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  1. October 28th, 2010, 05:53 AM #1
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    Awesome!

    One question though: "На ловца и зверь бежит"

    Is that "ha" as in he is laughing, or is it a Russian word part of the phrase?
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    Is that "ha" as in he is laughing, or part of the Russian phrase?
    No. It is not an English letter "h" it is a Russian letter "н" which is pronounced as "N".
    Russian word "на" is a preposition.
    Literally it reads:
    На(To) ловца(the hunter) и(well / or hm / or you know) зверь(the prey / or animal) бежит(runs).
    So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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