Cool and Interesting Russian words, phrases, sayings and meanings in English.
«Вы мне не тыкайте» [vy mne ne tykayte]
Officially formal treatment in the modern Russian language includes the pronoun of the second person in plural “вы” [vy], but we use it to address one respondent. The pronoun “вы”, addressed to a certain interlocutor, is written with a capital letter in a written form. Treatment with the use of the pronoun “ты” is considered to be informal. So the phrase “Вы мне не тыкайте” means that you shouldn't get into familiar (intimate) terms of address with somebody. The person wants you to address him formally using the pronoun “вы”.
«Вы мне не тыкайте» [vy mne ne tykayte]
Officially formal treatment in the modern Russian language includes the pronoun of the second person in plural “вы” [vy], but we use it to address one respondent. The pronoun “вы”, addressed to a certain interlocutor, is written with a capital letter in a written form. Treatment with the use of the pronoun “ты” is considered to be informal. So the phrase “Вы мне не тыкайте” means that you shouldn't get into familiar (intimate) terms of address with somebody. The person wants you to address him formally using the pronoun “вы”.
