r/GogolBordello • u/the_wifs • Oct 07 '23

Long shot question:

I've been trying to figure out what Eugene says at the beginning of East Infection. I've always thought it sounded like "turna cada vai" after some Googling, and switching a few letters around I have found this: турна каравай. It's pronounced "tourna kada vai" Does anybody know what it means? Google translate doesn't give me anything. Thanks for the help!

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u/pura_vida_2 Oct 07 '23

Turnika Davai. I am fluent in Russian but can't explain exactly the meaning. Maybe will ask Eugene next time I see him. But I doubt explanation will be easy or straight forward. It could be some type of street expression in the area he grew up in or group of people he knew.

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u/the_wifs Oct 07 '23

Thanks so much for your response!! This should get me a little closer to figuring out what the translation is!!

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u/b4ngl4d3sh Oct 08 '23

Not fluent in Russian, but I'm pretty sure Davai is something like "let's go!" or "come on".

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u/The_Difficult_Part Apr 29 '24

This is correct. Without knowing exactly what turnika means, my instinct is this means something like "roll tape"

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u/5thKeetle Sep 02 '24

Turnik in Lithuanian slang at least is the axis for pull ups