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  1. April 5th, 2008, 04:38 PM #1
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    How to translate phrase "How can I say"?

    How to translate phrase "How can I say"?
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  2. April 5th, 2008, 04:41 PM #2
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    Re: How to translate phrase "How can I say"?

    Quote Originally Posted by STRELOK
    How to translate phrase "How can I say"?
    Как я могу сказать?
    Как мне сказать?
    Я так думаю.
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  3. April 5th, 2008, 04:58 PM #3
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    I think just "Как сказать?.." is much better (natural).
    Altough it depends on the context, of course...

    If it's something like "How can I say xxx in Russian/English", I suggest "Как сказать?.."
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
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  4. April 5th, 2008, 05:34 PM #4
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    Then it would be "How to say?", wouldn't it?
    Я так думаю.
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  5. April 5th, 2008, 05:54 PM #5
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    Я просто думал у этой фразы есть вариант перевода "Я бы сказал", просто очень часто слышу эту фразу именно не в вопросительных предложениях!
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  6. April 5th, 2008, 05:57 PM #6
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    А!

    Я растяпа - мне показалось, что это вопрос имено про вопросительный вариант.
    С другой стороны, порядок слов говорит о вопросе. Просто некоторые английские, да и русские, вопросы произносятся в утвердительной интонации.
    Я так думаю.
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    Я бы сказал = I would say
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