Thread: Weather

Wow! Winter is back! It's snowing really hard (you probably can't see this because exposure isn't right).
And to think that we had such a wonderful weather two days ago...




How it's in your part of the world?

Sunny!

облачный, дождливый

Originally Posted by sperk

облачно, дождливо

Ya no hace sol. Hoy está nublado

Здесь - сегодня была очень весeнная, тёплая погода - с легким ветром.

Here, today was very spring-like, warm weather, with a gentle wind.

Originally Posted by Winifred

Здесь_ (no comma here!) сегодня была очень весeнная погода - тёплая, с мягким ветром.

Here, today was very spring-like - warm, with a gentle wind.

"Spring-like" would be "весенне" in Russian, and the sentence would be "здесь сегодня было очень весенне", technically; but your variant with addition of the word "погода" sounds much better to me.
And if you wrote "здесь было очень весенне", you can't write "тёплая, с мягким ветером" next. Because теплая what? You should write "погода" anyway: "погода была тёплая, с мягким ветром", or just "тепло, с мягким ветром".

...тёплая, с мягким ветром

"Мягкий ветер" звучит не очень хорошо. Лучше сказать "с легким ветром (ветерком)". Иногда еще говорят "нежный ветерок".

By the way, what is "Шагаю еле - еле - вершок за пять минут. Ну как дойти до цели, когда время жмут?" in your signature, Winifred?
The correct quote is "когда ботинки жмут". If your signature is a sort of rephrasing, it is not clear then. "Время" requires a verb in the singular, "жмёт". But we don't say "время жмёт". We can say "время поджимает", if that's what you mean (time presses). Moreover, "время" does not match the metre.

P.S. And it should be "еле-еле" (all together), not "еле - еле" with spaces.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

Wow! Winter is back! It's snowing really hard (you probably can't see this because exposure isn't right).
And to think that we had such a wonderful weather two days ago... How it's in your part of the world?

gRomoZeka,

Sorry for the late response on this one... but on the day in question... I was out at the beach in SUNNY and WARM Malibu, California! (this photo was taken from Pepperdine University looking out towards the Pacific Ocean)


and of course... had to have the cool car, shades and the top down because it was sooooooo sunny and warm


P.S. what is the name and location of the church in your photo

в Бостоне это отлично

В Штате Мэриленд это является дождливым и прохладным и серым



желание это было бы теплым


PS. please correct any mistakes, as I am learning.
спасибо

Originally Posted by emeraldeyez

В Штате Мэриленд [s:292w36p7]это является дождливым и прохладным и серым[/s:292w36p7] серо, дождливо и прохладно



[s:292w36p7]желание это было бы теплым[/s:292w36p7] хочу чтобы было тепло

Originally Posted by Оля

By the way, what is "Шагаю еле - еле - вершок за пять минут. Ну как дойти до цели, когда время жмут?" in your signature, Winifred?
The correct quote is "когда ботинки жмут". If your signature is a sort of rephrasing, it is not clear then. "Время" requires a verb in the singular, "жмёт". But we don't say "время жмёт". We can say "время поджимает", if that's what you mean (time presses). Moreover, "время" does not match the metre.

P.S. And it should be "еле-еле" (all together), not "еле - еле" with spaces.

Спасибо!

Yes, I did rephrase the quote. I'm an old lady, and time is pinching me!! The meter is off, for sure, but I didn't know any other Russian words that would fit. Unfortunately, "время поджимает," although correct, is even worse rhythmically. How do you say "poetic license?" "Поэтическая вольность?"

Да, я перефразировала цитату. мне уже много лет, и это верно, что время меня умёт! Ритм не попадает в такт, конечно, но я не знаю других слов, которые бы (здесь) подошли. К сожалению, "время поджимает" ещё не попадает в такт. Как сказат"poetic license?" "Поэтическая вольность?"

Thank you SO much for your explanations, as well as your corrections, they are so helpful! (but, if you are busy, don't worry, I'll ask if I don't understand).

was my sentence correct? I'd love for people to correct me when I'm wrong as well

Originally Posted by mcgovlau

В Бостоне [s:1yv4d306]это[/s:1yv4d306] отлично

спасибо!

Originally Posted by Winifred

Yes, I did rephrase the quote. I'm an old lady, and time is pinching me!! The meter is off, for sure, but I didn't know any other Russian words that would fit. Unfortunately, "время поджимает," although correct, is even worse rhythmically. How do you say "poetic license?" "Поэтичская вольность?"

Поэтическая вольность
Yes, I understand what you mean, but it can't be considered as poetic license here. It just sounds bad, or does not make rhyme/metre.

Originally Posted by Winifred

Да, я перестроила [s:210xvenw]свое заявление[/s:210xvenw] предложение (better: я перефразировала цитату). Я – старая дама (this sounds bad in Russian; you can say: мне уже много лет or мне уже немало лет), и это верно, что время меня [s:210xvenw]умёт[/s:210xvenw] (?)! Ритм не попадает в такт, конечно, но я не знаю [s:210xvenw]другие слова[/s:210xvenw] других слов*, которые бы (здесь) подошли. К сожалению, "время поджимает".......

* genitive with negations

P.S. The poet's name is Окуджава, not Окудзава.

Originally Posted by rockzmom

I was out at the beach in SUNNY and WARM Malibu, California!

Girls, you are SO lucky! We can expect such a weather in May, at best.
Cool shades!

P.S. what is the name and location of the church in your photo

It's a Cathedral of Saint Sergyi in Kharkov, Ukraine (also called a Cathedral of 2000th universary of Christ's birth). It has no historical value, because it's less than 10 years old, but it's really beautiful inside. Nice stained glass too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkov - a few facts about Kharkov

Оля сказала -

P.S. The poet's name is Окуджава, not Окудзава.

Поэтическая вольность
Yes, I understand what you mean, but it can't be considered as poetic license here. It just sounds bad, or does not make rhyme/metre.

Oops! I guessed how to spell it, and googled. It is actually misspelled on You-Tube!

Может быть, "время не ждёт?"


gRomoZeka сказала -

It's the Cathedral of Saint Sergyi in Kharkov, Ukraine (also called the Cathedral of the 2000th anniversary of Christ's birth). It has no historical value, because it's less than 10 years old, but it's really beautiful inside. Nice stained glass too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkov - a few facts about Kharkov

It's beautiful outside, too!
Это ещё прикрасний собор на улице!(Can I use "тоже" here, or is that just with verbs??)

If you don't mind a correction or two, the use of "a" makes it sound like an example, or that there is more than one. "The" is correct, you are being specific, and you need the specificity for "the 2000th" as well. Also, spelling of anniversary (typo?).