Yes, it was well phrased! And to answer the question I'm a native Russian, I was born there and have spoken Russian my whole life. You will find that (or maybe already have found) Russian is a pretty unique and flexible language. A good example: Да нет, наверно. It literally translates to "Yes no, maybe" but it's used to say "No" hesitantly. Equivalents could be "probably not" or "not really, I don't think". The amount and variety of profanities we have is also quite fascinating.
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