Thread: English to Russian

Originally Posted by Chancellor Kremlin

Or simply А ты? - would that be correct?) yes

ты говоришь по-английски____? (Do you speak english?)

How do you say ''What do you like to do in your spare time?''
Что ты любишь делать в свободное время?

что ты любишь (verb) в свободное время? - Probably not right.

And end with До свидания/целую тебя,
Юрий

3) Writte a short passage describing your best friend - Same as first question but instead of 'me' it is 'him'.

Моего лучшего друга зовут _Дэниэл_ (why quotation marks??). Он бразилец. Ему девятнадцать лет, и oн студент. Oн живeт в Ноттингемe. Его родители живут в Дареме. Его мама - шеф-повар, а папа - экономист. Он работает в Лондоне. Oн учится (how do you conjugate this?) на факультете политологии в университете Ноттингема . Oн живeт на втором этаже нового и современного общежития, недалеко от центра города . Oн живeт в большой квартире, но eго комната маленькая. У него много постеров на стенах, а на столе у него - компьютер и много книг. В свободное время oн любит слушать музыку, читать, смотреть телевизор и играть на компютерe. Он не любит учиться, сдавать экзамены и перенапрягаться.

делать! That is the word I was looking for.

The quotation marks was out of context, just to underline that it was a name, and a non-russian one. I would obviously not include it in the written exam.

Thank you so much Оля. I will be sure to mention you tomorrow in my exam and how you helped me in my revision. If I fail I will mention it was all your fault hahaha

Originally Posted by Chancellor Kremlin

The quotation marks was out of context, just to underline that it was a name, and a non-russian one.

It's obvious from the context that Дэниэл is a name. If a name is not Russian, doesn't mean we should around it with quotation marks which looks extremely strange. And, finally, we Russians know very well many of non-russian names and they look very habitual to us.

Good luck tomorrow

Originally Posted by Оля

It's obvious from the context that Дэниэл is a name. If a name is not Russian, doesn't mean we should around it with quotation marks which looks extremely strange. And, finally, we Russians know very well many of non-russian names and they look very habitual to us.

lol I wasn't insinuating you can't recognise it was a name, its just that I usually get the names wrong in their 'russian' form and so quoted it so you could be aware of my mistake (which inevitably I had got wrong).

Plus, quotation marks are quite frequent in habitual/coloquial/informal english, so get used to them. Just don't take them too gramatically

Originally Posted by Оля

Good luck tomorrow

Thanks.

Best Wishes,
Yuri

Originally Posted by Chancellor Kremlin

Plus, quotation marks are quite frequent in habitual/coloquial/informal english, so get used to them. Just don't take them too gramatically

LOL Indeed.

Lood guck.

Originally Posted by Rtyom

Originally Posted by Chancellor Kremlin

Plus, quotation marks are quite frequent in habitual/coloquial/informal english, so get used to them. Just don't take them too gramatically

LOL Indeed.

Lood guck.

Lood Guck? Lol...

Thanks

In post-soviet Russia, exam takes YOU!

Exam in an hour,

Ура! Победа !!!

Bring it on!!!

Tell me when I have to uncross my fingers, they're already numb!

Well, I think I did exceedingly well. Lets wait and see for the results in two weeks time.

The comprehensiont text was twice as large as usual, but I nailed the case ending/plural questions and the ''Describe your life as a student'' one.

Although I now suspect the examiner will think me an alcoholic haha, Оля
will know what I mean lol

EDIT: Two WEEKS time, not days.

Originally Posted by Chancellor Kremlin

Plus, quotation marks are quite frequent in habitual/coloquial/informal english, so get used to them. Just don't take them too gramatically

I only wanted to underline that in Russian such using of quotation marks looks VERY strange. We never use them like that.

Originally Posted by Оля

I only wanted to underline...

You could have used '' ''

[quote=Оля]

Originally Posted by "Chancellor Kremlin":s9mpfa4f

Plus, quotation marks are quite frequent in habitual/coloquial/informal english, so get used to them. Just don't take them too gramatically

I only wanted to underline that in Russian such using of quotation marks looks VERY strange. We never use them like that.[/quote:s9mpfa4f]

"to underline" in English usually only literally means 'подчеркнуть' as in 'to draw a line under something.' i.e. to underline.

Although the way you used it is possible, it sounds a little odd, it's better to say "to emphasise" / "to highlight".

Originally Posted by TATY

Although the way you used it is possible, it sounds a little odd, it's better to say "to emphasise" / "to highlight".

"Stress" may be also good.

What I want to stress is that the Russian athletes performed excellently during the Games

Originally Posted by Diman

Originally Posted by TATY

Although the way you used it is possible, it sounds a little odd, it's better to say "to emphasise" / "to highlight".

"Stress" may be also good.

What I want to stress is that the Russian athletes performed excellently during the Games

Yes, forgot about that one.

How you say "I think I'll take a nap" in russian?

Originally Posted by PhrygianFire

How you say "I think I'll take a nap" in russian?

«Пожалуй, вздремну».

How about "what's going on around here?"?

Originally Posted by PhrygianFire

How about "what's going on around here?"?

Что здесь происходит?

Thanks!

When someone sleeps, in english is used "Zzzzz" as a kind a "sleeping soundeffect", snoring or something. How is it (or something with similiar meaning) in russian? Probably not Ззззз?

Originally Posted by PhrygianFire

Thanks!

When someone sleeps, in english is used "Zzzzz" as a kind a "sleeping soundeffect", snoring or something. How is it (or something with similiar meaning) in russian? Probably not Ззззз?

Actually, no. All I can think of is when somebody snores while sleeping he gives out "хр-р-р" (храпит).