point I’m unconvinced that you do.
OK OK OK, soup idea is offf.
Unless he could find Marina swimming about in his soup.
ok bob ill make an exeption there
She could swim in my soup if she depilates first and wears a shower cap!
sorry, i’d accept a hirsute or glabrous Marina…
it’s not the hair, it’s the woman…
No need to apologize. I prefer my soup sans pubes.
James? I think you should try a vegetable medley.
peas, corn niblets, broccolli, cauliflower, those little
baby carrots. And NO HANDS this time!
At least then there will be much humor in
seeing you try to eat the (colorful) veggies
that stick to your face! Maybe go around in circles
with your tongue pulled in that direction as if
in pursuit of a pea stuck to your cheek, just
out of reach (of your tongue). The funnier
you make these vidoes, the more longevity
the series will have. ie levity = longevity
a bowl of oatmeal (with raisins - gotta have texture)
might also be pretty funny! Keep playing with it.
Marina loves it when her students get busy!
James ,
Don’t make trouble for Marina ok?
Let it go. OK XP I have a lot of other forums that love blood sport.
I just love a good fight and she worried about her site. BORING .
rrr
WHAT!!! oh, are you leaving for good then, or will you come back because if you are going for good come over to sisyphian and say bye bye
Nice to see you mention your Father.
You mention in the video that in, is it, the Russian Orthodox church that the jug of vodka is passed around & is considered a sin not to partake. Who considers it a sin, the leadership, or everyone there?
The Catholic church did not institute the partakeing of the bread & wine at the remembrance table, Christ did… but my humble opinion is that most organized (christian) religions got away from what the remembrance table was about & made it into a ritual, without the heart & meaning intended, obscuring the picture, so simply portrayed by the emblems of bread & wine… which were just common items at everybodys table, in Christs time. Making wine was a common way to preserve valuable drink, as clean water for drinking was not always available, & didn’t store well pre. refrigeration. With a lack of grapes, as you say, in Russia, vodka, made from grain would have been a way to preserve valuable drinking fluid, as water can be scarce or even bad, making vodka the safe “water” to drink. Just wondering, was it the official Orthodox position to substitute the vodka for wine in the ceremony or just for convenience & availability? Just curious if anyone knows.
Enjoyed the video, BTW, always… cheers
The notion that Jesus drank a ‘little’ wine only because there wasn’t much choice is really a bit of modern revisionism. Water stores very well, wine doesn’t. But considering that the middle East was Roman territory at the time of Christ can a person really claim that there wasn’t ‘good’ water–the Romans were the masters at it. Follow where ever Rome went great water followed, they built aqueducts, bathed in it daily, their houses had running water…
Wine was a food product which Jesus of Nazareth partook of often and maybe at times in fair quantity, he said: some might call me a drunkard.
Roman Catholic’s consider the Eucharist a Holy Sacrament, of course it’s ri