Russian phrasebook: Tender forms of expressing your ignorance and incomprehension

I haven't the faintest idea. Íå èìåþ íè ìàëåéøåãî ïðåäñòàâëåíèÿ. Ne imEyu ni malEisheva predstavlEniya

I have no idea (how to do it). Íå çíàþ (êàê ýòî ñäåëàòü). Ne znAyu

Ask me another. Ïî÷åì ÿ çíàþ. PachyOm ya znAyu

I wouldn't know. Îòêóäà ìíå çíàòü. AtkUda mne znAt'

I don't know. ß íå çíàþ. Ya ne znAyu

I really don't know. ß äåéñòâèòåëüíî íå çíàþ. Ya deistvItel'no ne znAyu

He's a stranger to me. ß åãî íå çíàþ. Ya evo ne znAyu

I don't know him from Adam. ß åãî ñîâåðøåííî íå çíàþ. Ya evo savershEnno ne znAyu

What's she driving at? Ê ÷åìó îíà êëîíèò? K chemU ona klOnit?

You never can tell what he will do next. Íèêîãäà íå çíàåøü, ÷òî îí åùå âûäóìàåò. NikagdA ne znAesh chto on eshyO vYdumayet

There's no knowing what will happen now. Íåèçâåñòíî, ÷òî òåïåðü áóäåò. NeizvEstno, chto tepEr' bUdet

I can't follow you. ß íå ïîíèìàþ âàñ. Ya ne panimAyu vas

I don't get it. Íå ïîíÿë. Ne pOnyal

I can't make head or tail out of it. Ðîâíûì ñ÷åòîì íè÷åãî íå ïîíèìàþ. Rovnym shyOtom nichevO ne panimAyu

I can't make it. .Íå ìîãó ðàçîáðàòü. outNe magU razabrAt'

It beats me how people can believe him. Ïðîñòî íå ïîíèìàþ, êàê ëþäè ìîãóò âåðèòü åìó. PrOsto ne panimAyu, kak lyUdi mOgut vErit' yemU

I suppose there's no alternative. Ïî-âèäèìîìó, íåò äðóãîãî âûõîäà. PavIdimomu, nyEt drugOva vYhoda

I'm afraid not. Áîþñü, ÷òî íåò. BayUs' chno nyEt

I am puzzled. ß çàòðóäíÿþñü. Ya zatrudnyAyus'

I'm afraid I can't grasp what you mean. Áîþñü, ÿ íå ïîíèìàþ, ÷òî âû èìååòå â âèäó. BayUs' ya ne panimAyu, chto vy imEete vvidU

I can't remember how it's called. ß íå ìîãó âñïîìíèòü, êàê ýòî íàçûâàåòñÿ. Ya ne magU vspOmnit' kak Eto nazyvAyetsya

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