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Post by bia2209 on Mar 16, 2007 17:42:07 GMT 3
So we could start with the alphabet...and the phonetics of that...then maybe words that we've already kind of seen around here...and then kind of basic things. Names, introductions, how your're doing etc... It's a thought and by the way...if you want to type in cyrillics, so far the only semi easy way i've found is to use this site and then copy paste. it's www.russiankeyboard.com You'll soon realize that it's often easier to just use the russian letters than trying to figure out what english sounds corresponds. hehehe |
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Post by annie on Mar 16, 2007 20:20:09 GMT 3
thanks for answering my question, Annie....hmmm, glad to have sparked new life into this thread...sort of...hehehe
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Mar 16, 2007 23:12:21 GMT 3
YAAAAAY!!!!! Never saw this thread before  !!!!! This sounds good!!!! Especially a skype/ MSN lesson by all of you gorls  ! Tell me when, and I'm in!!!!!! Maybe, if i'll be a good student (  ) , I can do the banners myself...... |
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Post by annie on Mar 20, 2007 21:49:09 GMT 3
i thought this site was very informative...check it out... www.onlinemoscowguide.info/not sure if i should have posted this here or the travel thread...but it's about Russia..or Moscow in particular so... |
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Post by Alya10 on Mar 20, 2007 22:43:09 GMT 3
It's a thought and by the way...if you want to type in cyrillics, so far the only semi easy way i've found is to use this site and then copy paste. it's www.russiankeyboard.com thanks Bia! I use the "Insert/Symbol" combination of Word but it takes ages to write a single word I found this page: www.ask.com/web?o=333&qsrc=6&l=dir&q=Full+Russian+Alphabetbut haven't had time to search it properly... ... And some time ago I downloaded a little program (it's free) that teaches basic Russian phrases. It also teaches pronounce (with sound) and how to write in cyrillic. But lazy that I am, I'm only on lesson 2 so far: I can say the seasons of the year and the days of the week RFLMAO. Still a long way to go ;D byki.com/fls/russ/russian |
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Post by Mrs. Fabregas on Apr 1, 2007 23:30:52 GMT 3
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Post by hellanvodka on Apr 2, 2007 3:38:03 GMT 3
i have some question about how Russian give names to their kids... 2. how about If the woman has a daughter but her husband's not Russian? ;D   LOL ...... good real -life practical question LOL LOL i guess it depends, but as for me, my mum is Russian (100%) and my dad is not..... so my brother and I just have our 1st name and "normal" (non-russian) middle name plus Dad's surname. ...as my Dad's name is Billy, its very funny to use a "patrotic" father name in between.... cheers.... ;D |
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Post by Annie on Apr 2, 2007 10:51:29 GMT 3
Pixie babaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!!! LONG time no see ;D Waaaay too long for my liking ;D
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Post by hellanvodka on Apr 4, 2007 15:06:17 GMT 3
I came back from Russia recently, spent almost 50 days in St Petersburg and 1 week at far east! Its the longest holiday that i have been taking so far.......
To me Russia is a country that you will never understand (really, even I am a Russian myself), it's a country that you can only feel it.... Its like an old friend, sometimes you don;t understand her, you don't know what she is saying but you just like everything she provides you........ Russian cultural is a mixture of multiple element, you just can not reproduce else where..... Russian people ourselves, are like Vodka, the longer you know us, the more you love it............. SOme Russians may give you the feeling that we are "cold", it is totally wrong, we are the warmest people on earth, when you have a Russian friend, you basically have a true friend for life..... Russian people would cook you a dinner at their whole week's earning expense, they would give up everything to help you, even its only after a simple introduction or you guys just met not long ago..... Their emotion are from bottom of the heart, to show you a true love, friendship etc, even they sometimes appears a bit "emotionless" on the face...... A lot of people in the west talking about " me, I am", us Russians always talk about "us, We are" etc, its a culture------Hard to explain but you really have to "feel" it......
Only my feeling after back from SPB, hopefully i won't bore you guys to sleep....
Love you all! cheers
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Post by rus7 on Apr 11, 2007 22:18:34 GMT 3
priwet pixivodka,, te prawa ja zhiwwu w gollandiji nu ja ruskki i otschin skutsaju po rossii. Ja bel prosli letta w piterburgi, i mne otschin panrawilesh. Ja etu lettu apat tuda pajedu ;D  tseluju, danik |
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Post by safinette on Jun 16, 2007 7:52:02 GMT 3
Can you help me with a phrase here? How do you write in Russian: "The Queen of the King"
Thaaaanks!
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Post by hellanvodka on Jun 16, 2007 15:49:51 GMT 3
Can you help me with a phrase here? How do you write in Russian: "The Queen of the King" Thaaaanks! I have never heard of such expression, wasn't sure what exactly you mean but just in case you need it, queen= §¸§Ñ§â§Ú§è§Ñ king= §è§Ñ§â§î a word-to-word lit translation is §¸§Ñ§â§Ú§è§Ñ §Ó §è§Ñ§â§î----but its a very bad Russian and doesn't make much sense to me |
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Post by safinette on Jun 17, 2007 5:46:02 GMT 3
Ok, thnx anyway |
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Post by Dina on Jul 15, 2007 15:58:39 GMT 3
do the russian names mean something?
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Post by hellanvodka on Jul 15, 2007 16:28:49 GMT 3
do the russian names mean something? ;D Of course Dina! Almost all Russian names have a meaning. In modern Russian, names consist of a GIVEN NAME , a PATRONYMIC (Father's name), and a SURNAME , Russian given names are often taken from the names of saints, especially those from Eastern Orthodox tradition, which are often of Greek origin. In the last century traditional Slavic names have again come into use. For example: my name is Hellan, its a Baltic Spelling variation (my God mother is Latvian) of "Helen" meaning "light" in Greek. ---This is showing who YOU are! 2nd name is usually "father's name" ...set my uncle's name for example, he is called "Pavlo Borisovich Romanov " it is almost certain that Pavlo's father is called Boris.  ----showing who your Dad is, a family connection Last name is family name: Say Romanov for example, Romanov can only be men's surname, RomanovA is the women of "Romanov". .... of course a last name sometimes can show this person's origion..... Eg my mom's last name is Romanova, showing that she is Russian-Russian, and a name ending with ----chuk,--- chenko---ko, ( eg Sheva) , they are normally have Ukrainian Origin, ----villi could show this person has Geogenian origion, ---yan could mean this person has Armanian connection, wherea ---skiy may showing that this person has Polish or even Jewish connection. .. ----showing your family origion or history WIth surnames, there is no exact rules, there are heaps of inter-marriage, mixed or Russianised names, so dont be fooled by it. Russians love to shorten other's names.... ;D Say a Nikolai is usually called "Kolya" ..... a name can have various spells too, say "Dmitry" can be spelled as "Dima" "Dimitri" "Dmitri" "Dmitrij" "Dmitriy" or "Dimitriy" or "Dimitrij" etc.... if you are trying to figer out most Russian name's meaning, you can check on this www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/Hope it helps. |
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