I think it's not the language but the name. Too close to finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by delog
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I think it's not the language but the name. Too close to finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by delog
it is not like I hate it or anything, but Im not "loving" it or proud of it. Id rather be from china or russia :)Quote:
Originally Posted by delog
bears and vodka? thats all you know about russia, eh? well I know some things from russia, not much but little. Im gonna learn about the culture and history better, when I know the language better. Im a beginner, I know only the alphabet and few greetings, and my reading is still very slow. I just have to keep reading more and more.
another languages, well I can speak a little japanese, two words chinese (mandarin) :-D , finnish (of course), english (as you can see), swedish (not much), german (little), just a few words from other languages.
I can speak english better than any others "not native"-languages, so now I want to learn russian even better. okay now I wrote a little story here, aah.
Hello all, and as you may have guessed, mine is English :roll:
Прикольная история. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lampada
BTW, heavy accent = сильный акцент
Is that cosidered a "Southern" thing? Because I say "listen up" too. Must have sounded stupid. :crazy:Quote:
... that is until I say something like ... "listen up" and then all my credibility goes out the window and I am forever labeled as a dumb hick from the south!
Hi all I am of Ukie descend a native Argentinean speak Spanish or rather Castillan. I also speak other Latin languages fluently as well as Aussie or Cockney British English.
Comingback to the reason of me coming here is even when I can read a bit and understand spoken Russian I often confuse words and expressions with Ukrainian. So I am here to brush up and learn more, that is my interest. :unknown:
Ой, и я туда же! Как оказалось, вместе с Солженицыным и Э. Лимоновым. :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by gRomoZeka
Russian
English
Being a moviegoer you must have seen “Period of Adjustment” with Jane Fonda. She had an accent there I liked. as much as I liked the film itself. Isn’t it a southern and her natural one?Quote:
Originally Posted by rockzmom
Russian! I wish I could listen to myself as an English-speaking person. It would be very interesting to listen to my accent)
Swedish (or Sven!Ska! as my mom likes to put it :) )
Filipino. :-)
American English, Northern California style. :wink:
My Native Tongue Is Spanish Puerto Rican Style
Can you understand Catalan dialact?Quote:
Originally Posted by roderick
My native language is Russian!! :)
My native language in English with a New Jersey drawl. :roll: hahaa ...
Sorry it took me so long to respond to these....
gRomoZeka,Quote:
Originally Posted by gRomoZeka
LOL.... Now where and how did you pick up this phrase? Did XRoosterx teach it to you?
Yes, "listen up" and if you do the entire, "listen up ya'll" is most certainly a Southern thing. You would fit in right'chere (or "right here" for those of you non-southerners) down south! No troubles at all.
Alex, I am not certain what Jane's natural accent is, I will do me some diggin' on that there one (note, also southern speak here).Quote:
Originally Posted by alexB
As for her accent in the movie, I agree, it is a very pleasant one to the ear; unfortunately, not one for the business world. If she walked into an office for an interview anywhere outside of the south, it would not matter how well educated she would be, she would be looked down upon just because of her accent and thought of as dumber than another equal or lower candidate for the same job who had a northern accent and maybe even one that went to a less prestigious college. As stupid as this sound, it is true. This is also true of New Jersey and Long Island, New York accents.
These two very strong accents will knock you down a peg or two on the intelligence scale as soon as you open your mouth. A number of people actually try to get rid of both southern and New Jersey/Long Island accents just for this very reason.
Avar. my native language is avar. There is such nationality in North Caucausian. But also i think my "secondary" native language is russian :) :)
it's very interesting.. I thought two or three years among native speakers make accent clearly american. Maybe you don't matter about your accent ))Quote:
Originally Posted by Syeager
We have joke in university with my friends: we like copy american accent without any sense of words. Looks funny
I am bilingual. Russian and tatar.
I wanna help to improve russian, for all who learn it. But my english is not good and I hope you can help me to make it better .
Hi! My native language is italian!
Hi jilibili! Nice to meet you!
Оляя! Где Оляя! Ещё итальянец!
Оляяя!
Leof says:
забавнo! :-DQuote:
Оляя! Где Оляя! Ещё итальянец!
Оляяя!
funny! :-D
hazamov and russian girl:
Я не знала, что в России столькo языков!
I did not know there were so many languages in Russia!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Winifred
Thank you Olya.
Sometimes, the simple solution escapes me.
Иногда я не вижу самого простого решения.
We don't, don't, don't, don't, don't use a comma after an adverbial modifier of time/place at the beginning of the sentence in Russian!Quote:
Originally Posted by Winifred
Your sentence could sound this way: Иногда я не вижу самого простого решения.
"Делать решение" is very bad Russian.
english
Russian! :)
Итальянка, пажалуйста :oops: :"":Quote:
Originally Posted by Leof
Да, мы это уже выяснили, Дона. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by jilibili
А пажалуйста!Quote:
Originally Posted by jilibili
Очень приятно, Дона!
Очень приятно to everybody :beer:
(In Ru is всем, isn'it?)
Yes, "to everybody" is "всем", but we don't say "очень приятно всем", it sounds bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by jilibili
But we say:
Всем спасибо.
Всем добрый день.
Всем удачи.
Oh, thanks! It's so nice you correct me, thank you
for your precious information (and sorry for the o.t.
is there any section on this forum we can chat a little in?)
Private messages, I think, are the most "chat" thing on this forum. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jilibili
Hungarian.
russian
Привет, принцесса!Quote:
Originally Posted by princesssssa
English.