Interview in German Newspaper
Here is an interview I did for the German Newspaper HNA.
I’ll work on getting a translation for you.
Author: HotForWords
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My translation:
Philology can be that sexy
Internet celebrity Marina Orlova explains the origin of words via Youtube – an interview
The topic
Every week up to 5 million users click her videos in Youtube. She is blonde, she is dressed with wide decollete – and she is an educated philologist: Marina Orlova.
The Russian born is a true celebrity in internet. With her Youtube channel the 28-years-old explains the origin of everyday life words in a charming and exciting way.
“The sexiest philologist in the world” was a recent title of the “New York magazine”. Brain and curves – that’s her recipe to success.
By Kira Frenk
Q: Miss Orlova, you explain the words’ origin via Youtube videos. How did you come to that idea?
ORLOVA: I gave once a class in linguistics, to some 20 students. That was back in Russia. When a mate showed me Youtube, I thought: “Hey, instead of 20 people I can teach to thousands. I’d have never thought that they would become 150 millions.
Q: But honestly: what did drive you really? Did you want to become rich or to spread knowledge?
ORLOVA: I wanted, and want, to teach to as many people as possible. I am just convinced that etimology – i.e. the science about the words’ origin – can fascinate a lot of people. One has just to introduce people to that.
For most young people I knew, it was just ok to be non-educated. And instead of learning, they would move from party to party all day all night. I’d like to motivate to learn. In order to get the young willing to switch on their brain. The brain is like a muscle: if you do not train it, it deteriorates. Use your brain, then something ignites suddenly: then you want to know more and more.
Q: Well, then you have thought of a rather unconventional way to motivate students. Considering your outfits, one doubts whether your audience is interested primarily in knowledge…
ORLOVA: Well, if I had proposed to the viewers just to attend videos with the explanation of words, they would likely react like “For God’s sake!” or so. Origin of words – that sounds boring as such. But if you show a sexy woman in the video, who gives funny and entertaining lessons, then the young people stay tuned. Slowly the words seep into their brain, and there it is: they have learned something, without even noticing it. I am doing just that.
Q: What work did you work on recently?
ORLOVA: Lately I explained the concept of the “Ponzi scheme”. Since the American investor Bernard Madoff had thrown 50 billion dollars in the sand, I was asked about the origin oh that concept. Charles Ponzi had lost 100 billion dollars in 1920 by selling post loans. Since then there is the Ponzi scheme.
Q: Poster of yours, fan articles, a proper merchandising: do you earn enough with the videos and the rest?
ORLOVA: Youtube is meanwhile a full time job. I earn enough money with it. Now I spend all of my time for the videos and the marketing. It took me one year, before the project paid off. At the time I produced videos daily. Now I can afford a rather comfortable life.
Q: How many languages do you master?
ORLOVA: Only Russian and English, but I have studied Latin and Greek as well.
Q: Do you plan to use your knowledge for something different from Youtube in some future?
ORLOVA: I do that already. I have just written a book about etimology, it is going to appear in a few months. Besides I am working at a computer game. But I simply love it. To make videos. And after all, I am viewed by three to five million people every week. Not bad, is it?
Q: Definitely. And therefore now a topical question: the association “Deutsche Sprache” (German language) chose the concept “X-mas” as the most redundant and the most annoying word of the century. In German the word is loaned from English. Please explain something about ist origin.
ORLOVA: X-Mas is short for the English Christmas. It has been used often over the last years due to politically correctness. Not to irritate people that do not celebrate the christian Christmas when exchanging wishes. The concept is being, in fact, abused. But one should know that it existed already 500 years ago. In Greek the word Christ begins with X. Already the ancient Greeks used the X as short for Christ.
Marina Orlova in the web:
http://www.hotforwords.com
http://www.youtube.com/hotforwords
About the person
Marina Orlova (28) was born in Russia. She studied philology at the university of Nischni Nowgorod, in the subjects linguistics and etimology (see keywords), accomplishing two degrees. Special subject: the origin of words. After her degree she has been teaching English and literature for a short time in Moscow, before she moved to the USA in 2003 as au-pair girl. Early in 2007 she published her first videos in her Youtube channel “Horforwords”. Orlova is single: “I have no time for a boyfriend”, she said to Spiegel online. She has just written a book and she plans to have a TV show. Her videos are produced this way: first she investigates the origin of the words. Finally she writes a plot, then it is recorded – she does all that by herself. The concepts explained are requested by the users.
Keywords
Philology is in its widest meaning the science of language and literature. She is splitted into linguistics and literature.
Etimology deals with the origin and the history of words, moreover with the development of words in their meaning and form.
Where is the problem of a machine translation? The e-paper is online..for a quick glance..others can translate accurate
Philology can be so sexily
Internet fame Marina Orlova explain via YouTube the origins of words – an interview
The subject
Every week up to five million users click her videos on YouTube. She is blond, she deeply carries décolleté clothes – and she is a studied philologist: Marina Orlova.
On the Internet the Russian by birth is a true fame. About her YouTube channel „HotForWords “ the 28-year-old charmingly and provocative explains the origin of everyday concepts. „Sexiest Philologist in the world “ headlined recently „New York Times magazines “. Brains and curves – this is her recipe for success.
Mrs. Orlova, you explain origins of words via YouTube videos. How have you had the idea?
ORLOVA: I had informed once a class in linguistics, about 20 pupils. This was still in Russia. When a known YouTube pointed me, however, I thought: Hey, instead of 20 people I can inform thousands. I would never have thought that these become once 150 millions.
But let’s face it: What has driven you, actually? Wanted you to become famous or spread knowledge?
ORLOVA: I wanted to and want to inform so many people as possible. I am simply convinced of the fact that the etymology – the science of the word origins – can fascinate many. People only have to get to know. For most youngsters whom I knew it was OK to be uneducated. And instead of learning, they celebrated day and by night. I want to motivate learning. So that the youthful have desire to switch their brains on again. The brain is like a muscle: If you do not coach it, it atrophies. Use your brain, then suddenly ignites something: Then we will know more and more.
“If in the video a sexily woman is shown who gives lessons, then the youngsters keep. “
You invented a very unconventional way of student motivation. In view of your outfits doubts arise whether it is for your audience superficially about knowledge…
ORLOVA: Well if I only offered to the users to look at videos with explanations of word origins, they would presumably defend themselves: „For God’s sake! “ Or in such a way. Word origins – this sounds dull per se. However, in the video a sexily woman is shown who gives lessons wittily and rather jocularly, then the youngsters keep. Bit by bit the words seep in her brain, and already you have learnt something even without having noted it. I do exactly this.
On which word have you worked last?
MARINA ORLOVA: Last I have explained the concept „Ponzi scheme“. After the American investor Bernard Madoff had put 50 milliard dollars in the sand, I was asked for the origin of the concept. Charles Ponzi had lost in 1920 with the sales of post loans 100 million dollars, since then there is the Ponzi scheme.
Poster of you, fan article, regular Merchandising: Do you earn enough with the videos and and the trappings?
ORLOVA: YouTube is meanwhile a full-time job. I earn enough money with it. Now I dedicate my whole time to the videos and the marketing. I have used a year, before the project has been worthwhile. At that time I have produced daily videos. Now I can afford a relatively comfortable life.
How many languages do you control?
ORLOVA: Only Russian and English, but I have also studied Latin and Greek.
Do you not want to use your knowledge sometime also differently than for YouTube?
ORLOVA: I already do this. I have just written a book about etymology, it appears in some months. In addition, I work on a computer game. But I simply love it to do videos. And, in the end, from three to five millions people watch me every week. This is not bad, or?
Yes, indeed. And so now a technical question: The association German has chosen the concept „X-Mas “ recently the most superfluous and most irritating word of the year. Into German the word is a loan from English. Tell us something about its origins.
ORLOVA: X-Mas is an abbreviation for the English Christmas. It is used during the last years often for reasons of the political correctness. Not to kick the people who do not celebrate the Christian Christmas, with felicitations on the feet. Today, indeed, the concept is used inflationarily. But one should know that there was him already 500 years ago. In the Greek begins the word Christian with X. Already the old Greeks used X as an abbreviation for Christian.
• Marina Orlova in the net: http://www.hotforwords.com http://www.youtube.com/hotforwords
To the person
Marina Orlova (28) is born in Russia. At the university of Nischni Nowgorod she has studied philology in the areas of Linguistic knowledge science and etymology (see headwords) and made two degrees.. Specialisation: The origin of words. After the university she informed for a short time English and literature in Moscow, before she went in 2003 as an Au-pair in the USA. In spring, 2007 she published the first videos in her YouTube channel „Hot-ForWords “. Orlova is single. „For a friend, I have no time “,she said to Spiegel online. Just she has written a book and plans a telecast. Their videos originate as follows: First she investigates the word origins. Afterwards she writes a script, then shooting – on her own. The respective concepts are explained if requested the user. (lip)
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Time to go to work..
That helped me dudesonroad. (atrophies) is good origin in the philologist temptations of the brain…”use it or loose it”
Philemon…history lessons of the studied word, literally…one more(”philister”) 
‘an artist of no small statue’
Can’t wait for the translation, Marina! I hardly know any German myself and the only help at my disposal right now are some old vocab cards my late uncle used when he was stationed over there many years ago. Oh, and as always your photograph was devastatingly SEXY
Hey Marina,
Loved the interview. “So sexy kann Philologie sein” hardly needs translation. You’re so modest, saying in perfect German that you only speak Russian and English!
***WORD REQUEST: [Sprachwissenwissenschaft]***
Also, [Vollzeitjob]. Does [Ich verdiene genug Geld damit] mean “I’m not making enough money, dammit!”
Does [welchem Wort] mean geiriau Cymraeg?
Languages and their studies are great – that is why I love word origins, etc.
It never occured to me that “damit” (I earn enough money with it (damit)- could read to a foreign (not German) ear “dammit”.
You are curious and that is a “good thing”!
vollzeitjob = full time job and I guess the Germans took the word JOB into the German language as so many others- because job means really Arbeit!
the other way round, sort of: vixen.
nettehexe:
Here’s a fun fact for you: the German “arbeit” was borrowed by the Japanese (they pronounce it アルバイト “arubaito”) to mean “part-time work.”
I had read it- I could not believe it!! I never had heard that before- had made my day!!!!!
nettehexe:
Thank you for your help and your patience. I make too many bad jokes, but in the end I do enjoy learning!
I always enjoy your comments!!!!!!
Ok, after all I translated it all and I just sent it to Marina!
Danke schoen!
Gern geschehen!!
scheißstreber.
*LOL*
Neidisch, Kumpel?
hä?
erstens: ich bin nicht dein kumpel.
zweitens: worauf?
drittens: lol.
Marina, that was a great interview. It was interesting to read your answers in German considering that they were translated from the interview being done in English.
In the interview Marina talked about the origins of the word Ponzi Scheme regarding the video she did recently. She mentions that she only speaks Russian and English, but that she studied Latin and Greek. Marina also mentioned her book that will be coming out soon this year.
“Ponzi Scheme”: I always learn something new from you. You are my very best teacher!!
Hello nettehexe,
I’m so glad that I can help and learning something new everyday is a precious moment for all of us.
By the way, what are you doing up at 2:23 AM?
Those are my sacred hours.
Hey nettehexe,
I don’t know if Marina has done the translation yet for the above article. If you have time and want to dive into it, let me know and I’ll forward the translation to Marina.
Sleep well.
Anybody already working on the translation? If not, I can do questions & answers 1-3
yay
sexy
More power to HotForWords
“…..work on getting translation…..” = delegating, lol
You are sexy in any language, Marina. I only wish I could read a few more of them.
One of my many [regrets].
Do you have any, Marina? If so, give your answers in a video above.
As always, thank you for your consideration.
actually this is easier to translate than the previous one.. stupid magazine writers just wobble around the language
Marina,
Sergeant Schultz would say… “Verrrry interrrrresssting”.
How about some photos for publicity/articles that are more in tune with the classroom. Your photo is nice… it just doesn’t really reflect with what makes you… you! Just a suggestion… not a complaint.
Ah, our sexy Russian, American, Scottish Lady, German, English teacher. Gotta love it.
FRAU!!! FRAU!!!
It’s Lady now!
Another journalistic faux pas!
The facts were compiled before Marina’s birthday.
6th
i’ll do it for … hm … stuff.
D
oh,and what game are you talking about?
need help? its a long one
let’s wait what she has to offer. ;D
Hi
B.B. Lady Marina
I’ll almost bet you don’t read German either, right?
can READ it fine,
just dont understand what I read 
check is in the mail 
You win the bet,
B.B.