Why the Russian word for Russian may confuse Germans?

Today I will tell you about a Russian word for Russian that we like to pronounce in the German way. As you might know, the phrase ‘the Russian language’ in Russian is

What is special about this choice is that

usually we say «руссиш» when talking about languages!

When we talk about other things (traditions, food, songs, etc) the only Russian word for Russian we can use is «русский».

‘Hello, darling. What language shall we speak today?’ — ‘Let’s try russisch, shall we?’

EXAMPLE

A Russian tourist goes abroad and makes friends with a Mexican couple who speak a little Russian. He returns home and talks about his new friends. ‘In what language did you speak to each other?’ he is asked. ‘Mostly in English, but they speak «руссиш» too,’ he says.

So here we go! I hope this one helps. If you have any questions about this or anything else, feel free to ask in the comment section. If you don’t want to lose this blog among others, you are very welcome to subscribe to Speak Russian Like Russians! Cheers!

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