Galvão Buenóvsk: Learn 10 Russian expressions to rock the World Cup

Just over two months to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. And have you ever imagined listening to a game narrated in the language there? According to Verbling, an online language learning platform, the number of Brazilians learning Russian has increased dramatically.

In fact, Russian is constantly becoming one of the most sought after languages in Brazil. The number of users studying the language is increasing at a rate twice as fast as English, second only to Spanish, French and German.

“Everyone knows Brazilians are among the most passionate football fans in the world, so it's normal for thousands of people to travel to Russia to cheer for their national team. And why wouldn't they want to speak a little of the local language when they get there? ”Asks Jake Jolis, one of Verbling's founders.

With that in mind, the platform has created a basic guide to football expressions for you to rock the Putin lands. Next to each term is the Portuguese pronunciation of the Russian expression: