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    Anything and something translated...

    Hi.

    I am wanting to say two phrases.

    Do you want anything to eat? Vu Khateetye chtoneeboot pa yest?

    I think the above is pronounced ok is this right? If I then want to say instead:

    I want something to eat, how would I say the word something? Could I have the written Russian text and the pronounciation aswell?

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    Andrew
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    If anyone could help with translations or audio recording please email me!

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    Do you want anything to eat? Vy Khateetye shtoneeboot pa yest?

    basically yeah, that is how you can say it. as for I want something to eat - ya khochu pa yest - я хочу поесть (the 'something' is superfuous).
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    я хочу что-нибудь поесть
    Vrei să pleci dar nu ma, nu ma iei
    Nu ma, nu ma iei, nu ma, nu ma, nu ma iei
    Chipul tau si dragostea din tei
    Mi-amintesc de ochii tai

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    Interesting subject here. Now the early Pimsleur says that, "I want something to eat" (the something being known to the speaker or something in mind)
    as,
    Я хочу кое-что поесть.

    What is the verdict on this? anybody?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DDT
    Я хочу кое-что поесть.
    That sounds if I know what I want to eat but I won't tell you, no matter whatever reason it's based on.

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    Re: Anything and something translated...

    Quote Originally Posted by andrewsco
    Hi.

    I am wanting to say two phrases.

    Do you want anything to eat? Vu Khateetye chtoneeboot pa yest?

    I think the above is pronounced ok is this right? If I then want to say instead:

    I want something to eat, how would I say the word something? Could I have the written Russian text and the pronounciation aswell?

    спасибо
    Andrew
    Something and anything have the same meaning here and translated into Russian as что-нибудь, кое-что, что-то. In Russian the word doesn't change depending on whether it is a statement or question. However, in questions or negations you may get a different grammatical case:

    I want something. Do you need anything?
    I want nothing (I don't want anything).

    Я хочу что-нибудь (Accusative). Ты чего-нибудь (Genitive) хочешь?
    Я ничего (Genitive) не хочу. (In Russian double-negation is correct).

    Statements with хотеть can have Genitive as well: Я хочу чего-нибудь (вкусного).
    Vu Khateetye chtoneeboot pa yest?
    Vy khateetye shtoneeboot pa'yest?
    Вы хотите что-нибудь поесть? (Вы хотите чего-нибудь поесть?)
    The answer could use the same words:

    Я хочу что-нибудь поесть. (Я хочу чего-нибудь поесть.)

    When Russians are learning English we have to pay attention to some, any and no words because it is quite different to Russian. Genitive, IMHO, has a slight meaning of portion, not the whole thing in the above examples, as opposed to Accusative.
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    Thank you very much guys for the help - an in particular the very thorough explanation. Much appreciated.

    Andrew
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    If anyone could help with translations or audio recording please email me!

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    No problem. Another important thing - you have to ALWAYS use genitive in negative sentences, as in one of my examples.
    Я не хочу ничего. I don't want anything (I want nothing).
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