Through duet reaction

through (через)

A split-screen video shows a young man on the left gradually changing from a serious expression to a pleased smile while a young woman on the right mouths or presents the word “through” with the Russian gloss “через.” The joke is the contrast between his increasingly delighted reaction and her simple language-learning or pronunciation clip, making it useful as a reaction to something unexpectedly appealing. EN: A split-screen video shows a young man on the left gradually changing from a serious expression to a pleased smile while a young woman on the right mouths or presents the word “through” with the Russian gloss “через.” The joke is the contrast between his increasingly delighted reaction and her simple language-learning or pronunciation clip, making it useful as a reaction to something unexpectedly appealing.

• @jeppa420 / 12824 2021-01-25