🤖 Literally, in English
“How many summers, how many winters!”
Скільки літ, скільки зим! Skilky lit, skilky zym
🤨 What does it ACTUALLY mean? →
🇬🇧 What you'd actually say
“Long time no see!”
also: “It's been ages!” · “Where have you been all this time?”
- 📖 Meaning
- A warm greeting for someone you have not seen in a long time.
- 💡 Why it's funny
- Instead of counting years, it counts the seasons twice, as if the speaker had been keeping a separate tally of each — which, emotionally, is exactly the point.
- 🧭 Closest English idiom
- “Long time no see!”
- 📝 Explanation
- Said loudly, usually with a hug, when you run into someone after years. Affectionate and slightly theatrical.
🧠 Learn
- long time no see (phrase) — a friendly greeting to someone you haven't seen for a while — скільки літ, скільки зим “Long time no see — how have you been?”
- it's been ages (phrase) — a long time has passed — сто років не бачилися “It's been ages since we talked.”
🗣 In context
Оце так зустріч! Скільки літ, скільки зим!
What a surprise! Long time no see!
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