Thread: A couple of sentences

His clock costs $60,000.
Его часы стоят $60.000.

He trains often. He likes judo.
Он тренирует часто. Он любит judo.

He has a black belt.
Он имеет черный пояс.

He started judo when he was 13 years old.
Он начал judo когда он был 13 лет старого.

Please correct my rotten Russian sentences. I did it with the help of dictionaries, some of my books and online translation support.

Originally Posted by Gorky

His clock costs $60,000.
Его часы стоят $60.000.

He trains often. He likes judo.
Он тренируется часто. Он любит дзюдо.

He has a black belt.
Он имеет черный пояс. (У него черный пояс)

He started judo when he was 13 years old.
Он начал заниматься дзюдо, когда ему было 13 лет _.

Thanks Guin

There are more sentences to be post to this board. I am still working with them. I will post them tomorrow.

His clock costs $60,000.
Его часы стоят шестьдесят тысяча доллоров.

He likes judo.
Maybe you can say "Ему нравится дзюдо."

Originally Posted by shadow1

His clock costs $60,000.
Его часы стоят шестьдесят тысяч_ долларов.

He likes judo.
Maybe you can say "Ему нравится дзюдо."

Можно и так, но и вариант "он любит дзюдо" - тоже совершенно нормален.

Originally Posted by Gorky

There are more sentences to be post to this board. I am still working with them. I will post them tomorrow.

You are welcome!

Are you talking about Putin??????

Originally Posted by Dogboy182

Are you talking about Putin??????

Тогда в следующий раз нам расскажут во сколько он начал заниматься горными лыжами.

Thanks everybody for the replies

Dogboy asked me whether I speak about Putin.

Yes, it is Putin
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1. He was born in St Petersburg in 1952.
Он был рожден в St Petersburg в 1952.


2. His wife is Lydmilla.
Именем его супруги будет Lydmilla.

3. She was an airhostess and a German teacher.
Она была airhostess и немецкий учитель.

Could you please correct the above 3 sentences too?

Originally Posted by Gorky

1. He was born in St Petersburg in 1952.
Он родился в Санкт-Петербурге в 1952 (году).

2. His wife is Lydmilla.
Имя его супруги -- Людмила.

3. She was an airhostess and a German teacher.
Она была стюардессой и учительницей немецкого языка.

Dear Gorky, we all have a good eyesight. Please use standard letter size.

Thanks Оля

I will refrain from writing big letters. I have to post some more sentences. I obey you and write in regular size.

my english is awful, sorry. [ My English is awful sorry.]
i like german, italian & russian [ I like German, Italian and Russian.]

For me, your English is excellent.

[ Tы красивейши.] You are beautiful.

Could you please correct the following sentences too?


They have two children.
Они имеют 2 детей.


His mother was a factory worker and his father worked for navy.
Его мать была работником фабрики и его отец работал флота.


He had two brothers. They are dead.
Он имел 2 братьев. Они мертвы.


His father participated in the Second World War.
[ I don't know how to translate above into Russian.]

Originally Posted by Gorky

They have two children.
У них двое детей.

His mother was a factory worker and his father worked for navy.
Его мать работала на фабрике, а_ отец служил на флоте.

He had two brothers. They are dead.
У него было двое братьев. Они уже умерли.

His father participated in the Second World War.
Его отец принимал участие во Второй мировой войне.

"Они имеют", "я имею", "он имеет" etc - Russians don't say so!
Only so: "у меня / у него / у них / у тебя" etc.

Thanks Оля

Could you please look at the following sentences too?

He studied law at Leningrad university.
Он изучил закон на университете Leningrad.



He speaks German better than English.
Он говорит немецкое лучшее чем английская язык.


His salary is around 60000 dollars per month.
Его зарплата вокруг 60000 долларов в месяц.

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Оля
[ Tы красивейши.] You are beautiful.
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Originally Posted by Gorky

He studied law at Leningrad university.
Он изучал юриспруденцию (or "право") в Ленинградском университете.
Better: Он учился на юридическом факультете Ленинградского университета.

He speaks German better than English.
Он говорит по-немецки лучше_, чем по-английски.
OR:
Он говорит на немецком языке лучше, чем на английском.

His salary is around 60000 dollars per month.
Его зарплата составляет примерно 60000 долларов в месяц.

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[ Tы красивейши.] It's wrote with mistakes :P
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Do you translate a whole book about Putin?

Thanks Оля

What is wrong with the following?

Tы красивейши.

In English, you are beautiful but in Russian there is a tacit understanding about the verb 'are'.

Она красива. [ She is beautiful.]

Tы очень красивы. [ You are very beautiful.]

Оля, you have a remarkable resemblence to Julia Roberts.

Придется поменять аватарку

Yes, Оля is very beautiful. Even Shadow chimed in with me.

I put Оля above Julia Roberts.

No, it's not me!! It's Julia!!

Gorky, don't you get it? Olya is Julia's long lost twin sister!