My zhe, byvaet, kak.

English translation: below

17:19 Jun 26, 2004
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Russian term or phrase: My zhe, byvaet, kak.
Interview with a drug user.

The interviewer wants to find out if the drug user always cooks up drugs together with other people.
Interviewer: Nu i vy kazhdyi mozhete imet', otdel'no-to razvodit'? Ili obiazatel'no nado v odnom butyl'ke?
Respondent: Net. Konechno, v odnom. My zhe, byvaet, kak. Naprimer...naprimer, u menia deneg ne khvataet.

Is she saying that they sometimes do it in the one bottle, but not necessarily always?
Emily Justice
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:16
English translation:below
Explanation:
"My zhe, byvaet, kak ?" is a rhetorical question.

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Note added at 2004-06-26 17:42:49 (GMT)
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The respondent says \"No. In one bottle, of course.\" The next sentence is a rhetorical question \"How does it happen?\" And he explains how it happens.
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Antonina Zaitseva
Ireland
Local time: 22:16
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4Lemme tell you how it goes…
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
below


Explanation:
"My zhe, byvaet, kak ?" is a rhetorical question.

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Note added at 2004-06-26 17:42:49 (GMT)
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The respondent says \"No. In one bottle, of course.\" The next sentence is a rhetorical question \"How does it happen?\" And he explains how it happens.

Antonina Zaitseva
Ireland
Local time: 22:16
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Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in RussianRussian
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Thanks to both.

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agree  Larissa Dinsley
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Lemme tell you how it goes…


Explanation:
You see, it goes like this....

It's an introductory phrase.


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Note added at 11 hrs 9 mins (2004-06-27 04:28:37 GMT)
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Hey kids, let me tell you how it goes ...
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Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 04:16
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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