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    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.

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    Re: A couple of sentences

    Quote 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 _.

    Could you please occasionally correct my stupid errors!
    Korrigiert bitte ab und zu meine dummen Fehler!

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    Thanks Guin

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

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

    He likes judo.
    Maybe you can say "Ему нравится дзюдо."
    Я взял палку и нож, мелки и бумагу и направился к холмам.

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    Quote 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.

    Quote 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!
    Could you please occasionally correct my stupid errors!
    Korrigiert bitte ab und zu meine dummen Fehler!

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    Are you talking about Putin??????
    Вот это да, я так люблю себя. И сегодня я люблю себя, ещё больше чем вчера, а завтра я буду любить себя to ещё больше чем сегодня. Тем что происходит,я вполне доволен!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dogboy182
    Are you talking about Putin??????
    Тогда в следующий раз нам расскажут во сколько он начал заниматься горными лыжами.

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    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?

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    Quote 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.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    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.

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    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.]

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    Quote 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.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    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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    [ Tы красивейши.] You are beautiful.
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    Quote 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?
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    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.]

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    Оля, you have a remarkable resemblence to Julia Roberts.

    Я взял палку и нож, мелки и бумагу и направился к холмам.

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    Придется поменять аватарку
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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

    I put Оля above Julia Roberts.

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    No, it's not me!! It's Julia!!
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    Gorky, don't you get it? Olya is Julia's long lost twin sister!
    Hei, rett norsken min og du er død.
    I am a notourriouse misspeller. Be easy on me.
    Пожалуйста! Исправляйте мои глупые ошибки (но оставьте умные)!
    Yo hablo español mejor que tú.
    Trusnse kal'rt eturule sikay!!! ))

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