не дай бог

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Russian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: не дай бо́х)

Phrase

не дай бог (ne daj bog)

  1. God forbid
    Не дай бог, что с ним что́-нибудь случи́тся.Ne daj bog, što s nim štó-nibudʹ slučítsja.God forbid something happens to him.

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From не (ne) +‎ дай (daj) +‎ бог (boh).

Pronunciation

Interjection

не дай бог (ne daj boh)

  1. God forbid