| Subject | English | Russian |
| Gruzovik | it is a lie! | врёшь! |
| gen. | it is a simple lie | это просто ложь |
| proverb | it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это всё присказка, а сказка будет впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |
| proverb | it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это ещё присказка, а сказка будет впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |
| proverb | it is not a tale yet – the major story lies ahead | это присказка, сказка впереди (it is only the beginning of the tale, the rest is still to come – the saying is originally used at the beginning of Russian fairytales to arouse listeners' interest, curiosity as well as to emphasize the significance of the coming story) |