Nice article, Anna! Thanks for sharing. All the phrases are definitely worth knowing. I hope learners of the Russian language find them very useful.

By the way, there's another English equivalent to "<em>ничего</em>" which is <em>nothing out of the ordinary</em> in this context.

A word of caution... As "<em>блин</em>" is a curse word, I wouldn't recommend using it unless you're an advanced learner of Russian and have a deep understanding of how the language works. It just doesn't sound natural enough when it is said by non-native speakers, but it's still useful to know. 

<em>Да нет</em> reminds me of the Australian filler, "yeah, nah". However, it has a different use in Australian English - we use "yeah, nah" to pick up on a story from where we left off, especially if someone else has commented and we want to bring the focus back to what we're talking about. the closest I can equate it to is "yes, that's fine and I agree, but no need to add anymore - listen to me and I'll continue".

Anna Me, you have forgotten another weird Russian phrase "нет нет да" (= иногда, бывает) which means sometimes in Russian: Нет, нет, да зайду в магазин и куплю себе что-нибудь дорогое, но вкусное.

Thanks for sharing !

Thanks for the article! I'll try using them)